Awesome Videos

The Film Theorists’ Frame by Frame explains that Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak is a grand homage to horror pioneer Mario Bava. The prolific Italian filmmaker loved to use contrasting lighting, elaborate sets and period plots, all of which are in del Toro’s film.

When we first saw how slowly this car was going around the racetrack, we figured that it had a mechanical problem. But it turns out it’s got much bigger issues than we could have ever imagined. (Thanks Robert!)

(Flashing lights) Screen Rant talks about 10 popular children’s shows, including Sailor Moon, Tiny Toons and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which had episodes banned for various reasons, not all of them reasonable.

YouTube celebrity dog Doug the Pug takes over the airwaves with his own TV network, comprised entirely of shows starring him and his anipals. We can’t decide if our favorite is Breaking Pug, or Pugs and Recreation. Also, we would have gone with Orange is the New Pug.

Musician Ian Ethan Case previews a bit of his new album Run Toward the Mountains, as his fingers fly across all 18 strings of his double-necked guitar. At times, his hands were moving so fast, we thought he was Doc Ock. The 92-minute double album drops 11/24/15.

The guys from cover band Boston Naturals were performing at a post-wedding reception, when they noticed one guy in the crowd with the worst sense of rhythm ever. Apparently, his off-tempo claps were loud enough to make it hard for the guitarist to keep rhythm.

(PG-13: Language) T.J. “CatDad” Browne, Jr. was attempting to celebrate National Cat Day (yup, that’s a thing) by donning a creepy realistic cat mask. Unfortunately, his cats were having none of it. We’d run away too if we saw this guy coming at us.

FIFA has released the list of nominees for the Puskás Award for goal of the year. The nominees include Lionel Messi’s wizardry at the Copa del Rey final and Carli Lloyd’s audacious chip shot at the Women’s World Cup.

Zulu Alpha Kilo shines a light on the ridiculous process that many creative folks have to endure – the creation of free sample work on “spec” during the RFP process, which seems completely ridiculous when seen in the context of other professions. (Thanks Greg!)

Steve Onotera aka samuraiguitarist created a chill cover of Cher’s Believe by playing one instrument after another and then layering the resulting tracks to create a single song and a single video.

The ladies of Saturday Night Live break bad in this hilarious parody of M.I.A.’s 2012 Bad Girls music video. And if you complain about it being a dated reference, these girls will hunt you down and mess you up.

Yes, we know this clip dates back to 2009, but since we’ve never seen it, we figured maybe you hadn’t either. A hilarious use of Cookie Monster’s voice from a kids’ telephone toy to help provide vocals for a Rammstein track. Cookieeeeeeeee!

(PG-13) A young man’s realization that he’s with the wrong crowd comes just a bit late. Robbie Barclay’s short film barely has any narrative, but his world building is impeccable. Dope City is a vivid snapshot of life in his hometown of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

This robot has a single task to perform – to cut food into pieces. And that it does. What makes Newtech’s ultrasonic cutting machine so amazing, is that it doesn’t care what angle or position its target enters the conveyor at – it always finds the perfect center.

(PG-13: Language) Jimmy Kimmel Live! asked country music stars to read the immaculately spelled and poignant musings of the paragons in the Twitter high council. We’re pretty sure it’s impossible to hurt Willie Nelson’s feelings anymore.

WhoIsPablo is back with another series of classic movie posters brought to life by replacing their static images with actual scenes from the films. We’re guessing that some day soon, theaters will replace printed posters with these, displayed on a sideways monitor.

In 1977, then 18-year-old Peter “Stoney” Emshwiller recorded hours of footage of him interviewing his future self. Now that he’s 56, he’s ready willing to have the conversation. It’s not a unique idea, but it promises to be a funny, sincere and no-nonsense memoir.

Awesomer faves Postmodern Jukebox and Puddles Pity Party collaborated on this larger than life cover version of Coldplay’s 2008 hit Viva La Vida, led off by the inimitable vocal stylings of everyone’s favorite sad clown with the golden voice.

As part of its 48-state road trip, Chevrolet put us behind the wheel of the new 2016 Camaro SS, packing a 455 hp V8, and a 6-speed manual, and let us loose on Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. The scenery was epic, and the car equally impressive – even in the snow and rain.

On her latest album, Claire Boucher aka Grimes goes for a seemingly more radio-friendly approach than her past tracks. But give it a chance and you’ll find it to be as fresh as her previous efforts, loaded with jabs at critics and the music industry itself.

“Do you believe in parallel universes? No. And somewhere, I just said yes.” After pondering some imponderables with Tom Hanks, Stephen Colbert lies out under the real fake night sky to consider more of life’s many unanswered (and better left unasked) questions.

In yet another Tarantino track played on appliances, this guy discovered that his hair dryer made the siren sound from The Bride’s vengeance-craving sequences from Kill Bill. In case you’re wondering, the sound started life as Quincy Jones’ theme to Ironside.

UK retailer John Lewis once again has bestowed us with a touching holiday ad, going for the feels with a story about a little girl who spots a man living on the Moon, and who could really use some Christmas cheer. The track is Half the World Away, an Oasis cover by Aurora.