ScreenRider Original: "I Think I Fucked a Vampire"

4:53 PM / Posted by Bradford Oman / comments (5)

Here we are with a look at something not-so-Hollywood related, but important nonetheless. This is the ScreenRider exclusive premiere of a short comedy people are calling "shot with a camera, edited on a computer, and on the internet."

But seriously, the title says it all. Just do us a favor and check out this ScreenRider original short film written and directed by our occasional contributor Harry Nelson. As you can see it's called I Think I Fucked a Vampire and it's probably NSFW just to be safe (the language is rocking the f-bombs and more).

The film was shot in one 10-hour day, and will be premiering at a local theater right here in West Lafayette, Indiana this month. If you like it, feel free to toss it around to your friends, on your Facebook, or Twitter or even MySpace. You can watch it embedded below, in HD over at YouTube, or on Harry's official film site for I Think I Fucked a Vampire

I hope you enjoy it, and feel free to leave your comments below or contact Harry Nelson through his Facebook page, or his personal Twitter account.

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Quick Flicks: Lex Luthor Needs a Bailout

2:51 PM / Posted by Bradford Oman / comments (0)

You know, there's so many crazy schemes by super villains to bring out the end of the world, or take down their arch nemesis that no one ever stops to think of the financial burden of being one of the most evil geniuses in the world. Lex Luthor feels this pain, and apparently so does his wallet. In this Funny or Die exclusive, Jon Hamm (from AMC's Mad Men) steps into the role of Superman's arch nemesis to ask the government for a corporate bailout. It's really great to see Hamm doing stuff like this as well as his still going character arc on 30 Rock. While I can't help but think how funny this would've been with Gene Hackman or even Kevin Spacey, it's really great seeing Hamm get worked up while wearing an offputting bald cap.

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Quick Flicks: World Builder by Bruce Branit

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Bruce Branit is a digital visual effects artist, and while you may not know his name, you've certainly seen his work on shows like Pushing Daisies and Lost (including the infamous smoke monster pictured right), and films like Peter Jackson's King Kong, Sin City and Titanic.

Now Bruce has went ahead and created (writing, directing, producing, editing and of crouse visual effects) his own short film that he points out on his Vimeo page, "was shot in a single day followed by about 2 years of post production." And the long post-production certainly shows in World Builder which we've embedded below. Branit himself describes the film in one brief sentence, "A strange man builds a world using holographic tools for the woman he loves."

The visual effects are stunning containing realistic textures and remarkable motion tracked graphics. While the visual effects are certainly the focus, the short narrative itself is pretty wonderful too. After watching World Builder, you should also take a look at his demo reel that contains much of the impressive effects work he did on the aforementioned shows and films. Personally, I was surprised to see that the plane Locke and Boone discover from the first season of Lost was a digital creation. I figured it was a lightweight set piece made to hang in the trees rather than a real plane, so well done Mr. Branit.

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Quick Flicks: 'Bat Fight' Featuring Will Ferrell

12:25 PM / Posted by Bradford Oman / comments (0)

Who will win in an epic 70's musically styled bat fight between Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson? There's only one way to find out as they face off in this short from Funny or Die. Ferrell appears still in the wardrobe of his character from HBO's new series Eastbound and Down and this just makes me want to be on the set of any movie with Will Ferrell, just for the chance of appearing in a short such as this. Enjoy!

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Quick Flicks: 'The Uncler' featuring Alyssa Milano

6:11 PM / Posted by Bradford Oman / comments (1)

These days America is facing some tough times. A crumbling housing market and auto industry, and the still withering economy are all taking their toll on the people. But if one thing is for sure people are craving entertainment more than ever to keep away worry (especially after this past weekend's box office). Now to give us a little bit of inspiration, Funny or Die has given us a glimpse into the ultimate underdog story. The story of a comeback, the story of redemption. It's the story of America.

Eerily similar to Academy Award nominated film, The Wrestler (TONGUE IN CHEEK), The Uncler follows Uncle Sam on his rough road to get back to the pedestal he was once placed upon. Directed by Jake Szymanski known better for the series of High Five videos on Funny or Die, The Uncler also features Alyssa Milano who really makes you do a double take in portraying Marisa Tomei's character from The Wrestler. And so without further adieu I give you...The Uncler.

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Quick Flicks and Laughs: Putting Christian Bale to Bed

9:09 PM / Posted by Bradford Oman / comments (0)

Well the uproar about Christian Bale's tirade on the set of Terminator: Salvation certainly turned some heads and got pretty much everyone's attention. Whether you think his behavior is justified or not, the fact is we don't really know the entire story of what happened on set (But by golly Ain't It Cool is going to tell us the OFFICIAL story and let us know that they have too much credibility to post about it other than to post about the fact that they didn't post about it and... zzzZZZzzz.)

The fact is stuff like this won't matter in the long run. People will still go see Terminator, they will still like Christian Bale's movies and fanboys will still be mad that The Dark Knight wasn't nominated for Best Picture. It was just a great bit of distraction during a slow news day that if anything brought about some laughs, and even inspired some new ones.

Below what we have is a list of a few of the gems that came out of this Christian Bale freakout fiasco, and after this last laugh we're going to bury the hatchet, or axe if you will.

The Remix - This will be played in clubs for years to come

The T-Shirt - "You and me are done professionally, man."

The Soundboard - Now you can call your co-workers and ask them what they don't f*cking understand and if McG has something to say about it.

And finally, my personal favorite, is this mash-up of the classic Bill O'Reilly flip out with Christian Bale and the result is nothing short of astounding. If only we could get these two in a room together.

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Quick Flicks: Greg Grunberg on 'Head Case'

8:58 PM / Posted by Bradford Oman / comments (1)

Greg Grunberg is known as the mind reading cop Matt Parkman on NBC's Heroes. But on the interwebs, Grunberg uses the micro-blogging service Twitter to hear the collective thoughts of his fans and give updates on all the Hollywood happenings in his life. But every now and then "Grunny" just goes the extra mile and uses the internet for what it's meant for...pure wackiness.

And so, this installment of Quick Flicks comes straight from the official Twitter of Greg Grunberg. The clip that follows is from a series on the Starz channel called Head Case. The series follows therapist Dr. Elizabeth Goode as she tries to help celebrities from movies, television, sports and music. After seeing this clip with Grunberg, I definitely want to check out the series. Luckily the entire first season is available on Netflix Instant Viewing, and if anyone has the means I recommend checking it out. In the meantime check out "Grunny" saying some stuff you wouldn't normally expect, and I sincerely hope he does more comedy like this in the future. Be aware that some language is not safe for work (NSFW) or children.


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