You’ve seen the Ferris Bueller homage that promoted Honda during the Superbowl. Now watch Michael Broderick “then and now” as he delivers key lines in both the Superbowl ad and the film.
Be sure to check out all the advertisement’s “Easter egg” subtle nods to the film.
Can streaming-video service Netflix survive recent losses by substituting new content? According to the Associated Press, major movie studios are refusing to license Netflix the rights to most of their latest movies. They studios also are withholding their most popular series, including “Game of Thrones” and “Dexter.” Associated Press writer Michael Liedtke said Netflix may lose…
Thanks to yesterday’s comments section (marquisdejolie) I’ve discovered YouTubeicide. It was going to allow it to be a quiet guilty pleasure since it’s somewhat macabre. But this parody of Michael Buckley (Whatthebuckshow) was simply too good to pass on. Screw Retarded Policeman. I won’t feel like I’ve “made it” until these guys rip me a…
Online video collaborations are probably my favorite part of online video. Probably the first online-video creator with whom I developed a parasocial relation was the affable homeless guy from Texas known as Marquisdejolie. He has a blog. Google it (anyone catch that reference?). Via JibJab, here’s him break dancing with me, and songwriter-nurse-YouTuber, ChristopherMast. Before…
Thanks to Joe Chapuis (WebVideoZone) for pointing this Boing Boing report out. It appears that the language around YouTube’s ownership of your content is getting a little tighter. Fortunately, they’re not trying to go for “exclusives.” Here’s a Boing Boing post by David Gulbransen that reminds us that a) we can always yank our videos,…
I always liked Weird News, and used to syndicate it for a local newspaper in Georgetown. That means I pulled it down from the wire, laid it out, and added a photo of a squirrel when necessary. Hey it sounds easy, but those weren’t the desktop publishing days, damnit. I used hot wax. So here, unrelated to…
This WSJ post claims it’s the death of the “slush pile.” It seems publishers like Random House once reviewed unsolicited books for consideration. Not anymore. “Getting plucked from the slush pile was always a long shot—in large part, editors and Hollywood development executives say, because most unsolicited material has gone unsolicited for good reason.” Now there’s a…
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The best part is the new license plate “So Choice”
It’s Matthew Broderick, not Michael.
Just sayin…
Anyone? Anyone?