'Good As Gold' - A Doctor Who Short To Help Hold You Over Until Season 7

Doctor Who has become a bit of an obsession for me. Not just Doctor Who, but pretty much all BBC shows. But Doctor Who is what started it for me. So one can imagine just how hard it is for me each spring/summer as I wait in anticipation for the next season to start. Doctor Who is also one of the most popular shows among kids in England. A lot of the shows popularity comes from the younger demographic. So the gang over at BBC decided to kill two birds with one stone and create a short based on a script written by the students of  the Ashdene School. The result is 'Good As Gold', and features the Doctor, Amy (my god I love her), a Weeping Angel, and the Olympic Torch... yup, this short is pretty great. Good job kids. Catch the full episode after the jump....

'Saber 2 - Return of the Bodywash'

Fanboys exist on all levels. They can be living in their moms basement or multi-million dollar making celebrities. The only difference would be that the multi-millionaires have the means to put their fanboy loves into action. Take my man Seth Green for example. Dr. Evil's son has parlayed his riches into a super successful animation show (Robot Chicken) that tackels all the geek topics that he loves. He also is becoming more involved in directing, so he decided to use his new found talents behind the camera to bring us a live action Star Wars short/fake advertisement for Saber, the Star Wars Universe's answer to Axe bodywash. This one is a geek dream with Chewy, lightsabers, and a special guest appearance but a Star Wars fave. It is also a chance for Seth to show off his sexy ass wife Clare Grant. Its good to be a geek with loot!!! Click after the jump for the full video...

Requiem For A Dream... With Puppets!!!

Did Requiem for a Dream fuck with your head as much as it did mine? Darren Aronofsky made a bleak, dark film about the destructive nature that drugs have on a group of people and it stands as one of the most truly disturbing movies ever made. So when somebody comes along and decides to make a 60 second version of the film using puppets to replace the actors... well, lets just say that my interests became piqued. Click after the jump to see Brendan James Boyd's gritty version of the film through the mouths of these lovely looking puppets. .. CREEPY!!!

Support Independant Underground: Go See Some Short Animation by Kristen Grillo

I’ve returned! With some news straight out of the Independent Underground! (my new coined term for great things in the Independent world that are unfortunately overlooked)


This week, I bring to your attention a trailer to this wonderfully collaboration of animated shorts from around the globe, presented by BAM’s The World According To Shorts program. The film opened up yesterday at the Manhattan’s IFC Center and will be continually playing there until Tuesday, October 5th. A brief description of the film from the IFC’s website reads as follows:

“A cat and a mouse carry on a dysfunctional relationship in a futuristic landscape. A Chinese monk sets out on foot with a tiger during the Tang dynasty and happens upon the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two blue-collar workers dissect the meaning of “normal” life, as the world crumbles around them. A box of matches succumb, to their detriment, to the appeal of a cigarette. Four people recount their various encounters—triumphant or terrifying, euphoric or down-to-earth–with an unforgettable rite of passage.”



Being an avid supporter of independent films and filmmakers alike, this seems to be creative originality at its best. If you happen to be out in the Greenwich Village area this weekend I urge you to check out this 82 minute film and leave your thoughts and comments for us here at CCD!

For more information, please visit the IFC Center website.