A love letter to Brooklyn’s beautiful and magical Coney Island, sent from Robert Kolodny of Land of Nod Inc.
You can carry on with your day, after you pick up your jaw from the ground. Winner of the Special Jury Prize for Experimental Short at Slamdance 2012.
This is all kinda of lovely. While walking down the street one night, my girlfriend and I accidentally walked into this man's home thinking it was an antique shop. After getting to talk with him for a while, it became clear that this wasn't the first time this has happened to him.
Culture Buzz Max Landis (son of “Animal House” director John) argues in not-totally-accurate detail why killing Superman was the death of “death” in comic books. Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, Ron Howard and other celebs also take part.
The guy who brought you “thinking outside the box”” brings scraps of paper come to life in this beautiful short film called 'Friction'.
“Pincel de Zorro” by Spanish author Sergio A. Sierrapaint is brought to life by artist Meritxell Ribas, whose uses a technique called grattage to scrape paint off the page with a pointed tool, leaving only the canvas beneath.
A wonderful collection of one second video clips from the first round of the Beauty of a Second short film competition.
This short animated film by Philippe Desfretier features a little boy with a very big imagination.
TV Buzz It's the little things that get ya. Penn Jillette and Adam Savage are wonderfully hammy as fishing town tourists covered in blood. ACTING!
New York resident Andrew Clay shot footage of what was going on around him and edited it to create this beautiful video. You can download the song for free here. Any places you recognize?
Director Ed David traveled to Liberty Plaza on the one month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street to find out where the movement is headed next.
Lady Gaga drops the f-bomb in the director's cut for Mugler's short film, which debuted during Paris' Fashion Week.
This awesome video is made from animated light! It starts slow, but trust me, it's worth watching!
Lady Gaga stars in a short film for French designer Mugler. This was released during Paris’ Fashion Week as promotion for Mugler’s Spring 2012 fashion show.
Here's a preview of short film director Polaris Banks's take on the origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' hockey-playing vigilante pal. To watch “Casey Jones” in its entirety, go here. (via theawesomer.com)
Asking someone out on a date can be hard. It'd be so much easier if everyone was this straightforward! (via directline.com)
This short film is dedicated to anyone who’s ever lusted after his twin brother’s wife. I think.
… Or, rather, a cafe. “Double Shot in the Dark” was shot for the Dead On Film Zombie Short Competition in Vancouver.
This is a hilarious short film, that accurately displays the inner workings of the male mind. Right? It's not just me right? (via reddit.com)
Break dancers, skaters, basketball players, a tattoo machine — all of the elements of Brooklyn street life, sans baby strollers and farmer's markets, are beautifully displayed in this American Apparel ad Vimeo short.
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A heartwarming tale of a man who meets his estranged brother. Who is an idiot.
‘The Porcelain Unicorn’ was the grand prize winner of the Philips Parallel Lines ‘Tell It Your Way’ competition. Entries had only two requirements: they must contain exactly 6 lines of dialogue, and they could be no longer than 3 minutes. Click here to see the other entries. (via)
Using a $1900 camera and an RC helicopter, Mutiny Bikes created this amazing short film.
For the 20th anniversary of The Rocketeer, this film fan paid homage with a computer-animated short based on Disney's 1991 live-action movie. It also sort of helps make up for Cars 2. (via io9.com)
A third-year CalArt student did this whimsical and entertaining animation. It's a very cute story with a touch of steampunk.
Harry Shum Jr. (the other Asian in Glee) and Twitch (of So You Think You Can Dance) play cat and mouse in a Battle Royale style game. The only thing that would make this short even better is if there was a quick dance battle near the end.
NYC in a dark twisted fantasy. Audio isn't the best but if you love Kanye West or his twitter account you'll most likely get a kick out of this short film. Enjoy!
A new action-packed thriller has just been released. What's different about, “The Commuter,” is that it's been shot with Nokia's new flagship smartphone, The Nokia N8. Directed by the McHenry brothers and starring Pamela Anderson, Dev Patel and Ed Westwick. it looks like the movie business may be moving into uncharted territory!