Asian Girl Bands

In the U.S. and England, we have had our share of girl bands throughout the years. But other countries apparently like them, too. Here are some girl bands from Asia.

Girls' Generation "Hoot"

Girls' Generation is a South Korean girl group. The group began a foray into the Japanese music scene in late 2010, with the Japanese remakes of some of their Korean songs.



miss A "Breathe"

miss A is another South Korean girl group.



2NE1 "Can't Nobody"

2NE1, pronounced "to anyone," is a South Korean hip hop/pop girl group.



Four-Mod "Love Love"

Four-Mod (โฟร์-มด) is a Thai pop duo consisting of two girls, Four and Mod, formed in 2005.



China Dolls "Pleng Mah Mah"

China Dolls ไชน่า ดอลส์; is a pop music singing duo from Thailand.

The Locket and the Sea

Created by Vancouver Film School student Mariana Villegas Flores through the VFS Classical Animation program.


The Locket and the Sea - Vancouver Film School (VFS)
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The Package

Near-future Los Angeles. A seemingly routine police stakeout erupts into a hail of bullets with the arrival of THE PACKAGE, the retrieval of which is top priority for the police and swat team involved. Why is it so important? What does it contain? They're about to find out... the hard way.

The Raven

Chris Black possesses a power that could lead to the destruction of the current regime, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him.

The chase is on as Chris runs for his life in this sci-fi thriller set in an alternate and futuristic Los Angeles.

THE RAVEN - 720 HD from THE RAVEN FILM on Vimeo.

Space Monkey

Created as a collaboration between World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Ben Lee and Leo Burnett, "Space Monkey" carries a message about our planet, and features Ben Lee's track, "Song for the Divine Mother of the Universe".

Space Monkey from Leo Burnett on Vimeo.

Austria's Current Top 20 Popular Songs

Photo by KWG73

It's fun to see what are the popular songs in other countries. The last list I made was for Italy last month.

Here is the Austrian Top 20 for the week ending February 26, 2010. I found the list at www.austriatop40.at

Here are the songs:

Songs 1-10

Songs 11-20

Exploring Derelict Space Ship

From: trekfancvg

Here's an amazing scene from an ultra-rare, kitschy, trippy, Soviet-style SF film, Ikarie XB 1 (aka Ikaria XB1, Icarus XB1 and Voyage to the End of the Universe). Czechoslovakia's first science fiction film, this remarkable 1963 movie tells the story of Starship Ikaria XB 1's 2163 trek to Alpha Centari. ("Voyage" was the savagely cut, English dubbed version released by American International Pictures.)

The film is generally apolitical, except for this remarkable scene, in which the explorers enter a derelict 20th Century space craft, littered with evidence of capitalist immorality. The visuals are striking. Corpses of tuxedo-clad, gambling westerners, their bodies preserved by open vacuum. The crew killed by their own chemical hand-weapons as they fought over dwindling oxygen. The ship laden with nuclear weapons -- still active after centuries.

Ikarie XB 1 is an ambitious, thoughtful, intelligent film that was decades ahead of its time. It's an ultra-rare "must-see" for any serious SF fan, with high-concept elements galore: a trip to proxima centaura; time dilation; future foods, fashion, music and dance; first-contact protocols; increased longevity; artificial intelligence; bulky socialist robots.

It's said the screenplay was inspired by the work of Stanislaw Lem, including "The Magellanic Cloud" from 1955.

Available as a PAL Region 2 DVD from European retailers, and in the US from www.xploitedcinema.com. Please buy the DVD to help encourage future DVD releases of other Eastern-bloc SF gems.

Twilight Zone - A Small Talent For War

That's the problems with dealing with aliens. Important information can be lost in the translation.

From: Citiprime

When an alien visitor tells delegates at the United Nations that humanity will be exterminated because it has "a small talent for war," the countries of the world struggle to forge a disarmament treaty before the visitor's deadline.

RuneScape Changes to the Hitpoints Skill

By now, everyone who plays RuneScape has heard about Jagex changing hitpoints. All ‘hitpoints’ are now multiplied by 10 and renamed ‘life points’. I'm not too happy about this change. Why, you ask?

Well, what if Jagex sold coffee, instead of running RuneScape? What would the hitpoints change look like? Let's see...



I walked into the Jagex coffee shop to get my morning cup of coffee.

"A cup of coffee," I said, handing the coffee guy a dollar.

He takes the dollar, and walks away. He hands me a tiny cup of coffee, and 90 cents change.

"What's this?"

"Oh, we changed our cups. A cup of coffee is now one ounce, not ten ounces," the coffee guy says.

"But I want a normal cup of coffee, not this tiny one!"

"Okay, no problem." The coffee guy takes my 90 cents, and comes back with nine more one ounce cups of coffee.

"I don't want ten one-ounce cups; I want one cup with ten ounces."

"We changed over to this type of coffee cup. We can't sell you coffee the old way," the coffee guy said.

"Why would you do that?"

"Well, we found that new coffee drinkers would not always have a dollar for a cup of coffee," the coffee guy said.

"So did me, when I started out. I just saved up my money until I could buy one."

"This way, new coffee drinkers don't have to do that. They can just buy a small cup whenever they want. We think it's better this way."

"I don't," I said. "I don't want to carry around ten tiny cups."

"Well, we have this." The coffee guy hands me a cardboard container that I can put the ten tiny cups in.

"This is annoying," I said. "I don't like it at all."

"Well," the coffee guy said, "you can always buy your coffee somewhere else."

Austria Top 20: 1 - 10

1. Tik Tok - Ke$ha



2. I Like - Keri Hilson



3. I Will Love You Monday (365) - Aura Dione



4. Disco Pogo - Atzen Frauenarzt & Manny Marc



5. Fireflies - Owl City



6. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga



7. Meet Me Halfway - The Black Eyed Peas



8. Monsta - Culcha Candela



9. Replay - Iyaz

Here's the prequel video .



10. 21 Guns - Green Day & American Idiot Musical Cast

Here's the original song sung by Green Day.

Songs 1-10

Songs 11-20

Austria Top 20: 11 - 20

11. Whatcha Say - Jason Derulo



12. Geboren Um Zu Leben - Unheilig


Geboren um zu leben
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13. Heavy Cross - Gossip



14. Rock To The Beat - Darius & Finlay Feat. Nicco



15. Alles Wird Gut - Bushido



16. Empire State Of Mind - Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys



17. Morning After Dark - Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado, Soshy



18. Russian Roulette - Rihanna



19. Alors On Danse - Stromae



20. Sexy Bitch - David Guetta Feat. Akon

Songs 1-10

Songs 11-20

Italy's Current Top 20 Popular Songs

It's fun to see what are the popular songs in other countries. The last list I made was for France back in 2009.

Here is the Italian top 20 list for the week ending January 5, 2010.

I found the list at: www.lescharts.com.

Here are the songs:

Songs 1-10

Songs 11-20

1945A

I hope they make a movie out of this. It looks cool!

From: ryannagata

It's 1945, and the Allies are on the verge of winning World War II, when suddenly the Nazis unleash an arsenal of super weapons straight out of science fiction turning the tides in their favor. This presentation was done on a VERY small budget. All the tanks and vehicles (Willy's jeep, Stuart tank, Sherman tank, Nazi "Spider" tank) were done with 1:6 scale models, not CGI.

My website with more info on how I work with forced-perspective and models: www.ryannagata.com.

The Happiest Place on Earth...

...is Denmark.

Maybe I should visit there one of these years.

Italy Top 20: 1 - 10

1. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga



2. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas



3. Salvami - Gianna Nannini featuring Giorgia



4. Rain - Mika


MIKA - Rain
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5. Ti Vorrei Sollevare - Elisa



6. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas



7. Tik Tok - Ke$ha



8. Empire State Of Mind - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys



9. L' Amore Si Odia - Noemi & Fiorella Mannoia



10. Russian Roulette - Rihanna

Songs 1-10

Songs 11-20

Italy Top 20: 11 - 20

11. Ma Il Cielo E Sempre Piu Blu - Giusy Ferreri



12. We Weren't Born To Follow - Bon Jovi



13. Dove Si Vola - Marco Mengoni



14. Ad Ogni Costo - Vasco Rossi


Ad Ogni Costo 2009 (Vasco Rossi)
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15. Estranei A Partire Da Ieri - Alessandra Amoroso



16. Resto Dell'Idea - Marco Carta



17. Bodies - Robbie Williams


Robbie Williams - "Bodies" - Official VIDEO New SINGLE (HQ)
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18. Senza Nuvole - Alessandra Amoroso



19. Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Bublé



20. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Hallelujah Choir

I couldn't find the video by The Hallelujah Choir, so here's another version of the song.

Songs 1-10

Songs 11-20

Avatar Review

RedLetterMedia reviews Avatar.

Part 1



Part 2

Japanese Game Shows

These are funny. We should have these game shows in the United States.

Scooters and Costumes



Spring Board



Rope Swing

Birds Can Play the Guitar

From: BarbicanLondon

French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways.

For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape.

That's a Lot of Guns

If you're in the market for a Glock, hickok45 shows you how to compare the different models.

I'm Blue (Da Ba Dee)

You might remember this song from Eiffel 65: Blue (Da Ba Dee)



Here's the same song, done to the Avatar Trailer.



Haven't had enough of the song yet? Spongebob is blue, too.

45 Years of Doctor Who

In 2008, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Doctor Who, BabelColour made this video of every Doctor Who story from 1963 to 2008. How many have you seen?

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 70 Minute Review

Got 70 minutes? Want to watch a funny, insightful review? Then here you go. Here's part one.

From: RedLetterMedia

Finally it's here! The truly epic review/critique/analysis/film making educational video of the 1999 film "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" There was so much to discuss with this film it had to be long so please don't complain. If you think it's too long then don't watch it. In this opening segment I discuss the major flaw of The Phantom Menace which is the characters and the lack of connection with the audience.

Rowan Atkinson as Doctor Who

This is funny. Rowan Atkinson plays Doctor Who and Jonathan Pryce plays The Master. Here they both are in Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death.

Part 1



Part 2

Having Fun With Dominoes

FlippyCat has a lot of fun setting up dominos and having his cat knock them down.

Happy New Year YouTube (2010)



Holy Craps!



3D Pyramid



Wasting Time

CrazyTalk

CrazyTalk is an animation program to make images come alive and talk to you. It looks pretty cool!

www.reallusion.com/crazytalk



You can have your dog talk!

Pop Songs to Commercials

Advertisers have used music in their ads for a long time. And at times, they will use popular songs. Here are a couple of examples from the seventies.

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - The New Seekers



Coca Cola liked the song, and made a commercial out of it.



Still The One - Orleans



ABC used it for their Fall season advertisement for years.