The NY Times has a good, succinct video, looking at the phenomenon of Tintin up. Meanwhile, as a part of my research for Kitbashed, I found this a while back, from Cigars of the Pharaoh (1934), page 15:
Utini!
Monthly Archive for December, 2011
For whoever might have the time for such things, there’s a seed for a longer dissection of the entertainment-industrial complex in this Ridley Scott quote:
“The xenomorph did very well,” laughs Ridley. “He survived; he’s now in Disneyland in Orlando, and no way am I going back there. How did he end up in Disneyland? I saw him in Disneyland, Jesus Christ!” #
Even if it’s cheating, it’s still a great look at the roots of the particular strain of adventure film Indy came from, down to the individual traps and gags.
Related to that, to those few of you wondering what’s going on with Kitbashed, my Star Wars project, it’s doing well. It’s comprehensive, and it’s coming next year, having taken a backseat to my work on Squarespace 6 for now. Which is good news; because it in turn will allow me to do things with it that would otherwise have been neigh impossible.
There’s something dignified — maybe even, chivalrous — about thoroughly understanding something before you deliberately ruin it.Congress.
— Merlin Mann (@hotdogsladies) December 17, 2011
Another video, similar to the one posted yesterday, albeit with some deftly done, silky smooth transitions. Funny to see the same exact moments, such as the Harry Potter scene, used in both. Logistically how these videos are put together, I’ll never know. It must be a hell of a job.
And while we’re at it, a touch of greatness in the shape of a medley of the movies of 2011.
Based on Matt Patches’ article: The Spielberg Face: A Legacy:
Related, of course, The Kubrick Stare:
I’ll leave it to the reader to determine what that says about the two filmmakers, respectively.