1970’s Chrysler Cordoba – Ricardo Montalban and Corinthian Leather

I could tie this article to the current financial crisis and the potential bailout of the big 3 US automakers (GM, Chrysler and Ford), but in reality, I just heard Leo Laporte and Dick DeBartolo talking about Ricardo Montalban and I just love this commercial for the Chrysler Cordoba, especially after finding out that the term Corinthian Leather really meant absolutely nothing while listening to episode 644 of the Daily Giz Wiz (subscribe here).

Enjoy the soothing style of Ricardo Montalbán.

Dany

Parenting According to Penn Jillette

I know to always be prepared for anything when I’m watching an episode of Penn Says (iTunes subscribe) but even with that in mind, there are just some times when Penn Jillette surprises me. Penn may seem crazy and crass at times, but he’s really an amazingly thoughtful individual.

I had to share this video because it is such a beautiful way to look at parenting. I totally did not expect for this video to be so moving, especially after the way it starts.

Enjoy

Dany

& Teller, Starring… Well, Teller of Penn & Teller

With Halloween being one of the only things coming upon us faster than the current US Presidential election, it is still bizarre to see zombie film shorts narrated by Teller of the magician duo Penn & Teller, since he has spent his entire career playing the silent sidekick to the vociferous Penn Jillette. The original production is called simply & Teller.

The second installment, titled & Teller 2 is now also available (and shown below). I only found it on Crackle after Penn promoted these shorts on his own show Penn Says (subscribe here with iTunes).

Enjoy

Dany

Sarah Silverman’s The Great Schlep Gets Her Interviewed on Countdown with Keith Olbermann

I know I might have mentioned Sarah Silverman before (like here and here for example), but now she has not only gotten into the political scene by trying to convince grandchildren to head down to Florida to convince their grandparents to vote Obama in her The Great Schlep video, but she was interviewed on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann (subscribe to the video or audio podcast) during his October 9th, 2008 show where she was awesome.

As always, she lulls you into a false sense of security and nails you with a hilarious moment. Did I mention that she is amazing? If you want to see the full version of The Great Schlep, you can catch it below.

Dany

Visually Stunning pic of Javier Bardem

OK, I don’t have much for today, but I did stumble across the above pic of Javier Bardem after seeing Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which I enjoyed a great deal. I really don’t know what to say about it, other than it is visually stunning and it reminds me why I love photography.

Thanks Vanity Fair for the above photo!

That’s all I got.

Dany

Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld Unveil Microsoft’s New Ad Campaign

Microsoft’s new ad campaign has officially kicked off with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld now.

This is Microsoft’s long overdue response to Vista’s publicity woes and Apple’s Mac vs PC ads, which have gotten progressively more aggressive against Microsoft over time.

Enjoy

Dany

Tropic Thunder Review

I feel a bit silly about publishing this this review, since I wrote it a week ago… I just saved it without clicking the Publish button… I guess that’s what happens sometimes with a new medium like this. Anyway, here is my review.

After seeing Tropic Thunder, I realize that there are two parts to this review. First, for the squeamish and the easily offended, it’s time for you to leave. Do not buy a ticket, this movie is not for you. You WILL get offended and will not have fun… unless you want to get offended.

Now, for all you people who don’t fall under that former category, get ready for a fun ride. This is not a great movie, but it had me cracking up during enough scenes that I lost count, probably the two most memorable parts were the film’s fake movie trailers, which completely took me off guard and had me laughing out loud (especially the one with featuring Tobey Maguire). My other favorite part of the film was Robert Downey Jr’s entire performance. This man has had an amazing year, most actors are lucky if they’re in a good movie every couple of years, but between his performance here and earlier in Iron Man, he’s having a great year.

The movie is about a group of actors trying to make an epic Vietnam War movie, based on the writings of a GREAT grizzled and hand-less Nick Nolte, but they end up having production problems and the creators of the film decide that to try and shake up the production, they would strand the actors deep in the jungle to try and scare them into making a great authentic feeling movie and let’s just say that things start to go wrong FAST!

This really wasn’t really a tour de force for Ben Stiller’s acting and his pacing (as a director) felt off at times, there were times when Jack Black was funny, but at other times he just didn’t really cut it and Danny McBride wasn’t as much fun as in Pineapple Express, but even with that, Stiller made a funny movie that I had a lot of fun watching this movie.

Thanks to ScreenRant for the above pic.

Enjoy

Dany

Oh yeah, also, watch out for Tom Cruise, that’s all I’m going to say.

Morgan Freeman is The Narrator

Here is Morgan Freeman in The Narrator. If you want the best movie of the year… this is not it, but if you want one of the best narrators in history waxing philosophically about, well, narrating, this is for you. The whole thing is quite meta and extremely soothing.

Thanks to The Digg Reel (subscribe here) for pointing out this video.

Dany

Bees with Penn & Teller – Behind the Scenes with Penn Says

The above video is a great act from Penn & Teller in which they magically produced 1 million bees from thin air and challenged “Siegfried & Leroy” as well as many other performers in the process. I bring up this blast from magic’s past because of a recent episode of Penn Says (subscribe here) where Penn explains the horrifically hilarious back story that went along with that trick.

Enjoy

Dany

Oh yeah, check out that back story below:

Obama Girl vs McCain Girl Olympics… vs Paris Hilton?

It’s just the right time, with the Beijing Olympics starting tomorrow and the Presidential campaign in full swing… yeah, that’s why I’m posting this video of Obama Girl vs McCain Girl from Barely Political (subscribe here)… riiiiight (also because it made me laugh).

Oh and just because I can, here’s Paris Hilton’s frighteningly rational energy plan as she throws her hat in the ring for President from FunnyorDie:

Dany