Things I Think Are Kinda Cool

Even Charlton Heston can’t deny the beat when the DJ plays a Benny Benassi track at the clubs -

-via Geeks Are Sexy

It’s hard to deny the tiny visceral thrill you get when a character in a movie actually says the title of the movie on screen. Can you handle a few hundred of these thrills? You sure? OK…Press play:

-via Geekosystem

270 films of 2010, remixed into one fast moving reminder of the boundary-pushing power of cinematography.  (Don’t blink or you’ll miss Joan Rivers).

-via @CrackleDotCom (Click here for a full list of the films used)

Flamethrowers and ducks – a match made in 8-bit heaven:

-Link via @TechZader

A snappy compilation of some of the biggest Hollywood dancing scenes.  Hit play, and if your toe doesn’t start tapping involuntarily, you don’t have a pulse.

-via Kottke

Did your favorite make the cut?  Mine didn’t.  How could you leave Pee-Wee’s ‘Tequila Dance’ out?

The Chinese Red Army decided to commemorate Michael Jackson’s birthday in a few days by performing their passionate rendition of “Beat It”.

-via Dooby Brain

It’s too short…I want MORE!

-via Buzzfeed

I’m not gonna lie – as much I thought he was the coolest, Andre The Giant also gave me the creeps…so this ‘Princess Bride’-as-a-horror-film remix isn’t really a stretch for me:

-via Miss Celenia at Neatorama

I’d be insulting your intelligence if I told you this montage of the 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time was slightly NSFW.  Enjoy:

-via Kottke.org (who is 100% correct in pointing out the greatest insult of all time was left out of this video:  Corky St. Clair, from “Waiting For Guffman” – “I hate you and I hate your ass face”.  Works every time…)

Sit back and enjoy video artist Leandro Copperfield’s tribute to two of the most groundbreaking directors in filmmaking history.  (Full disclosure:  Little Danny still creeps me out every time…)

(via Kottke)

Full list of films used:
Dir: Stanley Kubrick
Day of the Fight (1951)
Fear and Desire (1953)
Killer’s Kiss (1955)
The Killing (1956)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Spartacus (1960)
Lolita (1962)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Shining (1980)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Dir: Martin Scorsese
Mean Streets (1973)
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
Taxi Driver (1976)
New York, New York (1977)
Raging Bull (1980)
The King of Comedy (1982)
After Hours (1985)
The Color of Money (1986)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Goodfellas (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Casino (1995)
Kundun (1997)
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Gangs of New York (2002)
The Aviator (2004)
The Departed (2006)
Shutter Island (2010)

Still hungry for another A-list Director Mash-Up?  Check out Copperfield’s “Tarantino Vs. Coen Brothers”.