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2009

June 97
May 109
April 116
March 111
February 107
January 156

2008

December 184
November 164
October 206
September 184
August 96
July 89
June 60
May 66
April 70
March 42

2007

December
October
September
August
July 2
June 3
May 3
April 1
March
February
January
Feb 1st
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tesslynch: Norman Greenbaum — Spirit In The Sky I hope one day my life is cool enough for this song...
Feb 1st
Jan 31st

Hollywood Meetings I Wish I Had...

Transcript #1: The meeting where Zack Snyder’s agent negotiated the deal getting “From...
Jan 31st
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legrand: This friday at the silent movie theatre. From the silent movie theatre website:  Forget...
Jan 31st
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Here is a test I threw together last night using some of the underwater footage we shot in in our...
Jan 31st
This made my day: My friend Eshom is an extremely talented...
Jan 31st
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Beirut - La Benlieu
Jan 30th
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paulscheer: I actually read a really sad thing about Rick Moranis, apparently he went into...
Jan 30th
phazerblast: Also not “rejected” because it made it into the...
Jan 30th

The Media is Thriving

mundy:Reblogged from Rick Webb: So, I’ve been following The Media is Dying twitter feed for a...
Jan 29th
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Sorry everyone, I’ve changed my 2009 Halloween costume again. I’m going as Troy. (via...
Jan 29th
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Hooverphonic - 2Wicky No, really you guys, what the fuck happened to Trip Hop? Because that was...
Jan 29th
Goddammit, I have the best idea for Dave Seger’s eBay auction but you fuckers keep outbidding...
Jan 29th
Attention bargain hunters: Bangkok Dangerous is on sale at...
Jan 29th
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Gratuitous Picture of Yourself Wednesday - Video Acting Reel Edition. I made this with my best...
Jan 29th
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teamtigerawesome: Oprah is Dead When Oprah dies, the world, bereft of one of it’s most...
Jan 28th

Uncomfortable Realization of the Night

Overhearing a man watch an Ultimate Fighting Championship match in the next room is...
Jan 28th

hoax

jennfee: i received this in my inbox last week. it has to be a joke. unless she is a huge fan of...
Jan 28th
Dear Sawyer, Thank you for the awesome name you generated...
Jan 28th
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Silk - Freak Me Draw your own conclusions, make your own judgements, but there’s really no...
Jan 27th
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The Dirk Diggler Story - The full 1988 31-minute short film directed by P.T. Anderson, which he...
Jan 27th
File under: Are you fucking kidding me?
Jan 27th
Why I Love Big Love
Jan 27th
I'll make a sweet fun video about whatever...
Jan 27th
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Van Halen - Panama I have been entering data into spreadsheets all day to keep track of all of the...
Jan 27th

Advice I Will Give My Children

Never, ever, under any circumstances, trust a man with frosted tips.
Jan 27th
“Oh Jesus. What the fuck. Really? Did she really just have to...”
— a coworker in development who...
Jan 27th
teamtigerawesome: Dear Tumblr, Come check out the...
Jan 26th
Esquire: Paul Thomas Anderson Profile
Jan 26th
You really (REALLY) don’t need to blog about the SAG awards. Trust me, even actors don’t...
Jan 26th
Here’s a true story about how stupid I am and how much...
Jan 26th
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Ennio Morricone - Il Giardino Delle Delizie This song is really the only good thing from the 1967...
Jan 26th
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Ten to Chi to (Heaven & Earth) - Haruki Kadokawa (1990) It’s hard to find but if you have...
Jan 26th
skeetonmischa: Coming out this Tuesday…. Buy this.
Jan 26th
Sark
Jan 25th

Ambition Az a Ridah

I want to go to Sark, one of the Channel Islands, purely to find out more about this: One-person...
Jan 25th

Attn: Dictionary Editors & Rappers

Fascinating word of the day: Guernsey Why? Because this word is worthless in America. We have no...
Jan 25th
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sedimentaryrunoff: The opening titles for Walt Disney’s The Mis-Adventures of Merlin Jones (1964)....
Jan 25th
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Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
Jan 25th
“I mean, there’s nothing that Godard hasn’t already done. ...”
—  Steven Soderbergh. Read this...
Jan 24th
dirtypreston: I was thinking whatever happened to Kieran...
Jan 23rd
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tylercoates:joshacid37:themattsmith: So, Auto-Tuning a baby is such a fantastic idea that I’m...
Jan 23rd
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Dr. Dre - Some L.A. Niggaz (feat. MC Ren, Hittman, Time Bomb, Defari, Xzibit, King Tee,...
Jan 23rd
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randomshitifind: Skittles: Pinata Man. The spiritual successor to Touch.
Jan 23rd

DONE

Finished the effects shot, it looks FANTASTIC. Everything worked like a charm, the water tank (no...
Jan 23rd
Holy shit, I am crazy high on paint thinner. Not good. Just to be clear…I am actually...
Jan 23rd
All day today I’ve been painting and detailing this...
Jan 23rd
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Señor Coconut - Showroom Dummies (Kraftwerk cover) I’m currently blasting this in my bedroom...
Jan 22nd
I think my upstairs neighbor might have read this post from yesterday, because he/she has been...
Jan 22nd
Updated poster design for The Rig that we’re taking...
Jan 22nd
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davidcho: MTV: Wow, Michael Cera being a real dick while responding to a question about...
Jan 22nd
“Okay, I’ll just say it. I think the Spain show is...”
— Anthony Bourdain talking about...
Jan 22nd
Sundance shorts on itunes
Jan 21st
Allow me to demonstrate the proper way to take a lame...
Jan 21st

Honest Apartment Ad

It recently came to my attention that the apartment next to my own is vacant and available for...
Jan 21st
Work continues on the water tank. More info & pics soon.
Jan 21st
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Tommy (Original Broadway Cast Version) - We’ve Won
Jan 21st
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Joe Pesci’s head + fire = Art ( via randomshitifind)
Jan 21st
Thanks everyone who is liveblogging grainy, low-res screengrabs from Inauguration events! If I flick...
Jan 21st
Carl Stalling's Greatest Warner Bros....
Jan 21st
Georgia, you’re not really having a good day until...
Jan 21st
Respect. (via boringloser)
Jan 21st
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Paul Kelly - Peace This came up on my shuffle this morning as I drove to my office after watching...
Jan 21st
“Graysmith: Doesn’t it bother you that people call you...”
— Scene from Zodiac. One of the...
Jan 20th
So this is kind of my way of letting you know I broke down...
Jan 20th

Building A Custom Underwater Camera

It’s been a while since I posted an update on the status of post-production for The Rig, so I...
Jan 20th
Dear internet, No “FuckYeah! C.B. Sully” yet?...
Jan 19th
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Emperor Penguin - Burnt Sienna and Avocado Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Monday. Please lay...
Jan 19th
Let’s be honest, the kottke.org redesign is hideous in every conceivable way.
Jan 19th
Want.
Jan 19th
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Kelley Polar - Entropy Reigns (In The Celestial City) This was my jam in April ‘08. Still...
Jan 19th
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Hey Christina, that was good, but you should check out this sweded Terminator 2.
Jan 19th
Jan 18th
Jan 18th
I got my grandfather’s Revere Model 85 8mm film...
Jan 18th
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thisismyfavoritesong: “Dead Flowers” by Townes Van Zandt from Roadsongs (1993).
Jan 18th
"The Deal Is Done": Weiner & Lionsgate Agree...
Jan 17th
How To Launder Money
Jan 17th
My friend Lori just gave me the best present ever. Her...
Jan 17th
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Lupe Fiasco - Superstar The first track on the “going to the RuPaul show premiere...
Jan 17th
It's a movie about Vikings fighting Aliens.
Jan 17th
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The full animated Disney short A Cowboy Needs a Horse. My Uncle X’s name are in the opening...
Jan 17th
A Cowboy Needs a Horse (1956, Disney) background painting by...
Jan 17th

I'm a lucky man.

Just sayin’
Jan 16th
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Estelle vs. The Ting Tings - Shut Up, American Boy I know, I know, but c’mon…it’s...
Jan 16th

My Shitty Lunch

The deli had all the classic signs that communicate a great sandwich establishment. Hidden location,...
Jan 16th
Airbus 320 + Hudson River + TiltShiftMaker + Poladroid =...
Jan 16th
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Christina has never seen a Star Wars movie, so I imagine this is what goes on inside her mind. (via...
Jan 16th
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Episode Two of my web series Quest for the Golden Hot Dog is now online at, well…pretty much...
Jan 16th
Dave Holmes On Indie 103 Shutting Down
Jan 16th
Insomnia. What a bitch.
Jan 15th
leslielynn: best costume accessory ever. Leslie…I...
Jan 15th
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John Barry - Scaramanga’s Fun House From The Man With the Golden Gun. Listen to the whole...
Jan 15th

Scaramanga: Villain of the People?

I just found a disc with a lot of papers I wrote for various classes in middle and high school. One...
Jan 15th
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Prince - It’s Gonna Be Lonely
Jan 15th
Jesus, people, can someone please make a reality show about...
Jan 14th
leslielynn: after my food coma i had the best sleep i have had in a long long time.  so i had...
Jan 14th

Regarding FrankTV's Emmy

leslielynn: let it be known that the costumes WON an emmy.  thank you for your time. Just to be...
Jan 14th
Me and Leslie in Nawlins circa 2007. I study this picture...
Jan 14th

Completely Unimportant Worthless News...

Thanks to the violent protestations of certain readers (you know who you are) I’ve updated the...
Jan 14th
Thanks for making me laugh today, Bob Zachar.
Jan 14th
Meeting time.
Jan 12th
Rig castmember Eric Bush’s commercial has been playing...
Jan 12th

Demo Reel

Tonight I’m at my office doing something I haven’t had to do in a long time, putting...
Jan 12th
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Sniff ‘n’ the Tears - Driver’s Seat
Jan 12th
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The Church - Under the Milky Way
Jan 12th
My friends really know me.
Jan 12th
Worth at LEAST 1000 words
Jan 11th
If I was 10 I would be jizzing in my pants.
Jan 11th
The torture costs extra.
Jan 11th
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Slim Thug, T.I. & Bun-B - Three Kings (Ratatat Remix) I’m gonna blast this song as I pull...
Jan 11th
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blurredvision: Closer, Kings of Leon ~ This is what is sounds like to have a love affair with a...
Jan 11th
Working with Lisle all day on sound design. Who knows how...
Jan 10th
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Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In the Sky Confession: I was never much of a Pink Floyd fan. Just never...
Jan 9th
dietcock: (via mollylambert) ATTN ANNA KARINA JUNKIES:...
Jan 9th
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Notorious B.I.G. - Warning I’m gonna eat a steak, drink some scotch, and watch The Wire. I...
Jan 9th
Oh, hello beautiful. ALSO: When I was opening the amazon...
Jan 9th
www.dontbuyfrombigots.com
Jan 9th

More Xtranormal Shorts

If you enjoyed my first Xtranormal video, perhaps you’ll enjoy these as well. Jame Foxx...
Jan 9th
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The web series I made last year for 60 Frames has (finally) started going up online. This is the...
Jan 9th
When I’m having a bad couple days I try to channel it...
Jan 9th
The Freeloader's Guide Episode Two: Brunch
Jan 8th
Wednesday Picture: High-Fivin’ With Georgia Edition ...
Jan 7th
Deakins nabs two ASC nominations - Variety
Jan 7th
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This 1980’s Wendy’s “rapper” training video is probably the greatest thing...
Jan 7th
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The Billionaires - Cold Day I love this song, from a friend of a friend’s little side project...
Jan 7th
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I finally broke down and tried my hand at creating an Xtranormal cartoon. I’m proud to present...
Jan 7th
I have a few more movies to see before I can satisfactorily complete my top movies of 2008 list....
Jan 7th
I love going to see movies alone at the Sunset 5 because...
Jan 7th
About to see Let the Right One In, with very high expectations.
Jan 7th
Warch Watch
Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan’s first short film, Doodlebug, made when he was 27...
Jan 7th
When you get a text message on your iphone from a friend who drives a Prius complaining that the...
Jan 7th
Behold the new, improved Golden Globe...
Jan 7th
Makes you think…
Jan 7th
Professor of Economics, Narcissism, and...
Jan 7th
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legrand: Video I made for the band Beach House. A year ago! Wow. This is great! Beach House is one...
Jan 6th
“I would be less interested in that than I would in having...”
— David Fincher on directing a...
Jan 6th
Last night I stayed up until all hours of the night working...
Jan 5th
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raytencio: Dragon Boy Suede feat. Jonah Ray - Quit Playing Video Games & Get Laid Hi there....
Jan 5th
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The Fugees - Ready Or Not This is pretty much the ultimate song to get dressed to in the morning. I...
Jan 5th
Re: This: I’m watching The Siege on Hulu and Wood “Avon Barksdale” Harris is in...
Jan 5th
Jan 5th
tesslynch: To do: find a way to create the Eternal Kitten Tell me when you figure this out so I can...
Jan 5th

Mysteries That Will Never Be Solved

The Loch Ness Monster Bigfoot Atlantis The Tunguska Event Women Men Why all my hair is dark...
Jan 5th
skeetonmischa: any day in Old Town Pasadena is a good day This is NOT TRUE. This is FALSE.
Jan 5th
The nice thing about Jonas Secrets is that it’s reassured me that not every creepy person is a...
Jan 4th
Really, flickr? Really?
Jan 4th
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Gang of Four - Natural’s Not In It
Jan 4th
I made this because I’m bored as fuck. See you at the...
Jan 4th

2Nite - Live! Nude! Music!

If you’re not doing anything tonight AND you like music AND you think I’m cool then...
Jan 4th

Mind-Blowing "Before They Were Stars"...

Avon Barksdale as a busboy in As Good As It Gets. He’s the one who gives Nicholson Helen...
Jan 3rd
Top 50 Special Effects Shots of All Time
Jan 3rd
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Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Heartbeats Originally performed by The Knife.
Jan 2nd

And Now, An Excerpt

From my forthcoming novel, an alternate-timeline historical fan fiction called Joseph Stalin:...
Jan 2nd
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Flirting With Magic. For anyone interested in knowing my secrets of seduction, well, now you know....
Jan 2nd