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“For a while there, the Digital Shorts were the only real reason to watch Saturday Night Live. These little clips were produced free of the constraints of the live audience starting in 2005 and usually involved the Lonely Island guys – Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. While the main SNL show can be moribund and unfunny, especially when the special guest sucks, the Digital Shorts never fail to please. Here are the best SNL Digital Shorts.”

The Countdown

The most annoying internet hidden agendas – [Cracked]

Lies, damned lies, and piracy – [Insert Coin]

Play for the Sarif Industries baseball team – [Unreality Store]

Larry the Cable Guy in Tooth Fairy 2 – [FilmDrunk]

25 old timey robots – [HolyTaco]

A house you can fold in your pocket – [theChive]

An R2-D2 apron is amazing – [GeeksAreSexy]

Katherine McPhee looks good in Smash – [Hollywood Tuna]

Skydiving from the edge of space – [SocialHype]

New gritty Judge Dredd images  – [Pajiba]

Madonna announces a world tour – [PopCrunch]

A Portal 2 Christmas Carol – [GamerToob]

A 2012 movie trailer round up – [Ranker]

A Machete sequel is a go – [ScreenJunkies]

From artist Robert Shane comes this imagined encounter between a young Darth Maul on his first mission for his new emperor. In a galaxy far away an alien infestation threatens to spread, and he must quell it before it does so.

I know lightsabers are wicked, particularly double sided ones, but that’s a hell of a lot of aliens, even with all his fancy footwork.

God, he deserved so much better than the Phantom Menace.

It’s been a while since we’ve shown a particularly epic blockbuster trailer to spark discussion, and I thought this one would qualify. The first Amazing Spider-Man spot was largely introductory, but now this new trailer shows a great deal more of the reboot.

I like it, and not just because Andrew Garfield is the closest thing I have to a celebrity doppleganger. I’m already digging his character as a harder version of Tobey Maguire’s whiny, hapless Parker. You can never go wrong with Emma Stone, and I’m curious if they would have the balls to kill her off.

The CGI on The Lizard looks a touch sketch, but you never really get a clear view of him, so it’s hard to tell. Why do we hate actual costumes so much these days? Anyway, I think it could turn out well. What do you think?

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You know, I’m usually a big fan of crossover art, and as such, feature it all the time. And when it involves Community? I’m even more pumped about it. Artist Benjamin DeGuzman has brought the show into another universe before, and his series of Batman heroes and villain portraits were fantastic.

But I’m not so sure how I feel about his new effort, jamming the cast into street fighter. Namely, I’m a bit concerned with how he’s made the gorgeous Annie and Britta into men, which is quite strange considering all the other characters are pretty much dead-on. What’s the deal Benjamin? What’s the obstacle with these hot ladies’ faces?

by Zack Ruskin

[$9 Trailers is a feature that examines movie trailers, and judges how well (or poorly) they execute their job of making me want to shell out nine bucks to see them. I thought this one paired well with my review of Chronicle that went up earlier today]

While every movie trailer exists for one reason only, the methods employed to get viewers in theaters are as varied as the films they advertise. Some genres of film have such predictable trailer formulas that you can actually watch the scenes before they appear:

- Katherine Heigel is committed to her job
- She meets a guy that’s perfectly wrong for her
- Cue the sappy power ballad
- Heigel makes a sweeping generalization about love while standing in the rain
- Up pops the film’s title

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by TJ Fink

The Super Bowl is an interesting time for non-sports fans. I know all the rules of football, understand most of the strategies, and genuinely enjoy a competitive game, but somehow it’s still infuriating to some of my NYC friends that I have no interest in picking a side. Oh well.

In truth, I look forward to Super Bowl commercials much more than the actual game. Some of them might be god-awful, but every now and then a clever ad pops up with some actual entertainment value. Segue time: I caught the latest Avengers teaser on Sunday night, and it got me thinking about the current state of superhero movies. My instinctive reaction to the trailer, of course, was “Holy shit! How could this film be anything short of amazing?” But then my cynical side chimed in and started an argument.

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Films like Kick-Ass and Super are enjoyable because they imagine what it might be like if the particularly brave or mentally ill decided to become superheroes despite having no actual powers. The reverse side of that, an everyman developing superhuman abilities, has been the subject of many comics throughout history, and is the origin story for the majority of our now-classic heroes.

But what if comic book lore was given a decidedly human twist? What if the people given those incredible powers were just three kids from your high school history class? Chronicle aims to well, chronicle what exactly that journey might look like.

For as much as “found footage” films are derided as of late as the newest trend in movie making to be exploited, I would argue that the fact remains that the majority of the films that use the tactic are in fact quite good. It may be personal taste, but I’ve very much enjoyed movies like Blair Witch, Rec, Paranormal Activity and so on. The only real film to use the style and breakout of the horror mold has been creature feature Cloverfield, but now we get to see a new genre through that lens, the superhero film.

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Some of you might remember the character Max Headroom.    First it started off as some dumb character that acted kind of like a robot and then it actually evolved into a show in the late 80s.   Anyway, most people never really knew the guy behind Headroom.  It was Matt Frewer.  Even less people know that Frewer is an actor whose been in a ton of stuff.   In fact he’s got 114 titles to his name.

You might also remember him as the neighbor in Honey I Shrunk the Kids or as Moloch in Watchmen.    Bottom line is that this guy’s been around and he’s actually a fun actor to watch.   I highly recommend you see more of his stuff.

A clip of Max Headroom after the jump….

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I’m surprised we haven’t done a feature on this subject yet.   I feel like prep schools are featured in movies a reasonable amount.   And to be honest I have no idea if they truly depict what a prep school life is supposed to be.

From what I can gather, an all boys school consists of rigorous studying, an intense amount of pressure to get into the right college,  making fun of teachers, and trying to to see prep school girls whenever they have a chance.  Oh and doing whatever they can to impress alumni.

Maybe that’s accurate and maybe it’s not but it makes for some pretty good movies.   That said, here are seven of my favorite prep school movies….

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I’ll be damned if I could come up with ten Super Bowl commercials I liked, but Pajiba is more talented than me I suppose. Check out their top ten list and see if you agree with their picks.

Go here to see them.