A lovely lo-fi video for the song El baile del karramarro, by the "Rock, punk, garage, gospel, soul, westerns and rumbles" band Paniks, from Spain; produced by Nadia Barkate, Marion Cruza & Eider Gutierrez.

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,770 views

Skywhales is an animated short about a race of green-skinned humanoid aliens who live on a floating island in the upper layers of a gaseous planet’s atmosphere. To survive, they hunt enormous manta ray... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,323 views • 10:27

From the guy who brought us Ghost in the Shell. I look forward to this muchly.

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,349 views

Moya Lyubov (My Love) is, quite literally, an animated oil painting. I cannot imagine the amount of work that went into making this film but it shows. Now with English Subtitles. Other nominees for... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 6,150 views

Considered to be the finest fantasy film of all time by many, this 1946 version of Beauty and the Beast has a remarkable atmosphere and execution--especially considering the limitations of the day. This... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 3 months ago • 2,744 views

This got played a ton for a while, and some folks might have had it played out, but it's not here, and it deserves to be. I think this rendition is very nice: it's from the Bullet in a Bible concert.

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 3 months ago • 2,194 views

The part that interests me starts 2 minutes in. Not that the rest isn't interesting, just that it's been seen here before (http://www.videosift.com/video/Amazing-chinese-shadow-theatre). Shadow art from... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 2,101 views

This is a beautiful video about Kolmanskop,a ghost town in southern Namibia. Deserted since the 1950's, the dunes have begun to reclaim what was always theirs.

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,267 views

In November of 2003, back when almost no one outside of the UK knew her: missing her famous tattoos, beehive hair, and her lumox of a husband, but showing off her voice and her innate ability to fascinate... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 4 months ago • 5,525 views

This is the start, an important middle scene (with Janel Moloney, pre-West Wing), and the end of a Sports Night Episode. I loved Sports Night: Alan Sorkin dialogue is pretty great. I think the backstory... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 2,438 views

This very short video, "Movement and Stillness," was made by Yi-Hsuan Kent Chin as part of his graduate degree in film from an NZ Media Design School. He was working on the simulation of hand-made artwork... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 3,707 views

Bill Bryson reads from his memoir, and some fine youtuber animates appropriately schizoid images for the background. This book is a memoir of his childhood in the 1950s, and his obsession with super heroes... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,859 views

You guys who want to know what women want? Listen to these lyrics. One of my favorite music videos of all time. Rumor has it Tupac Shakur is in this video, but I wouldn't know where to look. I wish... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 3,144 views • 4:53

One of my friends who is a Navy Vet sent me this. He said, "It's kind of a Navy thing, you will not understand it all, but I think you may get a kick out of it. " He was right. I think you might get... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 754 views

THE CENTURY OF SELF(EPISODE 2):The program explores how those in power in post-war America used Freud's ideas about the unconscious mind to try and control the masses. Politicians and planners came... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 2,241 views

Give this a minute: it goes from simple and formless to amazing very quickly (don't give up when it's fuzzy--wait for the soaring ink strokes). From the submitter: This is computer animation in the Chinese... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 5,174 views

This very short video is made up of close shots of a fellow who trained his local hummingbirds to drink from and sit on his hand. Such sweet little birds.

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 5 months ago • 1,914 views

Best explained by Warren Ellis: Apparently originally released on the web by creator Kato Kunio from 2003, you’ll find several episodes of this strewn across YouTube. Like Renee French went back... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 5 months ago • 1,937 views

I flagged this NSFW because some of the images are disturbing, and rightly so. The film was made by Kelly Gallaher from photos in blogs, in traditional media, and in photo shows. It starts with a... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 2,097 views • 8:01

This song is perfect for this season for anyone who is interested in tolerance, celebration, and family: Amber called her uncle, said "We're up here for the holiday Jane and I were having Solstice,... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 359 views