Extraordinary (if a little traumatic) footage captured by unsuspecting tourists in South Africa’s Shamwari Game Reserve. To wit:
…a pair of lionesses surprised two blesboks running in their direction. To escape, a frightened blesbok jumped several metres from the ridge – only to be intercepted mid-flight…
A stop-motion video for Moving On by James animated in yarn by BAFTA-winning director Aislie Henderson.
Life, death…the fabric of existence.
Mmf.
A new animated interview from the PBS Blank On Blank series.
The great Gene Wilder in conversation with Ms. magazine founding editor Letty Cottin Pogrebin in 2007
Full interview here.
Previously: Get Out Of The House (John Updike)
The latest of Mario Weinerroither’s Musicless Music Videos: OK GO’s famous treadmill routine for Here It Goes Again stripped down to the lead vocal with added sound effects.
Previously: The Way You Make Me Feel Rather Uncomfortable
A Coke mini-can promo by ad agency Ogilvy & Mather Berlin in which miniature kiosks were placed around five German cities.
Other tiny carbonated soft drink receptacles are available.
An actual upcoming sidescroller from Atlanta based developers Moneyhorse featuring Korean leader Kim Jong-Un battling the entire American army.
A timelapse video showing L.É. Samuel Beckett as it docked at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin on Friday.
Previously: Troops Out
‘Skunky Dog’ – produced in association with The National Film School at IADT -tells the tragic story of Flick, a nineteen year old alcoholic boy who spends his time drinking and dreaming of a better life. Starring 2014 Irish Times Theatre Award nominee Ryan McParland (Good Vibrations, 6Degrees) as Flick and Lacy Moore (Emmerdale, Hollyoaks) as the young widow who turns his world upside-down by showing him some much needed affection.
Written and directed by James Fitzgerald, produced by Paddy Slattery and shot in Spiddal, Barna and Connemara, Co Galway.
Includes bonus McSavage!
(Thanks James Fitzgerald)
Behold the ultimate u-lock: compact 2.95kg design with Bluetooth 4 proximity detection (which opens the lock as you approach with your paired smartphone); wifi connectivity and onboard accelerometers (to alert you if the bike is being moved or tampered with), USB chargeable internal battery with backup solar panels.
Available this Christmas for a we-don’t-normally-do-this €180.
(H/T: John Gallen)
