Public Enemies - What Did You Think?
You may have seen the 1987 Gary Goddard live action adaptation of Masters of the Universe starring Dolph Lundgren and Frank Langella, but have you seen Bollywood He-Man? Chahiye He Man He Man from Nafrat Ki Aandhi was released in 1989. Watch a video clip after the jump.
Everyone knows what its like to be awakened by an alarm clock before you’re ready to wake up and start the day. Director Moo-hyun Jang and independent South Korean animation team Mesai capture this feeling in a 9-minutes animated short titled Alarm. It’s hard to believe that the animation and lighting was created by such a small team. These guys have a bright future ahead of them. Watch the short after the jump.
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College Humor has done it again, this time with a parody of West Side Story which takes on the story of the modern world of online dating. Twitter, Facebook, eVite and even Pandora, it is all covered in song . Web Side Story might be the best web musical since (LOL)Cats, or at least since Dr. Horrible. Watch the video after the jump.
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VOTD: Carl Rinsch’s Exploit Yourself Spec Commercial
Posted on Sunday, June 28th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Last month is was revealed that commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch, a protege of Ridley Scott, was attached to direct a prequel to Alien. I was one of the few people actually interested in Rinsch’s involvement. Rinsch’s commercials show an amazing sense of imagination, visual effects artistry and composition (we’ve profiled his amazing commercials on the site). There has been some talk that Fox has yet to approve of Ridley’s choice of director for the project, and I’m not sure what’s currently going on with the whole situation. This weekend I was sent this new spec commercial directed by Rinsch which I think you should all check out. Inspired by Nike, and produced by Big Lazy Robot FX, “Exploit Yourself” involves a robotic parkour runner in an urban setting
‘Exploit Yourself’ talks about pushing your limits just for the sake of it. We see no competition or race but the one we all got within, still we keep trying to beat ourselves up. Faster runs, quicker movements, higher jumps: strength, pain, muscle, sweat, determination, thirst. Trying one’s best, never give up, create an enemy when there’s not one, the feeling of suffering for self beating. Winning in front of your eyes, winning for your eyes only, and never stop making you BETTER. Who said life at the city was placid?
Watch the spec commercial after the jump.
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This extremely rare one hour interview with George Lucas was conducted by film journalist Gene Youngblood on on Los Angeles Public Television Station KCET. This in-depth interview is notable because it was conducted before American Graffiti or Star Wars, while a then-27-year-old Lucas was promoting his first feature, THX 1138.
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When watching television there’s always two kinds of people, the “Don’t want to know” crowd and… The Spoilers. You know, that co-worker at the water cooler who doesn’t care you have last night’s episode of LOST on your tivo waiting for you after work. Bringing the concept of SWAT to the next level, this unit of soldiers will stop at nothing to stop spoilers… College Humor has a new video which shows what happens when spoilers are spilled without warning.
Animator Dan Meth shows us the scary horrible future that awaits us as Hollywood scrapes the very bottom of the barrel for future movie franchises. Yes, I’m talking about toys and television sitcoms. Witness these uncanny mash-ups of your most beloved toys from your childhood. Imagine Play-Doh, Cabbage Patch Kids, and Smurfs portrayed in movies by Ron Howard, David Cronenberg, and Peter Jackson. Watch the video after the jump.
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VOTD: John Hodgman Asks Is Obama The First Modern Nerd/Geek President?
Posted on Saturday, June 20th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
One of the highlights of the White House Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association Dinner was John Hodgman’s speech about how Barack Obama might be the first nerd/geek President of the United States. Many of you should recognize Hodgman as the PC guy on the Apple commercials, or as a sometimes Daily Show correspondent, but he is also a best selling author and sometimes actor. The speech is great because it features a bevy of geek references, including Star Trek, Superman, Conan, Dune and more. You can watch Hodgman’s entire 14-minute speech after the jump.
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Today, a lame goblin knocked on the door of Hulu’s offices and left a slime-colored, flaming bag of shit on their doorstep. That’s right boils and ghouls, Troll 2, the worst movie ever made according to the world, is now available free of charge. This cult-classic movie is a total dealbreaker, so if your girlfriend or boyfriend won’t watch it with you, promptly dump them in the inexplicable name of Stonehenge Magic Stone.
And after the movie’s over (scariest ending ever?), be sure to check out /Film’s recent interviews for the awesome Troll 2 documentary Best Worst Movie with Michael Stephenson (the whiny kid) here and George Hardy (the dad, protector of hospitality) here. Cheers to young ’80s girls who can’t dance wearing Garfield horoscope nightgowns and saying, “Take it or leave it!”
“So many twists and turns you’ll forget they’ve been using the same formula for five seasons.” I love Entourage, but I’m the first one to admit that its very repetitive. I mean, the boys have been basically doing the same plot points over and over again for the last five seasons. College Humor has put together a great video illustrating this point. Watch the video embedded after the jump.
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If the horror film Saw was a Mentos commercial… it would look something like this. Warning: the mash-up includes spoilers from the original Saw film. Video after the jump.
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