Beautiful and interesting game – The Unfinished Swan (trailer)

The Unfinished Swan is a game about exploring the unknown. The player is a young boy chasing after a swan who has wandered off into a surreal, unfinished kingdom. The game begins in a completely white space where players can throw paint to splatter their surroundings and reveal the world around them. It’s being developed …

I think my dad is a space alien

In “Alien,” the most recent TV spot from Audi, viewers are transported into the world of a child who misunderstands her dad’s looks, actions and most notably all of the technological innovations inside the Audi A6 as proof that he is a space alien.

Ray Bradbury reads his poem – “If Only We Had Taller Been” (1971)

Sci-fi author Ray Bradbury reads his space travel-themed poem “If Only We Had Taller Been” in this 1971 video posted yesterday by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Also in the scene are Arthur C. Clarke, Walter Sullivan, Carl Sagan and Bruce Murray   “hoping an inch of good is worth a pound of years”   // …

Hobbit Production Video #7 – behind the scenes at the studio

Peter Jackson has released his newest high definition HD Hobbit movie video blog from New Zealand. This time the video features Jackson at the studio and introduces many popular Hobbit characters. Enjoy!

Otter 501 – a documentary about a sea otter pup separated from her mother

When an adventuresome young woman discovers a sea otter pup stranded on the beach and in desperate need of a second chance, an entire species’ survival gets personal.   If you liked that trailer, or just love things cute and adorable, see this tiny baby sea otter:

Every single Harry Potter spell in one video

  Behold 17 minutes of straight spell-shouting from the cast of the Harry Potter films, courtesy of one very patient YouTuber. The creepy thing? We can name just about every single spell’s intended result. Wingardium Leviosa! via io9

Hot Generation! 1960s Punk from Down Under

Found an awesome punk album from the 60s, featuring raw garage bands from Australia singing about love and surfing. I put together a YouTube playlist of all the songs (but one):  

“Leeroy Jenkins” meme from World of Warcraft – reimagined as a heist film

Even if you have only a passing familiarity with the massive multiplayer online game World of Warcraft, you’re probably aware of “Leeroy Jenkins,” a comedy sketch/meme/recreation of real events about an oblivious player who dooms his teammates charging into a battle (video here, watch this first if you’ve never seen it). For the CFC Worldwide …

First ever video of the world’s most elusive whale

Scientists on a research voyage in Bass Straight (south of Australia) got an exhilarating surprise when they chanced upon what might be the world’s most mysterious and elusive whale: the Shepherd’s beaked whale. It is believed this is the first time the species has ever been captured on video (shown below). Since the Shepherd’s beaked …

The Hot Generation, 1967 (trailer)

Paul Witzig presents The Hot Generation, 1967. Featuring Nat Young, Bob McTavish, Peter Drouyn, Russel Hughes, Keven Brennan, Midget Farrelly, Rodney Sumter, Bobby Brown and Robert Coneeley.