Archive for the ‘Arts’ Category

This exact thing would happen every Tuesday at my university, too.

August 10th, 2012 | Arts, Film | Comment »

Always the same trouble-makers, always in the emptied-out Olympic-sized swimming pool, always with hordes of students sitting along the edges watching, cheering, and singing along. So. Typical. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3F7yUo1fKw How bad is it that I really want to see this movie when it comes out? Read more »

A touching tribute to Mitch Hedberg by his wife

August 7th, 2012 | Arts, Comedy | Comment »

Modern Comedian is a weekly documentary web series shot, edited and produced by Scott Moran. The fourth episode, posted today, talks to Lynn Shawcroft, who was married to Mitch Hedberg when he passed away in 2005. Shawcroft gives insight into Hedberg's writing process, which makes this episode really interesting from a ... Read more »

Tig Notaro on Conan

August 5th, 2012 | Arts, Comedy | Comment »

Spike Lee. Michael Jackson. Bad.

July 18th, 2012 | Arts, Film, Music | Comment »

The movie I'm most looking forward to seeing, possibly ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jf_EhlOXKU A documentary directed by Spike Lee about Michael Jackson's third solo album, Bad. From The Playlist: Martin Scorsese (who directed the video for "Bad"), engineer Matt Forger, keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, former CBS head Walter Yetnikoff, choreographers Jeffrey Daniel and Vincent Paterson, former Epic ... Read more »

Tupac at 17: thoughtful, incredibly charismatic

June 22nd, 2012 | Arts, Music | Comment »

I never really got on the Tupac or Biggie train when I was younger. I mean, I would sing along with the hits, but I wasn't a fan the way that a lot of my peers were. I wonder, though, if I would have been more compelled to listen to ... Read more »

Some kids are just born with it: Ryan Gosling edition

June 20th, 2012 | Arts, Comedy | Comment »

Canadian actor Ryan Gosling was famously a Mouseketeer in The Disney Channel's last incarnation of The Mickey Mouse Club, alongside fellow cast members Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake, for two seasons spanning 1993-1995. That experience and exposure quickly launched his acting career, leading to memorable television roles on ... Read more »

From E: I have a hard time accepting this is real.

June 19th, 2012 | Arts, Television | Comment »

The 80s were a different time. This is the opening sequence for the 1988 Crystal Light National Aerobic Championship, hosted by Alan Thicke. There are lots of things to look for, here. For starters, there are the tights colors determined by gender. And then there are the reactions from the girls ... Read more »

The synopsis for Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium sounds awesome.

June 15th, 2012 | Arts, Film | Comment »

Elysium, the follow up film from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp, looks like it has a lot going for it, with a cast that features Matt Damon, Jodi Foster, Sharlto Copley, William Fichtner, and Diego Luna, and the following as its plot: In the year 2159 two classes of people exist: ... Read more »

From E: True talent

June 14th, 2012 | Arts, Film | Comment »

The guy's unbelievable. Steve Carell's audition for the role of Brick Tamland in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdtSkqYT6U8 And here's the scene as it appeared in Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, which was an "alternate film" companion to Anchorman that was compiled from dropped sub-plots and alternate takes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNIFyix4NDg Read more »

Video games have changed.

June 9th, 2012 | Arts, Video Games | Comment »

Remember when all you had to do was run, jump, and collect coins? This is actual gameplay footage from E3 for the new Tomb Raider game coming out for the Xbox 360 from Square Enix: I mean, for all intents and purposes, this is essentially an extremely cinematic film that's interactive in ... Read more »