"Don't You Talk Ugly to Me!" » web video http://alexisgentry.net/blog Alexis Gentry's Blog Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:56:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Smooth Criminal goes classical http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2011/01/31/smooth-criminal-goes-classical/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2011/01/31/smooth-criminal-goes-classical/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:39:40 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/?p=976 My friend Allen Klosowski knows how much I love Michael Jackson, so he tweeted me a link to this video this morning and now I feel the need to share it through every possible social media channel. These two dudes, Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic, play Smooth Criminal in a epic cello battle. Definitely check this out!

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The latest My Chemical Romance video is up on Youtube now and it’s stunning. If this video was a dude, I’d marry it. Visually, I love the blue tone and the way the light overwhelms the frame at times. On the performance side, the guys do some acting and it’s more like a short film, telling a real story, than a music video. I have loved everything with this new record and I can’t wait until it comes out on the 22nd.

Check out the video after the jump. (I’d recommend watching it in full screen.)

]]> http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2010/11/19/i-am-in-love-with-the-sing-video/feed/ 0 Why I love Mel Brooks http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2010/04/22/why-i-love-mel-brooks/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2010/04/22/why-i-love-mel-brooks/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:16:31 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/?p=635 Variety published a great little article about Mel Brooks today…

Mel Brooks: The king of comedy – Entertainment News, Profile in Excellence: Mel Brooks, Media

Thanks to “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “High Anxiety” and a slew of other movie, stage, TV and album hits, Mel Brooks’ prominent place in the pantheon of comedy stars is assured. … http://bit.ly/cq7dNO

Which instantly reminded me of my favorite scenes from my favorite Brooks film, High Anxiety.

“Oooh, ‘xiety! It’s you… that I blame!”

“I am not going to listen to any more of this, I mean, I’ve *had* just about enough!”

The Psycho shower scene is my absolute fave, but embedding is disabled on YouTube, so you’ll have to watch it there. It starts about 4:40 in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTyHPh-9kD8

I used to watch this movie all the time when I was in elementary school and practically memorized it. I would estimate that I’ve seen it over 100 times.

A few more after the jump…

“If you love me baby, tell me loud!”

“Those who are tardy do not get fruit cup.”

“Too much bondage! Too much bondage! Not enough discipline!”

The Birds parody

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]]> http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/09/30/stephen-merchant-russell-brand/feed/ 0 “Happy Birthday Lisa” by the REAL Michael Jackson http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/09/28/happy-birthday-lisa-by-the-real-michael-jackson/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/09/28/happy-birthday-lisa-by-the-real-michael-jackson/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:45:55 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/?p=416 Do you remember the time (couldn’t resist!) when Michael Jackson did a voice on The Simpsons? Remember how everyone was excited to hear him sing “Happy Birthday Lisa” on the show, but he wasn’t allowed to because of contract restrictions so they had a sound-alike do it? Well now, thanks to YouTube, we have a version of the song by the REAL Michael Jackson. Check it out!

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]]> http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/09/08/clark-and-michael/feed/ 0 My thoughts on StarburyTV http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/08/01/my-thoughts-on-starburytv/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/08/01/my-thoughts-on-starburytv/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:55:38 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/?p=375 If you haven’t seen Stephon Marbury’s 24/7 live internet reality show StarburyTV then you’ll probably have no idea what I’m talking about in this post. But before you scroll down or close this tab on your browser, let me just say that it is one of the most bizarre, fascinating and oddly entertaining things I’ve ever watched. It’s almost like the first time I saw “Trapped in the Closet” and couldn’t really think of a way to explain it to my friends. It’s really just something you have to see to understand.

Anyway, there’s all kinds of debate raging on Twitter and other sites as to weather Marbury’s just an out of work athlete who’s fueling some kind of ego-driven desire for attention or a completely insane person who’s having a mental breakdown live via webcam. I won’t weigh in either way because, honestly, I’m not really sure.

After checking out the “show” for about an hour today, the only way I could describe it was with a quote from Seinfeld. In the episode “The Letter” a snobby older couple analyzes the portrait of Kramer saying…

“I sense great vulnerability. A man-child crying out for love. An innocent orphan in the post-modern world.”
“I see a parasite. A sexually depraved miscreant who is seeking only to gratify his basest and most immediate urges.”
“His struggle is man’s struggle. He lifts my spirit.”
“He is a loathesome, offensive brute. Yet I can’t look away.”
“He transcends time and space.”
“He sickens me.”
“I love it.”
“Me too.”

Skip forward to 1:30 on this video:

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