January, 2011

Just premiered at Sundance:

On July 24, 2010, thousands of people around the world uploaded videos of their lives to YouTube to take part in Life in a Day, a historic cinematic experiment to create a documentary film about a single day on earth.

Since then, Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald and a team of editors have whittled down over 80,000 clips (and more than 4500 hours of footage) into a 90-minute film that gives an honest and inspiring glimpse of our world.”

Life In A Day

UPDATE: Video down.

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I’d like to preface these reviews by stating that I am a huge Archer fan, so they will be extremely biased.  I’ll do my best to remain objective, but I won’t be.  I’d also like to state that I’m not much of a writer so these aren’t going to be very good.  Finally, I know you don’t come here to read my opinions (or read in general), so I’ll keep this short.

The extremely-too-short first season of Archer set an extremely high bar for me.  Each episode could stand on its own, while inside jokes were peppered throughout the season to provide continuity to dedicated viewers.

The first episode of the second season seemed slightly tame compared to some of the shock value provided by last season, yet still found a way to remain fresh and entertaining.  It was almost like the writers were trying to ease us back into the ridiculous world of ISIS (don’t worry, they turn it up in the next couple of episodes).  That being said, the witty banter, inside jokes, and distinctive animation style are all still there, accompanying the fantastic cast in yet another mission that has the potential to save their dysfunctional spy agency.

Archer continues to appear incompetent while enforcing his reputation as the world’s most formidable secret agent by pulling off acts of badassery that are a mixture of pure luck and exceptional skill.  I haven’t loved an animated character this much since South Park’s Randy Marsh.  H. Jon Benjamin and the rest of the cast continue to play off each other well with brilliant comedic timing and fantastic delivery.  It’s rare to find an animated show this raunchy and hilarious without it seeming like the show is reaching (like this season of Family Guy).  If you’re an Archer fan, the season premiere should appease your appetite.  If you’re not, you’re stupid.

Archer’s season premiere is on tonight at 10pm on FX.

Ten Reasons to Watch Archer Instead of 30 Rock, Objectively Submitted by Archer’s Exec Producer – [Vulture]

Automated Text Message Thwarts Suicide Bombing – [Geekosystem]

The Anti-Social Network: How Facebook Is Making Us Sad – [Slate]

Uganda Gay Rights Activist David Kato Killed – [BBC]

Where Are The People In Microsoft’s Iconic 1978 Company Photo Now? – [Business Insider]

Men’s Health Is Reusing Articles And Changing The Titles – [Gawker]

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Office Rawse is making videos for feature verses now.

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Filmed with a Canon 5D Mark II at a secret location.

Dear Summer…

Devin Graham | Via | Previously: Huge Bike Jumps Into A Pond

Ilya Gerner counters Jeff Wysaski’s United States Of Shame with a map of the best features of each state.  Click to enlarge.

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There’s a “Grand Slam” joke in here somewhere…

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The 18 Darkest Movie Moments If They’d Been Made By Disney – [Cracked]

Will Ferrell To Appear On Four Episodes Of The Office – [Deadline]

Egyptian Blogger: “We Don’t Expect Any Help From America, Just To Leave Us Alone.” – [Al Jazeera]

Mexican Drug Smugglers Catapulting Packages Of Pot Over The Border – [Boing Boing]

The 10 Most Obscure Archer Jokes – Explained – [Warming Glow]

Little Kids Re-enacting The Best Picture Nominees – [Sly Oyster]

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Harry Hanrahan complements his “Get Out of There!” supercut with another overused movie line.

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