Viral Video Round-Up: Fake B-Movie Trailers, Black Swan, Aliens, Wrath of Khan, Super Bowl and Oscars Dan Koelsch, February 6, 2011February 6, 2011 Sometimes we get flooded with viral videos, and not all of them necessarily need their own post, or sometimes we just don’t have time). That’s when our Viral Video Round-Up comes in handy. See a handful of recent videos after the break! Michael S. Deak has made several pretty impressive fake B-Movie Trailers, two of which are below. [/Film] Apple has a Black Swan Director Featurette that’s interesting. The “How It Should Have Ended” guys are back with James Cameron’s Aliens. We’ve been seeing a lot of these fan made videos of films done in 60 seconds with household items, and I just now realized they are part of a contest for Empire. This latest is of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and uses card puppets. Slate decided to see what it’d be like if various filmmakers directed the Super Bowl, and it’s pretty hilarious. The Huffington Post listed the funniest 2011 Oscar parodies, some of which we have already featured. However, I really like the 127 Hours parody below. If you have a cool, funny, or poignant video, let us know in the comments below or through our Contact Page. We may feature it in our next Viral Video Round-Up! Fan Made Work Viral Marketing Viral News Viral Videos Academy AwardsAliensBlack SwanHowStar TrekSuper BowlViral video
Nike Finally Takes Us “Back to the Future” September 7, 2011Remember those cool, self-lacing shoes Marty McFly wore in Robert Zemeckis’ 1989 follow up to Back to the Future? At the time, they were purely product placement and special effects, but fanboys and girls everywhere have been wanting to own a pair for 22 years. Nike never had plans to… Read More
Lost Fans Campaign To Be Included In The Credits February 23, 2010In a tribute to the fans of The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson included all the charter members of the Lord of the Rings fan club on the credits of the DVD release of the trilogy. This resulted in very very long credits but provided a nice tribute to… Read More
“Cedar Rapids” Sends Out Calendar, Gets Viral Website January 14, 2011January 14, 2011The Fox Searchlight comedy Cedar Rapids is only a few weeks away from its February 11th theatrical release, but we are now just seeing some viral marketing, and its targeted for the film’s Sundance Film Festival premiere this month. There’s nothing like a non-working website and calendar to get you… Read More