Posts tagged video

“Rig Rundown - Wilco’s Nels Cline” - PremierGuitar.com

If you have 38 minutes (and you do, or else you wouldn’t be here), have a watch and get your axe and stompbox envy on. (via)

Altered States Movie Trailer

The other sci-fi film of any import in 1980 (the first being a little movie called The Empire Strikes Back). If anything, its psyche-bending, peyote and pure science mashup heightened the genre.

This and Tommy were my fledgling filmmaking mind’s intro to visually idiosyncratic director Ken Russell, who passed on to the great sensory deprivation tank in the sky last week.

“Earth | Time-Lapse View From Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS” - Michael König (via)

Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011

Mesmerizing.

“Newlyweds” (Spec TV Commercial for Skittles) - Cousins

Sure, you can taste the rainbow. But will you swallow? NSFW. (via)

“Occupy Together!” Promo Spot - David Sauvage

In case the nay-sayers, belittlers, skeptics, Fox News and the 1% were confused about what at least some of the the 99%-ers want.

Lawrence O’Donnell aired it as news on his MSNBC show “The Last Word” last night, knowing the movement probably couldn’t afford to buy the ad time.

“Congress Can Fix The Postal Service’s Financial Problems” - American Postal Workers Union (APWU) TV Ad

Part of the union’s “Save America’s Postal Service” campaign.

Write your congressperson and senator a letter… and mail it.

“What Would Happen If Jesus Ran For The GOP Nomination?” - Real Time with Bill Maher (September, 30, 2011)

One has to wonder, given the current Right Wing-nuttery climate… HWJP (How Would Jesus Poll)?

“Chicago’s Very (tiny) Own: Chicago In Miniature”

I loves me the tilt-shift. (via)

“Kurt Vonnegut On The Shape Of Stories”

It’s all about the science. (via)

This reminded me of a post at Kottke.org from last year: “Kurt Vonnegut’s Advice To Young Writers.”

“Gas Powered Everything” - Nissan LEAF Commercial 

Powerful argument, environmentally sound solution. (via)