I know it’s been too long since I last posted anything here. The reason for my lag is partially that it’s summer – that’s right… dare draw the curtains and have a look-see (if you’re on the northern hemisphere). It’s also because I’ve had really important stuff to do whenever I was as much as near a computer.
Now on to the entertainment.
I’d like to this time recommend Fly You Fools (FYF), a misanthropic yet funny webcomic. FYF mostly centers around stuff from India, it says, but the great joke is on us all. We all too well recognize all the idiosyncrasies that permeate every “modern” society. From the paradoxes of consumption to the daft demands of authorities, from the pointlessness of mainstream entertainment to the hypocrisy of the whole human species. In FYF’s own words “People are mindless cattle”.
The graphical expression coupled with this particular brand of humor gives FYF a Pythonesque quality. I really enjoyed reading the comics and so should you.
SWEET ZOMBIE JESUS! Finally somebody (Dyson, Norfleet & Robeson) are improving the all-time classic musical Jesus Christ Superstar by telling the story like it really was.
Obviously Jesus was a zombie munching on Judean brains.
3 Days Later isn’t finished yet, so all I have to show you is the trailer, which looks somewhat like this:
The musical (or movie) is licensed under creative commons, which means that it should be available for download and distribution once finished.
However, the creators would like donations to make 3 Days Later at least as influential as its predecessor, but don’t worry, these are hardcore guys:
We’re going to make this movie
REGARDLESS
of what sort of budget we have
I bloody hope there’s going to be a soundtrack or some such, because the songs are heartbreakingly beautiful.
Here are some videos that really kind of made my morning special. They don’t particularly have anything in common. Actually, I think you could argue that they’re complete opposites.
The first video is a music video for Bacon by BFF, the song is about the military industrial complex and bacon (I think). And it has zombies in it, which has made Zombie Info comment that it contains “2 of [his/her/their] great loves in one song… Zombies AND Bacon.”
The second video is called Morgenrot. Morgenrot is a sort of art movie mostly featuring a burning piano plunging slowly towards its doom and clips from the Library of Congress. It was directed by this guy Jeff Desom. I can understand why people recomend this video on the basis of Hauschka’s music.
What would happen if media icon and self-proclaimed therapist Oprah Winfrey died? Would people change the channel? Would somebody stand up to Dr. Phil or would he be able claim the entire Personal Guidance & Wisdom Industry (PGnWI) for himself?
According to Team Tiger Awesome the above scenarios will be the least of our worries if celebrity prophet and semi-pope Oprah Winfrey dies. According to TTA, we’ll be facing riots and general social havoc of hitherto unseen proportions finally culminating in a global nuclear disaster.
I cannot apologize enough for not having blogged about the first episodes. I promised you Nemobay would be there, and it was not. The truth of the matter is that I have been busy again. I have handed in my thesis, I have been sick and my dog ate my blog-post. Now, the thesis and dog are gone and I’m almost healthy again.
In all confidentiality I have somewhat of a crush on Expect Problems. When it comes to humorous free movie material, they are among the very I have seen.
Sharehouse Zombie Apocalypse has the kind of geeky humor Dead Man Drinking mastered. Like Dead Man Drinking, Sharehouse Zombie Apocalypse has brilliant dialogue as well as acting and (as with Dead Man Drinking) the creativity of Expect Problems seems to eradicate the problems a drum tight budget might create.
The pace of Sharehouse Zombie Apocalypse is relaxed enough for you to just hang back and chill without fretting about missing something important. A feat, I found, making it fitting for when your brain and/or body is clogged with all kinds of supernatural gunk and goop. However, I did notice a couple of things the second time I saw the episodes that I did not notice the first time but I guess that goes for a lot of things.
So far there are three episodes online and they are all very well worth the watch.
I know there’s been a lot of zombies here lately, for some reason I just keep bumping into them. Well… actually, I think it pretty much shows what I’m into at the moment.
Anyways, this too is zombie-related, but we’ll get to that shortly. Now it’s time for a feature film recommendation. Specifically, I’m talking about Dead Man Drinking, a Creative Commons feature length movie produced by Expect Problems Productions, written and directed by Rohan Harris. It was filmed in 2007 and made it to the Internet in 2008.
The plot revolves around four young people who decide to spend a weekend steeped in massive intoxication playing a game called “Killer”. Of course this is not all, romantic and sexual conflicts emerge as the inebriation reaches profound levels and these complications further adds to the seductiveness of the movie. It’s a silly movie really, but it has such a nice feel to it, it’s almost homey I guess. If you’re looking for something relaxed to watch, I would recommend Dead Man Drinking. And don’t worry, nobody gets killed – for real.
And now the zombie part. Expect Problems Productions are currently working on a web series featuring zombies called Sharehouse Zombie Apocalypse, judging by the website, Sharehouse will also be humorous and the first episode will be up shortly. Nemobay will of course report on this series if it is worth the watch.
