Well U2 didn’t use George Bush, but they did use just about every musical icon they could think of and lip synched them so they’re singing U2’s latest. Then they put it up on YouTube.
The band also included themselves in a ‘Where’s Wally’ type way throughout the video.
Clever marketing that. Wonder who came up with the idea. Of course we’ll probably now see a spate of music videos that try to copy popular YouTube ideas.
Next on YouTube: Britney Spears lip-synching to a 14 year old girl’s recording of herself singing Britney Spears’ songs.
It’s a set of forums where people post items they don’t want. You contact them and arrange to collect it. That’s it.
Obviously, I have no idea as to the quality of the stuff being given away, but at a glance there seems to be the odd item of interest. And obviously a lot of items of interest to other people judging by the amount of stuff which is now ‘Taken’ rather than ‘Available.
A couple of items I noticed (still available at time of writing!):
Gael García Bernal seems to everywhere at the moment. No bad thing, he’s very watchable, turns in some very good performances and girls love him.
Seems he’s starring in Michel Gondry’s new film ‘La science des rêves’ also known as ‘The Science of Sleep’
Michel Gondry directed the quite brilliant ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind‘, which he co-wrote with Charlie Kaufman. Science of Sleep looks to contain some similar elements, but on first look at the trailer it might be that Kaufman’s contribution was the darkness that made Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind so brilliant.
Having said that - this looks excellent as well, just a lot sweeter. But looks can be deceiving, there are hints in the voiceover that seem to indicate all is not sunshine and light.
Karina Longworth of Cinematical writes that The Science of Sleep “will certainly frustrate those who want directors to essentially present them with neat little packages, fully contained narratives wrapped with perfect red bows.” David Poland adds the final note, “The Science of Sleep is one of those films you can watch over and over and over again, loaded with gags and gimmicks and spectacularly beautiful and memorable images. It is very imperfect. But damn, is it fun. Gondry is a master of what he does. And you can feel the passion in every frame of the film. .. You really could view any 5 minutes like its own stand alone art project.”
If you haven’t already seen Gondry’s ‘Sunshine of the blah blah blah’, do watch it and if you haven’t seen Gael Garcia Bernal in anything, watch ‘The Motorcycle Diaries‘ where he plays a young Che Guevara.
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