Category Archives: Entertainment

Music video: Kid Cudi – “Soundtrack 2 My Life”

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And it’s finally here.  The music video for arguably the most popular single off Kid Cudi’s debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day.  It’s not a music video in the traditional sense.  Rather than have Cudi sing throughout the video, director Jason Goldwatch and Decon Creative Group decided to splice together months of tour footage.  In a way “Soundtrack 2 My Life” gives us a look into the crazy life that is touring for Kid Cudi and it’s definitely a fun ride.  The tour footage used in this music video is part of a larger project that Cudder, Goldwatch, and Decon are putting together for fans.  We can all look forward to that.  And Cudder.

[Via DatNewCudi]

The name of the final episode of LOST is…

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The End.

Well, at least it’s orignal.  All joking aside, it’s definitely short and sweet and fitting for the mind-bending finale to one of the best shows of all time.  Says exec producer Damon Lindelof: “I think we couldn’t probably make a more clear statement as to the fact that we are bringing our story to a close.”  Well said.  But I can’t help but agree with ScreenRant‘s Ross Miller when he says he was hoping for the title to be “It Only Ends Once” (as said by Jacob to The Man in Black in the opening scene of the season 5 finale).  So now we have two clues about series finale ep: it’s called “The End” & water will somehow be a major player in the events to come.

[Via THR]

Ben Folds’ “Ode to Merton” brings us more Chatroulette freestylin’

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I bet you’ve all seen or heard of mystery man “Merton” who actually made Chatroulette’s existence something to actually take interest in (at least for a few minutes).  He interacted with strangers by playing the piano, improvising his lyrics based on the stranger’s looks and actions.  After this hilarious video made its rounds on the Internet, many started to believe “Merton” was actually musican Ben Folds.  A source close to Folds denied this rumor.  Fortunately Folds is a funny man at heart and decided to take hold of this opportunity.  And so we get the video you see above: Ben Folds performing an “ode to Merton,” hoodie and all, in front of a live audience during a stop on his tour.

Music video: Diane Birch – “Valentino” (Super cool augmented reality!)

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Watch this music video for Diane Birch’s catchy tune “Valenino,” a single off her debut album Bible Belt.  It features some old-school augmented reality tricks.  It all looks easy at first glance, but there is much choreography that had to be memorized and performed to perfection in order to pull everything off.  Just look after the break for a behind-the-scenes video that reveals all the magic and see what I mean.

[Via Gizmodo]

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Fringe: The Musical

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During a Glee-themed week of musical programming in May, FOX is airing an musically-inspired episode of Fringe.  How odd, I know!  The creepy and the fantastical will turn even freakier in the episode titled “Overture” that will feature series regulars Agent Dunham (Anna Torv), Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson), Agent Farnsworth (Jasika Nicole), Nina Sharp (Blair Brown), and even Broyles (Lance Reddick) break out into song and dance.  No, this isn’t a peek into the alternate universe where all our characters live as professional singers and dancers.  The characters will cover popular songs that will play out in a Walter Bishop hallucination.

Says musically trained Farnsworth (Nicole): “When I first read that, I thought, ‘How are they going to pull this off? This is really weird.’ And it makes complete sense within the story. It’s essentially Walter kind of manifesting his idea. He’s trying to get his mind off of, you know, what’s going on because he’s just waiting to see what’s going to go on with Peter. And essentially he’s kind of created this little world in his head. And so everything is super-symbolic so all the characters embody the qualities that he notices about them the most, which is really neat. And it happens in the 1940s. Everybody’s in 1940s dress, but they still have cell phones and stuff. So it’s just his brain, because he’s telling a story to someone. Sort of like a bedtime story to help ease his anxiety. So we get to sing in it.”

What’s interesting is that Sharp (Brown) and Broyles (Reddick) come from musical theater backgrounds.  Says Reddick: “…everyone was kind of freaked out about the singing.  For me, it was like having to play the piano at the same time; that freaked me out a little bit. But, yeah, it was fun. For me, what was more fun was actually being able to play completely to the character.”

As strange as this all sounds, it might just work.  If Buffy can pull it off, so can the Bishops & Company.

[Via SciFiWire]

Spike Jonze’s new short film is available for an online viewing

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Remember when I told you about Spike Jonze’s latest project titled I’m Here, a 30-minute short film about robots in love?  After premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January, I’m Here is finally available to watch online.  Here’s an updated synopsis for you:

I’m Here is a love story about two robots living in contemporary Los Angeles. The sad-eyed robot librarian Sheldon (Andrew Garfield) leads a lonely and methodical life, until he one day meets Francesca, a creative and free-spirited female robot (played by Sienna Guillory). Robot romance develops and the story is just as beautiful as it is unpredictable.

Though it’s sponsored by Absolut Vodka, you won’t find any product placement in the film.  When you’re ready to sit back, relax, and pop some popcorn, head over to www.imheremovie.com to watch short film.  The site is pretty neat, actually; it all plays out like you’re going to a virtual movie theatre.  And get this–the site limits the audience to 5,000 viewers per day.  So if the theatre’s all filled up today, better luck tomorrow.  Enjoy.