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How the Coen Brothers Use a Wide Lens to Create Humor and Empathy for Their Characters
In the latest episode of his insightful cinematic series Every Frame a Painting, filmmaker Tony Zhou takes a look at how the Coen brothers employ…
A Humorous Ceramic Head With a Runny Nose Used To Separate Egg Whites and Yolks
The Bogeyman Egg Separator is a humorous device for separating egg whites and yolks. The egg whites pour out of the face of a ceramic…
The Entire Cast of The Big Bang Theory Takes Over Conan in Celebration of Their 200th Show
In celebration of their 200th show, the entire cast of The Big Bang Theory took over on Conan and spoke about what they thought of…
A Parody of Every Oscars Award Show Ever
Smosh has created a parody of every Oscars award show ever. The video includes celebrities talking about their outfits on the red carpet, Leonardo DiCaprio…
The Food Surgeon Carefully Replaces Raisins With Chocolate Chips in a Cookie Reassignment Surgery
The fabulous Food Surgeon, who performed an Oreo transplant on a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup and dissected a bulb of garlic, returned to the operating…
Ecology Student Uses the Sound of Dogs Barking to Reduce Raccoon Foraging Times
Justin Suraci, a PhD student in Ecology at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, posited the idea that foraging raccoons might be frightened…
A Gritty Live-Action Version of Pac-Man Inspired by the 1979 Cult NYC Gang Film ‘The Warriors’
“PAC-MAN: Come Out to Play” is a gritty live-action version, created by the Fury Fingers movie studio, of the classic Pac-Man arcade game that is…
Film Scenes Compared Side by Side With Their Remake Counterparts
“Remakes” by editor Jaume R. Lloret compares film scenes with their counterparts from later remakes side by side. The video uses more than two dozen pairs…
A Beautiful New Story Trailer For the Action-Adventure Video Game ‘Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is an upcoming action-adventure third-person shooter video game by Naughty Dog that will be the fourth and final installment in…
A Supercut of Every Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Ever
In honor of Leo‘s exciting Oscar nomination for his role in The Revenant, Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction created a supercut video…