News: A Different Ending - Interactive Movie
This is not new, but I just discovered it and its quite amazing. Awesome cinematography and its interactive to boot. Check it out - the start is here if the embed doesn't work.
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News: Pete Postlethwaite R.I.P
Amazing actor who you know his face but most likely don't know his name. His latest role was the really mean boss man in THE TOWN.
News: ITUNESU
This is one of my favorite pastimes, to watch lectures from the top universities in the US. I have watched videos from MIT, Carnegie Mellon, and other great universities. Check it out!
News: Bangladeshi Workers Die in Sweatshop Fire
The tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire repeated itself. Over 25 Bangladeshi workers died in a sweatshop who sewed clothes for JC Penney, Target, Abercrombie and Fitch, and many more. Check out the link.
News: Legend of Zelda madness
Ok, I just came across a bunch of cool Zelda stuff and had nowhere to put them - mostly via MetaFilter:
News: Holiday Greetings from Zero Gravity
The crew from NASA's International Space Station wish planet Earth a heartwarming Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. (Check out flight engineer Cady Coleman's hair. Zero gravity is awesome.) For the nostalgic, the legendary Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the Moon, wishes the world Merry Christmas in s live television broadcast from lunar orbit, December 1968:
News: Checking out a MacAllan Master Class
Who wouldn't want to hang out and sample some of the finest Scotches? Via LAist.
News: 2010 Report on Top Clothing Brands
As You Sow, an organization fighting for a just workplace in garment factories just published a report on the top brands (Wal-Mart, JC Penney, Target) and scored them on their labor practices. Check out the report for yourself.
News: Synchronized Drifting = High-Speed Motor Ballet
It's an auto freak's wet dream: the beauty of synchronization + the adrenaline rush of engines revving and expert vehicle maneuvering. Check out these incredible dancing Toyotas on Japan's Fuji Speedway. Inspired? Start small.
MUST SEE: Insane Movie Trip Out Site
If you want to blow your mind, check out this amazing new tumblr blog devoted to abstract moving stills from classic films. Here is the main site.
News: Exotic Fish Mini-Doc
Check out this mini-documentary I shot and directed for Scion about exotic fish and the people who love them. Shot on the Canon 5D. Enjoy.
News: Mogadishu's 'first tourist' puzzles immigration officials
This crazy ass Canadian, Mike Spencer Bown, has officially become Mogadishu's first tourist. "We have never seen people like this man," Omar Mohamed, an immigration official, said Friday. "He said he was a tourist, we couldn't believe him. But later on we found he was serious."
News: The very opposite of cheap travel: Space
It's not cheap but it's the ultimate travel destination. Check out Virgin Galactic's space port website. Also, a pretty interesting video about the spaceport with interviews.
News: Garden School Foundation
This is an amazing organization that brings nutrition, local food, ecological awareness, etc. into local schools! They have volunteer events every month, so check them out!
News: Where Can I Find a Farmers' Market?
Go here to check out a GoogleMap of local farmers' markets:
News: Behind the Scenes at Phil Tippett Studios
Its amazing when the true artists of our time let down their hair and give us a glimpse into their movie making magic. So is the case with Phil Tippett studios, with their amazing youtube channel called PhilsAttic.
News: Addiction Programs in Los Angeles
This great website has programs for drug and alcohol addiction, child services, inpatient/outpatient services, disorders, etc. Check it out!
TEENS'N TWEENS: HARRY POTTER - Midnight Screening @ AMC
We sent Amanda to the Yonge/Dundas AMC in Downtown Toronto to chat with a few like-minded Harry Potter fanatics! Check out some of these costumes...
News: DON'T Believe Your Eyes- This Isn't a Photograph
If you were impressed by the previously featured Pedro Campos, then check out these photorealistic acrylic paintings by Campos' equally apt colleague, Tom Martin. Mind-blowing.
News: Find Your Polling Place on Google
Check out this easy way to find your polling place for the Election tomorrow November 2nd.
WATCH THIS INSTEAD: SAW 3D
Instead of watching yet another terrible SAW film, take about 30 minutes right now and check out Der Lauf Der Dinge (The Way Things Go) on youtube because it's really cool and SAW 3D isn't.
News: Pictures From The Jackass Operation
Winner Grayson Robison gets to hang out with Johnny & Danger. Johnny Knoxville checks out the verisimilitude of the Operation artwork on Danger Ehren.
News: Please Watch - Amazing Behind the Scenes
If you want to see a REALLY talented director at work on a masterpiece, check this out.
News: Useful tips from Cambodia
Love to hear about Cambodia and something matter about cambodia in regarding to blogging check it out.
News: Are you on Twitter? Follow @StopProp23 & watch their doc
I found this Twitter account from http://www.stopdirtyenergyprop.com/ As in their name, they're posting constant updates on Prop 23.
News: No on Prop 23 "Don't Mess with California" video
Check out this video from actor / activist David Arquette to help bring attention to the Texas oil interests that are looking to overturn AB 32.
News: Photoshop Gives Birth to Biomechanical Bug
Check out this beautiful animation of a biomechanical bug by Autofuss. Entitled "The Experiment", little information is given about the project (except for what looks like an ad for Photoshop at the end).
News: The Five Obstructions
If you ever want to see the process of someone who use to be a creative genius but is now down and out, and then watch as he becomes inspired again and rediscover his creative passion, check out this film.
News: The World's Youngest Female Wall Of Death Rider
Jaimi Tyrrell is the world’s youngest female Wall of Death rider who is just 17-years-old. Check more at
News: Bloody Snow White
The Snow White iPad decal features the princess Snow White turned into a bloody and dark zombie. The scary decal fits nicely on the iPad to make it look like this crazy Zombie Princess is holding the apple. Check more of zombie Snow White
News: thesubstream.com's TIFF 2010 Preview!
Check out what we've got in store for you over the next few weeks as the Toronto International Film Festival descends upon Hogtown!
News: Monsters - $15,000 film - behind the scenes
Check out this featurette about a new movie called monsters that was made for 15K. Shot with a Sony EX3 with a letus adaptor.
News: "Xander Cohen" Trailer
Check out the first trailer for the independent feature I shot last year, "Xander Cohen". Written and Directed by Javier Calderon
News: Simple Macro Photography Tips
Came across these pretty simple Macro Photography Tips. Check them out!
News: Awesome Canon 5D Bike Mount
Check out Raul Fernandez's footy-work in this clip from a short film he shot: Dig.
News: "GoldenBox" Screen Grabs
Check out these stills from my latest shoot: GoldenBox. Dir. Matt MacDonald.
News: Official Jackass 3D Trailer is LIVE
The first Official Jackass 3D trailer is live! Check out an in-your-face preview of the newest Jackass movie, in theaters October 15th!
Real Life Inception: Control Your Dreams
Check out this SciAm article on using techniques proven to manipulate your dreams.... just like Leo in Inception!
Shark Survival: Guide to Getting Out Alive
As a shark-spotting surfer, I am keenly aware of the few tricks that can help if I ever happen to get in a tiff with the "men in grey suits". I know we don't have much chance, but at least we can try to fight.
News: Death by Psychedelic Flowers
My favorite kind of violence: flower bullets and drops of petal blood. The bad guys encroach on the scene in a hippie VW bus, and flower bedlam ensues...