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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Gorgeous: Watch Disney “Bloom” Remix by Pogo

Dreamy. From the same musical meister who created “Upular” entirely from Pixar Up samples, Nick Bertke AKA Pogo. Bloom has the same hypnotic effect, too. Made more beautiful by the emotive and timelessly sweet Disney princesses. And that guy’s moustache. (via)

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SPEAKING OF BLOOM …

It’s the 20th anniversary of Nirvana‘s Nevermind. Here’s a terrific and lesser-known cover by fellow Wilmette, IL -ian, Jonny Polonsky:

Jonny Polonsky “In Bloom” (Nirvana)

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Pixar: Matt Damon in Cars 2 Fake Ad

Matt Damon dons a fake moustache in this fun little fake-real car commercial for Cars 2 (via AdFreak). Of course it’s not Stu Stubin‘s car lot located in Emeryville, it’s Pixar. But whether you call the phone number at the end or catch the “secret” interruption, you’ll find the following transmission (no pun intended) …

THE HIDDEN MESSAGE:

That jump cut at the end had a heat-vision view of Finn McMissile, the new Cars 2 character voiced by Michael Caine, and a URL. The site redirects to the awesome footage below…

THE TOP SECRET FOOTAGE: See the rest »

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TRON: Uprising Animated Trailer Looks Sick!

I love how despite the über-modern vehicles and slick grid rendering, their faces look like old-school Battle Of The Planets characters.

TRON: Uprising is the story between TRON and TRON: Legacy. Sorta like how the Clone Wars bridged the gap between Episode 2 and 3.

ELIJAH WOODS & PEE WEE BRING PRIMO VOICE TALENT

Disney brought in the pipes of See the rest »

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Easter Eggs: TRON Pac-Man and Mickey Mouse

With the new Daft Punk video and soundtrack finally out, along with the final Legacy trailers, there’s not much new to expect before the 17th. So it’s a good time to mine the original Tron to pass the time. Here’s a couple easter eggs you may or may not’ve caught. Yes, they’re both real.

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HEY, MICKEY!

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Pulp Disney: Pulp Fiction Dubbed with Donald and Mickey

Wonderful. (via Dangerous Minds)

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Video: The Original Ghostbusters, Disney’s Lonesome Ghosts (1937)

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Video: The Original Ghostbusters, Disney’s Lonesome Ghosts (1937)

Before there was Venkman, Stantz, and Spengler, there was Donald, Goofy, and Mickey. See ‘em in their office at 1:20.

Recognize Goofy’s line at 5:49?

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Video: Disney Retraces Their Steps, Again, and Again

While it’s no secret animators re-use assets to save time (especially Pixar), this video’s just too much. See it big.
The two biggest culprits are my least fac Disney pics ever, the Rescuers and Robin Hood. The latter giving birth to one of the first memes I can remember. (Thanks Fang.)

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