Big Man Japan

I finally got around to streaming Big Man Japan on Netflix. Hitoshi Matsumoto directs and stars in what is probably the most mind-bogglingly bizarre entry into cinema history that I have seen. It is like a comedic Cloverfield / Ultraman/ Bubba Ho-tep combo that leaves you pleasantly dumbfounded after the credits. It's part of the 2008 six shooter film series, which also includes Let the Right One In. If you like surreal monsters, dry, subtle humor, and slight melancholy, queue this.

Electric Tree Branch

If Tesla was a mischievous middle schooler, this is probably what would happen.



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Zach Galifianakis Vs Preschool

I'm getting kind of tired of grown-ups. So here is my older doppelganger Zach Galifianakis telling jokes to pre-schoolers.

Zach at a Preschool from Zach Galifianakis

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Heavy Metal Director Shirts

Cinefile has been making these pretty awesome shirts appropriating classic band logos and combining them with the names of awesome directors. My favorite is the Herzog / Danzig shirt. If I was more of a Danzig fan I would totally bag that. Check out the whole series at Cinefile Video



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Clearance Vinyl

If you, like me, are caught in the paradox of being both a record collector and a cheapskate, check out Vinyl Collective's clearance section. All the records on the list are at wholesale prices, and there are probably at least a couple titles you meant to have already bought.
I picked up Mogwai 's Mr. Beast and The Hawk is Howling 2xLPs, and The Magnetic Fields The Charm of the Highway Strip all for under $45 including shipping (I also googled "vinyl collective promo code" and found a 10% off code).
The list is here.

Directing the Super Bowl

For everyone else who didn't know who was playing in the Super Bowl until yesterday, but has known which movie trailers will air during it for months, here is what the big game might look like if directed by Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, Jean-Luc Godard, Wes Anderson, and Werner Herzog (his is the best, I think).



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Searching for Bill Watterson

Less than a week after JD Salinger grabbed that brass ring in the sky, the other creative recluse whose work effected all the best people grants an interview, maybe the first in over 20 years. Bill Watterson, the man behind Calvin and Hobbes, answers some questions here.