L’animateur
The origin of the species is shown by an almighty puppet master who takes his puppet stage to a desert planet.
A short stop animated movie by Nick Hilligoss.
Watch it: MPEG-4 - Flash Video
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Hitler Banned From iSketch!
There is hell to pay if you mess with Hitler’s toys. Hilarious mash-up!
Update: Dek says it is a rip-off. The views in this video eclipses the other video and was also posted earlier. So I agree.
All about Brando
Marlon Brando’s Screentest for Rebel without a Cause. One of the earliest recordings of Brando, handsome in all his boyish looks. He is not the effortless older self that we are accustomed to but he is still pretty convincing.
Photos of Marilyn Monroe and Brando by Milton H. Greene promoting a production at the Actor’s Studio.
Brando appears in Monty Clift’s home video. The playful side.
Brando and Robert De Niro improvising a scene for The Score. If you have ever been part of an improv, you will immediately recognize why these actors are so special. So relaxed, so “in the moment.” There is a general plot in the conversations but each take has something completely different.
Brando plays with cheese in The Godfather’s fake screentest.
Robert Duvall talks about The Godfather and then gets into Brando’s acting techniques. Part one & two.
Interview with a young Brando. Never knew Brando had such drumming skills. A very different interview style from:
Interview with Larry King. Part one, two, three, four, five, six.
Meet Marlon Brando. Part one, two & three. Another fascinating look into Brando’s strong personality. In many ways, Brando was very repetitive. This film was made by the Maysles brothers. Probably the most truthful portrait of the actor.
Christian Brando (Marlon’s Son) on how well he coped as a celebrity child, this was before he messed up and daddy saves him. It is so weird watching both his sons imitate their fathers.
His speech (not a video) for refusing the Oscar for The Godfather read by an American Indian Woman.
Brando’s entry in Wikipedia, it reads like an incredible story.
All You Need is ¢a$h!
The Rutles are a legend. A living legend. A legend that will live long after other living legends have died.
This is the semi-legendary story of the Prefab Four who made the sixties what they are today!
The Rutles is Eric Idle’s mockumentary about a fictional band who raved in the sixties. Dirk, Nasty Stig and Barry will delight your ears with their hits.
I think the movie is inspired to an actual band from the sixties, but since Mick Jagger is in the movie, I have no idea which one could it be…
Other appearences worth mentioning are John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and a certain George Harrison, I wonder who he is?
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Lucy: Daughter of the Devil
Hilarious first episode to the Comedy Central series that hasn’t seen the light of day (it is supposed to make an appearance in August of this year).
Frontline - The Dark Side
Amid revelations about faulty prewar intelligence and a scandal surrounding the indictment of the vice president’s chief of staff and presidential adviser, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, FRONTLINE goes behind the headlines to investigate the internal war that was waged between the intelligence community and Richard Bruce Cheney, the most powerful vice president in the nation’s history.
Watch it online - via growabrain
Bird Sh*ts on Bush During Press Conference
It is getting too easy.
Also, this piece slams the recent memory loss by the Republican Government. (thanks Paul)
Hillcast - Bill Clinton homers for Hillary
This ad/podcast by Hillary election campaign is so so good. This isn’t as funny as the Bill Richardson ad but in a different way this is as good as that ad. While Bill Richardson’s ad begged to be included, Hilary Clinton’s ad tries to surge past any other contender.
It works well on so many different level. You got the charming Husband/ Ex-President humbly saying indirectly that Hilary was always a better person than he was. The ad also softens the Senator’s tough image. Many across the country view her as part of the establishment, this ad addresses that. If they play this on television for a good length of time, there will only be one Democratic candidate in a couple of months.
My comment below:
“I think gender is an issue but I doubt it is as big as everyone states it is. To me, the biggest obstacle is still her Washington-ess. Her quest for power. If they can manage to show, like in this ad, that power is not what she wants but instead the ability to change. They got a winner.”
Amadeus - Mozart Dictates his Requiem from Deathbed
One of the most powerful scenes in Cinema. When I was young, this movie defined what I thought of a genius. Troubled, obnoxious, possessing gifts from the unknown instead of humble, loving, the importance of listening and process.
The Japanese Tradition: Origami
An enthusiast paper folding rookie is challenging is old master in a mind blowing duel. Will he succeed?
Another installment in The Japanese Tradition. The full skit is in Japanese, with no subtitles. The abridged version only has the action. Make your choice.
Watch the abridged version. (Flash Video)
Watch the full skit. (Flash Video)
(via Giavasan)
Previously: Sushi.
Justin - What Goes Around Comes Around (Director’s Cut)
This is just the iTunes exclusive download version, a shorter one will be released to TV stations. There’s also gonna be a 34 minute long version…
This video clocks in at 9 minutes and 22 secs. I am curious to see the 34 minute version because there are many things left unexplained. The acting is good, the drama is captivating. A pretty daring move for a very mainstream artist.
Scarlet Johansson seems to carving a little niche in the music video format. She was equally elusive in Dylan’s “When the Deal Goes Down“.
Fractured Fairy Tales
Long before Politically Correct Bedtime Stories invaded bookstores, Americans were getting their giggles from Fractured Fairy Tales, those delightfully twisted parables brought to us between the cliffhanger adventures of our favorite cartoon heroes, Rocky & Bullwinkle.
Watch King Midas. (Flash Video)
Watch The Fisherman’s Wish. (Flash Video)
Watch Tom Thumb. (Flash Video)
Watch Princess and the Pea. (Flash Video)
Buy the book at Random House.
Men’s Hair Styling Salon
Dean Martin, James Stewart and Orson Welles at the Men’s Hair Styling Salon, chit chatting, singing and reading… ehm… Popular Mechanics…
Watch it. (Flash Video)
iPhone: Everything You Want it to Be
Listening to people buzzing about the just announced iPhone, you could be led to believe it is just an iPod with a hard to use phone calling functionality added. You’d be wrong.
It’s much more than just a phone! Check out some of its additional functions. From the Conan O’Brien show.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
BONUS: Colbert gave Apple Apple, Inc. a double wag of his finger.
Three Legged Legs - Samurai
GE called upon BBDO and Three Legged Legs to create an animated fable for their Imagination Theatre campaign. Our answer: Samurai. It’s a tale of a pint-sized samurai faced with a seemingly impossible challenge as proposed by a behemoth Emperor and his wicked minions. Can you spot all the ninjas?
Beautifully animated short that plays with many Japanese archetypes in Japanese mythology.
Watch it - via Metafilter
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