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‘The Aesthetics of Whimsy’, A Look at the Unique Visual Style of Filmmaker Spike Jonze
“The Aesthetics of Whimsy” is a video essay by filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney (previously) that examines the elements that form filmmaker Spike Jonze’s unique visual…
‘Glove and Boots’ Puppets Perform a Shaolin Monk Parody of the Song ‘Uptown Funk’
Internet puppets from the Glove and Boots (previously) web series recently teamed up to perform a Shaolin Monk parody of the song “Uptown Funk” by…
A Guide to the Many Camera Lenses Used by Stanley Kubrick in His Films
Film series Eyes on Cinema interviewed lens maker Joe Dunton about the many lenses legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick employed over the course of his long…
Jimmy Fallon and Pharrell Williams Perform as 1980s R&B Duo Afro & Deziak on ‘The Tonight Show’
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon and musician Pharrell Williams performed as a fictional 1980s R&B duo called Afro & Deziak.…
Adam West and Burt Ward to Reprise Their Roles as Batman and Robin in Upcoming Animated Film
Adam West and Burt Ward, the classic Batman and Robin, recently announced at Mad Monster Party 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina that they will vocally…
Genial Capybara Makes for a Good Jumping Off Point for Three Little Ducklings in the Bath
The incredibly genial JoeJoe the Capybara (previously) generously allows himself to become a jumping off point of sorts for his three little duckling bath mates…
Simon’s Cat Gets Stuck Outside in an April Shower
The ever-irascible Simon’s Cat (previously) cautiously goes outside into the yard during a typical April shower, recoiling from the raindrops and seeking shelter from underneath…
A Time-Lapse Documenting Artist Guillaume Cornet Drawing a Large-Scale Illustration Over 75 Hours
In this fascinating time-lapse, artist Guillaume Cornet painstakingly creates the intricate large-scale drawing Parisian Neighbourhood–a 75-hour process that is compressed to two minutes. Parisian Neighbourhood…
Israeli Engineering Students Create a Rube Goldberg Machine That Tells the Story of Passover
Students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Mount Carmel near Haifa have created a wonderful Rube Goldberg machine that tells the story of Pesach…
‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 4’, A Bizarre Interactive Lesson From a Self-Involved Computer
“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 4” by Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling of Blink Industries is a bizarre but humorous short film about an interactive…