Short film spot

Most of you will no doubt be aware that the teaser-trailer for Superman returns has hit the net, and if have already seen it, you'll know how fantastically unspectacular it is... I hate to say it but this film looks like it could be really dull... and whose decision was it to go with the leather-look cape? Wrongness of an unimaginable scale
I'm praying it's better than it looks otherwise Bryan Singer will single-handedly destroy my entire childhood... like that bastard Lucas tried to do with episodes 1-3,

Still, I survived that...

In other super-powered escapades I recently blogged about the Spiderman 3 villains (Thomas Hayden-Church (Sideways) as Sandman and Topher Grace (that 70's show) as Venom reportedly) that Kirsten Dunst let slip, well the first photo is out and it's the Sandman alright...

The rest of this post is filled with short films and that's all that holds them together...

Bill Hicks tackles creationism,

Cartman tackles the issue of ginger

and finally this piece is actually kinda rubbish... but what does impress me is that it was made entirely without a camera, which makes it something else.

Talk about your ultimate obstruction.

Odd sods

These links are related by no other means than I found them interesting, cool or just plain strange.

Firstly the BBC have unveiled the new Cybermen, although the legs look really odd and clunky to me...

Someone is turning Hunter S. Thompson's send off into a film, which will either be ubercool or quite, quite strange.

Strange but not inexplicable is the case of the green puppy... what is inexplicable is how I think I can just link those two stories together...

Having read the article, I thought the idea of a portfolio life was for me until I realised you needed at least one skill in order for people to pay you, unfortunately most people don't count high drug tolerance as a 'skill'.

Maybe I'll launch a toy-line...

And I think to myself...

...What a wonderful world...

Strangely enough this post isn't about the new King Kong movie; the picture is of King Kong because a study has recently discovered that giant apes once (fairly recently) roamed the Earth.

Other strange science has soldiers following odours...

Who'da thunk that Fruitflies were so aptly named?

Who doesn't love a cool invention?

Although I love it more when science tells us good stuff and sucker-punches small-minded moralists, who think they know better.

I do not like it when corporate powerplay impedes learning.

Finally on a barely related note, I took a geek test after finding it on another blog, if you want to find out how geeky you are you can find the test here. If you have any desire to know how geeky the test rated me then you can find my results here.

Angry kid

A while ago when Angry kid was first unleashed there was a little hype that failed to ignite any great fires and on watching most of it you would be hard pressed to describe it as outstanding in any respects,

But,

today I saw this and I can safely say it is quite outstanding, if only for it's use of the word butt-plug.

You can find out more on Angry kid over on his website.

And it never hurts to link to Aardman animation's home page.

Inventors' corner

Who doesn't love a good idea?
I'm all for innovation and the advancement of humankind and I would like to draw your attention to this rather perfect little idea.
Anyone who's had to deal with a squeaky toy and a dumb dog will recognise this to be directly from a higher power, you can order them here.
Whereas, do a lot of new discoveries lend themselves to anti-terror applications or is just an indication of the times?
Judging by this fear is the new black.

Most rubbish show... ever.

It's a shame that the most watched programme on the Living channel is Most Haunted/Most Haunted Live, as it is really shoddy and ANYONE who returns to it after one viewing should be boiled in their own bum...
The 'medium' is thick as fuck; he researches the locations beforehand and STILL flails around repeating the same rubbish time and time again and he's totally the worst actor you have EVER witnessed and you know it's all staged, but it is EVER so satisfying when someone who works on this sort of show exposes it for the sham that it is.

But then the truth is often far from the stories told.

Tinternet Rocks!

Ah who doesn't love t'internet, as old Betty on Emmerdale (northern soap set in t'rural countryside farmlandy place) says, t'internet is takin over the world...
Shame Emmerdale's scriptwriters can't extend themselves to callin it the 'net which would save time AND Betty's reputation at being able to speak the English language... think on and look sharp is all I'm sayin... oh no that's Coronation Street innit?
Anyways as we all know the internet has saved our lives, for many many reasons.
Reasons like this.
For stories like this.
And finally because it gives us all magical powers.

Stardust

I'm not sure about Matthew Vaughn; I have never seen Layer Cake, and he did nothing more than produce Lock stock, so I can honestly say I know nothing of his work... he recently left the X-men 3 production and now he is working on the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel Stardust.

Note to self: bombard casting company with showreels and make overt passes at the casting director.

Apparently he is also married to Claudia Schiffer... who knew?

Does she?

You're havin a laugh intchya?

I am obliged to post these short films for many reasons: firstly coz they are funny, secondly because one of them features gratuitous nakedity and thirdly because it's a kids in the hall sketch and I liked the kids in the hall...

Happy Hallowe'en

I love Hallowe'en, I love scary shit,
I love kitsch scary shit too lets face it if I didn't then I wouldn't like much about Hallowe'en...
Anyways on with the festivities; you can send a question to the 'Other side',

Or see questions other people have asked, you must check out Shirley Ghostman anyway you can... the guy who plays him is on his way to godhood in my book... not that that's any real endorsment for anybody.

And you may wonder where this is going but stick with it to the 5th round and all will become clear...

Ya gotta love the Evil Clown Generator

Or ya can carve a pumpkin which is a particular favourite of mine... shame non of my friends think so.

They're dead now.

And we must campaign hard to keep Hallowe'en pure of this evil.

Perfection

I could cite so many reasons for blogging these links the first has to be 70's nostalgia; two fellas (from the guys over at The Sky Lounge) has the genius (Dan Lane) reference to Battle of the Planets sadly without the kaching sound effect that was pioneered through the show and subsequently employed in various other sword/lens flare dazzle sound effects in the 70's/80's, although you do get the theme tune... result!

I have also on an unrelated note been reminded of some 70's films by the bouncy ball bravia commercial: firstly the silver balls that chased kids around a small (read low-budget) supermarket, and then on the back of that, the film of the wee boy who had a magic tiger t-shirt... until his mom washed the shirt and then he lost his magic powers... more than that I have nothing for you... maybe I'll get back to it... maybe I won't... who can say?

Except for this completely unrelated piece of amazing animation with heavy star wars references... and yet is utterly original and funny and beware the Chubbchubbs.

and

If you are the sort of person who will only watch ONE animation piece this year...

Make sure you don't watch two.

And now for something completly different...

A little bit of factual entertainment for you here, otherwise known as trivia...
this tree was not carved by beavers but I liked it and what the hell?
Anyways... I never knew beavers were ever native to Britain...
Other worthy headline news has to go to muppet idol...
whilst the last link could be potentially scary... we don't think so.

or hope so...

Bits n bobs

Well Freddie Prinz Jr 'Loves Bobby... anybodies bobby' and I wait for the day his train blows into my port... or did I just mix too many metaphors?
Anyways this is sometimes funny, sometimes politically engaging and often not... stick with it... possibly.

And this is something I came across ages ago and never had anywhere to put it so I'm putting it there...

while this is funny for all the wrong reasons...

Clean but ugly

There aint much I can do to make this thing look any better... even by totally surrounding it with an overly distractive background but I like the fact that this years' Tokyo car show has headed towards the green...

Even though this is Damn Uglee!

Whereas this could grow on me.

And here on a loosely related note we have the worlds' smallest car .

While on the science theme we have recently learned that alien abductions could be nothing more than a figment of an over-active imagination.

Along a similar bent I have this short film to show you, I say similar; I mean science mingling with fantasy understand it at your own rate...

And lastly again with the metacafe... it was the first place I saw this scientific demonstration and I wonder if this girl has been mixing her mentos...

Bear

Well that's the only name attributed to him that I know of so far, but he's kinda cute n funny sometimes... if nothing else it'll pass a couple of bored hours at work...

I came across him with a new toy I have just discovered called metacafe... more on that later.

anyways I'll post in order of funniest... fourth being least...

I love picnic

Vending machine

Golf

First contact

and you can find further adventures on the rg studios website

rg studios.

and where it says on the spot animation page that the files are not available they are... just click the picture for a short movie.

Some light relief

I think this is quite a cool site... only there are very limited choices you can make for instance the photo above is me... made up in photofit stylee and anyone who knows me, knows I am far better looking than that (it looks a little like Myra Hindley)... nice hair tho' and that is one of the added benfits of this site; if you can find a face that matches yours, you can try out new hairstyles... that's what I spent most of my time doing...
and it only comes in white... skin that is.

This is a cool little film and stuff like this is always useful for any wannabe animators out there all I need now is a camera and a script, and some models and some lighting and stuff and things...

Or of course I could learn flash again and make my own small movies but then I see stuff like this and I think I can't compete with genius... and I also think that geekbot and angrybot are a little too close for comfort...

How cool is this? I want the walls and ceiling done as well...

And finally a few more Family Guy clips...

Gotta love Stewie

More Stewie why the fuck is he English? coz it works...

Peter comforts a friend genius.

God bless America

and all who sail in her.

I do feel that the Americans get a particularly bad press but then... sometimes deservedly so

Even Asterix is having a dig but then like I said they bring it on themselves and they can be quite daft and petty.

And what is the deal with the religious zealots? What kind of idiot follows organised religion in the 21st century? Oh yeah Disney... but then if you remember my previous post Phillip Pullman is a sell-out cunt, so who's buying his hollow protestations as anything other than self-publicising... not me.

Does anyone else remember when Ben affleck was cool? I think it was Mallrats and then oblivion... what's he up to now? Right...

And can anyone tell me if Gwyneth Paltrow has ever been cool? Or has she always been a moaning bitch? Although in her defense the end of the article does say that she has now gotten used to living in sodden ol' Blighty (which I believe is an Indian term meaning foreign) but I wish she hadn't... fuck off home love, we don't need ya... or want ya.

But for political balance I am obliged to highlight the good in American society...

erm...

They do Hallowe'en really well... I love Hallowe'en.

It's a daft old worl' no doubt...

These links could only be provided under the same banner as they are almost all too totally ridiculous...

Talking shoes is only one of the titles put forward so far for the Imelda Marcos musical

Torchwood is the spin-off from the recent Dr. Who series and if I have one complaint (even as a gay man) is that it was far too sexual and more than that far too gay... so to make a series of the really gay character who was the captain guy is utterly absurd and hopefully unwatchable... cos god knows I'm not gonna watch it, but I would hate to think I had missed a good thing... doubt it's gonna happen tho' Russell wise up and write something decent you wasted old queen... even us gays aint THAT gay.

and breathe.

Oh more news that aint news come on guys... you fuckers are being paid to feed us this shit?

erm although without reactionary elements of society such as these fuckers: This is so on my wish-list I suppose you'd be happy watching endless repeats of animals do the wackiest things with the FANTASTIC sound effects ADDED ON!!!

well here's some Funny Cats.

Scary World

And I hate to be the bearer of bad news blogreaders but it is...
A very scary world indeed:

Contract made lets go back on it and have it verified in law... BITCH!

What did you call me??? Oh I see you were only shouting out the name on the side of my chair...

Also in todays madness prisoner sues God erm yeah... like good luck with that an all...

although who could have forseen this.

My final notes on this topic concern some mad Americans...

Is it any wonder the (thinking) world thinks Religious America is CRAZEE?

Or that the rest of them are any more Sane? thank god for stuntcook... >snigger<

shades of Orgazmo?

And finally on this particular post...

$1 million for the capture of a live Bigfoot (£563,347.42) which kinda reminds me of this film I saw when very young and it scared the shit outta me The Legend of Boggy Creek thanks for the link courtesy of Bad Movie Planet, but also I felt it worth mentioning this site has some very pertinent issues we should all take the time to deal with.

Thank you.

Science bits

OK this is your update as to what is going on in the world of science; in a very loose interpretation of the word...
Let's start with revisiting an old post

No more heros anymore...

Scotty to be beamed up

James Doohan rest in space god love 'im.

Whereas just to settle an arguement with a friend of mine who I know reads this site...

Hunter S Thompson was fired out of a cannon

but anyways...

it's always handy to have the formula for such things to hand

When you are trying to sound/seem impressive

and it never hurts to keep abreast of the current developments

When you need some conversation at a dinner party

Then there are always more serious things to consider even here on Earth

All I have to say on the matter is thank GOD somebody is taking things seriously.

Even though other 'scientists' just want to fuck around.