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A Documentary Short That Dives Inside the Creative Mind of British Inventor Colin Furze
Filmmaker David Beazley of Beazknees Films has created an interesting documentary short that dives inside the creative mind of British inventor Colin Furze. Colin talks…
‘Loves of a Cyclops’, A Short Film About the Trials and Tribulations of a Man Born With One Eye
“Loves of a Cyclops” is a light-hearted short written and directed by New York City filmmaker Nathan Punwar that follows the life of Francis, a…
A Multitrack A Capella Cover of the ‘Overworld 1’ Song From Nintendo’s ‘Super Mario Bros. 3’
YouTube entertainer Max “Smooth McGroove” Gleason created a multitrack a capella cover of the “Overworld 1” song from Nintendo’s 1988 video game Super Mario Bros.…
Curious Pallas’s Cat Gets Up Close With Video Camera in Enclosure
A very curious and solemn pallas’s cat gets up close with a video camera that had been placed in the enclosure in this video posted…
A 1974 Commercial for a Trailer That Attaches to the Top of a Volkswagen Beetle
Recorded in 1974 and uploaded in 2010, this commercial shows off a trailer designed to attach to the top of a Volkswagen Beetle. The enthusiastic…
Stuntman Ronnie Shalvis Performs Parkour Stunts at ESPN’s New Cutting-Edge ‘SportsCenter’ Studio in Connecticut
Skilled stuntman and athlete Ronnie Shalvis recently performed an amazing array of parkour stunts throughout ESPN‘s new cutting-edge SportsCenter studio in Bristol, Connecticut. The new…
A Man Plans to Push a Brussels Sprout Up a Mountain With His Nose for Charity
Stuart Kettell, 49, intends to push a Brussels sprout all the way up a mountain with his nose starting July 30th. He calculates that it…
‘Lyon in Motion’, A Hyperlapse Video of the Streets and Sights of the Historic French City
“Lyon in Motion” is a hyperlapse video by Parisian photographer Mayeul Akpovi that offers some rich shots of France’s third largest city. The video, which…
Rescued Orphan Bear Cubs Prepare For Life In the Wild
Tara, History and Sleepy, three orphaned bear cubs who were rescued by a local policeman and brought to a zoo in southern Serbia, travel to…
Blind Film Critic Tommy Edison Answers the Question ‘Do Blind People Experience Deja Vu?’
Tommy Edison, known online as The Blind Film Critic, fields the common question “Do Blind People Experience Deja Vu?” His answer is, “of course.” I…