It turns out I’m not the only one excited about the Avengers movie, with it opening huge overseas and ticket pre-sales in North America positioning it for a phenomenal opening here. In the growing excitement of the past few months I came across the following fan-made Avengers trailers that are lots of fun.
Kicking it off, here is a fun 8-bit poster:
This was almost an AFV classic moment as I captured my daughter’s ever-improving football throw.
When she was a baby she was introduced to the great Superchunk.
Now, three years later, she is singing along.
At some point in our lives each one of us is surely told that we are special and unique, like a snowflake or a used car, and even in this world of 7 billion people we want to believe that it is true. Perhaps it is this alone that brings about our excitement over twins. When it comes to the movies, though, Hollywood just cannot take twins seriously. Whether it is as a plot device, a visual gag or a reason for absurdity, the depiction of twins in movies is rarely with a high level of respect. The resulting movies are sometimes good and sometimes very bad, but almost always memorable. Here are some notable moments in Twinema.
Avengers excitement is heating up. The new UK poster sports the title Avengers Assemble! Fun. Necessary? Who cares.
Along with this, a great new trailer with better footage of the team in action.
Of course Hawkeye is marginalized, which is disappointing but is probably setting the right expectation for what I should expect from the film. Here is a great shot of him falling and shooting.
Ah! I can’t wait!
This marble game is so awesome! I got so into it my kids wandered off. This version is called Marbulous!
Sugar’s Copper Blue was such a perfect, noise-pop album that cemented Bob Mould as a genius. When 1993′s Beaster EP came out I was hoping for more hooky sing-a-longs, but instead Sugar delivered a heavier, denser album. I did not connect with it immediately, but experiencing it live helped me to appreciate the power of it. The intensity of the songs were over-powering as I thrashed around in the pit.
I had no intention of crowd surfing, but a stranger next to me in the pit offered to put me up and he looked so hopeful that I couldn’t say no. Three seconds later I was tumbling awkwardly on top of the crowd. Of all the strange places to run into someone you know, I found myself beside my close friend who I had come to the concert with. We cheered and high-fived each other, but then our combined weight became too much and the crowd parted. I landed hard on my back and walked hunchedly and painfully for the next two weeks. Beaster still sends nostalgic twitches to my lower back.
I was playing with photo effect settings and created this funky neon Frank Black. Actually, this filter is probably more appropriately Black Francis. Once again, not sure of the credit for the original photo of Frank on an outdoor stage.
Frank Portman a.k.a Dr. Frank of The Mr. T Experience
There’s a whole lot of pointing going on.
Neko Case
I’m sorry, I do not know the origin of this image, but if you know please drop me a line and I will provide the appropriate link / credit.
