The Super Bowl is an advertising bonanza, a snack food orgy and—oh yeah—a football game. Whether you’re a fan or not, you should know these stats.
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After a horrible accident, a brilliant surgeon won’t give up his girl— even if she has been decapitated. He decides to bring his love back to life by putting her head on another body. Mmm, classic cheesy B-movie fun!
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You might have noticed that Babelgum looks a little different. We think you’ll like the changes we made to our appearance, but the improvements run deeper than cosmetics.
Firstly, we’ve added a new Animation channel. There you’ll find amazing works, including the hugely popular Dilbert and New Yorker cartoon series. From simple pencil drawings and paper cutouts to state-of the-art digital rendering, we built a shiny new home for all types of animation.
We’ve also made it easier to explore our vast collection of content, save multiple playlists and share your faves with friends.
Babelgum keeps expanding the boundaries of digital broadcasting with original series and exclusive material you won’t find everywhere else. That’s why we’ve also adopted a new motto: Watch What’s Next.
The Editors
ClosedWe threw a casual but effervescent party last night during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival to celebrate the 3rd Babelgum Online Film Festival, with a class-A photographer and video crew from Workbook Project on hand to capture the flavor of the scene. No one was wearing a lampshade at the end of the night, but we had fun anyway before repairing to the SVA-2 Theater for a special screening of select BOFF3 films. Claire Reynolds, winner of the Runner-Up Jury Award in documentary for “In Recovery” was there to accept her cash prize, along with seasoned producer Rachel Talbot, accepting a Stoli Emerging Filmmaker Award on behalf of her film “Under the Covers with Chip Kidd.”
Media maven Jason Wishnow, one of the BOFF3 jurors, made the rounds, too, chatting up party attendees and doing the presentation honors. Click here to see photos from the event, which was sponsored by Stolichnaya Vodka. Also on hand to kick back and shoot the breeze on a balmy New York night were friends and colleagues from Shooting People, SnagFilms, FilmBuff, Oktane Media, Protein, and Film Movement.
What did they watch at the BOFF3 screening? Click here and see for yourself.
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This is a 21st-century cinema milestone—the first time a feature film starring award-winning actors like Jude Law (in drag!), Steve Buscemi, Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard, Lily Cole (the list goes on) will premiere on mobile phones. No velvet ropes, no guest lists, just film fans around the world watching the debut of a new work by a renowned filmmaker.
As director Sally Potter points out, “There is, potentially, no hierarchy of who gets to see the film first. A teenager in her bedroom in a village in Spain, a rancher in a small town in Australia, a movie star in a Penthouse in New York, all are in it together, simultaneously; [...] a vast web of parallel experience.”
RAGE is set in the glamorous and chaotic world of a New York fashion house preparing for a runway show. The film has a simple but radical structure. It consists entirely of documentary-style interviews with individual characters—a designer, his models and everyone from a media mogul to a seamstress—shot by an (unseen) student named Michelangelo on his cellphone behind the scenes at New York Fashion Week. Unexpectedly, the budding filmmaker ends up witnessing an accident on the catwalk that spirals into a murder investigation.
This is one movie that’s actually perfect for mobile phones. The one-on-one interviews make for intimate viewing because the actors seem to be talking to you the entire time. Seeing it on a handheld screen only enhances that feeling of intimacy. The film has been custom-edited into seven episodes for Babelgum Mobile, with a new episode being released each day, premiering September 21. One week later on the 28th, after all the episodes have debuted, they will also be available here on the Babelgum website.
If you want to take part in this distribution revolution, download the free Babelgum Mobile app at the iTunes store (or click here if you have Google Android) and watch all the episodes of RAGE beginning today, September 21.
Further reading on the RAGE release:
The Independent
NY Times
Art Beats Blog NY Times
THR
ScreenDaily
indieWire.com
London Times
BBC (video interview with Sally Potter)
Netribution
And for more info, sneak peeks, trailer and links see the RAGE page on our website
by Old Scratch
Fools, listen closely! I bring forth my dark power to conjure these trailers to entice and confuse your mortal brains! Be terrified by the havoc wrought unto this Earth by these films that shall make your blood turn to acid and your bones into… broken bones! Your flesh will char and melt away and you will pray for death if you dare watch these trailers! Your eyes may burst if you look upon them! Let my dark power consume you and allow me to tell you a little bit about some of my favorites!
1. Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors – Edgar Wright, director of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, introduces one of his all-time favorite trailers for the gore fest “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors.” The film is a miasma of terrible tales, each more terrifying than the last! This film stars such foolish mortals as Donald Sutherland and Christopher Lee! They perish, as shall you, if you view this horrific monstrosity!
2. The Terror – Speaking of terror, you shall not be able to avert your burning eyes from the screen when you see this trailer from hell! Joe Dante of Gremlins fame explains some of the reasons he loves this Roger Corman disasterpiece, including the cardboard sets, Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, and of course, the TERROR ITSELF!
3. House on Haunted Hill – Fool! This trailer is not for the remake starring Owen Wilson, Catherine Zeta Jones and Liam Neeson! It is for the original, which launched Vincent Price’s career!
Continue reading ‘Top 5 Trailers from Hell’
0 CommentsTalyn – Goth Girl, 16 – In Defense of Twilight
First of all, let me just say that I think most movies are stupid and boring and don’t mean anything, but I watched Twilight and saw it as something more than just a mainstream personification of dark culture made up by capitalist deathmongers and Hollywood phonies. Ugh. No, in fact Twilight (the film) grasped everything that Stephanie Meyers wrote in the books. Edward was even more beautiful than I could even imagine. My stupid mother thinks he’s “creepy looking” but who cares? Anyway, if you haven’t seen Twilight, you really should because it shows just what kind of dark love lies within us all. And if you understood that, then you wouldn’t stare at me in the mall, and maybe you would realize you want to sparkle just as much as I do. Goddess be.
Continue reading ‘Goth Girl, Comic Geek, and a SciFi Fan Boy Talk about Their New Favorite Movies’
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TV's favorite silver fox
Hi, it’s me, Anderson Cooper – everyone’s favorite silver fox TV personality. I have an admission to make, ladies and gentlemen: beneath this smooth exterior, I am a hardcore geek. Yes, I’m a total nerd when it comes to watching flicks full of magic, mythical creatures, and the robot-overrun dystopian future.
But it’s hard for me, as a newsman, to get all the info I need on the best geek friendly movies. Thankfully there’s Your Geek News to keep me “in the know.” I’ve picked some of my favorite moments from this show, hosted by the incomparable duo, Matt and Nat. Please enjoy.
- T4 Review: Terminator Salvageable? Satisfactory? Sub-Par? – I didn’t see T4 – frankly, I didn’t have to, as Matt and Nat showed me a glimpse into McG’s latest opus. It’s no secret that I’m a hardcore T2 fan, and I have the DVD to remind me of a simpler time, when movies were movies and morphing and liquid metal effects were the apogee of CG. Anywho, Matt and Nat not only examine T4 as a stand-alone film but as part of the series as well. Makes me glad I stopped at #2. Continue reading ‘(Not) Anderson Cooper’s Top 5 Your Geek News Episodes’
We are pleased to announce the winners of our second Online Film Festival, who received their awards last night at an awards ceremony at a private event held during the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
The Professional Jury Awards were chosen by our panel of film experts Richard Abramowitz, Joe Bateman, Michael Cox, Tiziana Loschi and Carl Spence from the top 10 shortlisted films that received the most audience votes in each category.
The hand-crafted Murano glass trophies went to:
- Documentary: Joseph Cottrell-Boyce for GLUE
- Animation: Michael Patrick O’Hara for MR. HAPPY
- Mini Masterpiece: Lance Dumais for DECKLIN AND THE DARKNESS
- Short Film: Francesco Sperandeo for BAB AL-SAMAH
The Spike Lee Awards, chosen by the director himself from the top 10 shortlisted films, consisted of a cash prize of 20,000 Euros and a trophy. They went to:
- Documentary: Christina Voros for THE LADIES
- Animation: Guy Ben Shetrit for HEY
- Mini Masterpiece: Sherwin Akbarzadeh for I HAD A DREAM I WENT TO CONEY ISLAND
- Short Film: Antonino Valentino Sabella for MARADONA BABY
And the Looking for Genius Award, also chosen by Spike Lee among all the films in the festival, went to Francesco Sperandeo for BAB AL-SAMAH
He also wins 20,000 Euros in cash and a glass trophy.
All of the winning films can be seen on the brand new 2nd Babelgum Online Film Festival Winners channel on Babelgum web and mobile.
Congratulations to all the participants in the festival and to the lucky winners and as always, thanks to all our viewers who voted for their favorite entries over the past couple of months.
For more information about the winning films and the Festival, click here, and to see more photos of the event go to our Flickr page.
Voting for the 2nd Babelgum Online Film Festival closed last Thursday April 2nd at 1pm GMT.
The films receiving the most votes from the audience made it to the shortlist.
All of the shortlisted films (10 entries in each of the four categories) can now be seen here on the Shortlist channel
These films will be judged by Spike Lee and the Professional Jury. For more information on the competition and awards, see the FAQs for details.
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