A History of the World in 100 Seconds
Data from Wikipedia has been used in a video to visualise global historical events over 2,500 years. It begins in 499 BC, when people in Europe started to record events, then goes to Asia and after...
View ArticleMurdoch Downfall
If someone told me seven days ago that the best-selling newspaper in the world was about to be shut down, I'd have dismissed the notion as a bizarre fantasy. But this week, the long-running phone...
View ArticleStar Wars meets Drive
A YouTube user has cut a rather brilliant trailer mashup of Star Wars (1977) and Drive (2011), with Hans Solo in the role of Ryan Gosling's Driver. For reference, here is the official trailer for...
View ArticleThe Great Dictator meets Inception
Hans Zimmer's Inception score makes for a stirring backdrop to Charlie Chaplin's climactic speech from The Great Dictator (1940). Chaplin's first talking picture was ahead of its time: a stirring...
View ArticleAll the President’s Men vs The Beastie Boys
What do you get when you mix Alan Pakula's classic political drama with Sabotage from the Beastie Boys? It turns out you get this mashup courtesy of Jeff Yorkes: For others check out his Vimeo page....
View ArticleTarantino on Revival Houses
Back in February 2010, Quentin Tarantino spoke about the New Beverly Cinema, the revival house he owns in Los Angeles. It was during a panel at the Santa Barbara international film festival and, in an...
View ArticleThe Fenton Viral Video
A viral video of a dog chasing deer in Richmond Park has already prompted thousands of views and several mashups. Captured on a smartphone last Sunday, it shows a tranquil scene being interrupted by a...
View ArticleDragon Tattoo Hard Copy Viral
As part of the viral campaign for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Sony have released an ingenious recreation of a 1990s TV show. It has never ceased to amaze me how badly big budget movies have...
View ArticleFerris Bueller Honda Commercial
The new Ferris Bueller themed Honda commercial is sure to upset some but is actually well executed. After a short teaser that surfaced online last week (cleverly building anticipation) Honda has now...
View Article22 Bond Intros in 1 Minute
My favourite part of this Bond split-screen video is the sound of 22 MGM lions roaring in unison. For audiences of different generations, both the Leo the lion and the Bond theme are iconic. So when...
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