‘Star Wars Kid’ Ghyslain Raza Breaks 10-Year Silence In New Magazine Interview
10 years and over 1 billion views later, Ghyslain Raza aka “Star Wars Kid” has broken his longtime silence in an interview with Canadian publication Maclean’s. The issue, which is on shelves today, details Raza’s struggle as one of the internet’s most highly-ridiculed viral phenomenons. In 2002, using his school’s AV room, Raza recorded himself [...]
1-Minute ‘Star Wars’ is Brilliant, Concise [VIDEO]
As far as YouTube channel concepts go, the folks at 1A4Studio have crafted brilliance. Their latest technique involves boiling films down to the 1-minute nitty gritty — thereby making classic films palatable for people like my wife. My wife is one of the worst movie watchers on the planet. Of course, it doesn’t help [...]
YouTube All-Stars star in “Star Wars VII” Fan Film (So Many Stars)[VIDEO]
You better watch out, JJ Abrams, because the YouTube Empire is aligning its fleet to take over the “Star Wars” universe. Starring some of the upper echelons of YouTube’s top tier entertainers like Shay Carl, Ed Bassmaster and Timothy DeLaghetto, this incredibly well-produced parody combines three things I absolutely love: “Star Wars,” Disney and YouTube into [...]
This Is What Happens When Your Baby Finds Your Lightsaber [VIDEO]
While gun control has been a big topic in the past few months, has anybody thought about protecting kids from lightsabers? I’ve seen the original “Star Wars” trilogy, and let me tell you, those weapons are just plain dangerous. Those lightsabers can cut a limb or a human head seamlessly. Now what happens when your [...]
Stunt People’s Eric Jacobus Talks GoPro Lightsabers, His ‘Mortal Kombat: Legacy’ Role [INTERVIEW]
One of the coolest live action “Star Wars” videos out on YouTube isn’t made by George Lucas, but rather a group of martial artists and stunt actors from San Francisco. The Stunt People’s short clip called “First Person Darth Vader – GoPro Lightsabers” featuring a battle between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker — went viral [...]
‘Jedi Kitten With The Force’ Is The ‘Star Wars’ Cat Mashup You’ve Always Wanted [VIDEO]
It’s been over a year since the VFX wizards over at Final Cut King released their kitten-infused “Star Wars”-inspired YouTube videos “Jedi Kittens” and “Jedi Kittens Strike Back.” With over 10 million combined views, the pressure was on Final Cut King’s lightsaber-swinging felines to follow up with something equally memorable. Luckily, “Jedi Kitten with the [...]
Assh*les Ahoy: Check Out the 5 Most Hated Channels on YouTube
I’ve always sided with the villains. I liked Captain Hook better than Peter Pan, Darth Vader better than whiny ass Luke Skywalker, and Joseph Stalin better than … well, you know what? This article isn’t about me. This is about all the other assholes out there (well, the ones on YouTube anyway) who have made [...]
Hulu Launches AdZone Hub in Anticipation of Super Bowl … Ads
If there’s anything as important as seeing which football team will have bragging rights until the next season, it’s checking out which brand will have the most memorable ad. With ad slots going for seven-figures, companies apply pressure on agencies to come up with the most creative and the most talked about commercial for the [...]
LEGO Unveils New YouTube Star Wars Web Series ‘The Yoda Chronicles’ [VIDEO]
We wrote recently that LEGO is “the best company in the world” thanks to its selfless efforts in finding a certain miniature train set for an 11-year-old autistic boy. Now here’s another reason why they’re “the best company in the world.” LEGO’s YouTube site will launch another addition to its Star Wars animated videos. They [...]
Peter Gabriel Crowdsources ‘Sledgehammer’ Video in Facebook Contest
Peter Gabriel wants to give you a boombox so you’ll like him. If the only phrase you recognized in that previous sentence is “like,” congratulations, you are completely of the Facebook generation. For the rest of you, Peter Gabriel wants to give you a boombox so you’ll like him. The “Sledgehammer” singer is promoting the [...]
