A budding film sound producer who lived through the Rwandan genocide is among this year’s BAFTA Scholarship recipients.
Hosea Ntaborwa is one of 16 students to receive a Prince William Scholarship in Film, Television and Games, supported by BAFTA and Warner Bros.
Ntaborwa, from south London, will receive £7,500 to study for a Diploma in Production Sound for Film and Television at the National Film and Television School (Nfts).
The 29-year-old was born in Rwanda and lived through the genocide of 1994, before moving to the UK aged 16. He graduated from the University of West London in 2009 with a Music Technology Specialist degree and currently works as a sales advisor in a clothing shop.
Ntaborwa said: “There are not enough words I can use to express the way I feel about being awarded a Prince William Scholarship, but let me try: I’ve heard the famous catchphrase “dreams come true” on numerous occasions, but it has...
Hosea Ntaborwa is one of 16 students to receive a Prince William Scholarship in Film, Television and Games, supported by BAFTA and Warner Bros.
Ntaborwa, from south London, will receive £7,500 to study for a Diploma in Production Sound for Film and Television at the National Film and Television School (Nfts).
The 29-year-old was born in Rwanda and lived through the genocide of 1994, before moving to the UK aged 16. He graduated from the University of West London in 2009 with a Music Technology Specialist degree and currently works as a sales advisor in a clothing shop.
Ntaborwa said: “There are not enough words I can use to express the way I feel about being awarded a Prince William Scholarship, but let me try: I’ve heard the famous catchphrase “dreams come true” on numerous occasions, but it has...
- 9/17/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Top Cat didn’t air on television for a very long time (1961-62, for two short-lived seasons), but the character’s impact was large enough that he’s ready to make a comeback in 2013. Alberto Mar is directing a feature-length animated take on Top Cat, which reaches theaters on Aug. 2 (after screening in international markets as far back as 2011). Jason Harris will provide the voice of Top Cat – as well as several other characters, including Choo Choo and Brain. The homegrown effort released a trailer, which we’re sharing with you below: I remember Top Cat, but I’m older. My kids have no idea who the character is, so this might be an interesting gateway into a classic television series … which we’d...
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- 5/8/2013
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Viva Pictures has released a domestic trailer and a first clip from their upcoming big screen take on Top Cat . Check both videos out in the players below! Set for a limited release on August 2, Top Cat is directed by Alberto Mar with a script by Timothy McKeon and Kevin Seccia. It features the voice talents of Jason Harris, Melissa Disney, Ben Diskin, Chris Edgerly, Bill Lobely and Matt Piazzi. In the family film, the new mayor wants to automate the police force, including Officer Dibble's job, whose job it is to keep an eye on Top Cat and his Gang. Top Cat quickly realizes that a capable new police force will spoil his chances of continuing to get away with his shenanigans, so he decides to foil the mayor's plans and save the city from the new robot force of police...
- 5/7/2013
- Comingsoon.net
The Angels' Share (15)
(Ken Loach, 2012, UK/Fra) Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland, Jasmin Riggins, Roger Allam, William Ruane. 101 mins
If anyone can cut it at Cannes, Ken can, and this recent surprise Jury Prize-winner sees Loach doing what he does so well: dignifying ordinary lives and chronicling social history as it happens. The tone is a little lighter this time, though, as we follow a violent young offender's potentially fruitful encounter with the whisky industry, thus bringing together the best and worst of Scotland.
Prometheus (15)
(Ridley Scott, 2012, Us) Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron. 124 mins
With all the zealous promotion and yet tight secrecy, this long-awaited Alien prequel couldn't live up to fans' expectations, could it? There's no way of telling at the time of writing, so let's just say it'll be a brilliant triumph, and a complete disaster.
The Turin Horse (15)
(Béla Tarr, 2011, Hun/Fra/Ger/Swi/Us) János Derszi,...
(Ken Loach, 2012, UK/Fra) Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland, Jasmin Riggins, Roger Allam, William Ruane. 101 mins
If anyone can cut it at Cannes, Ken can, and this recent surprise Jury Prize-winner sees Loach doing what he does so well: dignifying ordinary lives and chronicling social history as it happens. The tone is a little lighter this time, though, as we follow a violent young offender's potentially fruitful encounter with the whisky industry, thus bringing together the best and worst of Scotland.
Prometheus (15)
(Ridley Scott, 2012, Us) Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron. 124 mins
With all the zealous promotion and yet tight secrecy, this long-awaited Alien prequel couldn't live up to fans' expectations, could it? There's no way of telling at the time of writing, so let's just say it'll be a brilliant triumph, and a complete disaster.
The Turin Horse (15)
(Béla Tarr, 2011, Hun/Fra/Ger/Swi/Us) János Derszi,...
- 6/1/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The Top Cat theme tune is undoubtedly the most memorable aspect of Hanna-Barbera’s classic TV cartoon series, more so than the actual alley antics of con artist moggy Top Cat (Tc) and his oddball pals. While it’s obviously nostalgic to see the cool character brought to life on the big screen in somewhat dubious ‘3D’, director Alberto Mar’s story does little to please older fans further beyond the initial thrill of seeing the gang – Tc, Benny, Fancy-Fancy, Choo-Choo, Spook and Brain – reunited with Officer Dibble. Thankfully, there are plenty of animated feline personalities for the younger generation to relate to – and subsequently, pick a favourite from.
In the movie, the cats are up to their old tricks, including tormenting Officer Dibble. But after Dibble is overlooked for the new police chief role, and the dastardly, self-loving, technology-obsessed mogul Lou Strickland gets the plum job instead, Tc and...
In the movie, the cats are up to their old tricks, including tormenting Officer Dibble. But after Dibble is overlooked for the new police chief role, and the dastardly, self-loving, technology-obsessed mogul Lou Strickland gets the plum job instead, Tc and...
- 5/30/2012
- by Lisa Giles-Keddie
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Tackling a current sports medical issue, "Spiraling Down" displayed the devastating affects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (Cte). The episode, although a bit uneven and lacking in suspense, made good use of its guest star, Treat Williams, to bring to life the tragic downside of a sports career.
Svu has dedicated many episodes to exploring the issue of personal responsibility. A long list of defense attorneys has argued environmental and medical factors that seem to exonerate the defendants from any wrongdoing. While the detectives (and sometimes the juries) have been slightly swayed by these arguments, the show usually places most of the accountability on the individual and the choices he/she makes.
But this week, we and Benson could clearly sympathize and even excuse the behavior of former quarterback Jake Stanton. From the moment he appeared in the station, it was clear that he couldn't understand the severity of the situation...
Svu has dedicated many episodes to exploring the issue of personal responsibility. A long list of defense attorneys has argued environmental and medical factors that seem to exonerate the defendants from any wrongdoing. While the detectives (and sometimes the juries) have been slightly swayed by these arguments, the show usually places most of the accountability on the individual and the choices he/she makes.
But this week, we and Benson could clearly sympathize and even excuse the behavior of former quarterback Jake Stanton. From the moment he appeared in the station, it was clear that he couldn't understand the severity of the situation...
- 12/8/2011
- by tlopez@utk.edu (Teresa L.)
- TVfanatic
This weekend, the film “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” will try to hold on to its No. 1 position at the box office as it battles new titles “The Help,” “30 Minutes or Less” and “Final Destination 5.” The hybrid live action/CGI-thriller grossed $54.8 million its opening weekend, boosted by good reviews and a strong viral campaign designed by creative company Mekanism.
To raise the film’s profile online, Mekanism both targeted a group of 50 social media influencers as well...
To raise the film’s profile online, Mekanism both targeted a group of 50 social media influencers as well...
- 8/12/2011
- by Michelle Kung
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
My job just keeps getting easier; more season finales tonight so there's less TV for me to list the further we inch towards summer. Of course, that means there's less to talk about, highlight and make fun of so we're about three weeks away from "Everything's stupid. Here's your damn TV" being the entire intro to this column. Anyway, I hope all you "Bones" and "Parks and Recreation" have your snacks lined up and your space on the couch cleared out. For those of you who are still in the hostage situation that is "Grey's Anatomy" well, I'll probably be there with you. And I'd like to wish everyone a happy Rapture or (more likely) a happy Saturday. I'm sure as shit not going anywhere, and I doubt many of you are either. Thanks to Jason Harris I'll be spending it at Exxxotica so I guess if this whole thing...
- 5/19/2011
- by Intern Rusty
I'm working on a post of great social and political import, but in the meantime, a bunch of freaks got together to try all the various pizzas mentioned by Michelangelo during the run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Just give you a sense of the horror that awaits, one man mentions that sardines have bones. He's got whipped cream on his face at the time.
(Sorry about the ads. There's nothing I can do.)
Jason Harris believes pineapples on pizza is an abomination before the Lord.
Just give you a sense of the horror that awaits, one man mentions that sardines have bones. He's got whipped cream on his face at the time.
(Sorry about the ads. There's nothing I can do.)
Jason Harris believes pineapples on pizza is an abomination before the Lord.
- 5/16/2011
- by Jason Harris
Nine minutes with Zap Rowsdower. Don't worry, baby. Zap will make all right. Zap has all the Vitamin Z you need.
All right, it's 9 minutes with Bruce J. Mitchell but he is still rocking that sweet, sweet 'stache.
And just because the Godtopus is a kind and loving deity, here's 9 more minutes with "The Final Sacrifice," arguably the greatest episode of MST3K.
"Mitchell" and "Space Mutiny" deserve a mention here as top episodes too. What? You're not familiar with David Ryder? It's your lucky night.
Jason Harris wanted to name his daughter "Smash Lampjaw," but his wife is a killjoy.
All right, it's 9 minutes with Bruce J. Mitchell but he is still rocking that sweet, sweet 'stache.
And just because the Godtopus is a kind and loving deity, here's 9 more minutes with "The Final Sacrifice," arguably the greatest episode of MST3K.
"Mitchell" and "Space Mutiny" deserve a mention here as top episodes too. What? You're not familiar with David Ryder? It's your lucky night.
Jason Harris wanted to name his daughter "Smash Lampjaw," but his wife is a killjoy.
- 4/27/2011
- by Jason Harris
If you're an American over the age of 30 or a fan of track and field, you know that Carl Lewis is simply one of the most amazing athletes to ever walk the Earth.
Winner of 10 Olympic medals, the last in 1996 at the age of 35, and 10 World Championship medals, he was named Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News in 1982, 1983 and 1984. Lewis set world records in the 100 m, 4 x 100 m and 4 x 200 m relays and his world record in the indoor long jump has stood since 1984. His 65 consecutive victories in the long jump achieved over a span of 10 years is one of the sport's longest undefeated streaks.
Lewis became a household name at the Los Angeles games in 1984 when he won four gold medals, equaling the immortal Jesse Owens. He was a physical marvel.
Unfortunately, he had to retire someday and things have been less glorious since then.
Lewis,...
Winner of 10 Olympic medals, the last in 1996 at the age of 35, and 10 World Championship medals, he was named Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News in 1982, 1983 and 1984. Lewis set world records in the 100 m, 4 x 100 m and 4 x 200 m relays and his world record in the indoor long jump has stood since 1984. His 65 consecutive victories in the long jump achieved over a span of 10 years is one of the sport's longest undefeated streaks.
Lewis became a household name at the Los Angeles games in 1984 when he won four gold medals, equaling the immortal Jesse Owens. He was a physical marvel.
Unfortunately, he had to retire someday and things have been less glorious since then.
Lewis,...
- 4/14/2011
- by Jason Harris
It seems that many Pajibans are reticent, and in some cases downright opposed, to reproducing. As the father of the single most perfect child in all the known universe, let me assure you that your opposition is well-founded.
First, obviously, your child will be grossly inferior to mine. While my kid is great, your booger-and-germ-encrusted windowlicker is little more than a vector for disease. And, understand, Every Parent Feels This Way.
Parents are fucking insufferable and new parents are even worse. I get it and, much as I hope this was not the case, I was probably like that. A new baby simply dominates your entire life to the point of madness and even though new parents are desperate for contact with anyone who can wipe his own ass, they have nothing interesting to talk about. All they've been doing is catering to the 12 lb. tyrant they willingly and stupidly brought home.
First, obviously, your child will be grossly inferior to mine. While my kid is great, your booger-and-germ-encrusted windowlicker is little more than a vector for disease. And, understand, Every Parent Feels This Way.
Parents are fucking insufferable and new parents are even worse. I get it and, much as I hope this was not the case, I was probably like that. A new baby simply dominates your entire life to the point of madness and even though new parents are desperate for contact with anyone who can wipe his own ass, they have nothing interesting to talk about. All they've been doing is catering to the 12 lb. tyrant they willingly and stupidly brought home.
- 4/6/2011
- by Jason Harris
Okay, we all know what day it is today. I also know, my clever clickers, that you're too smart to be caught up in the April Tomfoolery. Right? You didn't click that thing, did you? Oh you poor dears. Here's a gen-yoo-ine Link Wench Promise. There are no tricks up my sleeve in today's P. Love. In an effort not to be fooled myself, I collected most of my links last night. So, to the best of my knowledge, these are all legit. My favorite pranks around the interwebs today? It's a tie between Hulu and what you find if you google "Helvetica." (Hulu)
Also, if you're at the office today, Gizmodo has a list of some tech pranks you can pull on your co-workers. The voice-activated printer is a classic. (Gizmodo)
This may Sound like a prank, but it's just those wacky Republicans. The Gop admonished Florida Democrat Scott...
Also, if you're at the office today, Gizmodo has a list of some tech pranks you can pull on your co-workers. The voice-activated printer is a classic. (Gizmodo)
This may Sound like a prank, but it's just those wacky Republicans. The Gop admonished Florida Democrat Scott...
- 4/1/2011
- by Joanna Robinson
I have no idea whether Sucker Punch is going to be any good. I suspect that with so much going on between the Orcs and Nazis and teenagers in fetishwear and corpse soldiers and knights and (sigh) dragons and high-end prostitution and zeppelins and general what-the-fuckery, the best we can hope for is the kind of glorious mess that keeps everything moving so fast that the audience can't notice just how stupid it all is. There's enough story here for at least three movies, if not one one good one.
That said, the supporting materials kick all sorts of ass. Now, it's probably a bad sign when your movie needs animated shorts to help the audience figure out just what the hell is going on, but at least the shorts by Swiss director Ben Hibon are pulsing with energy, excitement and horror.
The first, The Trenches, highlights the story of...
That said, the supporting materials kick all sorts of ass. Now, it's probably a bad sign when your movie needs animated shorts to help the audience figure out just what the hell is going on, but at least the shorts by Swiss director Ben Hibon are pulsing with energy, excitement and horror.
The first, The Trenches, highlights the story of...
- 3/21/2011
- by Jason Harris
Bullying recently erupted as the cause du jour for fearful helicopter parents, lazy reporters looking for an easy story and twerps tired of being stuffed into lockers.
Part of this is due to Dan Savage and the "It Gets Better" Campaign that started off as a way to reassure gay and lesbian teenagers that they wouldn't have to go through their entire lives getting brutalized by meatheads. No, in the working world, you will be brutalized because your boss is a moron and that is a universal fate suffered by straights and gays alike.
But for all the well-intentioned online video campaigns and anti-bullying seminars in the world, bullies understand one thing: Violence. Sheer, pitiless violence. The strong prey upon the weak. It has ever been thus. A teenage feeb can hope a teacher is around when some mono-browed mouth-breather runs his drawls up the flag pole. He can hope...
Part of this is due to Dan Savage and the "It Gets Better" Campaign that started off as a way to reassure gay and lesbian teenagers that they wouldn't have to go through their entire lives getting brutalized by meatheads. No, in the working world, you will be brutalized because your boss is a moron and that is a universal fate suffered by straights and gays alike.
But for all the well-intentioned online video campaigns and anti-bullying seminars in the world, bullies understand one thing: Violence. Sheer, pitiless violence. The strong prey upon the weak. It has ever been thus. A teenage feeb can hope a teacher is around when some mono-browed mouth-breather runs his drawls up the flag pole. He can hope...
- 3/15/2011
- by Jason Harris
I feel I shouldn't have to explain who Plastic Man to you nerds, but for the uninitiated: Eel O'Brian was a second story man and general lowlife who was shot and doused with an unknown acid during a heist at the Crawford Chemical Works. (And, really. How does robbing a chemical factory seem like a good idea?)
Escaping to nearby mountains on foot, O'Brian stumbles onto the mountain retreat of a friendly monk, friendly monks being incredibly common near major American cities in the comic book universes of 1941. Said monk nurses O'Brien back to health and during his convalescence, O'Brian discovers he know has the power to take any form he can imagine and Plastic Man was born.
The book was known for its warped stories and a particularly bent sense of humor, and Plas readily acknowledged the, uh, erotic possibilities inherent in his powers.
Which brings us to today,...
Escaping to nearby mountains on foot, O'Brian stumbles onto the mountain retreat of a friendly monk, friendly monks being incredibly common near major American cities in the comic book universes of 1941. Said monk nurses O'Brien back to health and during his convalescence, O'Brian discovers he know has the power to take any form he can imagine and Plastic Man was born.
The book was known for its warped stories and a particularly bent sense of humor, and Plas readily acknowledged the, uh, erotic possibilities inherent in his powers.
Which brings us to today,...
- 3/7/2011
- by Jason Harris
I will say off the bat that I'm not what you might call a dog lover. Dogs are too damned needy and co-dependent. I'd don't need my pet to go ballistic whenever I come home. "Settle down, dog. I was gone nine hours just like I'm gone nine hours five out of every seven days. If I want you jumping all over me and slobbering, I'll get the damn peanut butter."
That said, you have to be a special kind of monster if you can watch those Sarah MacLachlan Aspca commercials without bawling like a child (I, of course, laugh hysterically the whole time). Well, the good folks at Atom.com heard your plea and get a small measure of revenge. They haven't done anything about MacLachlan's music, but one travesty at a time.
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Jason Harris loved his pit bull growing up.
That said, you have to be a special kind of monster if you can watch those Sarah MacLachlan Aspca commercials without bawling like a child (I, of course, laugh hysterically the whole time). Well, the good folks at Atom.com heard your plea and get a small measure of revenge. They haven't done anything about MacLachlan's music, but one travesty at a time.
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Tags: Atom.com | Funny Videos | Tournament | Upload
Jason Harris loved his pit bull growing up.
- 2/23/2011
- by Jason Harris
By the time this article pops up at 8 a.m. Est, I'll be winging my way to whitest Canada. And people, I am afraid.
We make jokes about America's Hat around here all the time, but I really don't know what to expect when I get there. I'll be in Vancouver, one of the civilized areas (or as civilized as Canada gets anyway) and I'll have the inestimable Replica to serve as my guide/sherpa. She can probably keep me from getting mauled by the natives but I'll still have lots of time alone and when I have to interact with these sad victims of nature's cruelty.
My physician said I didn't need shots, but I'm not at all sure I believe her. Are Canadians friendly? I've heard many are feral. A co-worker said that when confronting a Canadian, I should make myself big and back away slowly without making...
We make jokes about America's Hat around here all the time, but I really don't know what to expect when I get there. I'll be in Vancouver, one of the civilized areas (or as civilized as Canada gets anyway) and I'll have the inestimable Replica to serve as my guide/sherpa. She can probably keep me from getting mauled by the natives but I'll still have lots of time alone and when I have to interact with these sad victims of nature's cruelty.
My physician said I didn't need shots, but I'm not at all sure I believe her. Are Canadians friendly? I've heard many are feral. A co-worker said that when confronting a Canadian, I should make myself big and back away slowly without making...
- 2/16/2011
- by Jason Harris
Let's face it, Pajibans are a socially awkward lot. Like all geeks, we think about sex a great deal, but our general misanthropy and disdain for humanity makes interpersonal relationships difficult.
But Valentine's Day is coming up and no doubt that harpy/twerp who lets you rub his and/or dangly bits is going to insist on getting some attention in exchange for a little snu-snu. Yes, you'd rather get oral sex while drinking and watching "Venture Bros." reruns, but love is a battlefield, my friend, and it's time for you to draw up a plan of attack.
Fortunately, Pajiba stands ready to help you mimic real human emotions. When it comes to seduction, we don't mess around. We go to that interstellar cocksman, Zapp Branigan. If Zapp's advice can't get you're lover's dong up or her panties down, then you, sir and/or madam, are screwing a corpse. (You're...
But Valentine's Day is coming up and no doubt that harpy/twerp who lets you rub his and/or dangly bits is going to insist on getting some attention in exchange for a little snu-snu. Yes, you'd rather get oral sex while drinking and watching "Venture Bros." reruns, but love is a battlefield, my friend, and it's time for you to draw up a plan of attack.
Fortunately, Pajiba stands ready to help you mimic real human emotions. When it comes to seduction, we don't mess around. We go to that interstellar cocksman, Zapp Branigan. If Zapp's advice can't get you're lover's dong up or her panties down, then you, sir and/or madam, are screwing a corpse. (You're...
- 2/10/2011
- by Jason Harris
I was working on a long, thoughtful piece filled with insightful observations and crackling comedy. Then Prince snapped off on Kim Kardashian and all that thoughtful shit had to go.
You Don't Defy His Royal Badness.
Really. He's Prince. There's like seven people on Earth who can defy Prince with impunity and the only one who hasn't killed at least a dozen people is Bishnu Shrestha, and he single-handedly held off 40 would-be rapists with a machete.
Prince calls you up on stage and tells you to shake your ass, You Shake That Motherfucker. I shouldn't have to tell y'all that. What the hell are kids learning in these public schools?
Jason Harris has a "Sexy Mf" tattoo in a place you can't see.
You Don't Defy His Royal Badness.
Really. He's Prince. There's like seven people on Earth who can defy Prince with impunity and the only one who hasn't killed at least a dozen people is Bishnu Shrestha, and he single-handedly held off 40 would-be rapists with a machete.
Prince calls you up on stage and tells you to shake your ass, You Shake That Motherfucker. I shouldn't have to tell y'all that. What the hell are kids learning in these public schools?
Jason Harris has a "Sexy Mf" tattoo in a place you can't see.
- 2/9/2011
- by Jason Harris
Dislike your family? Do all your real friends live in your computer? Do you type real fast and mostly coherently while drunk? Then we are here for you. The four or five Pajibans who know the name of at least three NFL players who are Not quarterbacks are running a liveblog in this here Intrawebs space. Join us at 6:30 p.m. Est when break down all the hot, throbbing football and commercial action until we get bored or the whiskey runs out. But even we won't watch the Black Eyed Peas for your entertainment. Fuck that noise.
Pajiba's Super Bowl Extravaganza
Jason Harris will happily bore you with the Philadelphia Eagles' draft needs if you ask him.
Pajiba's Super Bowl Extravaganza
Jason Harris will happily bore you with the Philadelphia Eagles' draft needs if you ask him.
- 2/5/2011
- by Jason Harris
Pajiba isn't much for sports, but the Super Bowl is much more than a sporting event.
It's said that a billion people watch the game every year, which is probably grossly inflated (pumped with steroids, one might say) but there is no denying that the Super Bowl remains one of the very few events that dominates attention across every demographic. In an era of increased narrowcasting, the Super Bowl is one of few BROADcast events left.
The popularity of the Super Bowl is a boon to the NFL and the network that has paid an exorbitant fee for the broadcast rights. You can charge a lot of money for an ad that will be seen by one billion people, give or take.
The ads have taken on a life of their own. You can find online previews of highly-anticipated commercials and even a schedule of ads to run during the...
It's said that a billion people watch the game every year, which is probably grossly inflated (pumped with steroids, one might say) but there is no denying that the Super Bowl remains one of the very few events that dominates attention across every demographic. In an era of increased narrowcasting, the Super Bowl is one of few BROADcast events left.
The popularity of the Super Bowl is a boon to the NFL and the network that has paid an exorbitant fee for the broadcast rights. You can charge a lot of money for an ad that will be seen by one billion people, give or take.
The ads have taken on a life of their own. You can find online previews of highly-anticipated commercials and even a schedule of ads to run during the...
- 2/5/2011
- by Jason Harris
You know what makes a cold, dreary day on which your football coach appears to be losing his grip on reality? Swank. No, wait. I mean McBain. And Swank.
Evidently, if you take all the McBain clips from The Simpsons, you get this mini-movie. And a bunch of terrible puns. But it's McBain. Everybody loves McBain. Except commies. You some kind of commie, son? I didn't think so.
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
Jason Harris is thinking of holding another meeting. In bed. But no salmon puffs.
Evidently, if you take all the McBain clips from The Simpsons, you get this mini-movie. And a bunch of terrible puns. But it's McBain. Everybody loves McBain. Except commies. You some kind of commie, son? I didn't think so.
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
Jason Harris is thinking of holding another meeting. In bed. But no salmon puffs.
- 2/3/2011
- by Jason Harris
Ultimately, we will all be called upon to defend the music of our youth. Some day, my kid is going to come to me and say, "Dad. The 80s. What the hell?" And I will say to her, "I was 13 when 1989 ended. It wasn't my fault."
(I'll have to find some way to explain how Teddy Riley appeared in 174 bands between 1990 and 1995, but that's another problem.)
Take Knight Crawler here. Clearly, they've spent about $193 on this video and they've hit all the 80s rock video highlights -- long hair, tight pants, skanks, well, skank -- none of it makes a lick of sense. Why the hell is there a woman in stone-washed jorts gyrating arhythmically on a "gritty" street corner? Why does the guitar player have one foot planted on the wall? Why is the drummer air drumming when he could be playing his drums?
That said, the terrible visuals...
(I'll have to find some way to explain how Teddy Riley appeared in 174 bands between 1990 and 1995, but that's another problem.)
Take Knight Crawler here. Clearly, they've spent about $193 on this video and they've hit all the 80s rock video highlights -- long hair, tight pants, skanks, well, skank -- none of it makes a lick of sense. Why the hell is there a woman in stone-washed jorts gyrating arhythmically on a "gritty" street corner? Why does the guitar player have one foot planted on the wall? Why is the drummer air drumming when he could be playing his drums?
That said, the terrible visuals...
- 1/31/2011
- by Jason Harris
We have a pretty diverse and eclectic range of people here at Pajiba and consequently we tend to receive a fair array of viewpoints from our readers. While I think we all share a general love of film, literature and pop culture to varying degrees, I always find it amazing that we've got individuals from so many walks of life.
Another commonality that many of us share is a love for writing. This may seem like a bit of an odd direction to go with this piece but I've noticed that many of the regular commenters on the site have mentioned screenplays or novels or what have you at various different times during my (counts fingers) five years of perusing your Pajiba. Since it seems to be a fairly common trait amongst the readership I figured I would do a little exploring. What actually started me thinking about the forthcoming...
Another commonality that many of us share is a love for writing. This may seem like a bit of an odd direction to go with this piece but I've noticed that many of the regular commenters on the site have mentioned screenplays or novels or what have you at various different times during my (counts fingers) five years of perusing your Pajiba. Since it seems to be a fairly common trait amongst the readership I figured I would do a little exploring. What actually started me thinking about the forthcoming...
- 1/20/2011
- by Robert Scott
Yeah, this video has been around for awhile which I know bums out you kids who need everything to be "new," but get the hell over it. The weather is disgusting on the East Coast, it's Wednesday and I'm no doubt going to catch the plague from some snot-nosed toddler in the airport today. So you shut the hell up and watch Bobby McFerrin turn 500 strangers into a giant keyboard.
Jason Harris's parents wouldn't let him play an instrument as a kid.
Jason Harris's parents wouldn't let him play an instrument as a kid.
- 1/19/2011
- by Jason Harris
I feel like I should say something profound for Martin Luther King Jr. Day (or Robert E. Lee Day in less advanced locales). I mean, I am, at present, Pajiba's only regular African-American writer. While, certainly, Dr. King's work transcends issues of race to address social, economic and cultural injustice in its myriad forms, one cannot deny his importance to the black community.
But if you only know the man from PBS documentaries or, worse, your toothless middle school history classes, you really don't have any sense of his larger message. Dr. King wasn't just a "black leader," whatever the hell that is, or even a civil rights activist. He was a radical who opposed the Vietnam War and agitated for economic justice as ardently as civil rights for blacks. Like Muhammed Ali, he's become a secular saint, stripped of his danger, but read this piece in the Huffington Post...
But if you only know the man from PBS documentaries or, worse, your toothless middle school history classes, you really don't have any sense of his larger message. Dr. King wasn't just a "black leader," whatever the hell that is, or even a civil rights activist. He was a radical who opposed the Vietnam War and agitated for economic justice as ardently as civil rights for blacks. Like Muhammed Ali, he's become a secular saint, stripped of his danger, but read this piece in the Huffington Post...
- 1/18/2011
- by Jason Harris
Running a website with aspirations of commercial viability will inevitably run into conflicts, as we have over the years. As the personality and identity of the site has evolved since 2004, there have always been certain internal and external conflicts. We began as a film review site exclusively, added television coverage a couple of years later, then the occasional trade news post and trailer, before adding features (the Guides), Pajiba Love, regular news coverage, "Lost" recaps, seriously random lists, the Cannonball Read, videos, Career Assessments, comedy pieces, a celebrity column, and even, now, a sex and a sports column. Each progression has been met with some resistance, both from readers and the writers, but ultimately, everything has been embraced to differing degrees. For the most part, anyway.
Though tensions still exist and always will, from my perspective, the place has never been better, and I've never had more fun putting the site together each day.
Though tensions still exist and always will, from my perspective, the place has never been better, and I've never had more fun putting the site together each day.
- 1/17/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
Fight Club is impossibly stupid at it's core, but the fighting and screwing are a lot of fun. Calvin and Hobbes is a glittering jewel, a perfectly rendered work of absolute genius. What do you get when you put them together? You get something pretty damned cool.
From GorillaMask (site probably Nsfw):
Jason Harris believes that violence may not be the answer, but you can't be sure until you try.
From GorillaMask (site probably Nsfw):
Jason Harris believes that violence may not be the answer, but you can't be sure until you try.
- 1/13/2011
- by Jason Harris
What do you do with a wedding portrait when the marriage is over?
Throwing it out seems inappropriate. That portrait two smiling kids in their mid-20s represents a lot of good times had and a lot of miles traveled. Ten years seems like a very long time ago.
We never hung that portrait. We were sharing a house with friends when we got married so we had no place to hang it. We should have hung it when we bought that condo in Las Vegas, but we didn't and, like the man said, life happens when you're making other plans.
I was going to finally have it matted and framed as an anniversary present this year but the frame shop was closed when I got there and I never got around to getting it done. She was supposed to book the trip for our second honeymoon but never did.
Throwing it out seems inappropriate. That portrait two smiling kids in their mid-20s represents a lot of good times had and a lot of miles traveled. Ten years seems like a very long time ago.
We never hung that portrait. We were sharing a house with friends when we got married so we had no place to hang it. We should have hung it when we bought that condo in Las Vegas, but we didn't and, like the man said, life happens when you're making other plans.
I was going to finally have it matted and framed as an anniversary present this year but the frame shop was closed when I got there and I never got around to getting it done. She was supposed to book the trip for our second honeymoon but never did.
- 1/12/2011
- by Jason Harris
Nigger.
Nigger. Niiiiiiiggggggggeerrr.
Niggerniggerniggernigger.
Ugly, word ain't it? Offensive. Disgusting. It's a throwback to a shameful history of slavery and genocide. Use it in my presence and the best you can hope for is that I allow you to crawl away instead of being carried out on a slab.
And it's a word I absolutely want it to stay in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Alan Gribben, PhD, professor of English and Philosophy at Auburn University--Montgomery and an expert in the work of Mark Twain, is working on a new edition of the classic Huckleberry Finn. He has decided to remove all 219 instances of the word "Nigger" in the this edition, as well as all uses of the word "Injun." Instead, he will use the words "Slave" and "Indian."
I guess the primary supporting character will be called "Slave Jim." That lacks a certain . . . oomph. It's kind of like "Frankly, my dear,...
Nigger. Niiiiiiiggggggggeerrr.
Niggerniggerniggernigger.
Ugly, word ain't it? Offensive. Disgusting. It's a throwback to a shameful history of slavery and genocide. Use it in my presence and the best you can hope for is that I allow you to crawl away instead of being carried out on a slab.
And it's a word I absolutely want it to stay in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Alan Gribben, PhD, professor of English and Philosophy at Auburn University--Montgomery and an expert in the work of Mark Twain, is working on a new edition of the classic Huckleberry Finn. He has decided to remove all 219 instances of the word "Nigger" in the this edition, as well as all uses of the word "Injun." Instead, he will use the words "Slave" and "Indian."
I guess the primary supporting character will be called "Slave Jim." That lacks a certain . . . oomph. It's kind of like "Frankly, my dear,...
- 1/5/2011
- by Jason Harris
This is a little slow in parts, which is a real problem in a 13 minute video, but it's got some solid jokes, it's a decent amateur film and Santa Claus eats the Easter Bunny's testicles. Besides, what else are you going to do? Spend time with your family?
Merry Christmas, assholes.
Jason Harris doesn't hate Christmas, per se. You, he's not so sure about.
Merry Christmas, assholes.
Jason Harris doesn't hate Christmas, per se. You, he's not so sure about.
- 12/24/2010
- by Jason Harris
My shower drain got backed up this week which is not the most exciting way I've ever started a column, but it got me thinking about Drano.
Most of the time, a clogged drain is full of hair. Drano, then, is designed, mostly, to break down human tissue. They keep Sudafed behind the counter and you have to show ID to buy NyQuil, but Drano, A Product Designed To Destroy You On A Molecular Level? You can get that for $3.99 at Target. Or $2.99 with instant coupon.
I sent a text to Pajiba resident medical expert and full-time trauma nurse NurseEagerBeaverBaby to find out just what Drano, an alkaline corrosive, would do if one swallowed it. She's my go-to source on such matters, especially at 3:30 a.m. when I tend to get weird.
"You'd melt," she said. "Drano is an uncoupler and would dissolve the fat bonds in your flesh.
Most of the time, a clogged drain is full of hair. Drano, then, is designed, mostly, to break down human tissue. They keep Sudafed behind the counter and you have to show ID to buy NyQuil, but Drano, A Product Designed To Destroy You On A Molecular Level? You can get that for $3.99 at Target. Or $2.99 with instant coupon.
I sent a text to Pajiba resident medical expert and full-time trauma nurse NurseEagerBeaverBaby to find out just what Drano, an alkaline corrosive, would do if one swallowed it. She's my go-to source on such matters, especially at 3:30 a.m. when I tend to get weird.
"You'd melt," she said. "Drano is an uncoupler and would dissolve the fat bonds in your flesh.
- 12/15/2010
- by Jason Harris
We here at Pajiba believe in "getting down" with the kids. Toward that end, we like to stay abreast of the latest developments in music.
So, two videos for you tonight. The first is an eternal ballad exploring the complexities of modern relationships in a world in which love is often little more than a commodity.
That brought a tear to my eye. I hear shades of Nina Simone's ferocity and Teena Marie's smoldering sexual heat in Erika Kayne's timeless plea.
Next, Riskay gives a much needed warning to unfaithful men and would-be cheaters out there. Attempting to "get over" on one's significant other rarely works and almost always ends badly.
Dr. Pisaster can probably give a better informed perspective as to the social and psychological implications of the preceding videos, but I think it bears mentioning that a condom would solve both problems presented here. I suspect...
So, two videos for you tonight. The first is an eternal ballad exploring the complexities of modern relationships in a world in which love is often little more than a commodity.
That brought a tear to my eye. I hear shades of Nina Simone's ferocity and Teena Marie's smoldering sexual heat in Erika Kayne's timeless plea.
Next, Riskay gives a much needed warning to unfaithful men and would-be cheaters out there. Attempting to "get over" on one's significant other rarely works and almost always ends badly.
Dr. Pisaster can probably give a better informed perspective as to the social and psychological implications of the preceding videos, but I think it bears mentioning that a condom would solve both problems presented here. I suspect...
- 12/9/2010
- by Jason Harris
Fatherhood has turned me into a pussy.
Mind you, I've never been any kind of grease-and-blood splattered manly man. My automotive knowledge begins and ends with changing the oil and the windshield wipers (and the windshield wipers are a dicey proposition).
I've never been hunting. I find camping ridiculous. Millions of years of human evolution allow us to live indoors with electricity, hot water and the NFL Network. Why the hell would anyone ever want to sleep outside in the dirt like some kind of goddamn caveman when I can enjoy hot waffles made in my Powerpuff Girls waffle iron?
Oh, sure. I played sports and I've got a healthy lust for sex and violence as befitting any red-blooded American man. And I firmly believe crying is only acceptable when watching "Brian's Song," when one's favorite team wins (or loses) a championship and maybe, maybe, at select funerals.
And I...
Mind you, I've never been any kind of grease-and-blood splattered manly man. My automotive knowledge begins and ends with changing the oil and the windshield wipers (and the windshield wipers are a dicey proposition).
I've never been hunting. I find camping ridiculous. Millions of years of human evolution allow us to live indoors with electricity, hot water and the NFL Network. Why the hell would anyone ever want to sleep outside in the dirt like some kind of goddamn caveman when I can enjoy hot waffles made in my Powerpuff Girls waffle iron?
Oh, sure. I played sports and I've got a healthy lust for sex and violence as befitting any red-blooded American man. And I firmly believe crying is only acceptable when watching "Brian's Song," when one's favorite team wins (or loses) a championship and maybe, maybe, at select funerals.
And I...
- 12/8/2010
- by Jason Harris
It occurred to me while listening to a D.C. radio host meltdown over the Eagles beating the Redskins from pillar to post last week that there are few things I enjoy more than a good rant. The more unhinged, scatological, spittle-flecked and bug-eyed the better.
Nothing sparks a good rant like sports. Maybe politics, I imagine some of Rahm Emmanuel's tirades left scorch marks in his West Wing office, but politicians are generally smart enough to avoid losing all contact with humanity while standing in front of a microphone.
Fortunately, the sports world is not given to such decorum. In my continuing and often fruitless efforts to achieve zen, I have tried to become less passionate, or at least less unreasonable, about sports. In his younger days, your gentle author was given to not only screaming at the television, but occasionally shattering objects of furniture onto nearby walls. As I've gained more perspective,...
Nothing sparks a good rant like sports. Maybe politics, I imagine some of Rahm Emmanuel's tirades left scorch marks in his West Wing office, but politicians are generally smart enough to avoid losing all contact with humanity while standing in front of a microphone.
Fortunately, the sports world is not given to such decorum. In my continuing and often fruitless efforts to achieve zen, I have tried to become less passionate, or at least less unreasonable, about sports. In his younger days, your gentle author was given to not only screaming at the television, but occasionally shattering objects of furniture onto nearby walls. As I've gained more perspective,...
- 11/24/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
When I was a child I did a little bit of clothes modeling. I took classes from Miss (Canadian City) 1980 on how to walk and appropriately display the garment to highlight both it and my chiseled, slightly doughy physique. I was the only boy in a group that was otherwise comprised of girls and got all kinds of ten-year-old ass. I had game that would make a Jason Harris go into retirement. I had The Pretty. I ended up doing a few shows but nothing spectacular. Certainly nothing that approached a Derek Zoolander or Hansel level of worship but I did all right and got a mad discount on clothing. Which is exactly how a ten-year-old wants to get paid; school clothes.
Much like everything else I've ever done, I quickly grew tired of the grind and being paraded around like a piece of meat for all the middle aged mothers to coo over.
Much like everything else I've ever done, I quickly grew tired of the grind and being paraded around like a piece of meat for all the middle aged mothers to coo over.
- 11/19/2010
- by Robert Scott
"Yo, D. I got more ideas."
I'd ducked into Rowles' penthouse office to pitch some new columns. He didn't hear me because his office is roughly the size of the Spectrum and sound doesn't travel that fast. He might pick up a faint echo in two or three minutes, but I didn't feel like waiting so I jumped into one of the rickshaws he keeps by the door for visitors and a small Laotian boy trundled in the general direction of the Overlord's desk.
Rowles was still distracted by whatever he was watching on his computer when Lo Phang and I got there 10 minutes later so I sneaked behind his desk.
"'Big Butt Sluts Go Nuts.' A classic but I don't think I've ever seen an all-male version. And what's with the goat?"
"Aaaah," he screamed. "What the hell are you doing here?! Didn't I throw you out last week?...
I'd ducked into Rowles' penthouse office to pitch some new columns. He didn't hear me because his office is roughly the size of the Spectrum and sound doesn't travel that fast. He might pick up a faint echo in two or three minutes, but I didn't feel like waiting so I jumped into one of the rickshaws he keeps by the door for visitors and a small Laotian boy trundled in the general direction of the Overlord's desk.
Rowles was still distracted by whatever he was watching on his computer when Lo Phang and I got there 10 minutes later so I sneaked behind his desk.
"'Big Butt Sluts Go Nuts.' A classic but I don't think I've ever seen an all-male version. And what's with the goat?"
"Aaaah," he screamed. "What the hell are you doing here?! Didn't I throw you out last week?...
- 11/16/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
If I could, I'd like to take this opportunity to address the beggars of the world: Muthafucka, I ain't givin' you Shit, you hear me? Not a motherfucking thing.
Apparently, I'm Tyrone the Friendly Negro because everywhere I go - Las Vegas, Chicago, D.C., San Francisco - some broke-ass is trying to hit me up for spare change. I ain't got no spare change. I don't even believe in spare change.
Oh, and it doesn't matter who's trying to get in my pocket. Black, white, young, old, male, female. I once had a dude in Chicago who was wearing a Sean John sweatsuit for "bus fair." Man, if your opening line is, "I know I don't look it, but I'm homeless," You Are A Bad Beggar.
I was on South Street and a young white kid asked me for money. Ok, first? If you're young and healthy, you don't...
Apparently, I'm Tyrone the Friendly Negro because everywhere I go - Las Vegas, Chicago, D.C., San Francisco - some broke-ass is trying to hit me up for spare change. I ain't got no spare change. I don't even believe in spare change.
Oh, and it doesn't matter who's trying to get in my pocket. Black, white, young, old, male, female. I once had a dude in Chicago who was wearing a Sean John sweatsuit for "bus fair." Man, if your opening line is, "I know I don't look it, but I'm homeless," You Are A Bad Beggar.
I was on South Street and a young white kid asked me for money. Ok, first? If you're young and healthy, you don't...
- 11/10/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
I am not a fanboy.
When I lived in Las Vegas, my friends who grew up there said that one simply does not acknowledge celebrities. Only tourists get starstruck and googly-eyed seeing Tom Jones (the kids still like Tom Jones, right?) on the street. You see Geena Davis in the crowd while your buddy's swing band plays the lounge at the Bellagio? Ask her to dance. She's just another dame.
Penn Jillette? I had drinks with him. I used to share a barbershop with Mike Tyson (and, I have to say, he never once raped me). The night the Forum Shops came to a standstill so Michael Jackson could shop at the Virgin Megastore was only important because his security was blocking the entrance to the Cheesecake Factory and I had reservations, dammit.
Keith Richards is a wraith. Scottie Pippen really does look like Eugene Eugeep and DeAngelo is really,...
When I lived in Las Vegas, my friends who grew up there said that one simply does not acknowledge celebrities. Only tourists get starstruck and googly-eyed seeing Tom Jones (the kids still like Tom Jones, right?) on the street. You see Geena Davis in the crowd while your buddy's swing band plays the lounge at the Bellagio? Ask her to dance. She's just another dame.
Penn Jillette? I had drinks with him. I used to share a barbershop with Mike Tyson (and, I have to say, he never once raped me). The night the Forum Shops came to a standstill so Michael Jackson could shop at the Virgin Megastore was only important because his security was blocking the entrance to the Cheesecake Factory and I had reservations, dammit.
Keith Richards is a wraith. Scottie Pippen really does look like Eugene Eugeep and DeAngelo is really,...
- 11/9/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
This interview is part of our ongoing series related to The Influence Project.
When I saw that Dave Allen--the original bassist for the seminal post-punk band Gang of Four and the digital anthropologist at the Portland-based ad agency/production shop North--was involved in The Influence Project, I knew he should talk to Jason Harris. Harris is the president of the Sf-based ad agency/production shop Mekanism--the company producing The Influence Project with Fast Company--and a bassist who plays with the band Slumberparty. Though Slumberparty is no Gang of Four (yet, who knows?), I thought each would admire in the other their kindred spirits and have an interesting conversation about social media, rock and roll and how the punk rock ethos exists on the Internet. The exchange doesn't disappoint and even reveals a sultry definition of the word pampelmoose. A nice little bonus.
Jason Harris: Dave, your currently...
When I saw that Dave Allen--the original bassist for the seminal post-punk band Gang of Four and the digital anthropologist at the Portland-based ad agency/production shop North--was involved in The Influence Project, I knew he should talk to Jason Harris. Harris is the president of the Sf-based ad agency/production shop Mekanism--the company producing The Influence Project with Fast Company--and a bassist who plays with the band Slumberparty. Though Slumberparty is no Gang of Four (yet, who knows?), I thought each would admire in the other their kindred spirits and have an interesting conversation about social media, rock and roll and how the punk rock ethos exists on the Internet. The exchange doesn't disappoint and even reveals a sultry definition of the word pampelmoose. A nice little bonus.
Jason Harris: Dave, your currently...
- 8/6/2010
- by Mark Borden
- Fast Company
Photograph by Peter Rad
Working Blue: The partners (topless and vulnerable) and fellow Mekanistas at the Victoria Theater in San Francisco's Mission district. From left, CEO Pete Caban, director Ian Kovalik, president Jason Harris, and founder and creative director Tommy Means | Photograph by Peter Rad
Its viral ad work runs from lowbrow to esoteric to downright scary -- and that's all part of the plan. The machine behind Mekanism.
Spending time with the partners from Mekanism can be perplexing. I wake up after a night out in San Francisco with the crew to find the following scrawled in my notebook:
99 problems and a bitch ain't one Nude suits 4 elf outfits 4 space helmets 8 Chinese girls doing blow
Searching for clarity, I call Katie Matson, who runs the New York operation for the production/ad shop. It could be one of two things, she says, "either an inventory of our storage closet...
Working Blue: The partners (topless and vulnerable) and fellow Mekanistas at the Victoria Theater in San Francisco's Mission district. From left, CEO Pete Caban, director Ian Kovalik, president Jason Harris, and founder and creative director Tommy Means | Photograph by Peter Rad
Its viral ad work runs from lowbrow to esoteric to downright scary -- and that's all part of the plan. The machine behind Mekanism.
Spending time with the partners from Mekanism can be perplexing. I wake up after a night out in San Francisco with the crew to find the following scrawled in my notebook:
99 problems and a bitch ain't one Nude suits 4 elf outfits 4 space helmets 8 Chinese girls doing blow
Searching for clarity, I call Katie Matson, who runs the New York operation for the production/ad shop. It could be one of two things, she says, "either an inventory of our storage closet...
- 4/20/2010
- by Mark Borden
- Fast Company
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