JUMP CUTS by James Israel

Zola Jesus Brings Her Dark Currents to Pasadena

jamesisrael — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:11:56 GMT

Zola Jesus, (stage name for Nika Roza Danilova ) was mesmerizing to watch as she performed at the Pasadena Music Festival this past weekend. Her deep, dark voice was well accompanied by her garb -...

Some New Live Radiohead for Your Listening Pleasure

jamesisrael — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:47:43 GMT

Radiohead in session performing a new song "Staircase" off their next album "From the Basement". Note the 2 drummers.

"127 Hours" Ralston Describes Real Life Predicament *SPOILERS

jamesisrael — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:21:24 GMT

SPOILER ALERT for those who don't want to know the plot of Danny Boyle's latest film, 127 HOURS. Based on the true story of Aaron Ralston, he describes in this video how he freed himself from the...

Awesome Short Film - Homemade Spacecraft Records The Blackness of Space

jamesisrael — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:10:17 GMT

Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo. I've always wondered if people try to do this.

So You're an Editor....

jamesisrael — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:45:13 GMT

Amazing.

New Thor vs old Thor - whew

jamesisrael — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:16:44 GMT

"Thor" SDCC Uploaded by ThePlaylist. After watching the new Kenneth Branagh THOR footage, I think the haters should remember what an earlier incarnation of THOR looked like and praise...

Star Wars Improv on the Subway

jamesisrael — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:03:29 GMT

From the same folks who brought us Ghostbusters at the NY Public Library, Improv Everywhere debuts their latest stunt featuring Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers arresting Princess Leah on the NYC...

The Happiest DJ on The Planet

jamesisrael — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:30:26 GMT

BP Oil Spill Live Feed

jamesisrael — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:09:45 GMT

Thanks to the folks at PBS you can see the oil spill (which is hopefully now clogged) here. Pretty cool.

2012 Super Hero Summer is Going to Be Nuts

jamesisrael — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:16:01 GMT

Has anyone noticed that Summer 2012 is going to be quite a doozy for comic book films? THE AVENGERS (Joss Whedon, May 4th, 2012) SPIDERMAN Reboot (Marc Webb, July 3rd, 2012) BATMAN 3 (Chris Nolan,...

S#*t My Dad Says Sneak Peek

jamesisrael — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:12:17 GMT

Not sure about this one... Shatner doesn't remind me of the cranky old man from the twitter account that inspired the show, http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays.

500 Days of Summer Trailer RECUT as a Thriller

jamesisrael — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:14:23 GMT

This is amusing. Perhaps JGL has a future playing a homicidal maniac?

Slayer Goes To Church

jamesisrael — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:32:41 GMT

Simply amazing.

Palestinians Dress Up As Avatar's Na’vi To Protest Israel, Get Tear Gassed

jamesisrael — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:28:46 GMT

Palestinian protesters have added a colorful twist to demonstrations against Israel's separation barrier, painting themselves blue and posing as characters from the hit film "Avatar." The...

Nolan to "Oversee" New Superman films?

jamesisrael — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:06:16 GMT

Wow. Intriguing. "It's a bird, it's a plane ... it's Warner Bros. asking Christopher Nolan to pretty please resurrect their Superman franchise and do something cool with it! According to Deadline...

Where There's a Will...

jamesisrael — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:24:23 GMT

...there's a way. Hat tip, Luci.

Oooh La La! Super Sexy Serge Gainsbourg Trailer

jamesisrael — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:07:40 GMT

This trailer for the new biopic about Serge Gainsbourg is without subtitles but you can still see it captures the sexiness of all things Serge. I love the scenes with Frances Gall. So cool. Eric...

Lar's von Trier's "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

jamesisrael — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:19:43 GMT

Michael Winterbottom's Crazy/Sexy "Killer Inside Me" - featuring Jessica Alba Spanking Naughtiness

jamesisrael — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:15:01 GMT

UPDATE: I just got a letter from Wild Bunch for copyright infringement on the trailer (which I had embedded but not directly hosted.) Oops. The trailer has been removed. Huffington Post has an...

Twitter: Shit Precious' Mom Says

jamesisrael — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:37:24 GMT

It was bound to happen. (Hat tip, Movieline.)

Twitter Feed "Shit My Dad Says" Gets Book and TV Deal

jamesisrael — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:30:25 GMT

What I find most surprising about this piece is NOT that the hilarious twitter feed Shit My Dad Says is getting made into a TV show but that the writer Justin Halpern is a Maxim editor. I always...

The Onion | Barack Obama Names Alan Moore Official White House Biographer

jamesisrael — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:33 GMT

Oh wow. And I just completed Swamp Thing 21-64. Obama is right. Alan Moore is a genius. If ONLY this were true. At a press conference Monday, President Obama announced that he had appointed...

FX's "The League" Starring Duplass Brother Mark Gets Thumbs Up

jamesisrael — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:35:36 GMT

Mark Duplass is having a good year. Along with a feature in production with Fox Searchlight, he also is co-starring in FX's new comedy, "The League." Variety calls it: "A crude but consistently funny...

The Best Fassbinder Shot Ever

jamesisrael — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:03:29 GMT

Love at first sight. From Fassbinder's "Martha."

Fassbinder on Love and Power

jamesisrael — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:27:43 GMT