The staff at the College Humor website put together a video of every reference to popular culture in Quentin Tarantino’s movies. The five-minute video includes Tarantino characters referring to well-known pop culture icons as Elvis Presley as well as some less-known references. The references are in chronological order by the person or thing being referenced. Note the time dial in the lower right hand corner indicating the relevant era. Check it out.
What is your favorite pop culture reference in a Quentin Tarantino film? Leave your two cents in the comments.
For our funny video of the week, check out this send up of foreign films about an existential crisis. If you like foreign films, ennui, or cats — or even if you hate those things — you will enjoy Will Braden’s short film, Henri 2 Paw de Deux:
If you like that one, there is the original Henri film, as well as Henri 3, Le Vet. Henri, Le Chat Noir has his own Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as his own store. Next thing you know, he will be coming out with a book. Oh, he already has his own book. What is your favorite line in the film? Leave your two cents in the comments.
Video makers at Found Item Clothing have created a tribute video to the role of sunglasses in movies. The video of Supercut: 65 Iconic Movie Sunglasses, 1962-2012 was conceived, researched, and curated by Travis Greenwood, while Brett Roberts edited and sequenced the clips.
The video includes segments from films like Cool Hand Luke, The Blues Brothers, Fight Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Check it out.
The song with the video is “Shades,” a 1966 recording by the great Dean Martin. You may see the list of films in the video at the Found Item Clothing website.
What is your favorite use of sunglasses in film? Leave your two cents in the comments.
Rumors have been swirling this week that Clint Eastwood is going to be a surprise “mystery speaker” at the 2012 Republican National Convention tonight. According to a revised schedule released on Monday, an unnamed speaker is going to be on the stage to address the convention after American Idol alum Taylor Hicks performs tonight. Commentators began speculating that the speaker might be Eastwood almost immediately, although other celebrity names have been floated like Tim Tebow. About an hour ago, though, Paul Gilbert, a close friend of Mitt and Ann Romney, relayed that the mystery speaker at the Republican National Convention is indeed Eastwood.
These days, when you mention Eastwood, I can’t help thinking of Bill Hader’s take on the actor’s “It’s Halftime in America” Super Bowl commercial for Chrysler.
August 31, 2012 Update: Clint Eastwood did show up to address the convention and brought along an empty chair. Most say he stole the show, but it depends on who you listen to whether or not that is a good thing. Judge for yourself by watching his address to the convention below if you missed it.
One of the most played songs on the radio for awhile has been Gotye‘s song “Somebody That I Used To Know.” So it was about time that someone took the song and made it about Star Wars. Check out the latest viral video circulating the Internet.
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