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Dark Knight Producers Attempt to Destroy Credibility. Clip of the Day.

How low can the viral marketing go?

Viacom Can Watch You Watch YouTube

A court has ruled that Google must turn over logs containing the “log-in ID of users, the computer IP address (online identifier) and video clip details” of every single video watched by every user on YouTube. This is the result of a class action copyright infringement lawsuit, brought against the video sharing site by Viacom [...]

“Doesn’t anyone just f*** anymore?”

The boys get their porn and the girls get theirs, and Hollywood seems to be doing everything it can to make sure that the two events take place in separate theaters.

How to Talk Like Christopher Walken. Clip of the Day

Because it’s been awhile since we’ve gotten a new Christopher Walken movie, here is an instructional video that will help you make your own Christopher Walken movie, without actually needing to hire Christopher Walken.

Jonas Mekas, Ray Carney Embroiled in Onion Joke

But seriously: Mekas’ latest work is way more MTV than it is MoMA.

Tokyo! Trailer

Twitch has a trailer for Tokyo!, the omnibus film with contributions from Michel Gondry, Leos Carax and Bong Joon Ho which will premiere next week at Cannes (ed. note: ahhh! I’m going to the South of France next week!). As far as trailers go, it’s not much of anything––it’s basically just footage of the [...]

Iron Man Remixed. Clip of the Day.

I’m at a total loss for what to do with Addictive TV’s “remix” of Iron Man. I put “remix” in quotes because that word usually implies some kind of change in context and/or introduction of new elements; this is more of a reduction, a skimming of context and nuance in order to leave behind everything [...]

Summer Blockbusters: Meme Edition

The first ROLFCon took place last week. The official website describes the gathering this way, “Mix up a bunch of super famous internet memes, some brainy academics, a big audience, dump them in Cambridge, MA and you’ve got ROFLCon.” It’s the most recent edition to a long list of fests and cons I would go [...]

Harmony Korine Sells Bud To England. Clip of the Day.

Michael Tully, who interviewed Mister Lonely director Harmony Korine for the upcoming issue of FILMMAKER Magazine, points to Korine’s latest work for hire, a series of British TV commercials for Budweiser. There are four short clips, featuring two members of the Silver Jews, and they can all be watched at Bud’s UK website.

Azazel Jacobs’ GoodTimesKid in BRKLN

Exciting times! Azazel Jacobs’ Momma’s Man has spread through the festival circuit like a deadpan, unexpectedly emotionally resonant virus (see our interview and review from Sundance) on its way to eventual theatrical release via ThinkFilm. Now, Jacobs’ previous film, The GoodTimesKid, is screening in Brooklyn for free on Monday night, as part of the Brooklyn [...]