There’s an awful lot wrong with Reddit. And then there’s /r/accidentalwesanderson.
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I don’t know when editing the music out of clips became a thing – I should ask a young person, I suppose – but I approve most heartily of the development. This is a fine example.
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Mega-modems!
This amazing video was brought to my attention by Twitter user @MatCro (who is hilarious, by the way – you should follow him this instant). It’s all the best – that is, all the worst – bits from a 1999 TV movie called Netforce. I’d imagine it was pretty funny when it came out. But now …
I tweeted a link to a new movie trailer the other day. The flick in question was Colin Farrell’s latest, A New York Winter’s Tale. I think its trailer’s remarkable in that it starts out extremely badly and then somehow – impossibly, magically – keeps getting worse. You can judge for yourself here. The thing is, Twitter user @AllanCavanagh immediately came back with a trailer that blew mine out of the water. It’s for a film called Tiptoes. I urge you to watch it. No, more than urge – I beg you to watch it.
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Sure, Dave, I can do that
I’m not normally a fan of screensavers but this is just gorgeous. If you’re a fan of 2001: A Space Odyssey or Stanley Kubrick or murderous computers or, ideally, all three, point your browsing device here and prepare to get happy.
I love this so much: Pixar artist Josh Cooley draws scenes from grown-up movies (I almost typed ‘adult movies’) in the style of a children’s picture book. The full set is here. There was a limited edition collection but it seems to have sold out, alas.
Martin ‘Marty’ Scorsese has made a docu ‘doccy’ mentary about the great George Harrison. It’s called Living in the Material World and it looks pretty sweet.
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‘You killed my father. Prepare to die.’
Well, this is just the best thing ever. Granted, it makes no sense if you haven’t seen The Princess Bride. But if you haven’t seen The Princess Bride, maybe this is a good time to admit that your life is in a terrible mess. Available to buy as a print here.
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You see this watch?
My favourite piece of writing is David Mamet’s play Glengarry Glen Ross, which was filmed in 1992 with one of the best casts ever assembled. This scene is perhaps the most famous but it’s just one of many highlights in an untouchable classic (pardon the relatively obscure pun). The set-up: Alec Baldwin has been brought in from on-high to give a little motivational talk to some beaten-down real estate salesmen. The only one of them who’s any good, Richard Roma (played by Al Pacino) hasn’t bothered to show up. A “sit”, by the way, is a meeting with a prospective buyer – someone who was foolish enough to return a magazine insert asking for more information (a “lead”).
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A dramatic but comfortable moment
I can’t say I’m particularly attached to the Star Wars movies, but this photo from the set of The Empire Strikes Back tickles me no end.
Damien Owens 