Entries Tagged as 'cool'

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

Spoof Trailer Imagines if Ken Loach Directed Star Wars

Imagine if Star Wars wasn’t set in a galaxy far, far way but instead was relocated to the North of England, and it had the naturalistic, social realist Ken Loach as director. It might look something like this very funny spoof, where kes the kestrel becomes a Millennium Falcon.

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

Chatrouletters Play a Real Life First Person Shooter

People on Chatroulette and other video chat services Skype and Omegle were given an unexpected sight recently—and no it wasn’t yet another naked man, but instead they were confronted with the zombie apocalypse. Or, at least, a version of one set up to look like a first person shooter.

Friday, August 21st, 2015

Are You Cool Enough to Ride on the Edmonton Transit System?

Riding the bus doesn’t have the same cool quota as, say, something like a motorbike—well, the Edmonton Transit System has had enough of that! And, to bring the cool back to bus riding they’ve released this pretty funny video, which casts public buses in a whole new, cooler light.

Friday, August 21st, 2015

‘Every Beauty Vlogger Ever’ Perfectly and Hilariously Parodies the Beauty Vlog

If you’ve seen, purely by chance of course, a beauty vlog then you’ll know how annoying they are—full of overly friendly hosts who pretend to be your friend and dish out beauty tips, when really they’re getting paid big bucks to promote products, they’re ripe for parody.

Thursday, August 20th, 2015

Key & Peele’s MC Mom is the Most Badass, and Most Embarrassing, Mom Ever

A college student is taunted by his dorm buddies after they get hold of a DVD he’s sent from his mom—it features his mom MCing, showing off her rapping skills, which involves her doing a tour of his old room and picking up his crispy socks and mocking him in front of his friends.

Wednesday, August 19th, 2015

The Scalpel Blade Frisbee Turns a Perfectly Safe Object into a Weapon

Joerg Sprave is a guy who likes to take everyday objects and make them into weapons—his latest invention is to take the kid-friendly frisbee and attach some scalpels to it, turning it into a dangerous weapon that you certainly wouldn’t want your kids playing with.

Monday, August 17th, 2015

Boy George & Jack Black Sing “Hello I Love You” on Conan

Calling all fans of The Doors, you’re going to be impressed by this rendition of their classic 60s hit “Hello I Love You” from Jack Black and Boy George. The pair were on Conan and were talking about their passion for The Doors’ music so Conan told them to put their money where their mouth [...]

Friday, August 14th, 2015

Doc Explores The Wild Ideas of Inventor Dominic Wilcox

Dominic Wilcox is a inventor and all round purveyor of wild and strange ideas—and he’s also the subject of this creative new short doc by filmmaker Liam Saint-Pierre. Some of his off-the-wall imaginings are a Stained Glass Driverless Sleeper Car of the Future, and Binaudios, binoculars for the ears, and this gives some insight into [...]

Friday, August 14th, 2015

Vin Diesel Plays Last Remaining Witch Hunter in This Intriguing Trailer

Vin Diesel plays a witch hunter, Ygritte from Game of Thrones plays a dream walker, and it also stars Elijah Wood and Michael Caine. And, by the looks of this trailer, this movie looks like pure guilty pleasure thrills as humanity’s very survival is threatened by an all-powerful evil Queen Witch and it’s down to [...]

Thursday, August 13th, 2015

Watch IFC’s VICE Parody Documentary ‘DRONEZ’

Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Fred Armisen have a new IFC show called Documentary Now! and the first episode takes on VICE in a parody called “Dronez.” It features Jack Black as Dronez founder, and Shane Smith lookalike, Jamison Friend and follows Armisen and Hader as reporters on a trip to Mexico in search of [...]

Thursday, August 13th, 2015

Fanmade Homage ‘Mad Max: Roadkill BBQ’ is Awesome—And Gross

YouTube VFX whizzes Corridor Digital have created a fantastically stylish fan-made short film and ode to the latest Mad Max movie Fury Road. The four-minute short, Mad Max: Roadkill BBQ, basically amounts to what the title suggests. Set in the world of bearded guys, steampunk cars, and dusty roads, it has lots of gore, plus [...]