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Talk about random timing. This video was originally about a kid (Max) and what would happen if he received a Batman costume for Christmas. It is filled with wonderful quotable material ("Max, what do you want for dinner?" "JUSTICE.")
It was posted 12/11/2008.
It was then reposted twice on 10/13/2009--by TheFuckedUpVideos and Daali-- in theory running on the concept that "Max" from Where The Wild Things Are would receive a Batman costume instead of a furry footed pajama ensemble. The video is fantastic and focuses entirely on the parody of Christian Bale's growl mixed with the idea that it's a kid doing this.
But it's also a video made for fun that has since been used by a YouTube user for exploitative page views and tie-into a movie character.
So...happy watching!
-John Lichman
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Ok, ok. I get it.
Originally a friend of mine IM'ed me late on Monday night with a sole phrase: "Fight Smack In The Orphanage" and signed off.
Two days later, I get it.
Oh and don't forget--Black Dynamite comes out soon.
[FiSTO!]
[Twitchfilm]
edit: I used the Twitch embed because FSITO!'s wasn't playing for some reason. Oh, Wordpress.
-John Lichman
Ok, ok. I get it.
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SPOILER: IT IS A 3-DAY WEEKEND AND WE ARE DARK NEXT WEEK SO THERE WILL BE NO ROTTEN TOMATOES SHOW, BUT I'LL BE HERE AND OMG SPOILERZ.
(no, really. have a good weekend. see you tuesday.)
[CollegeHumor]
-John Lichman[collegehumor 1919638]
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In the last desperate gasp to promote Extract, Mike Judge has unleashed his final trump card: Beavis and Butthead. In fact, it is "Film Forum with Beavis and Butthead."
In which we are treated to classic phrases like, "So anyway, in this movie you hvae a chick with big boobs, a dude who gets his nuts knocked off and a dude who is paid to have sex. Oh yeah, and then there's a bunch of bottles of extract too. "
"Wow!"
While "goddamn" is censored to "...damn." But in a moment of self-clarity at using his iconic characters, Butthead interrupts a clearly excited Beavis, "Damn it...you're like part of the problem now."
Still, Mister Bateman brings a smile to my angry heart. If my heart could smile.
[h/t: Eric Vespe's Twitter]
-John Lichman[yahoo 15335690]
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It's always odd to be on the cusp of an Internet Shitstorm, yet viral marketing has a knack to start it up. When it comes to film, J.J. Abarams is a master at directing as well as online trolling , as he proved with Cloverfield. In fact, there's nothing that new when it comes to films and viral ads on the Internet.
"R U There?" is a wonderful example of this. From a 41-second run time to overemphasis, however brief, on the Cloverfield street sign, this appears to be the groundwork for a massive viral campaign, right? Well, no.
The problem with viral advertising is imitation. Everyone follows suit from Groverfield to the other 906 parodies on YouTube right now. After all, these days the line between half-assed and bare bones fleshing out of production.
Topless Robot is convinced, FilmDrunk is wonderfully skeptical and it is Devin Faraci at CHUD who has the best reason to why this is even newsworthy:
I guess the answer is that it's interesting to see that Cloverfield remains enough in the popular consciousness two years out to inspire someone to fake a video like this. The film was immensely front loaded and interest dried up theatrically in a couple of weeks, but that doesn't mean the film didn't leave a mark. When you look back at movies time gives the ability to not only judge its quality with fresh eyes but also the context with which to judge its impact.
Honestly, the most interesting would be if "Luke Mullen," who submitted the tip to CHUD was responsible for sending it around to other blogs as well. Then I'd be a little more receptive to the idea of this as viral advert. But think about what this video is promoting: the grass dinosaurs on the 3rd Street Promenade are mildly iconic and blending that with footage of recent construction happening near Broadway is a nice touch. Ditto for the subtle-as-a-heart-attack of mixing in audio and video of Clover, along with what sounds like the trailer from Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero.
It's incredibly doubtful that this is at all legit, even if it is for a film. Yet everything seems a bit too well orchestrated that this is ripe for scene-by-scene speculation and autopsy. So kudos to Abcharu21, who uploaded this yesterday to YouTube. So instead of completely ignoring this, we should celebrate this fan trailer for what it is: good enough to make people consider a sequel for a film that was one of the most interestly advertised american monster movies in the last few years.
-John Lichman
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Some times, we have to remember the roots of today's actors. Some may have been in Mystic Pizza, others had Pringles commercials. But Mark Wahlberg was a member of New Kids on the Block before he could ever talk to animals.
He also made a fitness tape. And that fitness tape was ripe for re-editing and finding incredibly hilarious innuendo with his female work-out partners. It's kind of incredible and you definitely need to watch it.
[fourfour. h/t: lindsey weber]
-John Lichman
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Never before in movie fandom have we heard of a teaser of a teaser that will be fully released Friday with Bandslam. But when it comes to Twilight, the sparkly sky with sparkly stars is the limit.
Here is a fourteen second trailer for a teaser that'll likely be sending all sorts of fangirls into diabetic fits and running to Twilight Corners. The fact that Summit can get away with releasing such a random video that--by current count only has 274 views and will likely skyrocket within the hour--is mesmerizing.
[Washington CityPaper]
-John Lichman
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You may ask why I even posted it. It's simple. I want to climb the mountain, hug the mountain--I want to make love to the mountain. And this has nothing to do with Movies, so relax about G.I. Joe debates and The Orphanage. So watch this video and stop arguing about Online Film Critic Societies to remember--we climb the mountain because we're in love.
[via Topless Robot]
-John Lichman
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You'd think there'd be more important news in the world, but I digress. It is time to get laid with William H. Macy and Kate Micucci.
Sony is backing a script for another video game project. This time, it's Infamous. [Latino Review]
Bryce Dallas Howard jumps onto a franchise's (Twilight) third film a second time. [Variety]
Aziz Ansari discusses the complexity of RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNDY. [AICN]
Ten screenwriters you should keep an eye out for. [Variety]
Kung Fu Cyborg. That is all you need to hear to click. [Current]
And finally, to satisfy our Uke-crave, William H. Macy and Kate Micucci sing. [Current]
-John Lichman
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We're back after some down time and expect to bring you a weird trailer, some not-so-surprising Bruno news and the fact that disabled actors aren't liked by the Hollywood system. Shocking.
See above, the trailer for Robo-Geisha, the latest from Noboru Iguchi (The Machine Girl) featuring effects from Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police). It looks...interesting. [Current]
The original ending for Bruno makes light of the infamous brawl and turns his boyfriend...well...spoilers ahead. [Movieline]
Actors with disabilities claim that Hollywood ignores them if they're not on camera. DUH. [The Wrap]
Matt Zoller Seitz is this month's critic-in-residence at IFC. [IFC]
IFC has picked up Brief Interviews with Hideous Men and will do a release at their New York center. [Variety]
Another viral site for Funny People has appeared: this time with the Dane Cook-ish RAAAAAAAANDY (Aziz Ansari). [RAAAAAAAANDY]
-John Lichman[youtube Wo-gGes6qig]
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After news broke that Michael Bay is in fact an M&M and introducing it's brand new "douche-splosion" flavor, Josh had a brilliant idea. He found a bunch of frozen M&Ms in our office freezer. The decision?
Eat one.
There's a few ways you could read into this video. Maybe I'm staging a performance art piece against the films of Michael Bay. Maybe I like M&Ms.
Or maybe...just maybe......oh god, my stomach. Michael Bay is exploding in my stomach.
-John Lichman[current 90178347]
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Our video honoring the Master of Quips, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is valid once again with Today's Important News...
A Remake of Total Recall will follow Phillip K. Dick's story more closely. Will likely lose the tri-breasted prostitute. [Current]
Yet another piece of James Cameron's Avatar is revealed. Still no word on the actual film. [Current]
JoBlo got a pic of Josh Brolin as the scarred Western DC Comics character Jonah Hex. He's not in a corset, though. [JoBlo]
The District 9 viral marketing has hit LA bus benches. [Current]
Bruno invades Marie Claire's cover, thus blurring marketing and media further. [Current]
New Marketing Logos for Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Avengers and Scott Pilgrim. With DATES. [MTV Splash page 1 and 2]
Stretch Armstrong is being developed by a man whose face is made of silicone. Coincidence or not? [Variety]
-John Lichman[current 90088566]
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I almost forgot about the mind-bendingly weird trailer for After Last Season until Twitch reminded me that it does in fact come out this Friday. I had originally assumed it was some kind of low-brow attempt at making a cult film like Tommy Wissot's Videogum nabbed it originally, pointing out the exisqiute cardboard sets.
But then it got weird--it got a trailer page on Apple.
And then Filmmaker caught up with the production company.
Finally, this Friday, if you live in either:
-John LichmanI almost forgot about the mind-bendingly weird trailer for After Last Season until... more
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Today, my favorite stories over at Current.com/Movies including news of another 3D remake, edible James Bond and proof that the Bruno "mishap" from last night's MTV Movie Awards was a well-timed scam. Even if it was repeated.
Lionsgate Sings 'Happy Birthday' in 3-D submitted by Vistapoint
Trailer to the original on top. We say meh, but Lionsgate seemingly needs a hit despite a profit decrease.
Licence to Chill: Ice Lolly Shaped like Daniel Craig submitted by Burukku16
and finally--
"Yes, the Bruno/Eminem incident was staged." via John Merriman's Twitter
Sure, this wasn't on Current.com, but that's because you guys have to clip something cool when you see it. I saw it, I tweeted and still nothing. Even Current Comedy got on it!
So yes, it was a bit conjured up by one of the writers, Scott Aukerman, and we think we'd like to see more from him. Especially the Paul Rudd thing. The winter clothes bit was awesome.
Anyway, that's today! See you tomorrow!
-John Lichman
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Because bouncy, naked woman means Zombie Nazis. In Norway.
[via Twitch]
-John Lichman
Because bouncy, naked woman means Zombie Nazis. In Norway.
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We had a wonderful idea: what would happen if Werner Herzog remade other films? Join the fun. [Twitter]
Good Idea: Buy the "Slumdog Kid" a new house. Bad Idea: Call it the "Jai Ho Trust." [Current via BBC]
Dustin Hoffman will play Paul Giamatti's Dad. HAH. [Current via Variety]
BREAKING: OLD COMIC BOOK CHARACTER DOES SOMETHING UNCHARACTERISTIC FOR FIRST TIME IN 60 YEARS. [Topless Robot]
The viral campaign for Funny People continues with Jason Schwartzman's fake TV show. [Cinematical]
Rumors of an Alien remake. That's all. [AICN via Bloody-Disgusting]
-John Lichman[youtube fwwSf8WeJSo]
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Zach Galifinakis is an inspiration to us when it comes to sitting down and performing an interview. His Between Two Ferns series should be scrutinized and taken apart, so as others can learn how to properly talk to famous people.
He's also inspired us to be a Level Three Visioneer. And for me to grow out my massive beard. Unfortunately, randomly slapping co-workers is not having a positive effect.
[Current Comedy]
-John Lichman[funnyordie 6ae880a42b]
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Or, you know, the fake trailer capitalizing on Common being in a certain killer robot movie released this Friday. But this sadly sums up our enjoyment of Common: in theory it is cool and awesome. But sadly, it always winds up flat.
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We're a tad slow today as we're dealing with your awesome webcam reviews. (And by "dealing," I mean the ungodly construction noise that's making everything 20 times as long as it should.) In return, we're watching this awesome parody from our "friends" at College Humor.
So in return, lazy video. Mm. Lazy.
[Current via College Humor]
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Topless Robot clued us into this fan-vid for a doc about the return of Little Mac, but it was Jonah Ray who followed up that first punch with a video he appeared in by Dragon Boy Suede:
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So, we ask you, who wins in 1 Round battle?[youtube dEaL8HqufFI]
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