In his truTV comedy series ‘Billy on the Street’ comedian Billy Eichner hits the streets of New York City to gauge people’s reactions to the news that Seth Rogen has passed away.
The rub is that Seth Rogen is standing right next to them, albeit in disguise as a cameraman. The idea is that Rogen gets to see how people will react to his death. But it doesn’t quite pan out like that, because many people have no idea who Seth Rogen even is.
We all remember that feeling when you were a kid on Christmas morning and you unwrap the gift of your dreams. Sheer joy just pulsates through you as you scream with jubilation. Then, you grow up into an adult, you mature, have responsibilities, kids, a mortgage, and lose that sense of excitement when it comes to opening presents.
Because lets face it, the gift of socks is just not that exciting. But the thing is, that’s not strictly true. Because somewhere deep inside of you that excited kid still exists.
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You’ve heard the sound of it many, many times and you’ve no doubt made some shapes on the dancefloor to them—it’s one of the greatest synths ever, it’s the Roland TR-808 drum sequencer.
As an instrument, it has been responsible for shaping the sound of everything from hip-hop, to dance, to pop— and a new documentary chronicles its incredible legacy talking with artists and producers to find out what makes it so special.
For those who grew up playing the Super Nintendo, Super Mario World was one of the best games on the entire 16-bit system.
As such a lot of time was spent playing it and listening to its soundtrack—so prepare to take a trip down memory lane with musician Steve Onotera, aka ‘Samurai Guitarist,’ as he performs covers of the theme music and sound effects.
The live-action remake of Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is coming out next year, so The Onion’s head film critic, Peter K. Rosenthal takes a chin-stroking look back at the 1991 animation.
He explains how, with the beast’s abundant hair it taught gay men known as bears that it was OK to be hairy—which was revolutionary for its time.
There’s no denying that everyone knows that nuclear weapons are hugely destructive and the world would be better off without them.
But are you aware of the truly epic and terrifying power of them? You probably think you are but after you watch this video you’ll realise that you didn’t really truly understand.
YouTube channel that you’ve probably forgotten even exists, Brock’s Dub, redubs John Carpenter’s classic horror remake The Thing.
And it’s very, very entertaining, adding a very comical tone to a film that is in no way funny—and as a credit to the FX team, even with a silly voiceover, the monster’s transformations are still puke-inducing.
Making comedy may sometimes look like a breeze, but it isn’t easy to make someone laugh when it comes to the moving image.
But, that doesn’t mean there’s only a certain way to get a laugh out of people, there are many ways to do it—here’s ten of cinema’s best.
