Trailer For Every Oscar-Winning Movie Ever | Cracked

Very clever!!  Nicely done!

College Success: The iMentor Model

Great video on college achievement and how iMentor helps.

President Obama Extends Warmest Wishes for Diwali

Why is Hollywood building so many cinematic universes? | Den of Geek

Great opinion piece on cinematic universes, specifically how Marvel Studios has done well and the reasons why other studios/franchises are copying the concept.

"CLERKS" Movie Clip - Death Star Contractors | Fandango Movieclips

This has to be one of my favorite scenes in any movie.

Marvel One Shots (All embedded on one page with links!)

If you're familiar with the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), you might know that there are also five short films, called Marvel One-Shots, that were released with the DVD release of a number of films. If you've seen all of the MCU movies and watch the "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." TV show, you should know that these one-shots are also considered part of the MCU.

I know some MCU fans that have yet to see all of these short films. I suspect some of this is because these were released with the DVD of the Blu-Ray for their corresponding films but are not on the DVD that you would get from Netflix (nor are they available to stream on Netflix).

Since it was announced that, like "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", the "Guardians of the Galaxy" DVD release on December 9th will not have a one-shot, I decided to post the five one-shots so far below, with a little description for each one. The title is also a link to the site where the embedded video is located.

Please note that some of these were uploaded by users in other countries so a couple of the videos have subtitles.

ENJOY!!!

The Consultant - Released on September 13, 2011 as part of the "Thor" DVD release:


Marvel One-Shot - The Consultant (Full Version... by Lyricis


A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer - Released on October 25, 2011 as part of the "Captain America: The First Avenger" DVD release, it displays the full badassery of Agent Phil Coulson.

Marvel One-Shot - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor’s Hammer Sub Thai By Agent K - CGT from ComicsGuideThailand on Vimeo.

Item 47 - Released on September 25, 2012 as part of "The Avengers" DVD release. Incidentally, I read somewhere that this one-shot was the reason Marvel decided to go ahead with producing an "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." TV show.

(3) 2012 - Marvel One-Shot - ITEM 47 (Subtítulos español) from Jesús Tobar Sánchez on Vimeo.

Agent Carter - Released September 3, 2013 with the "Iron Man 3" digital release. This is my favorite of the one-shots and is also the reason Hayley Atwell is getting her own eight episode "Agent Carter" TV series in January 2015 that will air during the "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." time block on ABC.


Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013) by limukohou


All Hail the King - Released February 4, 2014 with the "Thor: The Dark World" digital release. This one stars Ben Kingsley (Gandhi himself!) in his role from "Iron Man 3".


(5) 2014 - Marvel One-Shot - ALL HAIL THE KING... by aquiestajesus

China Changed Guardians Of The Galaxy’s Title, And It's Hilariously Awkward | CINEMABLEND

The Chinese "translation" is wonderful!

SNL - Marvel's Coming Attractions - SNL Sketch - Chris Pratt

MARVEL CAN'T FAIL! (Saturday Night Live, however, is another story. This seemed to be the only funny sketch in the episode, with the birthday wish of the toys coming to life a distant second.)

Everything Wrong With Captain America: The Winter Soldier

In spite of, or perhaps because of, the fact that I think it's the best of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, it's funny to laugh at every wrong with Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

The News in Jersey: Conductor Josh and His Transit Info Empire

Great interview of Josh about Clever Commute. (Full disclosure: Josh is a friend.) Be sure to check out the interview and, if you're a rail or bus commuter in the NYC area, sign up for the premium service, Inside Track.

Breaking Down: The Marvel Cinematic Universe

This video is a fantastic breakdown of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, even explaining in fairly simple details why Spider-Man, X-Men, and the Fantastic Four are not part of the MCU:

Why Starbucks Spells Your Name Wrong

VALLURU! LOL!!!!! (This video drops a few F-bombs so it's NSFW.)

"When I hear a customer's name, I immediately think, 'How can I spell this name in an obnoxious way that will infuriate and perplex them?'"

Simpsons ALS Ice Bucket Challenge | THE SIMPSONS | ANIMATION on FOX

I like how they managed to drop Olaf from Frozen and the tauntauns and wampa from Empire Strikes Back in there.

Anthony Mackie & Sebastian Stan ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Falcon and The Winter Soldier with a creative response to Captain America's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge:

Sauron takes the "Ice-Bucket Challenge"

Ha ha!!

How Much Does Thor's Hammer Weigh? | IFL Science

Really cool video answering a very important (okay, somewhat important) question.

Honest Trailers - Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Probably the best Honest Trailer yet!

Robin Williams Tribute Video (1951 - 2014) - Movie Montage

Great video montage from Fandango MovieClips:

How Captain America: The Winter Soldier Should Have Ended

If you've never seen any of the HISHE videos, they're pretty funny. The latest is no exception.

Every Samuel L. Jackson "Motherf*cker"...Ever | Huffington Post Movie Mashups

LOL!!! (NSFW)

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert battle for title of World's Biggest Star Wars Fan!

I missed this last week but it's hilarious!

"You give me my umbrage back!"

Histories of Comic Book Movies and Comic-Con | Movieclips Original

Fandango's Movieclips YouTube channel Super Comic FunTime has produced three great videos about the history of comic book movies, both pre-2000 and post-2000, as well as a history of San Diego Comic-Con, which is happening next weekend.  All three videos provide a great history and are worth checking out below.

The History of Superhero Comic Movies Part 1 - 1936-2000



The History of Superhero Comic Movies Part 2 - Movies Since 2000



The History of Comic-Con - San Diego 2014

The New Thor is a Woman | IGN News

Apparently this was announced on "The View" this morning.

When Your Skin Smells Sandalwood Oil, It Heals Itself | PBS NOVAnext

This is absolutely fascinating:

"Hanns Hatt's lab at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany focused on skin, which is easier to study, and tested the response to scents of receptors in keratinocytes, the main skin cell type.

They found that Sandalore – a synthetic sandalwood oil used in aromatherapy, perfumes and skin care products – bound to an olfactory receptor in skin called OR2AT4. Rather than sending a message to the brain, as nose receptors do, the receptor triggered cells to divide and migrate, important processes in repairing damaged skin."

The Employment Situation in June | The White House

The wonkish explanation for the improving jobs numbers.

Fantastic New Ad Encouraging Girls to Explore Science and Math

I have to admit, as a father of two young girls, this ad hit home even though I try to be as encouraging about science and math as possible.



There was a nice writeup in Huffington Post about it as well, which mentioned this troubling statistic:

"...66 percent of 4th grade girls say they like science and math, but only 18 percent of all college engineering majors are female."

"Guardians of the Galaxy" Style Star Wars' Prequel Trailer

The YouTube user 'The Unusual Suspect' is back again with another Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy mashup, this time for the prequels. For context, here is the original Guardians of the Galaxy trailer being mimicked:



Here is the first Star Wars mashup for the original trilogy:



And here is the newest one for the prequels:



E N J O Y ! ! !

Star Wars Original Trilogy Trailer (Guardians of the Galaxy Style!)

This is really well done!

How are Samurai Films Responsible for Star Wars?!? | Film School'd

Really great video on the connection from Samurai Films to Star Wars. None of this is really new but the video is nicely done. (There is one, barely noticeable F-bomb in it but it's otherwise pretty clean.)

Why Are There So Many Super Hero Movies? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital St...

Great video on the rise of superhero movies and what it says about us as a society:

Is Warner Brothers seriously going to make a "SHAZAM" movie?

It is still unconfirmed but rumor has it that Warner Brothers is going to announce the following DC Comics-based movies sometime soon:

May 2016 – Batman v Superman

July 2016 – Shazam

Xmas 2016 – Sandman

May 2017 – Justice League

July 2017 – Wonder Woman

Xmas 2017 – Flash and Green Lantern team-up

May 2018 – Man Of Steel 2

The name that jumps out at me is Shazam scheduled for July 2016. While most people these days think of it as a smartphone app and nothing else, the name actually comes from a very campy TV series from the mid-1970's. How campy, you might ask? Well, here you go:

More info on the "Guardians Of Good" contest (including a featurette)

Here's more information about that "Guardians of the Good" contest that I wrote about yesterday. There is also a video from James Gunn about the contest:

‘Guardians of the Good’ Contest for Teens 14-18

This is a very interesting idea for marketing this film and promoting something positive among teenagers. The grand prize of round-trip tickets to Hollywood is pretty sweet too.

Motley Fool's Take on Marvel's "Doctor Strange" Film

Marvel recently hired horror filmmaker Scott Derrickson to make the much-rumored Doctor Strange movie. Motley Fool asks about what this means for Marvel, which is a pretty interesting read considering how many different ways Marvel could branch out their universe from the Sorcerer Supreme.

The Lion King Honest Trailer

If you wondered if there were similarities between the plots of Frozen and The Lion King: Yes. Yes there are:

The current state of the big comic book movie universes | Den of Geek

This is a pretty thorough analysis on where the comic book movie universes currently stand. The post starts with a brief mention of the planned Star Wars universe, which probably has enough fans to blow all of these out of the water entirely. However, I am curious to see where it ends up, especially since it's under the same Disney ownership as Marvel and you would hope there is some cross-pollination of ideas. (Although I doubt they'd go whole hog and adopt Patton Oswalt's idea below.)

Superheroes here, superheroes there, superheroes everywhere!

It seems like everyone is warning of superhero fatigue these days, with the new X-Men movie being released today and all:

• Grantland has a column focused on how the issues with "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." define the genre.
• Screencrush has a column that goes into how Fox and Sony are handling their respective Marvel franchises.
• Lastly, Den of Geek's post asks the basic question of whether or not it's all too much.

All three of these posts are great reads.

Patrick Stewart's Appearance on The Colbert Report I The Wrap

Great interview, as always by Stephen Colbert.

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An X-Men Crash Course to Prep for "X-Men: Days of Future Past"

Rather than binge watch 12 hours of X-Men movies (of which four of those hours are total crap) before you go see "X-Men: Days of Future Past", just watch the two videos below to get fully caught up on what you need to know. There's a serious video here and a funny one below it. ENJOY!

X-Men Days of Future Past' Is One of the Most Influential Comics Stories Ever. | Vulture

Great backstory on when and how the "Days of Future Past" storyline came about. I had no idea it predates both "Back to the Future" and the original "Terminator".

Pixar Movie Easter Eggs

There are a lot of spelling mistakes and typos in the captions but this is a nice, comprehensive list of a lot of the Pixar Easter Eggs across their films.



Pixar released their own shorter video a few weeks ago:



Both videos are a lot of fun to watch!

A Conference Call in Real Life

If you've never seen this funny video it is definitely worth it, especially if you do a lot of conference calls instead of in-person meetings at work.

World's Fair Subway Special - 1964-65 TV commercial for NYCTA

"Part of the fun of the World's Fair, is the Subway Special that takes you there..."

Commercial from 1964, when the 7 train to Flushing cost 15 cents!

Stephen Colbert's "HAIL HYDRA"

Marvel's web site has a great post on Stephen Colbert sneaking in a "HAIL HYDRA" into the opening credits of the April 21st episode of The Colbert Report.  Here's a screen shot of it:



The entire Marvel post is pretty good and worth reading if you're a fan of both, Marvel and Stephen Colbert.

This could be the future of Chicago public transportation

Having recently visited Chicago, this would be a welcome improvement.

Wolverine The Musical (with Hugh Jackman!!!)

This is fantastic! The ultimate Hugh Jackman mashup of Les Misérables and X-Men: Days of Future Past. It's Wolverine The Musical!

"Watch as he becomes a superhero in the most American way possible: STEROIDS."

The Screen Junkies Honest Trailer for the first Captain America film dropped today and it's a good one!

X-Men: Days of Future Past | Official Trailer 2 [HD] | 20th Century FOX

The new trailer just dropped this morning. It looks pretty awesome.

The first ten minutes of Captain America: The Winter Soldier!!!

I saw a clip yesterday that was in Spanish and has since been removed. Not sure how long this one will be out there but catch it if you can:

UPDATE: Well, just like the Spanish clip from the day before I posted this video, this one has been removed too. Honestly, just go see the movie itself. It's one of the better movies of the last few years.

Great Behind the Scenes footage of the filming of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"

It's fascinating how movies are really made.  The clip below has 15 minutes of raw footage of the filming of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier".  It gives you a great feel for how much is real stunt work and how much is done later with CGI.  Surprisingly there is more stunt work than I expected.

Don't worry, no real spoilers here.  It's mostly how they filmed the scenes that are already in the trailers.  Enjoy!

Watch an expert teach a smug U.S. senator about Canadian healthcare | Los Angeles Times

This is how you take down someone's ignorance and stupidity:

"BURR: On average, how many Canadian patients on a waiting list die each year? Do you know?
MARTIN: I don’t, sir, but I know that there are 45,000 in America who die waiting because they don’t have insurance at all."

Captain America Movie Clip That's NOT in English!

This clip gives you a good idea for the type of action in the new "Captain America: The Winter Soldier". I find it funny that the clip is in German (or at least it sounds like German) considering Cap was fighting the Nazis in the first film:

Brian Williams Raps "Rapper's Delight" | The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

THIS. IS. HILARIOUS. !!!.

"This one here is our booty!"

Okay, I'll be the first one to admit that if this film wasn't part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I probably wouldn't see it.  However, I'm glad it is because from all the buzz and the trailer and features released this week it looks pretty good:

Full-length trailer:


No Rocket in the trailer but this feature has Bradley Cooper as Rocket saying the one line in the post title:


There's also a great feature onGamora, played by Zoe Saldana, which shows some of the filming of her fight scene with Karen Gillan's Nebula. While the response to the trailer release has been reported to be overwhelmingly male, I have a feeling having two strong female characters with a reputation as assassins is going to strike an chord with the female audience.


Marvel also release features on the other characters:

Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel):


Drax:


Star-lord/Peter Quill:

'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Meets 'Parks And Rec'; The Only Mash-Up You'll Ever Need | MTV.com

This is a very nice touch by the folks at MTV.

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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy 15 Second Trailer Teaser

A teaser for the teaser. You gotta love marketing like this.

Captain America Trailer #1 and its Corresponding Lego Version

Just for kicks, try playing these at the same time side by side, even with the sound on.  It's pretty funny how accurate the Lego version is (except for the Batman and Spiderman easter eggs, which are obviously not in the original).

Here is the original trailer:

And the Lego one:

Rare image shows great white shark losing tooth during airborne attack on seal | GrindTV.com

Just incredibly creepy video (and the kind that makes you glad you're not a seal):

(WARNING: THIS IS SLOW MOTION FOOTAGE OF A SHARK ATTACK!)

"Visual Guide to Marvel Character Movie Rights" Infographic

A nifty visual guide for people like me that are fans of the movies but not the comic books:

"Most of the intelligence community doesn't believe he exists. The ones that do call him 'The Winter Solder'..."

The awesome new trailer for "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" went online last night during the Super Bowl. It was definitely much more interesting than the game.

iMentor Builds Digital and Personal Bonds Between Students and Role Models

Great story on Thirteen's MetroFocus about the iMentor program and, specifically, how it works with the Academy for Software Engineering, where I also serve as a mentor in the iMentor program.

Here is a video from the show about iMentor at AFSE:



Here is another video with the interview with iMentor CEO, Mike O'Brien:



Incidentally, iMentor was also mentioned in the slideshow accompanying President Obama's State of the Union address earlier this week: