Sarah Silverman Program season 3 highlights

Holy crap! When did someone give this show a budget? Can't wait to see the new season.

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Taiwan's NMA News breaks down the Conan/Leno drama

Even though it's in a language I don't speak, this is the best explanation of the NBC situation I've yet to see.

(tip o' the hat to @hyams and @jmerriman)

Al Yankovic. Once again my hero.

Grammar, people!

Iron Man vs Bruce Lee!

via vimeo.com

Bad. Ass.

Posted via web from Blue Glow

Guess what? Bruce Lee was a badass.

Light matches with nunchuks? No problem.

TED talk: Motivation and incentives. Dan Pink on what science knows and what business does

Yet another insanely great talk from TED. A must-watch for just about anyone who solves problems creatively in their work.

Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?

Felicia Day doesn't need my help getting attention, but I'm embedding anyway.

Doggy!

Kuroshio Sea on YouTube

Absolutely stunning. But don't take my word for it.

(Via @cinevegas.)

2012: Disasterrific!

Best movie trailer. Ever.



For those interested, the significance of the year 2012 is that it is the grossly oversimplified interpretation of the end of the Mayan calendar.

Ghostbusters 1954 trailer

"Basil Rathbone must be giving a party."

45365 - available online until August 6th

45365 is an engrossing stream-of-consicousness documentary that follows a year or so in the life of a small Ohio town. I was lucky enough to see this as a volunteer screener at South by Southwest; the film later played the festival and won the festival's juried documentary feature award. It's available on the internet through SnagFilms (embedded above) until August 6 - catch it while you can.

Michael Bay. Eating a Bowl of Cereal. In HD.

Twitter in plain English

So when your grandma asks you "What's Twitter?" you'll know how to explain it to her.

Have you ever wanted superpowers?

Redbox introduces "Redbox Replay" titles

Got some email from Redbox just now:

Redbox re-introduces you to some of your favorite movies! Redbox Replay™ movies are classics, comedies, dramas and more – that you love to replay over and over again.

Recognizing the value of certain catalog titles, Redbox is now stocking its vending machines with classic movies that (however noxious you may find them personally) have proven their, er, replay value with moviewatchers time and time again.

Anaconda and Big Daddy I can kinda get, but Beverly Hills Ninja? Really? Is our cinematic heritage so sadly mixed that From Here to Eternity nestles next to Hook and The Cable Guy?

Redbox has proven its convenience to me a few times now -- it has the in-home comfort factor and search capabilities of Netflix with the immediacy of the corner rental store, and it's inexpensive. That we cinephiles must face the ugly truths about American moviewatching tastes is a small price to pay for the increased selection.

In related Redbox news, stakeholder Coinstar (the folks who make those ubiquitous coin-counting machines you see at grocery stores) has signed a deal to take full ownership of Redbox from McDonald's.

Coinstar plans to pay GetAMovie, the McDonald's affiliate, $10 million in cash and 1.5 million shares of common stock for its 44.4 percent stake in Redbox. Also, Coinstar said it has made a similarly structured arrangement with the remaining minority-interest holders to bring its stake — currently at 51 percent — to 100 percent.

Pulp Fiction as re-enacted by kids.

Brilliant.

Tina Fey conquers the universe

Where by "universe" I mean "my attention."

Dig this interview with my TV girlfriend (as dubbed by my wife) in Vanity Fair, accompanied by Annie Leibovitz photos. And hey, here's some video of the photo shoot.

Rainn Wilson interviews Maya "Slash" Angelou on Book Chat

"Aww, the clams."

Update: Apparently there's a part 2.

What Oscar the Grouch likes about public television

From the 1988 pledge drive season.

How to Be the Perfect Girlfriend

How To Be The Perfect Girlfriend

Where has VideoJug been all my life?

Hideaway video contest winner

Imeem held a video contest with a great band, the Weepies. Michael Warner was the winner. It's got kind of a Miyazaki-ish feel to it, I like.

Retarded Policeman #14 - Bribes

He's got a pager!

Ode to (Musical, Sarcastic, Ultraviolent) Joy

My wife Christina and I have an ongoing conversation about the Muppets. We're watching a lot of Sesame Street these days (during our 2 year-old daughter's asthma nebulizer sessions) and we've noticed that the Muppets on Sesame Street aren't as funny as they used to be -- at least not in that sarcastic, subversive way. I still think Sesame Street is a great show, but its creators have moved in a fuzzier, gentler direction than in the early days. (Just watch the classic "Subway" musical number for proof of that -- can you imagine these lyrics being approved for broadcast today?) There are still some great bits being done: witness the new Feist video on the upcoming season of Sesame Street -- you might recognize the tune.



Fortunately, it seems the subversive spirit at Henson Studios hasn't died -- it's gone a bit more underground and is leaking its way out any way it can. In particular it has found a home on YouTube. Great new bits like the one below have been showing up on everyone's favorite video service and they make good use of the staples that have made the Muppets so entertaining over the years: music, sarcasm, and slapstick violence. Perhaps it's a viral campaign for the upcoming Muppet movie? Is it just a way for the Muppeteers to let out some old-school wackiness? I don't care. Just keep 'em coming.

The Lost Skeleton Returns Again!

Now here's a movie trailer release I can get behind: not one, but five teaser trailers for the sequel to The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra -- The Lost Skeleton Returns Again! If ever there were a film worthy of a sequel franchise, I believe this is the one. I especially love the bit with the aliens bickering about wasting time.

Check out all five trailers right now.

The horror: Watchmen movie trailer surfaces.

Don't get me wrong, I think this looks great. I'm a Watchmen fan from way back. But there's a world of difference between making a music video that recreates scenes from the graphic novel and making a convincing movie out of some pretty epic source material.

Watchmen is an intensely cerebral comic book largely about comic books. What kind of movie do you make out of that? I'm guessing it will be escapist garbage, but I'll reserve judgment until I see the final product. Nice eye candy, though.

Who watches the Watchmen trailer?

YouTube Friday - Retarded Policeman #13

It's been a while since I've linked to an episode of Retarded Policeman, but it's just as hilarious as ever. If you like this episode, be sure to give it a bump on Digg.

Pipeline Posse

Cool little surfing doc "pod" from Current TV.