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FERRO, A Stunning Short Film That Uses Iron Filings to Depict a Deadly Night in the Snowy Mountains
While working their website, the Barcelona design studio Norte stumbled across the wonderful snowy effect that charged iron filings made and from there created Ferro…
Amazing Footage of Previously Unseen Creatures That Live at the Bottom of the Ocean Floor
While on its three-month 2016 voyage around the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) ship Okeanos captured absolutely gorgeous…
Netflix Announces a New Season of ‘Making a Murderer’ to Revisit Stephen Avery’s Ongoing Case
In a July 19, 2016 press release, the online video streaming company Netflix announced that a second season of the award-winning documentary Making a Murderer…
Thunder Road, An Emotional Police Officer Performs an Awkward Dance Routine at His Mother’s Funeral
In Thunder Road, writer, actor and producer Jim Cummings brilliantly portrays Officer Arnaud, a grieving son mourning the loss of his mother from the back…
An Animator Shares His Struggles With Public Transit During His College Years
Animator Dominic Panganiban of Domics shared his struggles with public transit as a broke college student in Toronto. As Panganiban points out, it’s not easy…
Emojis the Musical, An Upbeat Video About the Confusing Language of Emojis
“Emojis the Musical” is an upbeat musical video by AVbyte about the confusing language of emojis. The song is available to purchase through Loudr.
An Insightful Video Essay Examining How the Coen Brothers Use the Color Green In Their Films
In the video essay “The Coen Brothers: Green“, Baltimore filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney, known for his “First and Final Frames” series and other work, examined…
The Career of Pete Postlethwaite, The Oscar-Nominated Character Actor With a Distinctive Look
In episode 17 of his series No Small Parts, host Brandon Hardesty takes a look at the remarkable career of the late Pete Postlethwaite, whose…
A Star Trek Beyond Featurette Where Justin Lin Talks About His Deep Passion for Star Trek
Paramount Pictures has released a new featurette for Star Trek Beyond, the third film in the rebooted Star Trek film franchise, directed by Justin Lin…
The Poo-Plunger, A Poop Emoji Shaped Plunger
The Poo-Plunger by The Plunger Project is a poop emoji shaped plunger designed with the slogan “Smile While You Plunge.” The creators are currently raising…