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Jimmy from Tajikistan

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

From a supermarket to stardom: Jimmy from Tajikistan is making his fortune in Moscow singing Bollywood songs. The first video is shot while he sings Jimmy Jimmy Aaja in the warehouse he works in, using boxes and metal as percussion. … Continue reading →

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Remixing

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Girl Talk (via last.fm) From PBS: Engage: Mixing it Up. Remixing: see how Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) mixes up songs by many musicians to obtain something completely new. Listen to Girl Talk. Then see the Open Source Cinema, and … Continue reading →

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Casino Royale

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

The original Casino Royale (1967) is so bad, it’s almost great! There’s fun in this psychedelic movie from John Huston et al, spoofing James Bond 007. The immortal Peter Sellers is James Bond (“My goodness it’s a strong shampoo!”, and … Continue reading →

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The Pirate Bay founders, sentenced to jail

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

The four cofounders of The Pirate Bay -the famous BitTorrent download site – have been found guilty of “assisting the distribution of illegal content online” by a Stockholm court on 17 April 2009 and were thus charged one year of … Continue reading →

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Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

A splendid cinematic moment from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which I am watching now_. U2 music.

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