FEARnet
Fan of Horror movies? Like free and legal streaming video (in those rare cases that big content gets it right). Check out FEARnet.com, a horror movie portal with some web shows, and a selection of free horror movies. Currently featured is Evil Dead 2, the Bruce Campbell classic and predecessor to the more well known Army of Darkness.
Coen Brothers Clean Coal Ad
The Coen Brothers, of the Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou?, No Country for Old Men, Barton Fink and many other movies have put together an ad to dish out a little reality on the notion of clean coal. Good stuff.
Oscar Piracy Vending Machine
From the brilliant Free Art & Technology, comes the latest piratical art installation, the “Pirate2Pirate Kopimi Station”. Simply insert USB stick, press button, receive Oscar winning films.
Art, Piracy and Free Culture, a beautiful thing.
John Turturro on the Origin of the Jesus
The Big Lebowski is the Coen Brothers at their comedic best, and John Turturro’s Jesus Quintana is one of many highlights. In the video above, Turturro talks about how the character of “The Jesus” evolved. A great example of the value of the informal environment in regards to collaborative work. Just remember, “Nobody fucks with the Jesus.”
You Fell Asleep Watching a DVD
It’s a little late, you’re bored, so you pop in a DVD, an old favorite you know cold like Reservoir Dogs or Shaun of the Dead. Maybe you crack some brews, maybe you enjoy some herbal refreshment. The next thing you know, it’s 2:52 AM, the TV has been blasting horrible menu music for 3 hours, and your neck hurts from falling asleep at an with your head against that damn couch arm. It’s happened to all of us, and it’s captured perfectly at You Fell Asleep Watching a DVD. And if you to never have awoken in this predicament, you’re either a damn liar.
7 Movies That Completely Ignore Science
The folks over at CampusSqueeze bring us an insightful list of 7 Movies that are so rife with scientific inaccuracy that they are entirely unplausable to anyone with basic scientific insights.
7 Movies That Required Scientific Inaccuracy To “Make Sense” | Campus Squeeze
8 Classic Movies That Got Away With Gaping Plot Holes
Oh, Cracked, how we love your magical lists. Today, Cracked brings us 8 Classic Movies that Got Away with Gaping Plot Holes. Having just watched Plot Hole: The Movie, or X-Files 2 as most people know it, I found this one pretty damn good.
8 Classic Movies That Got Away With Gaping Plot Holes | Cracked.com
10 Most Egregious Product Placements in Movie History
“Experience. It’s the only thing that separates us from the animals. Well, that and product placement.” — Harvey Birdman, shortly before a romp on the beach with a giant can of Tab Cola.
Increasingly films are becoming 2 hour commericals strung together with a loose plot and poorly drawn characters. Here’s a fun top ten list of the shit-tacular movies that have helped to pioneer the burgeoning genre of advertainment.