From the monthly archives:

October 2011

David Cameron: Wolf strangler

by Robert Popper on October 28, 2011 · 2 comments

I – or rather, Robin Cooper – was on Danny Wallace’s XFM Breakfast Show today as I am every Friday. Well, this time I was on the phone. I/Robin felt it necessary to discuss the topic on everybody’s lips at the moment: Mr C and all those wolves… Thanks to @dedboy2000 for the image. Nice [...]

The trailer to end all trailers. Official.

by Robert Popper on October 10, 2011 · 8 comments

I never need to see any other film again. This clearly has it all: I love all the unnecessary crediting going on at the end – and giving the address of the company that markets the film is a nice touch. Also, how fast does that guy speak? Jeez! Nice find @Eddiesilence

The Coughing Fit

by Robert Popper on October 8, 2011 · 0 comments

I made this phone call many years ago. It’s short and sweet. And very silly.

The most pointless clip of 2011 is…

by Robert Popper on October 6, 2011 · 8 comments

This. Obviously: I love the fact that a ‘production company’ is credited for this. It’s just so brilliant, but the clip does throw up a number of general questions, namely… 1) Why? 2) Why? 3) Why? Thanks to @mtstirling for ‘unboxing’ (geddit?!) this beauty.

The Lord’s Prayer as you’ve never heard it

by Robert Popper on October 3, 2011 · 5 comments

I don’t know how I’ve never seen this before but this clip really has everything. There’s a singing nun, kids playing the recorder, a woozy Boards of Canada atmosphere, and a really visually disturbing ending. Bliss… Maybe it’s me, but I could swear that at 02:11, the name of the band on the drumkit says [...]