Winnipeg Free Press - July 8th
100 Greatest Movie Insults
COMPILED by Harry Hanrahan, this 10-minute video includes clips ranging from Glengarry Glen Ross, Full Metal Jacket and Trading Places to Clerks, Gone with the Wind and A Clockwork Orange. As you can guess, it’s probably not safe for work.
Hanrahan also put together The 100 Cheesiest Movie Lines of All Time, which is also worth checking out.
IF you are a fan of Winnipeg’s Guy Maddin, you can check out his most recent work, Night Mayor, online. Created to celebrate the National Film Board of Canada’s 70th anniversary, the 14-minute short film centres around a mad inventor who tries to harness the power of the aurora borealis. Another stunning example showing Maddin is one of the most creative filmmakers around.
The 77 Most Unforgettable Movie Songs
OVER at Spinner.com, they’ve posted a list of The 77 Most Unforgettable Movie Songs. Ranging from Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise to Harold Faltermeyer’s instantly recognizable Axel F, which appeared in Beverly Hills Cop, the list helps remind you how important a soundtrack is to filmmaking.
Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory Season 3
A few years back, professional skater Rob Dyrdek built himself a massive office complex, complete with indoor skate parks, go-karts, mini race cars, zip-lines, basketball hoops, a recording studio and a giant ball box that he and his crazy buddies launch themselves into. If that weren’t enough, he had a film crew around to film the whole thing.
Back for a third season on MTV on July 12, by the looks of this trailer Dyrdek is going to up the ante and have as much fun as possible along the way.
FINDING the price for hotels online can be a time-consuming process. Now you can it speed up by using Kayak, a site that lets you search five different sites at once. In Canada the site pulls pricing and information from EasyClickTravel.com, Hotels.com, Priceline, Travelocity and Expedia. You can also use it for trips south of the border or to rent a car.
IF you are a fan of Pearl Jam or just want to see what the band has been up to over the years, the act is streaming a range of live, rare and studio tracks on its website. The band has also announced its 2010 bootleg series.
This isn’t the first time the grunge pioneers have done a bootleg series. Judging by the sound quality of past recordings and the constantly changing set lists, they are must-haves for die-hard fans of the Seattle-based band.
In an era of declining record sales, I’m not sure why more bands don’t do this.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 8, 2010 E3
