The Super Bowl is the ultimate corporate event and since every television network is owned by a multimedia juggernaut, its really become a showcase for the home empire. NBC Universal had a lot of ads for its theme parks, movies, TV shows, and its parent company: GE. But I think what surprised me the most [...]
I’ve been thinking of A Muppet Family Christmas a lot this season and I was disappointed to see that the DVD is no longer available for sale. Fortunately I found this descent quality version on YouTube. Enjoy.
A little treat as we wait for the election results…
This is great, because these are two of my favorite movies of all-time. I love trailer remixes. (via kottke.org)
This is my high school football coach and gym teacher. This only skims the surface of what he was like.
So the backstory here is that Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher said that it was “wrong” for Jay-Z to perform at Glastonbury Festival, which traditionally has featured rock musicians. So Jay-Z opened with an accapella version of Oasis’ Wonderwall before cutting into his 99 Problems. Looks like a great show, I wonder if I can get [...]
I was listening to the incredibly catchy I’m F*cking Matt Damon video again today and I realized it’s not the first catchy cheating-with-Matt-Damon-confession-via-song. In the 2004 film EuroTrip, Damon makes a cameo appearance as a punk singer who sings about being the other man in the main character’s (Scotty) recently ended relationship.
Sledding Accident from Austin Hamilton on Vimeo. I went sledding for the first time in years and got a little overconfident. Not sure how I thought this was a good idea, but long story short my shoulder is still pretty sore.
Saturday Night Live returned from the strike this sketch about Daniel Plainview’s Food Network TV show: I Drink Your Milkshake! Bill Hader’s impression was spot on. Interestingly enough, the milkshake line from There Will Be Blood actually came directly from the transcripts of hearings on the Teapot Dome Scandal. (via kottke.org)
Last Collegian post for a while hopefully. During my sophomore year a documentary filmmaker followed the students at the Collegian around to make a movie about the American media. Tonight it’s premiering on PBS’ Independent Lens at 10pm. I’m not in the movie (I actually took a semester off from the Collegian that year), but [...]