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I’m feeling lazy and like rewatching old favorites. When I grow up I want to be as witty and cunning as Rowan Atkinson’s Blackadder.
Artemis 81
Has anyone seen this movie?
The footage in this vid is from Artemis 81 and is the only footage of this movie I’ve been able to find online. For a “cult movie” (as the BBC DVD release claims) this one falls on the forgotten end of the spectrum. (And I should note the music is not from the movie. I’m not even sure the movie had any background music.)
I watched this movie as a teen and remember being puzzled and somewhat haunted for days. Today I tried to rewatch it. I’m still not sure if it’s still over my head, too heavy handed with its symbolism, or just plain bad. I think it’s a bit of all three. Oddly, I find that when I was watching it as a teen I probably could have learned something from the main character. Ah well, better late than never.
Anyhow, this is one to watch, at least for the surreal experience. Then please come and explain it to me.
(And if you can find the connection between this and the Neverwhere post from a few days ago, I’ll give you a gold star or something.)
Hitler Finds Out 2009’s Sherlock Holmes Trailer Is Real
“It’s okay. He’ll realize RDJ is the bomb in December.”
Who knew Hitler was a Jeremy Brett fan? Ok, I lied. But this really is the last Holmes related thing for a while!
[via: sherlocklulz]
They Crazy Adventures of Wassup Holmes
I promise this is the last Sherlock Holmes vid for a while but this is just too good. Here’s the orignal by Famous Last Nerds.
Scott McCloud on (Obviously) Comics
Brief Scott McCloud introduction. Now, I’m not saying you immediately need to go buy Reinventing Comics and start jerking off to it, but his ideas are…well go read as many comics as you can and develop your own opinion.
Edit to say, sorry, the T.E.D. player doesn’t show up in the RSS feed. Take a click through, it’s worth it.
Happy Birthday Mr. Sherlock Holmes!
Video celebration by Harley Cooper. And if she didn’t include your favorite Jeremy Brett clip, she has another video here.
Interesting trivia: This is the second fanvid I’ve linked that is set to Britney Spears’ Circus. Huh.
[via: LJ]
If You Still Aren’t Ready to Let Go of 2009
Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2009! I look forward to this show all year.
Quick Heads Up: Sailor Moon Sacrifice Is Back In Production
Also check out the trailers for Sailor Moon Analemma and The Last Soldier
Excited by the recent trend in Sailor Moon fan series. They’re all pretty visually and technically appealing, hope the stories are great as well.
[via: moonkitty.net / Alexisofroses]