Cannes 2008 Online Shorts
You still got time to watch the nine entries selected for the 2008 NFB online competition. Voting ends tomorrow. Sorry, should have posted this before…
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Commercial Break
Some ads that would probably deserve a post of their own, but you know, life sucks…
Stork: The American Legacy Foundation tells the sunny side of truth about babies.
Transformer Tastic: Chevrolet response to the famous Citroen C4 ad with the car-transformer.
Sissyfight: This one will not flame the debate on ultra violent videogames, still…
Sumo Carwash: Japanese SUVs just got a little sexier.
Hope: A message of hope and inspiration in support of Barack Obama. Words by Douglas Coupland.
Brains Dance: Brains, from Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds, performs some pretty amazing dance moves.
Most annoying piece of television?
Here is what appeasement means:
to yield or concede to the belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles.
Kudos to Mathews, who can be quite frustrating at times, for tearing down one of the biggest misnomers in American politics.
Watch it (warning: you might want to tear your hair out while watching this).
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós has annouced the Grand Prize Winner for the Minn video promotion. Congratualtions to Mark Dewitt for his winning entry which you can see here
The Control Master
Halftone City is a peaceful metropolis of family values and space-age dreams. Mild-mannered blonde Dorothy Gayne secretly protects its citizens from harm. But dangerous new technologies abound.
A short film by Run Wrake, entirely made with stock images.
Watch it. (MPEG-4, played thru Flash)
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A Heavy Load
Cool story.
Being a mother of three and a business owner has not stopped Melanie Roach from trying to make the U.S. women’s weightlifting team.
The Day There Was No News
Don’t forget to read the ticker.
SNL: Clinton the Sore Loser
Pretty good skit by SNL. Watch it.
Young O’Reilly throws a hissy fit
Poor, poor O’Reilly! The cruel producers are not hand feeding him. Watch the idiot do his thing.
The Reel Truth
If you have any interest in film, here ya go: Part one and two.
Also the truth in Advertising.
Thanks Matthew.
No Country For Gay Men
The original and the gay version. (via Andy)
Four Eyed Monsters: New episodes (ep 9 to 12)
It has been a while since we heard from the Four Eyed Monsters (filmmakers Arin Crumley & Susan Buice). We have interviewed them in the past. I have fond affection and respect for them and their work. Many times, since all hoopla died down, I found myself defending them, their work, their way of doing things.
The biggest objection I hear is that they teeter on the obnoxious. A feeling akin to an older person feels to a younger person describing their lives as a grand-new-once-in-a-lifetime event when it is actually commonplace and repetitive. If you are in your late 20’s or later, these podcasts and the drama it revolves around remind you how silly, shallow life is in your early 20’s. But that could be intriguing in its own right.
These new podcasts will not change any of those perceptions. We are in our middle 20’s. The relationship is past the film and focused on itself. The big twist is that Susan has decided to be a stripper. I am a little confused on the reasons. Money, sexual exploration and a bigger-middle-finger-fuck-you to Arin are thrown in the mix. One reason, not touched upon, but in the mind of the viewer, would be that Susan, like Arin, are exhibitionists. It does boggle the mind how much recording taking place. Newest fetish: videoblogging!?
Like all of their earlier podcasts, they are honest about what is going on but not truthful. What I mean is that they are stating and describing what is going on. But nothing else. They have added what must be the most annoying cutaways to enhance these statements. But they stop there. What could be incredible conversations are cut short by a montage of beat-over-the-head physical illustrations of what has already been said.
Still following, still interested. As I have plead to the creators of Lost in the past, be easy with the fill.
Episodes nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
Photograph from Susan’s flickr account.
Minipop: Fingerprints
An old woman is reached by a swarm of butterflies and entrapped into a cocoon. And the song goes on…
The music video has been directed by Kee Chang at Root Film. Director of photography: Austin Schmidt.
Watch it. (MPEG-4)
Non Blinking World Record Attempt
From Japan comes the case of the woman who has set out to beat a record on time without blinking. But there’s one factor she hasn’t prepared for.
Viral developed for Morinaga and Co by Dentsu Inc, Tokyo.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
via Duncan’s TV
Speed Racer Goes Crazy
This is John Kearns‘ parody of the classic series. Or is it a lost episode? You decide.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
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