Props to the new batch of Communication students of the University of Quebec in Montreal (the University where I got my Bachelor in Communications - Cinema) for doing this incredible one-take video and getting some props from CNN!

Here's the original video :

This is the proof that initiations don't consist only in drinking and making a fool out of yourself. You can do both while doing something constructive (if you can call this constructive anyway :P)!

PROPS AGAIN, BITCHES!

Last night, I was at a friend's birthday party and I met the agent of an awesome Montreal band called Misteur Valaire. I was wearing my Dr. Fetus t-shirt and he noticed it, so I started talking about Newgrounds. The conversation soon got to viral marketing and how the band had become known because of that.

So, seeing a great opportunity, I threw back Newgrounds into the mix telling him how interesting it would be for the band to have an animated video done by NG members (aka a collab), and he really REALLY liked the idea. So I'm calling him later this week to settle everything (music, deadlines, budget, etc.) and to see if the band liked the idea, and if so, I will have a professionnal collab to present to you guys!

So, if you're interested (note that I'm looking for top-notch animators and I will be VERY selective), just drop me a mail or comment here, and I shall get back to you!

Also, here's the EPK for the band. It's in French, but their music is only instrumental.

Also link if you want to download their album for free!

Here's a quick schedule of how things will run for this meet :
(This is all suggestion at this time, so check back often to see if things change)

Thursday June 4th

7 PM : Happy Hours at St-Bock

This is a pretty cosy place that serves excellent microbrewery beers and delicious food (their burgers are off the flippin' hook). If we see the group is getting too big for the place, we'll move to the St-Ciboire, home of the very first Montreal Meet-up.

Friday June 5th

10 AM : La Ronde

Meeting point : at the Papineau metro station (green line on which most of the out of towners will be staying) around 10 AM. We will then take a bus that will lead us directly to La Ronde, our Six Flags park. Should be pretty fun and it will be open till 9 PM, so let's hope for some sun.

9:30 PM : Foufounes Électriques

AKA, The Electric Bumcheeks. This place is widely known for being an institution in alternative rock. This place has seen lots of great bands pass though its doors for memorable performances way before they get mainstream attention like NIN, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, etc. It's also one of the first bar outside Seattle that has seen Nirvana perform.

Today, it's a pretty casual bar with a nice outside terasse, pool and babyfoot tables and cheap beer. It's situated 2 steps away from the St-Laurent station on the green line.

Saturday June 6th

12 PM : BEEEERFEEEEST! Meet point - Lucien L'allier station (orange line)

This is it, the big one. This place is bound to be crazy packed, so if you can, bring along your cellphones. We will most likely split into smaller groups, so we'll need at least one cell phone per group to keep track of everyone. Remember that either way, everyone's on their own here, so if you get very drunk, don't count on us to a) find you in the crowd or/and b) drag your ass to the next point.

Afterwards for dinner, I suggest we head out to La Banquise, a gourmet poutine place that is reknown toserve one of the best poutine in the province.

No activity is scheduled so far for Saturday night, but I'm sure something will pop up soon enough!

Sunday June 7th

1 PM : Tourist crap Meet point - Place d'Armes station (orange line)

DancinTurkeyGod (a Montreal regular) suggested that we hang around the old port a bit, which is not a bad idea since it's one of the best (and cheapest) touristic points in Montreal. Lots to do here for out of towners.

So to people coming from out of town, I'd suggest taking a look at our public transportation's official website, STM.info for maps or any information regarding the subway lines or the buses.

Peace out!

First off, I must say that I rarely save this spot for a front page post, but it's too good to let past. And for the record, I just want to remind everyone that Montreal's population is 3,635,571 inhabitants..

Last December, I dated a girl who was pretty nice, but it never clicked and I broke up with her on December 21st. The girls's name was Mary. I always felt bad about it, until tonight. Here's the story...

From 2005-2008, I lived with this crazy bitch ass girl who was driving me crazy with her OCD and control freak balls-chopping like attitude. She actually drove me right to a shrink and made my life a living hell for the following 2 years, since there was no way of communicating nor dealing with her that didn't involve violence or shouting. That girl was at the time in love with a boy boy named Andy. But while she was seeing Andy, she was also seeing Eric, a friend of mine from Film School.

Last Wednesday, I went out with Eric to a fundraiser party for our school, and I had the pleasure of meeting an awesome girl by the name of Emily, but that's beside the main point. Eric than told me that after their trip to France, he was about to dump my ex-roomate that goes by the name of AMELY, I didn't care and just went on with my night, really happy.

TONIGHT, I happen to meet with my ex-GF, with who I'm on good terms with. She had already told me about ANDY, since he's a childhood friend from her's. So we small talk about our current relationship situations. I mention Emily, and then she mentions she has new boy in her life...

Yeah, you probably guessed it...
motherfuckin' ANDY!

So right now, I'm sitting at my PC, halfway drunk, and it might be the most immature thing on Earth, but seriously, I don't care...

Just knowing that my bitchy jack-ass fucker of an ex-roomate is about to get dumped by one of my best friend, without knowing that the ex-boyfriend she left to go with mentionned-friend is now dating my really nice ex-girlfriend (no competition there, trust me...) just makes me feel so much better...

Now, I'm not the one to pray for another being's misfortune, but in this situation, I can't help but to feel happy, cause with all that went through psychologically with that bitch, kama just been served... :D

This indie sci-fi flick stars Sam Rockwell as an astronaut working alone in a space station that clearly loses it when he finds his body double in an abandonned ship on the surface of the moon.

This movie has a lot of potential. It has a very "Solaris" (the Tarkovsky version, not that Soderbergh re-imagination) feel to it, plus, it stars Sam Rockwell, one of the best and most underrated character actors ever. If you haven't had the chance to see him at work, go rent either The Green Mile, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind or Choke right fucking now!

Anyway, along with Up and Where the Wild Things Are, this just made my list of most anticipated films of 2009!

What do you get when you mix a shitload of sheep, LED lights, a camera and four very bored sheep herders from Wales?

Answer : EPICNESS!

I still think that Mona Lisa was fake though...

Guess this just became my no 1 anticipated movie of 2009!

Also, just learned that Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Jim Carrey are set to star in the new Farrely Brothers movie... about the Three Stooges...

This is truly WTF material...

Ok, so you probably saw it already, at least 23 times each, but god damn the song is catchy.

JIZZ IN MY PANTS.

I was on JoBlo and found this gem.

Why are you still reading this, JUST WATCH IT!

As a video editor, I must say that I have a lot of respect for the poeple who do those recut trailers. They're showing everyone the power of editing, something that usually goes unnoticed by the film pagans (no offense :P).

You see, the editor is usually the unsung hero in the production chain of a movie. In fiction, he will try to link the movie back to the original screenplay after the director went apeshit on it while shooting (not true for every director, mind you). He might also salvage a movie that had been seen dead on arrival once the shooting is done and the producer, director, etc. cried themselves to dehydratation while watching the rushes. There's a scene in De Niro's "What Just Happened" that portrays this exact situation, but sadly without giving credit to the editor. This is common, of course, cause by default, all the credit goes to the director.

By alas my editorial rantings about editing, let's watch ourselves some of the best fake trailers out there, shall we?

Shining
One of the most famous, and the trailer commonly known for starting the phenomenon. You'll never see Peter Gabriel's Solsburry Hills the same way after this :P

Office Space
Turning a comedy like Office Space into a thriller takes a lot of talent... and a tad bit madness...

Must Love Jaws
Two men, one shark... and a lots of love!

The Incredibles
Dealing with death and their haunting of our world : a friendly family matter

Brokeback to the Future
One of the only 2 "Brokeback Mountain" recuts that made me laugh, the other being the one with C3P0 and R2D2

</div>I know there's a lot of excellent recuts out there, but these ones are my favorites.
Have any more to suggest?