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We’ve covered a few great mashups in the past and we may have stuck Internet gold yet again. YouTuber beckspacering has mashed together the opening theme music of one of TV’s most resourceful heroes and clips of film’s most laid-back slacker. For your viewing pleasure here is the MacGyver/Big Lebowski mashup, The DudeGyver.
Brilliant stuff. But is it the ultimate mashup? Maybe not – my money’s still on Han Solo, P.I. although Lebowski, P.I. is growing on me.
[via Huffington Post]
Lazygamer editor Nick Mugabanakis (last name not real) tweeted at me late in the afternoon with this:
@onelargeprawn dude check out that trailer i jsut posted, you must put it up on your site. Its just too good
Judging by Nick’s terrible grammar and spelling, I gathered he was a little excited about something so I went fishing to find out what it was. From the loathsome depths of the film hell comes a movie so foul yet so hypnotically titillating. The low-budget made-for-TV flick is called Mega Piranha and stars one of my favourite singer-turned-actresses – 39-year-old Tiffany, famous for the track, “I Think We’re Alone Now” (refresh your memory here).
The only drawcard really is the fish, a strain of Megapiranha that have escaped their home in South America and travel to Florida to eat some tourists, a submarine, two battleships, and a helicopter. Perhaps they are missing some iron in their diet, but but let’s not dig into their reasoning or the wafer-thin plot. Switch your brain off and enjoy this delightfully bad trailer.
If you’re a fan of bad movies, then this must surely top your 2010 list. If it doesn’t, drop us a comment with the one that does.
[via Nick | Entertainment Geekly]
Saul Bass was an American graphic designer best kown for his animated movie title sequences, notably working with Alfred Hitchcock on Vertigo, Psycho, and North by Northwest. Vimeo user Hexagonall pays homage to the simplicity and minimalism of Saul Bass by creating the titles sequences for “Lost” and “Tron” as if Saul Bass had done them himself. The animations are pretty cool and the accompanying music adds to the retro effect.
See the flashy title sequences below.
Lost vs. Saul Bass
Tron vs. Saul Bass
Hexagonall has also created posters to go along with these TV intros. See the set of Lost vs. Saul Bass posters here and the Tron vs. Saul Bass posters here.
[via Gizmodo]
When you’re a seven-time Mr. Olympia winner with a thick Austrian accent, the world is full of possibilities. From the famed halls of Hollywood to the political walkways of government, Arnold Schwarzenegger is living the “rags to riches” story.
Pajiba has taken a look at Arnie’s acting career and what follows is a compilation featuring 160 of his one-liners and puns from 25 of his finest films. It’s bravado, the Schwarzenegger way.
[via Collider]
You’ve listened to Jay Z and Alicia Keys in Empire State of Mind. Now hear the Dark Lord of the Sith as he teams up with Princess Leia to bring you a rap from the outer reaches of space. Check out College Humor’s parody, Galactic Empire State of Mind.
[via Cinematical]
From the melodramatic tagline to Kevin Costner’s under-acting I don’t have any fond memories of watching Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. At school we despised Bryan Adams for the part he played in music class – our teacher forced us to sing the movie’s ending theme “Everything I do, I do it for you” when she knew very well that we’d rather be watching the hotties horse about in River Dance. In any case, a new Robin Hood movie is on the horizon and from the looks of the trailer, is set to be a more grittier take on the story of the legendary archer and swordsman. Check it out below.
Directed by Ridley Scott (Kingdom of Heaven, Gladiator), the film sees Russell Crowe ditching the traditional tights in favour of a more menacing look – he’s armoured, very medieval, and quite angry about the injustices going on around these fair lands. Cate Blanchett stars as Lady Marian, and Mark Strong will play the King’s dastardly henchman, Sir Godfrey. Robin Hood is set to release worldwide on May 14th, 2010.
[via Cinematical]
Our man Macross is on holiday somewhere in the United States and is a big fan of Disney’s 1982 attempt at the sci-fi computer animation. I don’t want to put words in his mouth, but I’m think he would have jizzed in his pants upon seeing the official teaser trailer for Tron Legacy. It looks awesome to say the very least – check it out below.
You can watch the high definition trailer at program-glitch-esc.net.
Tron Legacy is a sequel to the 1982 film Tron, with Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner reprising their roles. Here’s the synopsis:
Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin’s loyal confidante (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.
It’ll be the first feature film from director Joseph Kosinski and electro-pop duo Daft Punk will do the score. Tron Legacy will be shown in 3D starting on December 17th, 2010 in U.S. theatres. Word has it that it’ll reach South African shores on December 31st.
UPDATE (July 26th, 2010): Here’s the latest theatrical trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_I70KACh4o
[via GeekTyrant]
Directed by directed by Spy Films‘ Arev Manoukian, “Nuit Blanche” is a short film set in 1950s Paris and tells the story of a man who catches the gaze of a woman sitting in a cafe across the street. It shows how a fleeting glance between two strangers could result in an explosion of feelings (and a few other things). It’s really quite dramatic, check it out below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVuUwvUUPro
If you’re interested, see the making of Nuit Blanche on YouTube.
[via Boing Boing]
Quentin Tarantino, The Weinstein Company, and The Upper Playground Art Gallery in Los Angeles have teamed up to raise money for the victims of the Haiti Earthquake. For “The Lost Art of Inglourious Basterds” exhibition, 13 artists were asked to make a poster based on their interpretation of Tarantino’s Oscar-nominated flick. The results are fantastic to say the least.
Six copies of each poster were made; they were numbered and autographed by the acclaimed director, and priced not at a 100 Nazi scalps, but a more realistic USD 300.00 each.
The exhibition previewed last night at The Upper Playground Art Gallery, and I’d be surprised if the posters weren’t snapped up in minutes. Have a look at them after the jump.
Two lads named Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal are at war. They’re not using the traditional munitions though, their heated battle is fought using t-shirts, over 200 of them. It makes for an entertaining stop-motion film. Check it out below.
If you’re so inclined you can buy the tees used in the film at the Rhett & Link store.
[via Dude Craft]