Viral Video Round Up: Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Walking Dead”, “Robocop”, And More Binyamin Wallin, February 9, 2014 The Internet is full of videos related to movies and television, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere in between. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest. In this week’s edition: A tribute to a great actor, a “deadly” prank in New York City, and the newest update to Robocop.Hit the jump to see this week’s videos! Last week saw the death of a film icon, Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Naturally, with this terrible loss, we included a tribute to his amazing film career. Once again, we see a How it Should Have Ended Star Wars twist, this one on the first prequel episode, The Phantom Menace. Thor: The Dark World gets the Honest Trailer treatment this week. And ScreenJunkies also has an eight-minute video talking about “Our Robocop Remake”, a shot-for-shot remake collaboration. We’ve seen Sherlock solve crimes on the popular BBC show. Now he’s solving a counting puzzle on Sesame Street. When walking around in New York City, watch out for these zombies. You never know where they can show up. Did we miss any videos? Let us know in the comments below! Features Viral Video Round Up Viral Videos RobocopSesame StreetSherlockStar Wars: The Phantom MenaceThe Walking DeadThor: The Dark WorldViral Video Round UpViral Videos
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Viral Video: Jason Statham Enters the World of Warcraft December 8, 2010RipeTV have put together a rather funny video that takes footage of Jason Statham (at least mostly, if not entirely, from next month’s The Mechanic) and cuts in some video and audio dubbing to make what looks like a trailer for an action film in which Statham is on 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