24 Hours Of Horror With Edgar Wright »
Now this is a heck of a marathon.
This weekend was the annual Horrorthon here in Dublin which seems to have lost some of its momentum in the past few yeard. A lot of its programme had me scratching my head and thinking “Is that really a horror film?” (e.g. Play Misty for Me or Akira). As a result, I’ve found myself weighing up the films I’d actually be interested in seeing and the films I couldn’t be bothered with and decided that – guest appearance by Michael Biehn not withstanding – it just wasn’t worth my time.
Edgar Wright’s list might be a bit obvious in places, but I’d be first in line at that marathon.
# Nov 1, 2011The Madness of Mission 6
The Madness of Mission 6: Making up Histories for Pixels
This image is from a threadless t-shirt, retconning a story onto Pac-Man. I love it. It reminds me of the amazing covers for 8-bit games that bore almost no relation to the actual game1, but were just there to set the mood and provide the tiniest bit of context for the gameplay.
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The Atari 2600 game Adventure is the perfect example of this. The cover is beautifully illustrated, charming and evocative. It’s like an illustration you’d find in a weird old German edition of The Hobbit. In the actual game, you play a fucking square. ↩︎
Diablo Cody's Red Band Trailer
I would love to know who thought it would be a good idea to give Diablo Cody an interview show. I’m sure she has many talents, but being a good interviewer is not one of them.
Having said that, you should skip to 13:45 for one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.
Michael Wee Higgins »
Some of these are better than others, but they all made me laugh.
Especially the bus one. Holy shit.
# Oct 28, 2011Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters
Trailer for Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters, a documentary which looks like a perfect mix of King of Kong and The Wizard.
L-Studio - The Desk »
Since moving home and doing all my work on an easy chair, I’ve started to fetishize desks. This short video is all about the importance of a desk and what it says about the person who uses it. It’s not helping at all.
# Oct 27, 2011