In the special hour-long episode, The Griffins become sidetracked and find themselves in Springfield, where they make fast friends with The Simpsons based on their obvious similarities. But said similarities threaten to tear Peter and Homer apart when an argument over accusations that Peter’s beloved Pawtuckett Patriot beer is nothing but a lesser knock-off of Homer’s equally-beloved Duff — PETER: “It may have been ‘inspired by’ Duff, but I’d like to think it goes in a different direction.”
For 25 seasons, The Simpsons have only ever participated in one official crossover episode (with The Critic.) But come September, they’ll meet up for the first (canonical) time with Family Guy’s Griffins for their season premiere. The first sizzle-reel trailer for the episode debuted at San Diego Comic-Con, and now Entertainment Weekly has debuted the footage as an online exclusive.
Can’t wait for November when an episode titled “Simpsorama” will see them encounter the time-traveling cast of Futurama. For realz.
This story came to my attention after comedian Dai Henwood mentioned his familiar name on 7Days. Ay caramba indeed. I’m not reacting to the fact that he has a silly world record for having the most iconic character from the most famous and funny animated sitcom known to man adorning his left arm, but because I went to college with this guy, and he was a bit of a dick. To me anyway. How diddly doodly ironic I find this. But let’s (try) not make this about me. To be fair, he was well-known throughout the school as being a funny guy. Assertive too. Who knew we could have bonded over something? I didn’t know Lee well in college but he definitely left me with more of a Nelson Muntz impression. *Grinds teeth* Con-grad-u-la-tions Lee, on your temporary sobriety, and your tattoo-artist, Ben Jenkins did a neat job too.
Lee Weir, 27, went alcohol-free last year, using the money he would have spent on beer to pay for his tattoos.
The Homer sleeve took more than 25 hours to complete, cost more than $2,000 and Weir had to show a dermatologist report to Guinness World Records officials before the record could be confirmed, according to the Daily Mail.
The Simpsons is a record-holder in its own right, with world records for both the longest-running sitcom on US TV (546 episodes), and the most Emmy Awards won by an animated TV series (28 awards). [see guinnessworldrecords.com]
Doh! A girl I know said something nice about this through Facebook; “looks awesome Lee! 🙂 haters hate, mangers manage, players play and alligators alligate 😉 “ I’m sure I fall into one of those categories. Sigh…OK. Sincere congrats dude. I suppose happiness is an elusive and rare enough thing without all the haters.*
Sounds like a Batman & Robin catchphrase — “Holy Flying Snakes!”
Fuck off.
And here I thought mothafuckin snakes took mothafuckin planes like the rest of us.
Chrysopelea, falling with style, gliding, snaking through the air, undulating, gravity swimming, whatever!!! These crazy snakes can sail up to distances of 300 feet, which is why I’d like to take this opportunity to thank customs wildlife controllers everywhere. Keep up the good work.
In case you think this shit is funny 👇 This is what snake venom does to human blood:
Move over Sharknado, you’ve been trumped by evolution. Oh I can see it now…
…Snakeapocalypse.
Me and my friends made a chase video over pizza once, but this is a pursuit of epic proportions, complete with ninja evasion tactics, through the streets of Atami, Japan:
I’m not thirsty at all, I just want me some C.C. Lemon! Goodbye public transport!
Behind-the-scenes making of video from Vice:
The concept is extremely physical, and it tracks; here’s the product commercial from 1996:
An advertisement from 1996 for the Japanese soft drink C.C. Lemon directed by Shinya Nakajima, animated by Hidekazu O’Hara with character design by Imai Toonz.
Moon Animate Make-Up is a crowdsourced group animation project to re-animate an episode of Sailor Moon shot-by-shot in each artist’s personal style. From October 2013 to July 2014, over two hundred and fifty animators contributed at least one shot each to assemble a full length parody episode of Sailor Moon.
My friend, film guru and reviewer Dominic Pink from AFistFullofCulture.com, featured on Four Live recently to share how lucky we kiwis are when it comes to film releases and also mention a few great ones we have to look forward to at this year’s NZIFF — “namely, Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer starring Chris Evans, Steven Knight’s Locke starring Tom Hardy, and Richard Linklater’s Boyhood.”
The man is passionate, and I agree with his every word. Also, it’s a small thing, but I’m kind of awestruck by those handshakes. I bet they practiced before the cameras rolled.
Do you know how many books I had to read to get this information!!! That’s how informative this is. CineFix debuts its Film School’d series with a brief history of American filmmaking. From the ancient Romans to Netflix and YouTube, this fascinating tale is propelled by technology, accidents, greed and creativity. So, how did a $25,000 bet give rise to the modern film industry, you ask:
“Welcome to Film School… ‘D… Every other Wednesday, come back to Cinefix to check out Film School’d where we only scratch the surface of the bizarre history of moviemaking and films, stories that don’t exist in a vacuum, but involve countries, wars, atom bombs, car crashes, samurais, boats, organized crime, unorganized crime, easy riders, a sled, lovers good and bad, and well… you get it. We cover everything from the zeotrope to this video and the future.”
For young couples in love, the world is their oyster. So why would anyone choose to have sex in a place where people do with their things the polar opposite of what it does everywhere else beyond the place where people dodo?! Get what I meanmean?!!!
That happened yesterday, first day back second semester. It was a surprise for sure, slowly making my way backwards out the exit, not that they gave a crap, they were having sex in a room made to transport pipes worth of shit after all. Hardly sexy in my opinion, but to each their own I guess. More surprising is my term of phrase, “bumping uglies.” That’s like, dad language or something. I have to look that up on the time-line of Historical Slang Terms For Having Sex:
Some great movies coming to our shores this film festival season. I haven’t thoroughly gone through the schedule and I’m sure there are more films to be announced, but here are a few that have caught my eye so far:
La belle et la bête (BEAUTY AND THE BEAST) 1946. Fairy tales are meant to be magical stories of wonder and danger. I was captivated by last year’s BLANCANIEVES, so this is a must see. Directed by Jean Cocteau — A beloved classic of French cinema returns in a stunning digital restoration. Conjuring pure magic from the simplest of effects, this retelling of the great Gothic romance is perhaps the most sensuously elegant of all filmed fairy tales.
BOYHOOD. Watch this movie; there will never be another one quite like it, ever. Directed by Richard Linklater — This enthralling and moving drama of a boy’s progress from childhood to young manhood is truly unprecedented: it was shot over 12 years, capturing its star and his fellow cast as they themselves grew and changed.
UNDER THE SKIN. An imposter human being is picking up men on the streets of Scotland and luring them to an alien demise. A majority of footage was captured via hidden cameras, and most of the men that feature in the film are genuine locals just walking in their neighbourhood and not actors at all. Major kudos to Scarlett Johansson for initiating easy conversations and eventual performances out of the unsuspecting, lucky guys. Directed by Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast), UNDER THE SKIN is a risky but ultimately well executed film and it’s nice to see an alien centric story that is more brains than bravado for a change. Plus, Scarlett is sort of the modern-day equivalent of a silver screen starlet, so seeing her play a modest, albeit, edgy role is welcoming. In case my prose is confusing you, yes, I have already seen this film, and it is good.
PATEMA INVERTED. I’m dubious when it comes to anime, unless of course it gets the OK from film festival organisers. Directed by Yoshiura Yasuhiro — This charming and ingeniously elaborate anime world, one tribe’s gravity is another tribe’s anti-gravity. A plucky upside-down girl and a gallant right-way-up boy switch perspectives.
WHY DON’T YOU PLAY IN HELL? I can always count on the Incredibly Strange section to bring the ridiculousness. Directed by Sono Sion (Suicide Club, Love Exposure ) — Basically, this film is about two bloodthirsty Yakuza clans against a band of chaotic wannabe filmmakers. And that’s all I need to know.
KUNG FU ELLIOT. This doco is a maybe. But judging by the trailer, I think I do want to care about Elliot and his life goals. “A window into the magnificent world of self delusion.” ~ Fresh Roasted Films. I wonder if Elliot is a fan of Don “The Dragon” Wilson?
SNOWPIERCER. Directed by Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho (The Host), adapted from a French graphic novel and starring an international cast; movies like this are made to appease film festival audiences.
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