web video of the day

Girlz rool, even when they’re just yellow pixels: From Mark & Ari, and via Feministe (Technorati tags: Ms Pac Man, feminist hero)

This might be my favorite bit ever from the old TV show Quantum Leap: Scott Bakula – ImagineUploaded by Knightrdr (Technorati tags: Scott Bakula, Imagine, Quantum Leap)

Ah, sweet fantasy: This is a clip from the film George Bush Goes to Heaven, surely another fantasy. (Technorati tags: Al Gore Defeats George Bush in 2000)

Thanks to my friend Leah for pointing this out. (Technorati tags: Nerd Porn)

Cuz you can never get enough Star Wars stuff: (Technorati tags: star wars is evil according to christians)

Won’t someone think of the children? Please visit The Quadrennial Council and give, won’t you? (Technorati tags: Leap Day)

I’ve been resisting posting advertisements as web videos of the day, because even when they are pretty cool, I’m trying to make this about video that doesn’t get seen enough, or video that is breaking barriers, or video that is doing anything other than what corporate video has been doing for the last half century, … more…

Great minds thinking alike: reader JSW pointed this one out in comments yesterday, and it was already slated to be today’s video: (Technorati tags: Star Wars according to a 3 year old)

More from Paraphrase Theater: (Technorati tags: All the President’s Guys!, Paraphrase Theater)

Okay, so I named Beowulf the worst film of 2007. Here’s an example of CGI animation that recognizes the limitations of the medium and lets ambiance — rather than an actor’s performance, which CGI cannot yet adequately convey — express the subtle emotions we would expect from a fine performance: (Technorati tags: fin d’ete end … more…