Saddam Hussein ExecutedThe former Iraqi dictator was hanged early Saturday morning. After American media outlets unanimously decided not to air footage of the actual execution, a cell phone video has emerged on the web. read more >> John Edwards Announces Campaign on YouTubeThe former North Carolina senator uploaded a video titled "Tomorrow Begins Today," which announces his 2008 presidential campaign, to his YouTube channel last night. read more >> Fox Sports to Distribute Bowl Games for DownloadFans will be able to purchase full-length games from The Bowl Championship Series, which includes the Cotton Bowl Classic, the Fiesta Bowl, the Orange Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, and the BCS National Championship Game. read more >> "Will It Blend?": Blendtec's Viral Marketing Sensation of the YearTake a little bit of infomercial, add a dash of David Letterman-style hijinks, sprinkle with a dry sense of humor, and you have "Will it Blend?," one of the web's most successful viral video franchises. read more >> Politi-flicks: Freeze FrameBy Mark Netter A play-by-play analysis of President Bush's latest bout of self-delusion. read more >> Top Tens Galore: And They Tell Us... What, Exactly?It's the end of the year, friends, and that means lists, lists, lists: Top ten movies; top ten albums, top ten ads, and of course, top ten online videos. With more than ten days left in 2006, there's hundreds of other top-ten lists ready to hit the media landscape. What can we learn about ourselves and our culture from such decalogues of information? It turns out, it completely depends on what top ten you're talking about. read more >> FLOG MY GTIBy Matthew Ross In yesterday's New York Times, Stuart Elliot gave his assessment of the best and worst advertising of 2006. read more >> Time Magazine's Person of the Year: "You"By Kevin Nalty TIME Magazine named me "Person of the Year." Don't get jealous. It named you, too. Seems we're all part of a "community and collaboration on a scale never seen before." read more >> THE VENICE PROJECT 1.0It may sound like a humanitarian peace conference or the next Dan Brown novel, but the Venice Project, which just went into beta mode, aims to do nothing less than reshape our idea of what television can be. read more >> Must See TV, Now Online and UncensoredIn the future, we won't have corporate censorship; we'll just have YouTube. read more >> |
REEL FOCUS
Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip.By Alex Delany Some classic Sesame Street videos for people my age. read more >> NBA Removes Brawl Videos from YouTubeKnown as the dictator to players, coaches, Mark Cuban, and now myself, NBA Commissioner David Stern has officially censored me! read more >> FrankBy DeK A trip to the n-th dimension and back, through the spires of an unearthed giant serpent. read more >> FRED MITTLE, THIS ONE'S FOR YOUBy Matthew Ross I abhor corny sentimentality, and I really fucking hate Coldplay. read more >> Seeing "Red": Jonathan Glazer Spot Hits the WebAmong the small cadre of internationally recognized music video directors, Jonathan Glazer (who also directed the excellent films "Sexy Beast" and "Birth") returned to the short form this year -- with a number of videos available online. One work, in particular, a spot produced for Motorola's "Red" phone campaign, is generating buzz because it may never see its target audience on TV. read more >> Sweet Jesus!Witness, all ye sinners, the righteousness of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, church lady extraordinaire and inspired gospel blues singer. read more >> IT WAS DECEMBER 25 ON HOLLIS AVE. AFTER DARK...By Matthew Ross When I think of Christmas music, I think of Run-D.M.C. read more >> Ask the ExpertRyan Fleck and Anna BodenThe dynamic duo behind Half Nelson got their start with the low-budget Gowanus, Brooklyn for $800. read more >> |