All Work And No Play Makes For A Pretty Awesome Kubrick Ad
Posted by Seth at 11:30 AM on July 11, 2008
· If you love The Shining—and who doesn't—we're pretty sure you'll love this commercial plugging a Stanley Kubrick retrospective on UK TV. [thighswideshut.org, Channel 4]
· The "Straight Dave" referred to in that Arkansas gay wrestling prank is rumoured to be another character Sacha Baron Cohen is playing in Bruno: "A gay man trying to hide his sexuality by living an ultra-straight lifestyle." This is starting to sound tedious. [g4tv.com via videogum]
· Have you always wanted to know how to spell Vin Diesel's name in Russian, but were too shy to ask? Today is your lucky day! [/Film]
· This 32,000 Barbie doll installation is like some Busby Berkeley fever dream. [eyeteeth.blogspot.com via Goldenfiddle]
· Panda births are not cute. They kind of remind us of Alien births. [itn.co.uk]

· If you love The Shining—and who doesn't—we're pretty sure you'll love this commercial plugging a Stanley Kubrick retrospective on UK TV. [
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Sweet Panda Love
Posted 12:24 PM 11/7/08
The miracle of panda...eaaagh!
Sweet Panda Love
hughman
Posted 2:19 PM 11/7/08
vin diesel in russian = гомосексуалист
google it.
hughman
DrFeelgood
Posted 3:05 PM 11/7/08
Fantastic!
And they got it in only 200 takes!
DrFeelgood
fractal_elves
Posted 11:38 PM 11/7/08
Holy goodness. Not the redrum twins, I'll have nightmares now.
fractal_elves
CourageousCoward
Posted 12:22 AM 12/7/08
THAT.WAS.AWESOME!
CourageousCoward
juniperjenny
Posted 12:47 AM 12/7/08
I doubt the movie is tedious. Just the constant coverage of it. Ruination of fun.
juniperjenny
el smrtmnky
Posted 1:29 AM 12/7/08
@hughman: веселый!!
el smrtmnky
Breadbowl
Posted 3:54 AM 12/7/08
It was ok...I think they should have done Barry Lyndon.
Breadbowl
raincoaster
Posted 3:33 PM 12/7/08
That Barbie thing is amazing. I'm going to steal it if I ever sober up (birthday week...don't ask).
raincoaster