Friday, December 30, 2011

Berserk: Golden Age Part I - trailer



So far three full length Berserk movies have been announced for release in 2012. Here is the trailer for the first...

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Skullgirls Combo Vids

Valentine

Painwheel

Ms. Fortune

Check out the official Skullgirls website to see trailers for the other characters. Right now my team is looking to be Valentine/Parasoul, but Ms. Fortune looks siiiiick...

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Kavinsky - Nightcall



This is the music that plays over the opening credits of the movie Drive. Go see it already...

Monday, December 12, 2011

Sunday, December 4, 2011

ROSA

ROSA from Jesús Orellana on Vimeo.

Supposedly a full length live action version is in the works.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Russian Unicorn - BadLipReading does Michael Bublé



This video is amazing. Make sure to turn on the closed captions and just watch the lips. Click here to see the original Michael Bublé video. Check out the BadLipReading channel for more hilarity.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Video Game Raps by hiimrawn

I stumbled on these the other day when the Zelda video was released last week. Be warned, these songs are catchy...

 Legend of Zelda

Mario

Minecraft

Pokemon

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Shame - trailer

Michael Fassbender + Carey Mulligan + NC-17 rating = my ass in a seat

Thursday, October 20, 2011

DyE - "Fantasy" Music Video

You can check out some more songs from DyE here, but what I really want is to see this music video turned into a movie. I want more!

Saturday, October 8, 2011

This Week in Horror #28

Check this out if you want some ideas for good horror movies you may not have ever heard about.

Monday, September 19, 2011

The Pusher Trilogy - trailer


I really liked Bronson, and Drive is easily one of the best movies I've seen in a while - so now I'm making an effort to see the Danish films of director Nicolas Winding Refn and the Pusher Trilogy is at the top of my list.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Anarchy Reigns - TGS trailer

I had never heard of this before, but it looks pretty sweet considering most of these multiplayer brawler type games are either really wacky, Japanese only, or terrible.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Freddie Mercury Google Doodle

Today would be Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday, so this is the Google Doodle that I've been watching all day on the Google homepage. It's too bad that they skipped the entire "sex machine" verse...

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

3rd Strike Ultimate Compilation

Thirteen years of 3s highlights compiled into 40 minutes! These videos do a good job of showing each particular character's strengths (especially the characters with very specific goals like Oro, Remy, and Necro), and how a clutch parry can really turn the tides for almost every character.







Tuesday, August 23, 2011

3rd Strike Remixed OST

3rd Strike Online Edition comes out today, and I'm loving the remixed character themes. Check them all out on youtube. This is my favorite:
 

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Conan the Barbarian (1982) - 35mm screening


The Texas Theatre will be showing a 35mm print of Conan the Barbarian next weekend! I've been looking for a good excuse to go since the theatre was renovated last year. Tickets are usually around $9. Here's the schedule: 

THURSDAY 8/18
7:15pm

FRIDAY 8/19
7:15pm

SATURDAY 8/20
7:45pm

SUNDAY 8/21
3:45pm

Monday, August 1, 2011

Angelika Film Center 10 Year Anniversary Celebration! Wednesday August 3rd

The Dallas Angelika will be having free screenings and selling 10 cent popcorn and soda all day on Wednesday 8/3.

Here's the schedule:

PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005) @ 1:30PM
SWIMMING POOL (2003) @ 1:45PM
TELL NO ONE (2006) @ 2:00PM
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2004) @ 4:30PM
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER (2009) @ 4:45PM
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) @ 5:00PM
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING (2002) @ 7:15PM
MADE (2001) @ 7:30PM
THE STATION AGENT (2004) @ 7:45PM
MULHOLLAND DR. (2001) @ 9:30PM


Mulholland Dr. is one of my favorite movies, so I'm really psyched to be able to see it on the big screen.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Amazing Spider-Man - trailer



looks like Mirror's Edge....

Ultimate MvC3











The other 8 characters have been leaked, and will be Doctor Strange, Frank West, Iron Fist, Nemesis, Nova, Phoenix Wright, Rocket Raccoon and Vergil.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Elektra Luxx - trailer



Doesn't look that great, but it has enough actors I like/hot actresses that I might check this out...

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Thursday, June 2, 2011

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (US) - trailer



I love Fincher, but I still say that this is an unnecessary remake. I'm curious though...

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Salton Sea: The Accidental Sea

Kris and Scott's Scott and Kris Show



The previous Kris and Scott show, Blamimation, was hilarious so I'm glad that they're back in some fashion. Scott Kurtz cracks me up. Probably because fat equals funny.....and Scott Kurtz is FAT.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The Films of Terrence Malick

The Films of Terrence Malick (MOMI, May 13-15) from Matt Zoller Seitz on Vimeo.


In preparation of seeing The Tree of Life next month, I've been re-watching Terrence Malick's previous films (there are only 4). His movies are definitely not for everyone, and I'm eager to hear people's reactions to Tree of Life since average movie-goers might actually go see it (thank you Brad Pitt).

Straw Dogs (Remake) - trailer


Looks like an exact remake, except that James Marsden is no Dustin Hoffman.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Real Steal - trailer



This is just silly. This movie has been made hundreds of times...but now it has robots. Great...

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Office: A Look Back at the Wise Words of Michael Scott

Saw this on BuddyTV and had to post it.

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Tonight marks Steve Carell's last episode of The Office. (Nooooo!)

Today, we take a look back at some of Michael Scott's most vital life lessons from his tenure at Dunder Mifflin. So grab your "World's Best Boss" mug, put on a little "Lazy Scranton," and read them. Learn them. Live them.


On Women:

In my opinion the third date is traditionally the one where.. you have sex. Does Holly feel that way? I don't know. I will probably find out tonight. If she starts having sex with me I'll know for sure.

Any man who says he totally understands women is a fool. Because they are un-understandable. There's a wishing fountain at the mall. And I threw a coin in for every woman in the world and made a wish. I wished for Jan to get over me. I wished for Phyllis a plasma TV. I wished for Pam to gain courage. I wished for Angela a heart, and for Kelly a brain. "Michael, how can you appreciate women so much but also dump one of them?" You mean, how can I be so illogical and flighty and unpredictable and emotional? Well, maybe I learned something from women after all.

On Toby:

Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.

Why are you the way that you are? Honestly, every time I try to do something fun or exciting, you make it not... that way. I hate... so much about the things that you choose to be.

On Technology:

When I said that I was king of forwards, you've got to understand that I don't come up with this stuff. I just forward it along. You wouldn't arrest a guy who was just passing drugs from one guy to another."

Yes. It is true. I, Michael Scott, am signing up with an online dating service. Thousands of people have done it, and I am going to do it. I need a username, and I have a great one. "Little Kid Lover." That way people will know exactly where my priorities are at.

Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject, so you know you are getting the best possible information.

Everyone always wants new things. Everybody likes new inventions, new technology. People will never be replaced by machines. In the end, life and business are about human connections. And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake. And to me the choice is easy.

On Treating Yourself:

I enjoy having breakfast in bed. I like waking up to the smell of bacon, sue me. And since I don't have a butler, I have to do it myself. So, most nights before I go to bed, I will lay six strips of bacon out on my George Foreman grill. Then I go to sleep. When I wake up, I plug in the grill. I go back to sleep again. Then I wake up to the smell of crackling bacon. It is delicious, it's good for me, it's the perfect way to start the day.

On Being the Boss:

Sometimes you have to take a break from being the kind of boss that's always trying to teach people things. Sometimes you just have to be the boss of dancing.

On Reverse Psychology:

Reverse psychology is an awesome tool, I don't know if you guys know about it, but basically you can make someone think the opposite of what you believe, and that tricks them into doing something stupid. Works like a charm.

On Loyalty:

I was shocked when he told me he was transferring to Stamford. It's like with fireman: You don't leave your brothers behind. Even if you find out that there is a better fire in Connecticut.

Fool me once, strike one. But fool me twice... strike three.

On Medicine:

In the medicine community, "negative" means good. Which makes absolutely no sense.

Last week I would've given a kidney to anyone in this office. I would've reached right into my stomach and pulled it out for them. But now, no. I don't have the relationship with these people that I thought I did. I hope they ask, so they can hear me say, "Uh, no, I only give my organs to my real friends. Go get yourself a monkey kidney."

On Money:

I... DECLARE... BANKRUPTCY!

On Drugs:

This year, more people will use cocaine than will read a book to their children.

On Love:

I don't want somebody sucking up to me because they think I am going to help their career. I want them sucking up to me because they genuinely love me.

Do I want to be feared or loved? That's a good question. I want both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.

You spend your whole life trying to get people to like you and then you run over one person with your car - not even one of the popular ones - and everybody gets on your case. Doesn't make any sense.

Do I need to be liked? Absolutely not. I like to be liked. I enjoy being liked. I have to be liked. But it's not like a compulsive need to be liked. Like my need to be praised.

Presents are the best way to show someone how much you care. It is like this tangible thing that you can point to and say, "Hey man, I love you this many dollars-worth."

On Winning:

You need to play to win. But you also need to win... to play.

I told Dwight that there is honor in losing. Which we all know is completely ridiculous.

On Jokes:

I love inside jokes. I hope to be a part of one some day.

Jim, you're 6'11 and you weigh 90 pounds, Gumby has a better body than you. Boom. Roasted. Dwight, you're a kiss-ass. Boom. Roasted. Pam, you failed art school. Boom. Roasted. Meredith, you've slept with so many guys you're starting to look like one. Boom. Roasted. Kevin, I can't decide between a fat joke and a dumb joke. Boom. Roasted. Creed, your teeth called, your breath stinks. Boom. Roasted. Angela where's Angela? Whoa there you are, I didn't see you there behind that grain of rice. Boom. Roasted. Stanley, you crush your wife during sex and your heart sucks. Boom. Roasted. Oscar, you're gay. ... Andy, Cornell called, they think you suck. And you're gayer than Oscar. Boom. Roasted. Alright. Alright everybody, you know I kid, you know I kid. You guys are the reason I went into the paper business, so, uh, goodnight, God bless, God bless America, and get home safe.

On Babies:

I love babies. I think they are beautiful in all sorts of different ways. I try to pick up and hold a baby every day, if possible, because it nourishes me. It feeds my soul. Babies are drawn to me. And I think it's because they see me as one of them. But ... cooler and with my life put together a little bit more. If a baby were president, there would be no taxes. There would be no war. There would be no ... government, and ... things could get terrible. And actually probably it would be a better screenplay idea than a serious suggestion.

On History:

Corporate has made it my responsibility today to put an end to 10,000 years of being weirded out by gays.

Abraham Lincoln once said, 'If you are a racist, I will attack you with the North."

On His Philosophy:

My philosophy is basically this. And this is something that I live by. And I always have. And I always will. Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what. No matter ... where. Or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or ... or where you've been ... ever. For any reason, whatsoever.

Never, ever, ever give up.

A man is laying on his death bed. There are four things that are going through his mind: Was I well loved? Check. Did I express myself, did I let my light shine through? Check. Will an attractive woman cry at my funeral? Check. Probably more than one. Check, check check check. Lastly, did I achieve success and own real estate?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - trailer

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Elton John - I Want Love



I've been fascinated by this video ever since I saw it sometime in 2005. It's a single take of Robert Downey Jr. walking around a house for 4 minutes lip syncing the song, but it raises a lot of questions. Why can't I stop watching? Whose mansion is that? Where is all the furniture?!?! It gets even more interesting if you know that this was Robert Downey Jr.'s first acting job after getting sober in 2001.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Trailers From Hell

This website is my current obsession. It's basically a collection of genre movie trailers with commentary from other directors (Joe Dante, John Landis, Eli Roth, and Guillermo Del Toro among others). This is my crack. I'm slowly making my way through the trailers for movies I've already seen, and then I'll start in on the movies that I want to see. This could be bad...

Friday, April 1, 2011

Stephen Lynch - Live at the El Ray

The Killing



This is the new AMC series and it premieres this Sunday. The Plano Angelika is having free screenings.

Minecraft

I heard about Minecraft a few months ago but never really looked into it. I'm sorry I didn't. This looks amazing. Some of the things people have built blow my mind. Check out any of the Minecraft videos on youtube for proof. Here's the trailer and a day 1 tutorial from the official website.




The Hangover Part II - trailer

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

The Essential Chuck Jones Shorts

I've been in a Looney Tunes mood lately. Chuck Jones is my favorite director of the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series so I thought I'd share some of his best work.

What's Opera Doc?:

What's Opera Doc?
Tags: What's Opera Doc?


Duck Amuck:


One Froggy Evening:


The Rabbit of Seville:

Thursday, March 17, 2011

A Brief History of Title Design

A Brief History of Title Design from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.


Title design is serious stuff. Seriously awesome stuff. Check out the Art of the Title website to read interviews and watch videos of just about any title sequence worth watching.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky



I don't know how I went so long without seeing this movie. It's amazing. It's based on a manga and has also been adapted into two OVAs that I will need to track down.

Monday, March 14, 2011

TRON: The Next Day



A short film that will be included on the blu-ray release of Tron: Legacy. It's a bridge between the two films.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Skullgirls - trailer



I like the art style of this game, it reminds me of the Scott Pilgrim beat em' up that came out last year. Interestingly, the lead programmer for the game is actually longtime fighting game community member Mike Z.

Four Lions



I haven't watched this yet but it sounds hilarious. Came out on DVD/BRD today.

Rockman and Transformers Stop motion : Go! Rockman! 衝吧!! 洛克人 !!!



I thought this was really cool. Reminds me of all the good times I used to have with my action figures.

Detention - trailer


This movie looks like a goddamn mess. Is it a comedy? Is it a slasher movie? A throwback to John Hughes 80s movies? Was that Dane Cook as a principal? Aliens? WTF? I can't help but be fascinated. I did laugh pretty hard at "Thank God that's not me".

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen - trailer



I love the Bruce Lee references.

Super - trailer

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Mortal Kombat 9 Challenge Tower



There hasn't been a good MK game since 1995, but each time a new one comes out I'm always hopeful. If Batman can't save this franchise, maybe mission mode can. I love shit like this.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Big Bang Big Boom

Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy 2010 with Jack Black and Jason Segel



Jack Black and Jason Segal were recently in Gulliver's Travels together and have done some charity concerts together in the past. I wish I had seen this one earlier. Apparently all of the royalties from i-tunes will go to charity (plus the animated versions of these guys are hilarious).

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Friday, February 25, 2011

Catherine

Catherine is a Japanese platform/puzzle game mixed with a dating sim and anime cutscenes. Supposedly it's coming stateside on the PS3 and 360. I think it looks interesting.



Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Star Wars: Clone Wars

Was unable to find Season 3 on megavideo. Searching for this is difficult because there are two TV shows and a movie all called Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Anyway, this is the good one.

Season 1


Season 2

Marvel Anime

Last year Marvel licensed four of it's franchises to be adapted as anime (Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men, and Blade) with 12 episodes each. The Iron Man anime has already aired and Wolverine, "Uruvarin" haha, is in the middle of it's run. I'm really excited to check these out. Here's a couple of trailers:

Iron Man


Wolverine


X-Men

Friday, February 18, 2011

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Brotherhood - trailer

BROTHERHOOD - Official US Theatrical Trailer in HD from Josh Schaeffer on Vimeo.



Winner of the 2010 Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival and filmed on location in Arlington, TX. This will be screening at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas the 18th and 19th with an appearance by the cast and crew.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

OPPAI CHANBARA: STRIPTEASE SAMURAI SQUAD



This came out on DVD today. It looks terrible. It's based on a series of video games in Japan that look equally terrible. I just thought the title was funny.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Game of Death

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH - trailer

This is a new game from the makers of Melty Blood. It's expected to be released at the end of 2011.

MvC3 Combo Video (Day -9)

This is the first fan produced combo video for MvC3 (9 days before the game is even out). Like all early combo videos, we'll look back on it years later and laugh. I'm posting it for posterity.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Conan (2011)


So yeah...this is the new Conan. What are your thoughts?

The current release date is August 19th. Let's hope for the best.

P.S., do yourself a favor and crank this up to 11.

Hanna - trailer

Red Riding Trilogy

The Red Riding Trilogy is a British TV miniseries about serial murders and police corruption in Britain. It was released theatrically in the US early last year and is currently available on DVD/BD.


Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 - Part 1


Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 - Part 2


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Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 - Part 1


Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 - Part 2


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Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983 - Part 1


Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983 - Part 2

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Rubber - trailer



I've been wanting to see this movie since the first teaser trailer came out 9 months ago. It will be available On-Demand starting February 25th. This is the latest trailer.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

La Maison en Petits Cubes



This is the short that beat Presto in 2008. It's a French-style Japanese-made story about a widower living in a nicer version of Kevin Costner's Waterworld. Despite that description it's actually quite beautiful. Check it out.

It's Groundhog Day!


"Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today!"

Here's some cool Groundhog Day related stuff.

Don't Drive Angry t-shirts and swag

More Groundhog Day merch

Gobbler's Knob t-shirt

6:00 am t-shirt

WWPCD t-shirt

Panasonic flip-clocks







Winter, slumbering in the open air, wears on its smiling face a dream... of spring.
Ciao.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Presto

Video - Presto - Pixar

My personal favorite Pixar short. This is probably because the whole thing is a throwback to Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry. I laugh every time I see it. Was nominated for Best Animated Short Film in 2008, but lost.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Sherlock - Season 1

A Study in Pink


The Blind Banker


The Great Game

Day and Night

Video - Day And Night - Pixar

Currently nominated for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Definitely the best Pixar animated short to date, but it's still only my #2 favorite.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Exit Through the Gift Shop



Try clicking on the title of this post if the video doesn't load.

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth



This unofficial fan short directed by Kevin Tancharoen was released last summer. It's popularity has caused Warner Bros to commission a web-series to be released this spring in conjunction with Mortal Kombat 9.

Pogo

Nick Bertke over at Pogomix.net just might be a genius. At the very least an idiot savant. If you've ever seen any of his older YouTube vids then you'd already know that he's an amazing editor and musician. Now he's proving that he's an equally talented filmmaker. He's about to start a North American tour and recently started his World Remix project. Do yourself a favor a check this guy out.

Here's my current favorite:

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Texas Theatre



The Texas Theatre is a nearly 80 year old theatre located in the Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff. It is currently under new management and is quickly turning into the one of the best independent movie houses in the area. Upcoming films include Shock Corridor, Suspiria, Dogtooth, and two Mr. Hulot flicks. There's even a burlesque show this friday.

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Summer Wars

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

SNL - The Sinatra Group



One of my favorite SNL skits.

Try clicking on the title of this post if the video doesn't load.

Friday, January 14, 2011

The Ward



Not sure how I feel about this. It is a Carpenter flick, but the trailer makes it look like it's the same brand of Hollywood horror movie that we've been seeing for the last 10 years.