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Guess what? Bruce Lee was a badass.

Light matches with nunchuks? No problem.

"Reno" by Cory McAbee

I saw Stingray Sam for the third time this weekend and it was every bit as much fun as the first. The Fantastic Fest crowd was a natural fit for this space cowboy musical and I'm sure they'll be buying the DVD when it comes out in a few weeks. This short film, Reno, was mentioned during the Q&A so I sought it out. Another fun song from McAbee and the screen debut of his daughter Willa, who has a much larger part in Stingray Sam.

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."

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.

How to Make a Baby

Yup, yup, that's exactly how it works.

Have you ever wanted superpowers?

Pulp Fiction as re-enacted by kids.

Brilliant.

Sarah Silverman's Farewell to Bush

Vote.

Sarah Palin Jack o'Lantern

GJ Echternkamp just makes me love him some more with his latest creation.

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.

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.

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.

Culture. Morality. Patriotism.

A Muppet video made specifically for the Internet. Nice to see that someone in Henson-land is in charge of keeping the weirdness alive -- and taking their job seriously. Watch it all the way to the end.

Japanese SUVs just got a little sexier

Queenie in Trouble

The things filmmakers used to be able to get away with... this excerpt from Dogway Melody.



Thanks to Mitch O'Connell for bringing this to my attention, and for pointing me to some historical context as well.

Spider

Saw this short at the Marfa Film Fest this past weekend -- I particularly like the Ione Skye song at the end.

Goodbye to the Normals

This little short is brilliant -- four minutes of pure comedy. Strange that it only played a handful of festivals. Oh well, now it's on YouTube for your enjoyment.

Forsooth.

Wacky divorce video on YouTube

This is apparently really, really big news.



I don't doubt it has divorce lawyers alternately licking their chops or gasping in horror, but I'm pretty sure Andy Warhol is somewhere out there, laughing.

M.C.????????????????????????????

No clue what the title says but the video speaks for itself.

Battlestar Galactica complete recap thus far

I saw this on my Tivo last night and was pretty much intending to download it to DVD for my own nefarious purposes, but now I don't have to. Thank you, intertubes!



The fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica starts tonight.

You will be compelled to the edge of sight and sound.

Guess who went to Trailerthon tonight?

Barack OBollywood

If YouTube videos were delegates in the electoral college, Barack Obama would be president. Here's my favorite ObamaTube so far.

Just one of the many reasons I love Sarah Silverman

You know, if YouTube doesn't remove the clip. Again.

Italian Spiderman Trailer

Blake over at Cinema Is Dope recommended I take a gander at this -- how could I not share it with you?

This one's for Dr. Freex

Pug vs. Peacock.

Erickson Sports - Wii Bowling Championships

John C. Reilly - Walks Hard, Rocks Hard

John C. Reilly was in town to rock the legendary Stubb's BBQ as Dewey Cox, the subject of Jake Kasdan's new film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. I got a chance to see the film and the performance, and both were excellent. See the full report over at Slackerwood along with some video of the concert.

An Ode to "2 Girls, 1 Cup"

If you haven't been exposed to Two Girls, One Cup, I envy you. This little video from Scott Allen Perry should tell you everything you need to know, though. Watch it first, then decide if you want to rape your own eyeballs that way. (You can Google it, I ain't gonna link from here.)

YouTube Saturday - Extended Cloverfield Trailer

YouTube Friday part 2 - Paul Anka sings Van Halen

I just heard this Vegas lounge cover version of Van Halen's "Jump" on the Muzak at the coffee shop I'm working from this morning. God bless Google, it identified Paul Anka as the perpetrator within seconds. You can witness Paul Anka singing "Jump" for yourself here, since they've disabled embedding for some reason.

This is but one track on a full album of pop covers called "Rock Swings" -- includes "Eye of the Tiger" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Just awesome.

Sorcese's Sesame Streets

If it's Friday, it must be time for a YouTube post. Due to language, not safe for work.

WGA strikers use YouTube to tell their side of the story

Brilliant, really. I wonder if the execs will clue in and try to set up an opposing YouTube channel. And if they do, who will write their videos for them?



Check out the other videos on the WGA YouTube Channel.

Humility by the Arcade Lights

My short "documentary" film from about ten years ago, starring Scott Hamilton and Amy Eisenman. Newly remastered for YouTube.

People Getting Punched Just Before Eating

And people say Saturday Night Live isn't funny anymore.

MC Outdoorz - Episode 2

The great thing is that someone actually paid Scott to make these.

Respec' yo mama - Mama Nature

Directed by Scott Allen Perry.

Arms sore from Wii. Can only blog this lame YouTube video.

Just Because -- Old Glory Insurance

For when the metal ones decide to come for you... and they will.

"Four Eyed Monsters" on YouTube

That's right, the 71-minute movie that has spurred a lot of debate on the future of independent film and film distribution is now available in its entirety on YouTube for one week (until this coming Friday). I believe this is the first time YouTube has put up a feature film, and Lord knows how long it will take to download the thing, but if you're curious now you can see it for nothing. Click play above or visit the page on YouTube.

Disclosure: I work for B-Side Entertainment, the company that distributes Four-Eyed Monsters and other fine indie films on DVD and by digital download (you can get the iPod-ready version for just three bucks).

Robot Chicken "Star Wars" special

Coming soon to a television near you.

Alanis Morisette performs "My Humps"

In a word: magnificent.

I can't believe it either, Bob.

Go say nice things about "Sugar"

Filmmaker and friend Scott Allen Perry (The Outdoorsmen: Blood, Sweat, and Beers and Bro Back Mountain) has a film playing on "The Lot." It's called Sugar, and if it does well enough Scott will be chosen -- one of twelve filmmakers out of 16,000 -- to appear on "The Lot" to be judged by Steven Spielberg. So go register on The Lot web site and say nice things about Sugar. Please.

Where has Bob Burnham been?

Two months ago, Bob Burnham posted three videos on YouTube. This is one of them. It made me laugh.




The others are here.

What a wonderful world

I figured there would be something in the Oscars telecast that I would be sorry I missed. I also figured it would be on YouTube the next morning.

I was right on both counts. Below: Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and John C. Reilly wax melodic on the plight of the comedian on Oscar night.

What does Marsellus Wallace look like?

Variations on a theme. You'll need to have seen Pulp Fiction to really know what's going on, but I figure that covers most of you reading this.

Look here and then here.

[via Graceful Flavor]

Elevator World

This is one of my favorite short films of all time -- I saw it as part of a film festival years back and have subsequently wondered if I'd imagined it. Now the bounteous waves of the Internet have carried it back to me. Thank you, Internet. Thank you.



Interesting that AtomFilms got on the bandwagon and started allowing users to embed films on their own pages a la YouTube.

From the eye-popping quotes dept.

From a capsule review of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles on Netflix:

"I'm a Robotech fan. I even named my daughter Miriya."

That poor kid. But hey, coulda been worse. He could have named her Minmay.

Technorati Tags: netflix, youtube

The 1/2 Hour News Hour

Fox news made a crappy Daily Show ripoff for the radical Right. Should I be surprised that it's not funny?



'Cuz I'm not.

Family Auto Mart

Go ahead, waste eight minutes of your life. I dare ya.

Thanks, Target. Thanks a bunch.

Commission an awesome new cover of the Beatles "Hello Goodbye" by Sophia Shorai and the only place I can hear it is on YouTube. Well, there and on Shorai's awesome advertising jingles page.

[Update - Shorai's jingles page is awesome, but the "Hello Goodbye" jingle isn't there. Aw. Still worth a click and a listen.]

Pointless Friday Video for Feb 9 2006

You bet your ass it's a skateboarding bulldog!

Glen & Gary & Glen & Ross cross-genre trailer

Not even vaguely safe for work, but hilarious.


See also Must Love Jaws and Ten Things I Hate About Commandments. Ooh, and Office Space: Recut.

Best. Superbowl. Commercial. Ever.

"Grab your Garmin."

Gone to B-Fest . . .

But I leave you with a little something to share the experience vicariously if you can't make it.


See you on the flip side.

Pepto Monsters on YouTube - finally!

I've been waiting for the Pepto-Bismol "giant monsters" commercial to show up on YouTube, and now it finally has.


The theme song is completely obnoxious, but it's always fun to see giant monsters in a commercial. The five "monsters" featured here are Paul Bunyan (?), the 50-Foot Woman in a toga, a brown spiky-headed Godzilla-type lizard, a giant fly creature, and a giant belching robot. And they all dance that strange Macarena-like dance that indicates they need Pepto. 100% awesome.

If you have it, you're Bruce Campbell.

The man truly is a god among us.

R.I.P. Joseph Barbera

Joseph Barbera was responsible for warping the minds of millions around the world in the 20th Century through cartoons. He died of natural causes at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles on December 18, 2006.

An excerpt from the Joe Barbera wikipedia article:

Hanna and Barbera's 17-year partnership on the Tom & Jerry series resulted in 7 Academy Awards for Best (Cartoon) Short Subject, and 14 total nominations, more than any other character-based theatrical animated series. Hanna and Barbera were placed in charge of MGM's animation division in late 1955; however this was short-lived as MGM closed the division in 1957. Following this they teamed up to produce the series The Ruff & Reddy Show, under the company name H-B Enterprises, soon changed to Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Hanna-Barbera Productions became by the late-1960s the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing hit television programs, such as The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Jonny Quest, and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! by the end of the decade.

And a compilation of Hanna-Barbera logos (and others) by some YouTube dudes.



Thanks, Joe. You will be missed.

Make your own Britney Spears

...or rather, how to turn a cute girl into a pop star irrespective of singing talent.



An excerpt from Before the Music Dies, a documentary about the music biz from the distribution company I work for, B-Side Entertainment. I believe I've mentioned the film here previously.

My favorite part of this video is the revelation that Jewel's most recognizable hit was written by a 45-year old man, but I'm sure the music video portion will speak more to some people.

Doctor Who YouTube Dorkery

Revealed! Why Christopher Eccleston quit Doctor Who after the first season.



[Via GeekPhilosophy]

And now, white boys dancing on treadmills

It's Friday: time to waste office time by watching silly internet videos. Allow me to kick off your weekend.



[via Shiny Shiny]

Snakes on a Plane early auditions

Funny for about the first thirty seconds, then it gets old. (Is that supposed to be DeNiro?) Still, wait it out for the Muppet cameo near the end. (Not safe for work due to liberal use of the F-bomb.)

Ultraman luau party

This video perfectly combines two of my favorite things in the universe: Ultraman and tiki culture. The level of attention to detail is pretty amazing, from the tikified credits to the ending scene – apparently even in a luau paradise, Ultraman has a limited amount of time in which to hang out.

[via Tiki Talk]

Snakes on a Plane - Sam Jackson on Ellen

Man, this just gets better and better. Sam Jackson appears on Ellen and presents some exclusive video footage.

Random passenger: We're all gonna die.
Sam Jackson: Not me!

YouTube clip #1
YouTube clip #2

Average Homeboy

Finally, a rapper who speaks for me, the average white guy who has it hard out there on the irritable streets.

Learn more about Denny Blaze here and here.

[thanks to Kelly for pointing this one out]

Secret Wars Re-Enactment Society

From the geek-week.net video podcast.

Simpsons Teaser Trailer now online

Well that took about 24 hours longer than I expected, but hey, here it is. (Looks like the teaser has been removed from YouTube. Try Apple's Quicktime trailers site instead.)

Lazy Monday

YouTube is really starting to yield some gems. This one's an homage to the SNL "Lazy Sunday" short, as recreated by a couple of 11-year olds. Surprisingly faithful.

Watch "Lazy Monday."

This promo for SNL that references "Lazy Sunday" is pretty funny too.