Weekend Must See: Cockneys vs. Zombies

This British movie is about a group of inept criminals who decide to rob a bank so they can save their grandfather's retirement home from being demolished by developers. Meanwhile on another building site some workers dig up an old graveyard and they get bitten by the "undead" which sets off a chain reaction. -IMDB

Wise craps and gun-toting seniors fighting off zombies in East London.  Pretty good stuff!  Cockneys vs. Zombies was pure fun.  I love a good zombie/horror/comedy!  Pairs well with taco dinner and a big beer.  Happy Saturday!!

AUTOSTADT scenes in Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol

I literally cannot get over the fact that I sat through the entire Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol movie (slight bonus for Simon Pegg being in the film).  What really got me through was the fact that there was an action sequence in a replica of the Volkswagen Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany.  A team built a replica-like structure in Vancouver taking six months to construct a fully operable tower.  The structure included a 35,000-pound, 78-foot tall center column that supported two 23-foot parking paddles, each of which weighed over three tons. The actual VW version is much larger.  Take a look at their website.  This thing is so crazy!

Style Watch: Cousin Eddie from Nat'l Lampoons Christmas Vacation



"Shitter was full..."



It's kind of a tradition, right?  Watching Christmas Vacation is a crowd pleaser, especially when you invite the uptight in-laws over to enjoy some quality time.  Pass the eggnog and enjoy watching Cousin Eddie being himself, Clark obessing over his decorations and burning a hole in the bottom of his saucer sled Oh, and the antics at the shopping mall.  Happy Holiday-Movie-watching season!



On Any Sunday

Film Title : On Any Sunday

Starring : Steve McQueen, Malcolm Smith, Mert Lawwill, Bruce Brown

Directed by : Bruce Brown

A documentary that changed America's perspective on motorcycle racers and enthusiasts alike. 

Take a look at the bike after the jump...Read here about how McQueen popularized the Husqvarna and brought motocross to center stage. 

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

EAMES

The film tells the story of Charles and Bernice Alexandra "Ray" Eames — spouses, complementary creative partners, seminal designers, architects, filmmakers and much more — and in many ways traces the rapid rise of post-World War II modernity up to and including the computer age. (source)


The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America’s most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, including splints for wounded military during World War II, photography, interiors, multi-media exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys. But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life—from the development of modernism to the rise of the computer age—has been less widely understood. (source)

Aung San Suu Kyi

The Lady’ is a new film by French actor and director Luc Besson and is the story of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and the academic and writer Michael Aris. A true story of love set against political turmoil. Shepard Fairey produced the movie poster for the film and based it on his previous art of Aung.

Timecop

Bored?  Looking for the ultimate way to blast away a few hours?  Well, look no further than the ultimate Van Damme movie, TIMECOP!  When the ability to travel through time is perfected, a new time of law enforcement agency is formed.  Enter: Walker, Max Walker to be exact.  


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Sartorialist guy looking like he could strangle me with those legs

I'm not understanding this trend at all

I really had fun watching this movie

What did you know about Mary Surrat before this movie?  I must've missed that history lesson.  Go see the Conspirator.

Chocolate covered bacon, fresh from my kitchen!

Rebel

The Ghosts, short

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The Ghosts

Thanks to 10engines for posting this!

Watch it there or here: The Teenage Head

Behind the Scenes video:  Here

Surf Ballroom Sessions/Music:  Here!

Great short, sort of reminiscent of Footloose.  Sorry!  I know that's a terrible comparison, but I didn't want to sound redundant and repeat all that 10engines said.  Go over there and read his description, it's much better.

Sweetgrass