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Be Kind Rewind Opens A Hole In The Space-Time Continuum

By now you've probably seen a few commercials for Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind, where Jack Black accidentally magnetizes the movies in buddy Mos Def's store. They decide to create fanfilm versions of movies like Ghostbusters, Robocop, and 2001: A Space Odyssey and pass them off to unsuspecting customers. However, now the director himself has gone and "sweded" the trailer for the film on his own (with Swedish actors), opening up a meta-reference that might cause the universe to implode. Check out the video above, but just hold onto something in case a freak wormhole opens up near you.

4:30 PM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Kevin Kelly
3,515 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: Why do swedes always sound like germans in movies? more »

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Five Fan Films (Almost) Better Than the Real Thing

The upcoming Michael Gondry comedy starring Jack Back and Mos Def Be Kind Rewind features no-budget recreations of films like Back to the Future, 2001: A Space Odyssey, RoboCop, and Ghostbusters. In fact, their RoboCop looks better than the original film did. Jack Black really nails Peter Weller's robo-monotone. That got us thinking about all those fan-made films out there on the internets. Here are the top five fan films that didn't make us lose our lunch. More »

2:30 PM on Thu Dec 6 2007
By Kevin Kelly
6,349 views, 4 comments

Latest by Bluecell: @napthia9: I agree. Fanfilm trailers and fake trailers kind of piss me off, though. They make me want to see a non-existent movie. Take Grayson for instance. The amount of superheroes and plot elements revealed in the trailer alone would more »