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Snakes on the Object of Your Choice
In honor of the opening of the dumbest movie event of the decade, I initially set out to find my favorite Snakes on a Plane trailer spoofs. The problem, perhaps not surprisingly, is that most of these shorts and mash-ups are amateurish, unfunny and lame – just like the movie itself.
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Lens on Lebanon
When the war in Lebanon broke out last month, I was hungry to find images and stories that I knew weren't being broadcast by the mainstream media. On YouTube, I discovered crude makeshift montages of murder and devastation (with a decidedly propagandistic feel). Now that's starting to change, as more artful representations of the conflict crop up.
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Mash-up Makers, Beware of China
A word to online satirists and mash-up-makers: Be thankful you don't live in China. While copyright infringement is a slippery issue here in the U.S. -- with many media-makers employing the legal doctrine of "fair use" to defend their right to parody Mel Gibson or Brokeback Mountain -- the Chinese government is cracking down on spoofs.
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Oliver Laric, Online Superstar
Oliver Laric is an Internet star. But he's not the kind of celebrity you often associate with online media.
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Review: The Romeo Theater
By Steve Friess
What it is: Clever short films presented by -- and mostly created by -- Richmond, Va., art director and video production company owner John Romeo who also explains how the films were made. Romeo hopes to also present other folks’ films, but submissions have been slow.
Grade: A-
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