Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Hallelujah Chorus

They're not exactly the UCLA student card section, but these singing nuns sure know how to get a rise out of Handel's Messiah. Click HERE to play video. Length: 3:20 minutes.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Animator vs. Animation


Anyone who has struggled with computer animation programs will recognize this. The tools you use to create animations -- arrows, lassos, erasers -- turned into weapons by your creations to fight against you. CLICK HERE to see the video. Length: 3:20 minutes.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Barack O Bollywood

Barack Obama may get a bounce from the Oprah Winfrey tour, but he'll get a kick out of this Bollywood tribute. Click here to play the video. Length: 2:10 minutes.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Chuck and Huck

Do they love him for his politics or his humor? Watch the TV ad that propelled Mike Huckabee to the top of the polls in Iowa. CLICK HERE to see video. Length: 60 seconds.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Ice in Portland


So you're sitting on your balcony in Portland taking pictures of the ice storm and this accident happens, and happens, and happens, and happens again. CLICK HERE to see the video. Length: 2:21 min.

Monday, November 5, 2007

Aerobic Sounds

Sound and motion. Put it together in a Flash Animation and it's kind of cool. Click HERE to see the video. Length: 2:00 minutes.

Monday, October 29, 2007

In Heaven, There is No Beer

To celebrate all things Wisconsin, we bring you Les Blank's 1984 tribute to polka. CLICK HERE to play the video. Length: 03:20 minutes. Realplayer .

Sunday, October 21, 2007

SNL Slays Me (and Hillary)


Judging from the season opener, Saturday Night Live has found its mojo again with a spot on impersonation of Hillary Clinton as your "Certain to be Next President." The funniest thing on the campaign trail this month. CLICK HERE to see the video. (It's a choice in the sidebar on YouTube.) Length: 5:00 minutes.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Stupid Golf Tricks

There's a long winter ahead. So now's the perfect time to brush up on your favorite stupid golf tricks. CLICK HERE to see the video. Length: 3:00 minutes.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

A Wonderful World

Talk to the hand -- and the hand will talk back to you. Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World" as sung by Reginald Crowe's hand. CLICK HERE to play the video. Length: 3:58 minutes.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Two Greats - James Brown and Pavarotti


James Brown and Luciano Pavarotti in concert singing "This is a man's world." RIP. Click here to see the video. Length: 5:29.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

America's Got Talent


America has voted, and this guy didn't win. Except in the eyes of Bob Wills. And, after watching, we agree. CLICK HERE to see the video. Length: 3 minutes.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

The Remember Song

Tom Rush is an old folksinger from the 60's known for his songs of young love. Well, times change. Here's his "modern day yuppie blues" tribute to memory. Thanks to Steve Golden for this one. Play VIDEO here. Length: 3:31 minutes.

Monday, July 23, 2007

The Horn Guy


Leave it to the French. An auditorium fills with thousands of fans to listen to the Music Maestro play Beethoven's 5th symphony on tricycle horns taped to his body. Length: 5 minutes. Click here to play video.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Art with wire, thread, sugar and chocolate

Vik Munoz started in advertising and wound up in art. In this appearance at the annual TED conference he talks about creativity and how it led him to work in wire, thread, sugar and chocolate. Click HERE to play video. Length: 14 minutes. Thanks to Steve Golden for finding this.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

The Manny


You might have read about it in The New Yorker this week. To promote her new book about a New York socialite who hires a sexy male nanny to help around the house, Holly Peterson, daughter of Wall Street financier Pete Peterson, got all her friends to help with this little video. Ah, life on the upper east side.
Click here to see the video. Length 2:45 minutes.

Stupid Men Tricks

And you wonder why men die early. A short course in don't- it- yourself repair. Click here to see video. Length: 1:45 min.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Women in Art


No joke. This is one of the most beautiful pieces I've seen in a while on the morphing front. Sit back and enjoy. CLICK HERE to see the video. Length: 3 minutes. Thanks to Steve Golden for sending this along.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

The Next Global Battleground

Restrooms. . . are they the next global battleground? The Kaivac Cleaning Systems company thinks so. CLICK HERE to see how their new "No-Touch" cleaning system can improve your company's lavatory hygiene.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Republican Alzheimer's


You may be wondering whether there's any cure for forgetfulness. Mitch Apley offers up the latest new ad for the miracle drug "Subpoenas." CLICK HERE to see the video. Length: 90 seconds.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Senior Citizen Revenge

So you're making a video of your son doing skateboard tricks and you turn to watch a little old lady cross the street in front of a Mercedes. The driver is honking his horn to move her along. Then she whacks the bumper and . . . Serves him right! Click HERE to see the video. Length: 1 minute.

Friday, April 27, 2007

My Generation


Peter Townsend and The Who made the song famous, but The Zimmers have given it a whole new meaning in this remake of the 60's anthem by an English group of 90-year-olds. Look for more from The Zimmers when they are featured in a BBC documentary this May about surviving old age. And rock on. Click HERE to see the video. For more information on The Zimmers, see their MySpace site.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Funny Cops

From Britain, a little police department humor. Length: 4 minutes. CLICK HERE to play the video.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Funny Moments in Church

Is it okay to laugh in church? How can you not? Click HERE to see the video. Length 1:24 minutes.

Friday, March 23, 2007

Hillary in 1984

They are calling it a game changer. The first citizen political attack ad to gain any traction is up on YouTube and it's already been seen by 2.4 million people. The ad is a sophisticated mash-up of Apple's original 1984 commercial and a doctored version of Hillary Clinton's video conversations. Phillip de Velles, the ad's creator, commented: "There are thousands of people who could have made this ad, and I guarantee that more ads like it--by people of all political persuasions--will follow. This shows that the future of American politics rests in the hands of ordinary citizens. This is not the first citizen ad, and it will not be the last. The game has changed."Click here to see the video.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Hu's on First?

A little humor at the President's expense. With coffee and egg rolls. Thanks to Steve Golden. Length: 2:40. CLICK HERE to play video.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Zachary Broke His Arm

Sometimes you wonder how Britney Spears got her start. Maybe it was when her cousin Zachary broke his arm. Isabelle Kanoski croons him a tune. P.S. Don't shave your head! CLICK HERE to see the video. Length: 1:45.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Bollywood Nights

Want to see what has Elizabeth Station so excited about Bollywood Nights? Catch this 5-minute dance number "Mahi Ve" from Shah Rukh Khan's hit movie Kal Ho Naa Ho. CLICK HERE to play video.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Smokey The Bear Goes Hip Hop


Our favorite national symbol Smokey The Bear has gone hip-hop in this new animated PSA from the USDA Forest Service. Click HERE to view the Flash Animation. Length: 1 minute.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

The Amazing Folding Chair


From the wonderous minds of design students, see the amazing folding chair. Works just like a slinky. Click HERE to play video. Length: 1 minute.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Superbowl Commercial Greatest Hits

"1984" was the Superbowl commercial that introduced Apple's Macintosh to the world. Take a look at this one -- from 1984 -- and other great advertising that appeared during game intermissions over the years. Courtesy of Ifilm.com. CLICK HERE to see the Superbowl's Greatest Commercial Hits.

Jazz Dispute

weepingprophet holds a "Jazz Dispute" between Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie from the album Leap Frog. Length 2:28 on You Tube. CLICK HERE to see the video.

Monday, January 15, 2007

Lazy Muncie


Saturday Night Live's "Lazy Sunday" video made YouTube an internet phenomenon, but ButterTV.com's "Lazy Muncie" made it better. Click here to see the video.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Steve Jobs Introduces The iPhone


In case you missed it, here is Steve Jobs' remarkable introduction of the even more remarkable Apple iPhone. It's a tad long (just going through the features runs 50 minutes) but anyone interested in the future of technology should take the time to watch.
iPhone will be available in June. 4 gig units will be $499 and 8 gig units will cost $599. Click here to watch the video.

Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Pond Hockey


Pond Hockey is a documentary now in development on the players who came out of backyard hockey leagues in Minnesota. CLICK HERE to see the trailer and learn more.