OCTOBER
I’m back to give you more of my favourite stuff online. The videos aren’t necessarily from the last month, but that’s when I found them so it’s good enough for me!
1) We Are Brothers
Two brothers (with the decidedly mad names Baddy Paris and Rufus Starlight) set out to give the most memorable best-man speech at a wedding and I think they gave it one hell of a shot. Here is a snippet of their description:
“At his wedding we pleaded for our brother not to leave us, in the only way we knew how to say it; through the medium of 80s music and video. We thought we’d done ok, but he left us anyway”.
It has no right to be as good as it is.
2) Political Apathy
Russell Brand recently was interviewed by Jeremy Paxman about his political beliefs. It was a slightly heated but eloquent debate about apathy in the modern political system. You can watch a large portion of it here:
It has sparked lots of conversation online with people both agreeing and disagreeing with Brand’s viewpoints. Comedian and friend of FRED Rufus Hound share’s Brand’s thoughts and even spoke about it a couple years ago on his comedy special. Check it out below, it’s pretty hilarious and scarily accurate:
3) Beetlejuice: A Minecraft Rollercoaster
I have never played Minecraft. I think I’m just too old to get it. But, those who do play it have made some excellent things. Example A: This rollercoaster created in homage to Tim Burton’s best film (that’s right, I said it). It features recreated scenes and designs based on the film and it has a great tune playing too.
4) Lip Sync Battle
Once again proving that Jimmy Fallon has stolen the life I should be living, this little video is inordinately smile inducing. Jimmy, Joseph Gordon Levitt, and Stephen Merchant play a game of lip synching to popular songs.
Who knew Stephen Merchant could move so well?
5) Hipster or a Hobo
To play us out this month, The Rubberbandits are back with their first new material since their double album “Serious About Men”. It’s a slower r’n’b song about the thin line in current fashion trends.
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And that’s it! My favourite things of the last month.
– Aaron Fever is the creator of cry-singing to “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”. He is also more accurately an internet whore and rarely leaves the house. If you like what you read here check out his blog http://www.aaronfever.com
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Oh, Russell Brand. I really do like you as a performer, and was a fan long before the rest of the US even knew who you were, but this remake of 
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Regardless of which side you fall on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the film 
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Like Citizen Kane and Casablanca, the original 
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It’s quite depressing to realize, while re-watching the DVD of the brilliant second season of 
It’s not as strong a comedic romp as Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but the Aldous Snow spin-off 
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The Warner Archive collection has been great about releasing some deep catalogue titles, but also some much-desired flicks that have limited commercial appeal because, to put it kindly, they weren’t that good. Of the fantastic deep catalogue material, we have something like 
It’s not the Blu-Ray set that some of us were hoping for, but 
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If you’d like to see an absolutely superb performance by David Bowie, look no further than 
One would have hopes that the 
The 10th season of 
Soundtrack fans have a trio of new titles to fill out their collections this week, courtesy of the fine folks at Silva Screen Records. The newest is Ben Affleck’s 
I remember loving them as a kid, so I’m eager to show my nephews the animated adaptations of Beverly Cleary’s beloved stories included in the 
After the abysmal eighth season, I had some hope that the bonus, ultimately final ninth season of 
I’ve been less-than-impressed with the ever-changing visual style of the DC Universe direct-to-video animated films, but at least they’ve reversed a further negative in 
It’s easy to look back at it as a piece of soul kitsch, but the one thing you can say about 
I fell out of love with Family Guy years ago, so I really haven’t been enthused enough to dip into its spin-off, 
Leaving box stores behind but not abandoning fans, Warners has shifted the second season of 
Using CG recreations, both 
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It’s the holiday season, and what that means in the UK (and for comedy fans around the globe) is that comics are dropping their stand-up DVDs just in time to help audiences pass the long winter with a bit of a laugh. First up is the latest from Russell Brand, 
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And while you’re at it, pick up 
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Oh, 
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Mike Conners is back in the 3rd cooler-than-cool season of 
Yeah, 
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While Cars, Ratatouille, and Wall-E have all been available on Blu-Ray, 
For all of the drama that surrounded its filming and reception, 
Oh, 
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Ridiculously over-the-top, 
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Schwarzenegger fans hoping to pass the weekend on the cheap should pick up the 
I’m sure the makers of 
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It’s not only the picture frame that’s expanded in the third season of 
OK, there is something blatantly geeky about keeping your change in a bank that’s also an exact replica of the 
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Picking up where Casino Royale left off, 
What many people consider to be the worst Bond film – even though it’s technically not in the Bond canon proper – is Sean Connery’s last turn, 
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Knowing its tortured production history, I had pretty low expectations for the Disney (non-Pixar) CG animated film 
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If you walked out of Watchmen wanting to recreate the aural experience, there’s a pair of discs that fit the bill. For the songs featured in the flick, you’ll want 
Of the more recent crop of Disney animated flicks, one of the few I’d say is a classic on par with their golden age is 
It was occasionally a bit rocky, but I wound up enjoying 
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I’m delighted that Paramount has decided to stick with their remastered, 2-disc special editions they’ve branded as the “Centennial Collection”. The latest releases are Alfred Hitchcock’s 
I am not a teenage girl or an emotionally needy woman, so the 
Many nerds noted the absence of the comic book story 
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Originally available as an exclusive pack in with Kung Fu Panda, the animated follow-up 
See just how fun, frolicsome, and positively risqué pre-Code Tinseltown was in the 
I’m not a terribly big fan, so the less I say about the CG animated Star Wars series the better. Suffice it to say, the first episode collection,