From YouTube, a clever montage of many of Alfred Hitchcock’s cameo appearances. More info about his cameos can be found at Wikipedia.

Andy Warhol lectures an unsmiling Sonny Liston about “the inherent beauty in soup cans that Michelangelo could not have imagined existed.” Articles about Andy Warhol at Bright Lights Film Journal include Diamonds in the Toilet: Andy Warhol’s The Chelsea Girls, Two Early Wharhols: Restaurant and Screen Test #2, and Decamping with Andy.

Klaus Nomi performs “Cold Song.” Lyrics can be found here.

Yoko Ono performs Cut Piece at Carnegie Hall in 1965. A short analysis is available at Media Art Net. Ono’s 2003 performance of this piece (at age 70) is recounted at a-i-u.net.

Oskar Fischinger’s brilliant 1927 animation Seelische Konstruktionen (Spiritual Connections) has shown up on YouTube (what hasn’t?), scored with music from 80s band Liquid Liquid. In more Fischinger news, NPR celebrates the release of 10 Fischinger films on DVD. (Thanks to GreenCine for the tip.) Bright Lights editor Gary Morris reviewed the VHS release of Fischinger’s ... read more »

Here’s Mel Gibson’s 2003 commercial for the L.A. Sheriff’s Department, which shows Mel “I’m going to fuck you!” Gibson flirting with Scott Baio (!) and climbing into a police car in decidedly happier days. (Spotted on screenhead.com.)

Here’s a charming (if hellishly unappetizing) montage of old drive-in movie theater snack bar clips posted on youtube by “sandyanna.” I especially like the segment in which a bun forces a hot dog to perform a series of tricks before spreading itself open and welcoming the anxious wiener inside. Dr. Freud, please report to the ... read more »

The folks at The AV Club have cleverly created a trailer for Fellini‘s 8-1/2 in the style of Eminem’s 8 Mile, calling it 8-1/2 Mile. As they say, “If Fellini’s 8-1/2 came out in 2006, this is what the trailer would have looked like.” Now we know.

This 10-minute June Allyson tribute video was recently posted on youtube.com. It features clips from several of her films. The official June Allyson website is located at juneallyson.com.

If Cher has taught us nothing else, it’s that America loves a comeback. For politicians, the paths to rehabilitation are fairly routine: charity work, the inevitable book, and that perennial crowd-pleaser, ill health. Jimmy Carter gained more respect for his work with Habitat for Humanity than he ever received as leader of the free world. ... read more »