In the 1970s, no one really knew what would happen to Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith. They were just hard working and talented musicians in a time and place that was amenable to their dreams. This rare video contains a performance that looks like just about any other ordinary backyard barbeque somewhere in Texas. For […]
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Stipulations
Ovation Pictures creates something almost every year for the San Jose 48 Hour Film Project. Fans of Be My Guest and of this blog have seen many of their contributions to the 48HFP catalog. This entry won them the Producers’ Choice Award, their second such award in a row for San Jose. We think you’ll like […]
Can a Black Hole Fit in a Nutshell?
We always wondered about that. Because if a black hole could fit in a nutshell, would you want to keep it in your pocket? Could be handy we think. Good learning videos from a good source. This is the sort of thing that Patreon was designed to support. Give their campaign a look. You might find […]
Motor-Mouthin’ with the King
For all the memorable and iconic things George Carlin brought to comedy, his bits that involved lengthy complex gags delivered at machine gun speed was one of the best. From the early days with “Al Sleed, the Hippy Dippy Weatherman” to this gem from late in his career, the motor-mouthed bits were possibly our favorites. Of course […]
Learning Enters a New Realm
We’ve seen a lot of talk about where video belongs in modern learning. The #edchat and #edtech communities argue endlessly about how to use the tool effectively. Leave it to Lewis Haast to show us just what to do! It may not be a #modernlearning approach for all uses, but we can see how this […]
What Breaks First
This ad from the geniuses at John Lewis asks us to consider some important questions. Such as “how much value do we associate with the experience of unrestrained joy?” Or, “how far do we have to go to creep out a dim-witted brother?” Perhaps the most important of all, “is there actually a glass?” You decide! […]
Simple Wish List
Filmmaker Maurice Molyneaux and The Kinsey Sicks have been working together for quite some time now. In the past, we’ve featured other collaborations of theirs. They put this piece together for the holidays (see what we did there?) and although they debated about whether the release date was painfully close to the Charleston mass shootings, […]