High school era pin-up featuring the characters from my first-ever attempt at a webcomic, Jenkins & Keith. I dug it up in anticipation of participating in an Ignite-style lecture for AAUP 2012, on a personal history of abandoned Internet projects. Go here for registration details and a full programming schedule.
You can tell how time-stamped this is because they’re in a video store.
Hello true believers! While our Fincher episode may a little late, never fear, for a bonus episode on superhero movies is here to save the day! Patrick teamed up with humorist and comic book nerd Daniel Kibblesmith to take on the history of the genre and how it lead to Marvel’s latest mega-blockbuster, THE AVENGERS. In depth conversation on the Superman films, the Batman films, and how the one-two punch of X-Men and Spider-Man lead to the current golden age of superhero movies. Also discussed: referring to oneself as a “poet”, whether or not Godzilla is part of the Marvel universe, and what early 90’s Christina Applegate comedy the Thor comic series most resembles. Assemble your favorite pair of ear-buds and dig in:
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http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/directors-club/id414288912We’ll be back next week with the David Fincher episode w/guest Renn Brown, and then a week later after Memorial Day, we’ll be talking about Paul Thomas Anderson! Thanks for listening! Send us your questions and comments as always to: directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com
My appearance on the @DCPodcast is a lot like taking a road trip with me—2 hours of in-depth deconstruction of superhero movies. Enjoy: bit.ly/Jw8jvs
Trying out a new feature called “THIS IS WHY MARKETING IS BROKEN” each Wednesday.
The Groupon Kidz Club has the worst cast of characters ever, but none so terrible as E-M@le, the notorious rich kid of the bunch, who is “going viral in 2012.” If you thought “Wheels” (or whatever his name was from the Burger King Kids Club of the 1990’s) was bad, feast your eyes on the rest of this merry band of misfits; featuring a girl with glasses named “Glasses”, a kid who likes croissants aptly named “Roll” and a trashcan full of garbage that, get this, goes by “Pyles.” As if adding a ‘y’ makes it okay. I guess they’ve given up hope that kids under 12 can have deep love for characters that don’t insult their intelligence. I mean, who wants smart kids when you can love a SWARM OF BEES?
Well, I wish I could stay but I have to run. The mid-nineties called and they’re demanding Groupon give them back their pathetic attempt at illustrating what future gadgets will look like.
I don’t usually reblog, but couldn’t resist sharing another Tumblr user’s reaction to something that came out of our dept. at work. As always, we stand by our creations, but value their input.
Hey all, Patrick here.
Jim normally does these show write-ups but this time around he insisted that I do it, saying (and I quote) “I don’t want to hear another fucking word about Coleman Francis ever again.” The reason why will soon become apparent as you listen to this episode about the man himself. We were lucky (no, blessed), to have prestigious professor of film and author of the upcoming book “The Franciscan: The Beast Of The Hollywood System” Manx (yes, that’s his whole name) with us in person to discuss the history and films of Coleman Francis, one of the greatest and most underrated filmmakers in American history.
Focusing on his magnum opus The Beast of Yucca Flats, we dove into the controversial and groundbreaking techniques that Francis utilized to create almost hidden art films that dove into the very heart of humanity, technology, and the basest most animal instincts that connect us and tear us apart. And speaking of tearing us apart, somehow Jim didn’t catch on all the heartbreaking nuance and depth that The Beast of Yucca Flats had to offer, and it caused a bit of tension. Yelling may have happened. There may or may not be a next episode. Check back in 2 weeks to see if we patch things up or not. Email us if you want: directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com
Footnote: Very special thanks to Daniel Kibblesmith for putting us in touch with Manx.
A serious must-listen for any serious film buffs who are interested in a serious discussion of the work of Coleman Francis, that just happens to have been released on April 1st.
Seriously yours,
Daniel
Quick sketch of the man from the show.
Oh, Day 6 of our clip countdown is upon us, friends! And what do we have to show off today? Why, it’s our projectionist Justin’s passion project: Frasier Fan Fiction! Enjoy!
The Late Live Show returns on April 21 and will run every Saturday at midnight through May 26 at Stage 773.
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@TheLateLiveShow is releasing a hilarious clip every day, counting down to their April 21st Premiere. Here’s @HelloCullen and I performing some Frasier Fan-Fiction that he wrote. I’m Niles, because I’m Niles.
Burn through all of these today and get tickets to take your sweetheart to the Big Premiere at www.thelateliveshow.com.
This is a record I found, ‘Bandstand Polkas’ by accordionist Al Morouse next to a paused television of Ron Swanson.
Just thought you should know.
Talk.
#More #Work
#Work.
Sketch. Hey, Ghost resumes shortly.
But not that shortly.
(Via @To_Morrow)
Above: Seleciton from Groupon’s 2010 April Fool’s Day Prank, the high-end Groupöupon.
Below: Actual product from Hammacher Schlemmer.
Yeesh. Go back and check out Groupöupon though, it’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever gotten to work on.
