Viral Video Round Up: The Simpsons, Director Tributes, Boston Movie, Black Swan, Tron Legacy, Angry Birds, The Big Lebowski, and More! Dan Koelsch, March 29, 2011March 29, 2011 DVDExtras2011 is a great YouTube channel to watch featurettes and such for movies that you would usually have to rent or buy the DVD to see. One of the clips featured recently is of the TRON: Legacy panel at last year’s Comic-Con, where the audience (including yours truly) got to make the sounds for the Disc Wars crowd. One of the bigger viral videos the past few days has been the fake trailer for Angry Birds: The Movie, a gritty live action retelling of the story at the heart of the mobile game. Funny or Die keeps the hits coming, adding this latest one just yesterday. Tara Reid, who has a small role in the first film, returns to play every role in The Big Lebowski 2.The Big Lebowski 2 with Tara Reid from Tara Reid This year is Pixar’s 25th anniversary, and to honor that, YouTuber NkMcDonalds made a compilation that spans their work over the past quarter century. [via /Film] That’s it for this edition of Viral Video Round Up. If you have a video you think we should feature, leave a comment below, or email us!Pages: 1 2 Fan Made Work Viral Marketing Viral News Viral Videos Angry BirdsBlack SwanBostonDanny BoyleDavid FincherDisneyMash-upThe Big LebowskiThe SimpsonsTron LegacyViral videoViral Video Round Up
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“Star Wars Uncut” Now Available Online January 23, 2012When we last talked about Star Wars Uncut, a crowdsourced fan re-creation of the original sci-fi classic, the film had been completed but not available online (at least as one whole video). Now you can finally watch all 2+ hours in all its 480p glory. Check it out after the… Read More
Viral Video: A Brief History of Conspicuous Product Placement in Movies January 12, 2011Product placement has been a staple of American filmmaking since the motion camera was invented. Sometime it’s done with subtlety, while other times it’s blatant (which comical, whether intended or not). Oliver Noble over at Film Drunk gives us a history lesson on product placement in movies, specifically the more… Read More