Friday, December 18, 2009

Wicked Skate 2 video

I love that video games are giving people the opportunity to be creative in yet another way. These Skate 2 videos are awesome, people put a lot of time into it and with the filmer packs that let you edit and create skate reels, there are tons of them out there. While some people put a lot of thought into just the skating part, this video has a real cinematic air to it that makes it a lot of fun to watch. editing, intro and some great tricks go into what is my favourite Skate 2 video so far.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Loose Fur

Found some good music today. Good stuff.

Get this. Loose Fur is a collaboration of Jeff Tweedy and Glen Kotche (both from Wilco) and Jim O'Rourke! Great trio. So here's some beauty stuff.

"Chinese Apple" with a music video done by some guy...

Jim O'Rourke

I really enjoy Drag City Records. They've got some awesome artists like Bill Callahan, Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Jim O'Rourke. These guys have a nice sort of grungy and kinda simple sound to them that I really enjoy. Bill Callahan especially, gives me the same feeling as a good western movie or a Cormac McCarthy book.

"Therefore I Am"


This one's nice.
"Insignificance"


A little bosa nova (maybe)
"Something Big"


The album art is just classic.
"Ghost Ship in a Storm"


Some more bosa nova. Good times.
"Please Patronize Are Sponsors"


There's a sort of Christmas-y feel to some of these. Coooulllddd be the season, but hey, there it is.

Not so in this one, but shit, it's great.
"Prelude to 110 or 220 / Women of the World"


"Memory Lame"


"Get a Room" (i think)


And a little something from his latest album: "The Visitor"

Wu Tang - "M.E.T.H.O.D. Man"

Great song. I "can sing" all the lyrics for this song, but i'm guess that half of them are wrong. But shit, it's something to witness, let me tell you.

Oh shit, that's the jam.

Mega Man 10 looks mega hard

but honestly, who's surprised? These have to be some of the hardest games ever. But here's a little sneak peak of things to come. The music's always been so good.

Clash of the Titans feature trailer

This looks pretty damn epic. And, there's a little sneak peak of the kraken too, which looks rad. good times.

Iron Man 2 bitches!

Very exciting. Anyone who likes RDJr and hasn't seen "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" should totally do so.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Red Dead Redemption

Every once in a while i get cravings for very genre-specific movies. Lately it's been westerns. I just love the feel...the pathos...the slow and subtle style that permeates pretty much all western movies (save, maybe for 3:10 to Yuma). This is a new game from Rockstar games (GTA) and it looks just great. Seems to capture those exact elements...and it's an open world game. Exciting.



Hit the fullscreen button for the true experience.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Youth in Revolt red band trailer

I posted the original trailer earlier, but the red band one's pretty damn great, so I'll post it again. Definitely looking forward to this one.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Star Trek re-edited

It amazes me that i've never posted this before. One of the funniest thing i've ever seen. Oh i have posted this before, but a long time ago...so here it is, all "fresh"...watch more of these when the video ends, some are hilarious but this is by far the best one.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

And now...Cyborg!

It's a Van Damme-athon! Hopefully all parts are available.

As one commenter on Part 1 said, "this was an underated [sic] movie it was good as fuck!!" I agree.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3
Son of the bitch...no part 3.
Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7 - man, Van Damme can scream

Part 8

Part 9

Kickboxer - full movie!

My success with Lionheart has gone to my head. Make sure you catch Van Damme's sweet dance moves.

Part 1
Fuck, why is this the only one with embedding disabled? bullshit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdDQ12iykw4

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Lionheart

Let's see if i can do the whole movie on here.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Van Dammmmmmme, he can dance!

No he can't. But it's great to watch.

Sitting at work, Bloodsport playing in the background, i couldn't help but think of another Van Damme classic, Kickboxer. The dancing scene is, arguably, one of the funniest things i've ever seen. So good.


- Funny bloopers R us

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Fishing bloopers

I was just glad no one got a hook caught in their eye lids or nose or lip or neck or ear lobe or anything like that.

Or did they?



No, they didn't.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Nudity alert! Girls' "Lust for Life"

But the HARDCORE version. The best part is that on pitchfork, yes, where i got this video, the description is "This is the one where the guy sings into another guy's penis."

And yes, that happens.

Looks pretty rad - Ataque de Panico!

That's a fun movie to say. This is the five minute trailer for Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!) by aspiring Uruguayan director Fede Alvarez. Apparently flashing the video around Hollywood netted the no-name a $30 million movie deal.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Modnation Racers looks RAD

With the potential to offer gameplay similar to Mario Kart and what looks like a really easy track creator, I'm really excited for this game. Look for its release in early 2010.

New OK Go....is pretty good

this song's pretty catchy and the video's nice and trippy.

Queen AND Mario

a bit of an addiction on both accounts. This is impressive, if not a little annoying. But fitting given my current addiction to Queen.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Surprised Kitty!

This is the greatest/cutest video of a cat i've ever seen...makes me want a cat soooo bad. I still think that while scientists are playing around with genetic modifications, they should make some animals stay in their super-cute baby form for ever. Probably goes against all my morals and stuff, but hell, to have a kitty like this forever or a perpetual puppy...that'd be just great.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

This monkey loves magic!

and everyone it seems...thanks to matt for this. And for turning a huge boardroom into my office.

Watch the whole thing...totally worth it.

Patrick Stewart on Extras

I've seen it all.

The best Family Guy episode EVER - Bitch Stewie

So good. I laughed so hard at this episode...

New Animal Collective album - Fall Be Kind EP

It's really catchy. They are doing really good things with music these days. I love the way they play with loops and layers, like concentric spirals.

I Think I Can


Graze


Bleed


On a Highway


What Would I Want? Sky

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Between Two Ferns - now with more Conan

I love this shit.

Muppets' Bohemian Rhapsody...

This is the perfect (not a typo...it is THE perfect). The ideal combination.

Youth in Revolt trailer

God i love michael cera. Just watched Year One last night and, gotta say, that's a horrible movie. The only shining light was Michael Cera...he's like christopher walken - he could read the news and i'd find it funny.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Clash of the Titans teaser trailer

This looks like it's going to be pretty damn epic. I remember when teaser trailers were a lot more of a tease and a lot less of a please. i love this new definition.



Just as a sweet juxtaposition, here's the trailer for the original Clash of the Titans from 1981.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Perfect fall songs - Bonnie :Prince" Billy

If Bill Callahan every did anything with bonnie prince billy, i'd lose my shit. OH wait, they did - as "The Sundowners." i must say though, i was very disappointed.

I see a darkness

A cover of Johnny Cash's original, this is a beautiful song. One of those occasions in which what came after is better than what came first.

Death to everyone:

For the longest time, i thought the line was "...and it makes Jose much more fun."

A minor place:

Ironically, one of the more uplifting songs from the album.

Another day full of dread:


That's all i can find quickly. But if you get the chance, pick up "I see a darkness" by bPb. so good. Look for songs like "Today I was an evil one" or "Song for the new breed." the whole album is just fantastic.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

CAT MASSAGGGGEEEEE!!!!

I used to give my cat a massage. Sometimes i give massages to strangers' cats, but i always ask first.

The key to this video is to not think about any sexual innuendo while watching.

Hahaha, flirting with magic.

i AM looking to turn my social life around. And i can tell people i'm NOT a weirdo too...this is perfect!

Rollerbladin'. Who knew?

You know, rollerbladers always get a bad rap and i'll never really understand why. Check out these guys...cool as hell, great moves, nice clothes...just straight up stylin'...

This is why i do what i do...

Wow, the internet sure was amazing. these days, the internets just don't seem to cause the same wonder and excitement. Just like christmas, we've become so desensitized.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

You've probably already noticed that I have incredibly blue eyes.

Arguably one of the funniest dating video compilations. So good. They're all so good.

Monday, October 19, 2009

How to handle bullies!

Whenever i find a video i think is funny, i send it to saeed (who sits across the room from me) and if i can hear him laughing, i know it's good. This one had him laughing.

Some Dr. Dog tunes.

Just found these guys randomly through the wonders of the internet and, well shit, they're great.

A cover of Architecture in Helsinki's "Heart It Races":



Hang On:


Army of Ancients:


The Breeze:

My mom always used to request The Breeze when we'd go see Kid Bastien and the Happy Pals at Grossman's Tavern every saturday when i was a kid. To be honest, i don't know if this is the same one, but hearing the name "The Breeze" will always remind me of those days.

The Rabbit, the Bat and the Reindeer:


Haha, the more i hear, the more i keep adding to this post. So here's some more.
From:


100 Years:


I'll be getting this album. Guaranteed.

Uncovering the Old:


My Friend:

Friday, October 16, 2009

Perfect tunes for a rainy day.

Unfortunately it's sunny as shit out there, but hey, it can't always be sunny. If you haven't listened to Bill Callahan before, you should. Beautiful. It'll get you though - i listened to "Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle" over and over again and i got so down so slowly, i never saw it coming. The album feels like autumn - all about endings. But damn is it beautiful.

Jim Cain


Too many birds


Eid Ma Clack Shaw


Faith/Void


Rococo Zephyr


Night (from Woke on a Whaleheart (awesome album too))

Holy shit Donnie Yen can fight...

Ip Man was a great movie, with some of the most intense fight scenes i've seen. Unlike the majority of martial arts movies, the main character just straight-up kicked ass. I think in the entire movie he took 2 hits. Awesome. raw-fuckin-awesome.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Sweet song & flash video

www.shutupwomangetonmyhorse.com

totally worth checking out. Warning, however, it'll be stuck in your head like you wouldn't believe possible.

Sweet lemonade, mmmm sweet lemonade.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The Expendables!!!

Feature trailer and it looks...promising? I don't really know what to say. With a cast like this, it better be the biggest action movie i've ever seen. Best line from the trailer:

"Who sent you?"
"Your hairdresser."

So maybe it'll be funny too...

Update: Due to some copyright crap, the video's been removed. But i'll post it again when it's available.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

SUPER Street fighter 4!

Just when you thought Street Fighter 4 was as awesome as it could be...now it's SUPER awesome! New warriors (8!), new combos...new fun!

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Ong Bak 2: The Beginning

I have a particular issue with the naming of this sequel/prequel to the original Ong Bak movie. By calling it "The Beginning," I'm going to have to assume it's a prequel. I think that's a fair assumption; no asses are being made out of you or me. BUT, in the original movie he's a Muai Thai expert, fair enough. In this one...again, the PREquel, he's an expert at, like, 7 different fighting styles, including drunken boxing, wooshu (spelling?) and more. So what, did he forget all this shit in between the prequel and the original? anyway, this shit looks AMAZING!!!



To be honest, i don't think this has anything to do with the original Ong Bak, but i like to rant.

Book of Eli trailer

You know, Taken, starring Liam Neeson, has really re-invigorated my interest in action movies starring mid-life men featuring actors you wouldn't particularly imagine being especially agile. Now, Denzel Washington has done his share of action movies, but his martial arts-based fight scenes in this trailer definitely harken to the honed abilities shown by Mr. Neeson in Taken. The same is true for an upcoming John travolta movie...the name currently escapes me, but it looks okay and I believe it was directed (or produced) by the same guy who did Taken. Anyhow, check out this trailer...it looks pretty rad.

Video for "Lust for Life" and "Hellhole Ratrace" by Girls

Man, the Lust for Life video is a great. It totally represents the cathartic, crazeeeeee and beautiful feelings the song evokes. For two more tracks, check out two posts below.

P.s. if you get some rubbish Pearl Jam shit at first, it's just an ad, so don't turn it off too quick!

Lust for Life:


This second one, "Hellhole Ratrace," makes evident the fact that this guy's broken man. shit, he's had it hard and he's damn good at expressing it.

Hellhole Ratrace:


And, finally, "Lust for Life" "live"...a good way to see what we have in store for us here in toronto on November 10th...when Girls will be playing live at the good'ole El Mo!!!

The new Islands album, "Vapours" is awesome!

I really enjoyed their first one "Return to the Sea," but this one's even better. Super danceable and this song, the title track, is the perfect example of said danceability. Enjoy!

Some tracks from the latest Girls album..."Album"

Shit, the lead singer's song is sad as shit. I'll just quote some stuff from somewhere else for laziness' sake.


Girls frontman Christopher Owens grew up in the Children of God cult. His older brother died as a baby because the cult didn't believe in medical attention. His dad left. He and his mother lived around the world, and the cult sometimes forced his mother to prostitute herself. As a teenager, Owens fled and lived as a Texas gutter-punk for a while. Then a local millionaire took Owens under his wing, and Owens moved to San Francisco. There, he and Chet "JR" White formed Girls, and recorded Album, their debut album, under the influence of just about every kind of pill they could find.




Thursday, August 20, 2009

Dudes Dudes DUDES!!!

This is from DVS's Dudes Dudes Dudes....gotta say, i'm not looking forward to searching for the full video...do people even put skate videos on torrent sites? Who knows. Anyway, this is a four-parter...

Part 1:


Part 2: Euro Dudes (Music kinda blows on this one)


Part 3: US Dudes


Part 4: Torey Pudwill

catchy song - "Hip Hop" by N.A.S.A.

I was lookin for Karen O and the Kids (Karen O's from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and this was one of the first videos to come up. Pretty good. Karen O and the Kids are doing the soundtrack to the Where the Wild Things Are movie...

where the wild things are is going to be GREAT

Man, i have a wee-bit of an emotional reaction every time i watch anything to do with this movie. It's like when i read velveteen rabbit or hear puff the magic dragon (i can't take either of those).

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Super Epic Martial Arts Post!!! of death!!!

I love this shit. I'm gonna have to see a bunch of these.

Duel to the Death

Golden Harvest Productions (HK) Presents:

Duel to the Death



Starring:

Tsui Siu Keung ...... Hashimoto
Damian Lau ...... Bo Ching Wan
Flora Cheung ...... Sing Lam
Chang Chung ...... Master Han
Eddie Kao Hung ...... Kenji
Yeung Chak Lam ...... Shaolin Snr Monk
Kwan Yung Moon ...... Shaolin Abbot
Casanova Wong
Han Kuo Tsai ...... Bo Ching Wan's Sifu
Wilson Tong ...... Japanese Troublemaker

Producer: Raymond Chow

Action Directors: Ching Siu Tung & Lau Chi Ho

Director: Ching Siu Tung

Year: 1983

"The Odd Couple"
End fight with Sammo Hung & Lau Kar Wing vs Beardy Leung Kar Yan

Nice video by the Antlers

The Antlers, from Brooklyn, are, I'd have to say, my new favourite band. "Hospice" is a heartbreaking album that's beautiful, poignant and just so easy to listen to (over and over again). This song is "Two," from the aforementioned album.



For fear of seeming obsessive, here's a nice "unplugged" version...kinda nice actually, the guy's voice is rad.

The Antlers from jamesfeatherstone on Vimeo.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Man i love horror movie deaths - especially, the "cut/slide"

This shit's great...just so gruesome. You have to wonder if this is how it'd really go if something sharp cut through you fully.

The most epic trailer EVER - Legion

This is redband, so you've gotta prove you're old enough...just change 2009 to 1981 or whatever...anyway, this looks like it could be freakin amazing or pathetically cheesy. I'm guessing it might be the latter, but still, this trailer is worth the watch...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Smart smart smart

This is a nice and subtle ad done by Toyota (but you wouldn't really know it) in which they use a car to create a font. I love how they play it off as a creative/artistic endeavour without focussing on the car and ruining the innovation.

iQ font - When driving becomes writing / Full making of from wireless on Vimeo.

Mind fuck of the day...

...this is weird. Awesome and weird. The music's pretty rad and the animation is really well done.

BIRDY NAM NAM - THE PARACHUTE ENDING from Steve Scott on Vimeo.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Couple'a rad movie trailer - Ninja Assassin (how could i NOT post this?) and the new Tron Legacy teaser

Longest headline ever? I think so. Now for shortest body copy.



Sweet wu-tang lego music video

Lego videos have done a good job of bringing new hilarity or infamy to a lot of things. From Eddie Izzard's penne arrabiata (done by a 15 year old) to this sweet lego wu-tang video...

Check it:

Wu-Tang Lego: Da Mystery of Chessboxin' from davo on Vimeo.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

i WANT...Shocker cruiser bike...

...speaking of wicked to the power of rad, this bike from Team Tentakulus looks freakin' cool.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Does creativity work?

This is a cool video these guys did to try to show the power of creativity. they use some funny words and instantly it's all over the damn internet. It can be more accurately described as the power of ebay...

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Alyssa Milano workout video

Everything about this screams porno....the soft-focus, cheesy music, her touselled hair and awkward closeups and the name of the damn video is Teen Steam?! Teen Steam? jesus! There's three more of these videos too...



UPDATE: after watching more of the first one, i decided i should put the remaining two videos. I skipped ahead in the first one to about halfway and Alyssa was doing some sort of squat that was about as pornographic as you could get...so for all you pervs out there, here are the other two...




Monday, July 13, 2009

Quick bit of lolz time.

Lolsquirrel video...I've never had a lolsquirrel before.

[Sidenote: once, when i was younger, i caught a baby squirrel because it wasn't moving very fast and i picked it up and played with it for a while. It was cute but kinda sickly looking. I was with my parents and they were totally into it. After we let it go and walked away, my head was really itchy and my mom, curious, looked into my hair and saw all these little fleas in there. For the next hour or so, she picked at my scalp like an ape.]



And then nerdy lolcat that made me laugh and feel nerdy at the same time.

funny pictures of cats with captions
see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Now it's time for a little racism...christopher walken styles

...aptly titled "Asians doing Christopher Walken." I don't know if it's really racist, but it's enjoyable.



Every time i hear about christopher walken, it reminds me of a really bad joke...the joke starts off with "What's the opposite of Christopher Reeves?" and i'll let you figure out the punch-line...

I do love disaster movies...

...and i have to imagine that 2012 is going to be the grandpapa of all disaster movies. I hope that this video was put together by the PR team for the movie, cause it's brilliant.

The Russian take on beer pong shots

...so russian...

The World's Fastest

...bunch of shit that's really fast. I love this kinda stuff.

Haha, i love news bloopers...

i'm posting this one because of one video and one video alone. About halfway through there's some cheesy rural or small town-based morning show hosted by a couple of rosey-cheeked, naive and overly-optimistic people who, in hearing their guest say that he's been with his partner for a while and has a message, get so excited by the assumed marriage proposal, you're almost relieved by what he ends up saying...good times.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Great song from the 2nd season of flight of the conchords

soooo goooooood.

This would be my perfect day...

...i try to do one of these things at least once a day. I fail, but that's not the important part.

David Carroll hates United Airlines

This guy, David Carroll, flew United Airlines last year and they broke his $3,500 guitar. After asking to be reimbursed for the loss and being told he wouldn't see a cent, he vowed to seek revenge...by writing 3 songs. This is the first and it's proven to me that i kinda like country music.

don't tell anyone.

Funny People looks...well, funny

Great cast and it seems like a lot of these guys are sort of discovering themselves and becoming more comfortable with being sort of toned-down. I like it. I think that's why these guys (the apatow crowd) are doing better than will ferrell and friends these days.

I posted the first trailer for this a while ago, but this second one looks even better.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

If you haven't heard of Zero Punctuation

...you should check him out. He's a british-born dude living in australia who loves video games, is pretty smart and talks really fast. He's a bit of a dick, but that's why we love him.

Here he reviews inFamous, which is an awesome game.

I'm loving the ingenuity going into billboards these days

This video has it all...New Zealand accents, brilliant billboards and a little gore...great stuff. Not actually having "it all," but it's got some good stuff. It could use a little nudity maybe...some slow-mo...martial arts would be great...anyway, the video's pretty rad and i'm really into innovative uses of billboards.

New District 9 trailer!

This movie is looking better and better. And those "Humans only" posters in the movie have made for a terrific semi-guerilla advertising campaign. Really looking forward to this one.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

The next Event Horizon?

Maybe...although it looks a little, well, dumber. This is a trailer for Pandorum and i love this sci-fi shit. And, it's got creatures that were once humans, so you know i'm in for it!

Monday, July 6, 2009

Michael Jackson video...

...of his ghost...ooooOOOOOOoooooOOOOOOoooooo. I expected i'd be more motivated to put up videos of Michael Jackson and jump on the RIP bandwagon, but amazingly, this is the first and likely last one I'll post. This is supposedly the ghost of michael jackson "moonwalking" at the end of a hallway during an interview with some CNN dude on Larry King. It's actually pretty real looking, but I'm sure it'll be disproved in a day or two.




*UPDATE*

It's a shadow...seems a bit toooooo convenient, if you ask me. Here's the video of the explanation:

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

lolcat...again...

I find the internet's really been failing me these days. Either that or i'm getting pickier. I just find it's been really hard to find some awesome shit these days. And lolcats are just one of those things that do it to me every time. This one is cute as shit...especially when it jumps up on the chair and meows.

On a side note, you know what i hate? I hate that when you watch a super hilarious movie (like role models) and then try to find a compilation on youtube of all the funny lines, the shit people put together sucks balls. Makes me want to do it myself. I should.

Anyway, lolcat:

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Love Japanese game shows...

...they're so creative. Some are a little creepy, but this one's wicked. Watch this and then check out "Wipeout," a North American obstacle course-based show...we're so fat and lazy...

This is how i drive...

I do love my music, just like this guy. I actually had a cab driver who kinda danced like that...but while sitting. He just clapped mostly and offered me cigarettes. It was just a bit much for 7 in the morning. Turned out to be a great start to the day though.

Spanish-speaking soap operas are just amazing...

...and apparently there's a new one on Univision (never heard of it) that features a surprisingly large amount of "cat fights." Watching this, i realized that my life lacks a great deal of intense anger. I don't think i've ever looked at someone with the same fire in my eyes as these women have during the entire "conversation"...the cat fight seems pretty "realistic" until one woman pulls the old sonya blade handstand move...dramatic.