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April 8, 2007
Just Say Yes
I'm in the process of taking Google Analytics for a test drive on my blog, in part because Site Meter has been working inconsistently lately, so this is a test post just to make sure everything is still working okay. But I'll also use this post as an excuse to link to some funny and interesting videos, all courtesy of Eli at The Recycled Cinema.
First, Eli's collection of the best movie mashups includes some old favorites (Shining as family comedy) and some that are new to me (2001 Goodfellas and C for Cookie, which mixes V for Vendetta with Sesame Street).
He also points to Cliff Roth's The Reagans on Drugs, which remixes the Reagans' "Just Say No" speech.
And since I'm working on these issues, I should also mention Eli's essay on "Found Footage on the Internet." Like him, I'm thinking about these films in terms of detournement and culture jamming, but I also think he's right to complicate these terms as they apply to "found footage" on the Internet.
Posted by chuck at April 8, 2007 12:54 PM
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