Friday, February 18th, 2011
By COED Staff
People love babies. That’s why you see an endless parade of commercials featuring them. Take those annoying eTrade commercials. There’s a reason they keep pumpin’ em out – ‘cuz some barren baby crazy crack den of wannabe moms literally sh*ts a fit when they see infants. Me? I can’t f***ing stand talking babies. Creeps me right the f*** out. However… I did enjoy Pearl The Landlord. So, basically, I like when babies do or say funny sh*t without the aid of computer generated graphics. Babies in their natural state, if you will. That is why this trailer for a short movie by Johannes Nyholm called “Las Palmas” is so brilliant. It’s just a baby being a baby – knocking back drinks and stumbling around destroying a miniature bar. You takin’ notes, eTrade? See the video after the jump!
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
By J Bryant
By far my least favorite thing about my most favorite movie of 2009 was the casting of Eli Roth in the role of the “Bear Jew”. But despite his severe shortcomings as an actor, his direction of the Nazi propaganda short “Nation’s Pride” almost makes up for his awkward inclusion in Quentin Tarantino’s masterful Inglorious Basterds. Sadly, if Roth is taking cue from the QT school of acting, we probably haven’t seen the last…
Monday, October 19th, 2009
By Andrew - Hunter College
This here is a short film by Where the Wild Things Are director, Spike Jonze called “We Were All Once a Fairy Tale.” It stars Kanye West and, not-surprisingly, is entirely about Kanye West. What is surprising, however, is what the film is about. Basically, the plot is that Kanye West realizes he’s a super-douche, and in the end, kills his own ego.