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Australian actor Vernon Wells is a tough dude. Just look at him!...

ericmortensen — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:20:00 -0500

Australian actor Vernon Wells is a tough dude. Just look at him! He’s best known to international audiences for his roles in The Road Warrior, Weird Science, Commando and Innerspace. He’s currently known around Blip HQ for his role in Western X.

What’s Western X?

On the plains of a desert wasteland, a man known only as X is on the verge of death. Among a pile of dead bodies he awakens, with no memories of his past and hunted by an unknown enemy, he struggles to uncover the truth behind his identity; this is the beginning of his journey. Each episode uncovers some truth about who he is and sheds light on the strange world he finds himself in.

WATCH

Malice: A Supernatural Thriller Dread Central on Malice’s...

ericmortensen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:48:00 -0500

Malice: A Supernatural Thriller

Dread Central on Malice’s director, Phillip Cook:

Philip Cook’s 1992 Invader is a witty pre-“X-Files”-ish science fiction flick about a reporting investigating UFO sightings that turn out to be the work of an ultra-nationalistic, megalomaniacal, giant robot built in part from reverse engineered UFO parts that decides to nuke the rest of the world for the greater glory of the United States of America.

Cook’s entertaining 2003 supernatural “Mad Max”-ish Despiser revolves around a small band of characters trying to find their way out of Purgatory while having to deal with the monstrous occupant of a crashed UFO that doesn’t realize it’s dead and has made itself overlord of the afterlife.

With Malice it seems Mr. Cook is keeping with what seems to be his modus operandi of taking about a decade between projects. He may truly be the Terrence Malick of micro-budget genre filmmakers.

Watch Malice

SomeOne is a science fiction web series shot on Super8 film.

ericmortensen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:23:00 -0500

SomeOne is a science fiction web series shot on Super8 film.

Local. Artisan. Sustainable. They’re more than just...

ericmortensen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0500

Local. Artisan. Sustainable. They’re more than just hashtags.

Liza de Guia tells great stories about great food on Food. Curated.

Feminist Frequency: Lego & Gender FF host Anita Sarkeesian...

ericmortensen — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:25:00 -0500

Feminist Frequency: Lego & Gender

FF host Anita Sarkeesian takes on LEGO’s troubling gender-specific toys:

“LEGO announced that after 4 years of intensive research, they have finally come up with a LEGO product that fulfills the desires of “how girls naturally build and play.” This new theme is called LEGO Friends and it’s a pink and purple, gender segregated, suburban wasteland populated by Barbie/Bratz style dolls.”

WATCH

imageoscillite: Image Oscillite just curated a collection of...

ericmortensen — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:07:09 -0500

imageoscillite:

Image Oscillite just curated a collection of web series over at Blip. If you like the stuff we’ve featured here, you’ll no doubt like that collection as well.

Check it out

Looking for some web series off the beaten path? Look no further.

Is 10:45 AM on a Monday too early for wine? The Pinot Grigio...

ericmortensen — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:50:00 -0500

Is 10:45 AM on a Monday too early for wine?

The Pinot Grigio episode of Real Wine, hosted by Kateland Carr, is making us wonder.

The events, tensions & trends that Stratfor expects to shape...

ericmortensen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:11:00 -0500

The events, tensions & trends that Stratfor expects to shape the world in 2012.

Watch these now & you’ll be equipped to sound smart for the rest of the year.

If you’re an art nerd and you don’t watch...

ericmortensen — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:11:00 -0500

If you’re an art nerd and you don’t watch VernissageTV, you’re missing out.

Here are some the Blip staff’s favorite episodes:

Having loads of fun over at Pinterest and we’re looking...

ericmortensen — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:49:00 -0500

Having loads of fun over at Pinterest and we’re looking for our friends.

Come find us!

The Nostalgia Chick’s episode art is always so...

ericmortensen — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:56:13 -0500

Betty Boop - Minnie The Moocher

Daria

The Nostalgia Chick’s episode art is always so awesome. Andrew Dickman’s work on this week’s Minnie The Moocher episode is suitable for framing.

Computers have algorithms. Humans have taste. We asked some...

ericmortensen — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:33:00 -0500

Computers have algorithms. Humans have taste.

We asked some notable producers, dedicated curators, famous writers, industry insiders and deadly ninjas to recommend their favorite web series.

Here are their picks

The “PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet” video...

ericmortensen — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:24:00 -0500

Everything Is A Remix part 1

Everything Is A Remix part 2

Everything Is A Remix part 2

The “PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet” video was everywhere yesterday. Its creator also made this bit of awesome.

Watch: Everything Is A Remix

Then: Forward it to everyone who misunderstands the Internet (and most other things).

Kirby Ferguson explains why PROTECT IP/SOPA/PIPA is bad news |...

ericmortensen — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:12:00 -0500

Kirby Ferguson explains why PROTECT IP/SOPA/PIPA is bad news | More info @ EFF

If you haven’t seen his brilliant, and highly relevant, “Everything Is A Remix” series, watch it now.

Fox News personality John Stossel thinks uninformed citizens...

ericmortensen — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:36:00 -0500

Fox News personality John Stossel thinks uninformed citizens shouldn’t vote. Numerous polls show Fox News are the least informed of all TV news viewers. Does Stossel realize he’s backed himself into a corner?

Watch Cable Kooks to find out.

ill doctrine: Ten OTHER Things Martin Luther King Said A highly...

ericmortensen — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:28:00 -0500

ill doctrine: Ten OTHER Things Martin Luther King Said

A highly relevant episode from 2008.

“Jian Ghomeshi could teach a master class in the art of...

ericmortensen — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:34:00 -0500

Q TV

Brian Wilson

Werner Herzog

Billy Bob Thorton

Kermit The Frog

“Jian Ghomeshi could teach a master class in the art of the interview.”

The Salt Lake Tribune wrote that last week. It’s hard to disagree. Anyone who’s seen Ghomeshi at work likely harbors a hidden desire to be interviewed, or at least introduced, by the man. What are his rules for conducting a solid interview?

Let them talk.
Prove yourself to the subject.
When you see an opening, take it.
Let the subject plug his gig.

It seems simple enough. If you doubt his skills, watch him work his magic with interviewees as diverse as Werner Herzog, Brian Wilson and Kermit The Frog. Of course, anyone capable of making it through this infamous interview with Billy Bob Thorton is clearly no less than a master.

Congratulations to Daryn Strauss and Michael Cyril Creighton on...

ericmortensen — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:31:00 -0500

Jack in a Box

Downsized

Congratulations to Daryn Strauss and Michael Cyril Creighton on their Writers Guild Award nominations!

To see why they were nominated, check out:

Downsized - written, directed an starring Daryn Strauss
Jack in a Box - written, directed and starring Michael Cyril Creighton

After Anonymous knocked them offline for reasons that...

ericmortensen — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:05:00 -0500

After Anonymous knocked them offline for reasons that aren’t entirely clear, Stratfor has returned. Their first episode back explains what the world should expect from Russia in 2012.

stevewoolf: For online video fans, two new eps of New...

ericmortensen — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:43:11 -0500

stevewoolf:

For online video fans, two new eps of New Mediacracy are up where a bunch of us review 2011 and drink a shit ton of wine.

Part 1
Part 2

With GigaOm writer and Attack of the Show staff writer Liz Miller, writer/producer Bernie Su, IAWTV Award nominee and writer/director Brett Register, and What’s Trending CEO (also an IAWTV Award nominee) Damon Berger. Joining them is producer and Disney creative exec Zadi Diaz, and producer and Blip VP of Content Steve Woolf, all anchored by two-time Emmy nominee, writer/director Chris McCaleb.