I'm finished!

Dear Jennifer,

This is a video of the 16-bit game of "There Will Be Blood" that Leslie emailed me. Watching Daniel Day Lewis' rampage in fast motion is probably better than ever playing the game myself. Enjoy!

Super There Will Be Blood from Tomfoolery Pictures on Vimeo.

A bit of whimsy for your day.

Un tour de Manège from Les Manèges on Vimeo.

Dear Meredith:

For this Friday, enjoy this charming little animation!

Almost as good as his beer can chicken.

Dear Meredith:

Christopher Walken may be a tad creepy, but he is amazing and a god amongst men. Here, he performs Lady Gaga's "Poker Face." Enough said.

Can one ever be too old for Sesame Street?

Dear Meredith:

Jake Gyllenhaal + Sesame Street = AWESOME.

Almost as good as Martha Stewart.

Dear Meredith:

I adore Pink Martini (the band, not the drink! But, hm, is it actually a drink?). I know the holidays are over, but watch the bandleader, Thomas Lauderdale, present some tips for setting a holiday table. You have to love someone who incorporates maracas into his decor. Useful for any time of year, I'd think.

I do like the Swedish meatballs too.

Dear Meredith:

I have to say, I do like Ikea, even though I am sick to death of those damn allen wrenches. In this nifty video, watch a Lack table get made.

Meep meep!

Dear Meredith:

Okay, I thought that the Muppets doing "Bohemian Rhapsody" was pretty awesome, but it might be out-awesomed by Beaker performing "Ode to Joy."

The unfortunate thing is that this song gets terribly stuck in your head.

Dear Meredith:

The Muppets do "Bohemian Rhapsody". Words can't do it justice.

Inglourious Basterds indeed.

Dear Meredith:

This is nothing less than awesome. Watch Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino on a Japanese cooking show. Need anything more be said?

(From SeriousEats.)

Part 2


Part 3

Watch Neo go!

Dear Meredith:

I mean, sometimes some people have just too much time on their hands - but then again, without them, who would recreate the bullet time dodge scene from The Matrix?

Does fine dining exist at Costco?

Dear Meredith:

I have a mad mad crush on Eric Ripert, the chef and co-owner of Le Bernardin in New York. Yes, I've featured him on this site before. But now he's on the small screen, with a cooking show, featuring Eric Ripert being inspired by nature and then cooking a dish based on this inspiration. In the link below, however, Alan Richman of GQ takes Eric Ripert to Costco (ie, NOT nature) to see his reaction.

Some choice quotations:

I am freaked out. Costco depresses me. I know everybody doesn’t have the same opportunities I do to visit farm stands and little markets, but I will fight to the end for inspirational shopping. Costco doesn’t even look like it belongs on our planet. It could be on the moon.

Alan asks me to push the cart, and I will not. Yes, I know I am being a spoiled brat, but for me it is an acceptance of the system. I do not want to be seen as somebody who supports this kind of store and this kind of system.

I just don't push shopping carts because I am lazy.

Avec Alan

Work up a sweat!

Dear Meredith:
It's so easy being sedentary, especially given that we largely have desk jobs. So I try to look for workout inspiration where I can. iTrain has a whole bunch of downloadable mp3s and podcasts by celebrity trainers. You can even train "with" Olympic gold medal winner Natalie Coughlin. While the majority of them are for a fee, there are some free ones online you can check out.

iTrain

Why didn't I know about this before?

Apparently, the TMNT movies were so popular (no surprise there!) that Barbara Walters did an interview with the Turtles when the second film came out. Pretty much makes my childhood complete.

Everyone loves a sequel

The first book, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is a national treasure.

New York paper airplane flight.

Dear Meredith:

There is something quite mesmerizing about watching this paper airplane sail out the window of a 31st story window in Manhattan.

Flying from Sam Fuller on Vimeo.

Keyboard Cat

Dear Jennifer,

The MTV Movie Awards were awesome this year. However, I was not familiar with "Keyboard Cat". My friend, Matt, had to rectify this. Apparently Keyboard Cat will play people "offstage" at the end of clips. Here are his top favorite "Keyboard Cat" videos on youtube:

So, that's what Elijah Wood's been up to since Spiderman stopped filming.

Dear Meredith:

Enjoy this music video by Greg Laswell called "How the Day Sounds", filmed in Galco's, a soda shop located in Los Angeles. (Also, if this doesn't make you want soda, I don't know what will.)

Fan Trailer!

Dear Jennifer,

Every so often, there is a fan-made trailer begging hollywood to step it up and deliver. This is one such well-edited plea for a Green Lantern film. Thanks to Ethan for the find!

There is always more online content to watch.

Dear Meredith:

Have you watched all the offerings on Hulu? Fed up with the lame-ass ABC website that continually freezes your computer? (Or is that only me?). Here's another site, via Sony, that, in their words, "distributes digital content including original short form series and full-length traditional programming from Sony Pictures’ vast library of television series and feature films."

Crackle

Crazy Japanese Commercial Countdown Happy Fun Time

Dear Jennifer,

The Japanese are hilarious. Their commercials are a large part of why their culture is so very entertaining.

College Humor has collected some of the best of the worst for a crazy commercial countdown. Robocop attacking a family for their chicken strips is but one example. Thanks to Tom for the link!

Watch RoboCop Fried Chicken on CollegeHumor

CRAZY COMMERCIAL COUNTDOWN!