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Cult Film, TV, Geek Art
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Joel Hodgson says he got the idea for “Mystery Science Theater” in high school.
“I was listening to Elton John’s album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ while working on a float,” he says. “There were illustrations for every song and one was of three heads watching a Clark Gable movie.”
Hodgson says it occurred to him that silhouettes cracking jokes at the expense of a movie might make for a good, not to mention inexpensive, show.
– journalgazette.net
A track inspired by the Twin Peaks Theme originally by Angelo Badalamenti.
THE DUDE (Director’s Cut) from Jeff Feuerzeig
Meet the dude behind The Dude! Sundance Award winning director JEFF FEUERZEIG, (THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON, ESPN 30 for 30’s THE REAL ROCKY), reveals the inspiration for the beloved central character in the Coen Brothers’ cult-favorite film THE BIG LEBOWSKI. This documentary short follows Jeff Dowd to a Lebowski Fest offering a glimpse into this fascinating subculture and colorful real-life character behind the iconic mythical Dude and the secret to how he always abides…
[Boing Boing]
Created by Wolf Smoke Studios, a small animation studio from the Peoples Republic of China.
Created by artist Ralph McQuarrie for the 1979 theatrical release of the pilot of the original Battlestar Galactica TV series.
I keep seeing this Value City Furniture Labor Day Sale 2012 Commercial on Hulu. It makes me laugh every time.
The first guy on the left is hilarious. I love how he transitions into a fist pump.
The guy at 0:12 is great too. Look how excited he is about that leather ottoman.
Here are a few more:
New Year’s Sale
The cowboy dance guy at 0:23 wins this one.
Abraham Lincoln and George Washington dancing like idiots. I like Washington’s cherry tree chopping dance at the end.
I like the dude at 0:04 and 0:21 who keeps popping out from behind things.
This song is heard in the episode Say My Name (S05E07) during the scene where Walt and Todd cook meth together.
Imagine alternate versions of Face/Off where Nicolas Cage switches faces with famous characters and celebrities other than John Travolta.