Movies of the Moment

The Editor’s pick of web videos by awfully talented people.

The Editor’s pick of videos by some awfully talented people. A longer one but worth every minute. YouTube: A lens for seeing ourselves. Michael Wesch is Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Kansas State University and creator of the famous YouTube video “The Machine is Us/ing Us” about the cultural significance of new media. Here he […]

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The Editor’s pick of videos by some awfully talented people. Ever since television appeared, kids have looked for ways to play with their cartoon heroes. In the old days, most of us used a neat gadget called ‘imagination,’ but unfortunately for the TV execs, it was nearly impossible to cash in these activities. Video games […]

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The Editor’s pick of videos by some awfully talented people. Not our usual fare, but the title “of the Moment” certainly applies. And I think you’ll see why I thought it generally appropriate. Pork and Beans …and in case you don’t already love them, check out some of these: lightsaber charlie numa coke and mentos […]

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The Editor’s pick of videos by some awfully talented people. Paper This video by the unsigned band The Get Out Clause, from Manchester, UK, was recorded almost entirely on cctv in public places. The band then requested the tapes from companies who owned the cameras. According to British law, all close-circuit cameras in public places […]

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The Editor’s pick of videos by some awfully talented people. Entertaining in its simplicity and catchy beats, I bring you the aptly named “Play” Created by animator/filmmaker/musician Dustin Mclean, aka “Dustball,” this movie features Dustin himself (or at least his outline) making noise with household objects. After filming each action, he outlined every frame by […]

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The Editor’s pick of videos by some awfully talented people. A bit of a departure from our usual fare, but here at Movie of the Moment we are committed to bringing you all varieties of awesome. So here’s a little study in precocity. First a little musical marvel: The Cute Edition Hero Ha of Seoul, […]

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The Editor’s pick of videos by some awfully talented people. Polka Punk A bit of frivolity by some Hawaiian high schoolers paying tribute to New York’s favorite Ukrainian punk rocker, Gogol Bordello, and what might be the most infectious tune ever played. We first discovered Gogol Bordello after lead singer Eugene Hutz stole the show […]

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The Editor’s pick of videos by some awfully talented people. Sand Dancer New Zealand filmmaker Valerie Reid captures the ephemeral artwork of “sand dancer” Peter Donnelly, at New Brighton Pier near Christchurch, New Zealand. The 10-minute documentary won fistfuls of awards after its release in 2006. According to Reid’s website, a longer documentary is in […]

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The Editor’s pick of videos by some awfully talented people. Gnarly and the Nerd Band In case, like me, you’re not one of the several thousand people who have discovered “The Ether and Æther Experiment (of) thereminist and mad scientist, Randy George,” here is a taste of his unusual work. The guy waving his hands […]

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The Editor’s pick of videos by some awfully talented people. Frozen in Grand Central RedFence first noticed the folks at Improv Everywhere when they staged a ‘suicide jumper’ on a three foot ledge above a busy street. Their latest stunt, early this month, got them featured just about everywhere, and no wonder.

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