This video of comments from former Clinton Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at an Obama campaign rally in Colorado…
… reminds me of a scene from The Hobbit. (hint; zip forward to about 4:33, or click here to open the YouTube page.)
Yup; pretty sure they were separated at birth. 😉
This is pretty awesome, and at times hilarious; a movie song remix using footage and audio from Pulp Fiction. I envy the Pogo’s video editing skills terribly.
(WARNING: Contains profanity, as should be expected since it does come from Pulp Fiction.)
Can’t say that the music is my cup of tea, but I do enjoy me some Pulp Fiction.
One of my favorite movies is The Bride by Quentin Tarantino. You might know the film better by the name Kill Bill 1 & 2. Yes, I know it was released as two movies separated by a couple of years, but I think it’s better to think of it as one story with a really long intermission in the middle.
I found the set of two dvd’s at a store just recently, and just finished watching the second installment… What a cool movie! It’s a little on the bloody side, and the F-bomb gets dropped an inordinate number of times, but it’s a great story of a mother’s love, and revenge. If you haven’t seen it, and can stand a bit of blood and swearing, I’d highly recommend it.
In the Special Features of the second disk is a music video from the group Chingon that was taped at the premiere of Kill Bill 2, and I absolutely love that music. I have no idea what the lyrics mean — they’re all in Spanish — but just listening to the guitars is really amazing. I do know that the second song, Fideo del Oeste translates roughly to “Mexican Spaghetti Western”.
Anyway, just thought I’d share the music. I ripped the tunes from the dvd and have them in my iTunes faves, so I listen to them pretty regularly; hit play on the YouTube videos below to have a listen for yourself. And in case you’re a little on the squeamish side, I promise, no blood is spilled. Enjoy!
Miss C. posted this video on her site over the weekend, referring to it as, “An oldie that never gets old”. Well, it may be old in Internet terms (2006) but I’d never seen it before, and it’s truly worth watching. And it turns out the animators — Animusic — has put out two videos with similar content. Too cool!
Watching it, I can’t help but appreciate the time and thought that had to go into this piece… I’m sure the animators started with the music, and then worked backward to synchronize the balls striking the instruments, then figured out where the balls would go afterward. The timing, the creative use of percussion, the movement through the 3D space… Very, very cool. Had to be done in animation, cuz it would never, ever work in real life. You’d have extra noise from the balls rattling through the PVC and balls flying everywhere; no way could you aim balls coming out of a common tube to strike instruments in different locations. But I guess that’s where the name comes from!
Never mind my geeking over the details; just enjoy!
If you thought a Kiwi was just another flightless bird, you’ve got to watch this video.
It’s a flightless bird with a dream and determination. And a serious deathwish. Enjoy!
The movie “Meet the Robinsons” has some great lines in it, but one that comes up two or three times is, “I’m just not sure how well this plan was thought through.” The best delivery of that line is from the T-Rex, all mumbled (with subtitles, of course) with his big head, little arms comment; funny stuff.
What’s really noteworthy is how often this line comes to mind in everyday life… Something doesn’t go exactly as it was planned, and my first thought is “I’m just not sure how well this plan was thought through.” Though usually when I think of it, I hear it with the T-Rex’s mumbled voice. And if I’m with family, that’s how it comes out, and they know exactly what I’m talking about!