tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95481442012-01-30T23:07:52.706-06:00by eric coomerEric Coomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03838631394892328405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9548144.post-28422066017446423722012-01-10T00:13:00.001-06:002012-01-10T00:13:25.270-06:00

I've been neglecting this here blog for a while now. Mostly as a challenge to myself, I've started a project on Facebook and YouTube called 30 Days 30 Covers (#30days30covers on Twitter) in which every day for 30 days I'll post a new video of myself covering a song. You can watch all of them right here:

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It's amazing how certain stories can be told and retold and reimagined and if done well, we will never tire of them. One such story is Snow White. Here are a couple trailers for projects about the classic character. Daphne and I have really gotten into ABC's Once Upon A Time lately. It imagines a modern day American town called Storybrooke in which all of the Brothers Grimm fairytale characters

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I thought it only appropriate to post a trailer for a horror movie on Halloween. The Raven looks interesting. Looks sort of like a cross between From Hell and Se7en. Check it out.

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While my band, KNAPSACKHEROES!, is still very much alive and kicking, Vinyl Jones and I are both working on solo projects. My first new project, which will be out before Christmas, will be Eric Coomer & The Kinesthetic Learners. That's the name of the band even though I am the whole band. Haven't decided on a title yet. This short EP will be made up of electronic music with lots of sampling and

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I don't know what this movie is about. It's definitely intriguing. Is the kid an alien? Is he an angel? Where did he come from? Is it a tragedy or a comedy? It's a Disney film? All I know is, it looks really good. The trailer only touches on the excellent cast which also includes Ron Livingston, Dianne Wiest, and M. Emmett Walsh (who I would have absolutely bet you twenty bucks was dead...who

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This picture is old. Pedals are all different. New pics this week. I was reading one of my favorite blogs, Guitar For Worship, and posted a comment that I said should probably be an entry on my own blog. So, here's the blog version: Guitarists spend unbelievable amounts of money on gear. Non-guitarists (and especially non-musicians) are usually amused and mystified when they look at a pedal

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You really can't go wrong with Cameron Crowe.

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It's rare that a movie trailer makes me cry. This one did. Maybe it's that it's about 9/11. Maybe it's because I'm a dad and the boy reminds me of Jackson. Maybe it's because I recently lost my father. Maybe it's just the wee hour at which I saw it. Whatever it was, this is a trailer that should be seen. It's pretty much without a doubt that Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close will be nominated

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It seems to me that Christians are finally being better represented in film with multi-faceted three dimensional characters. Scroll down the blog and you'll see that over the past few months the trailers of the week have included Blue Like Jazz, Higher Ground, and Machine Gun Preacher. Soul Surfer was an enormous success. Several other upcoming movies about Christians look promising, such as The

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I knew about the movie, but as of last week, there was no new news. But at an Arrested Development reunion (I wish I could've gone to that!) yesterday at the New York Festival, show creator Mitchell Hurwitz said ten episodes will air on Showtime, each one focusing on a different character and leading up to the movie in which the entire cast will reunite during the opening scene. Plus, Will

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This looks like an excellent documentary. It's a subject very close to my heart as my wife is a high school teacher and my mom is a retired elementary music teacher. Let's hope this film ushers in some change...not to be a pessimist, but somehow I doubt it.

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I've started a separate blog where I (and hopefully other people soon) will write about experiential worship and ways to incorporate it into church services. Check out the Worship Experiences Blog. This is something that's very important to me, but I haven't really nurtured it lately, so it's a nice outlet. I led a workshop on this stuff a couple weeks ago for an Aldersgate Renewal Ministries

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I love this song. p.s. Starting this week we'll be posting a music video of the week every Friday (yes, every Friday) at the KNAPSACKHEROES! blog.

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I am beyond excited.

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I. CAN. NOT. WAIT!

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Wow. This looks powerful.

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What happens when you send a request out to the world to chronicle, via video, a single day on Earth? You get 80,000 submissions and 4,500 hours of footage from 192 countries. Producer Ridley Scott and Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald took this raw material — all shot on July 24, 2010 — and created Life in a Day, a groundbreaking, feature-length documentary that portrays this

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This has been a (insert adjective here) month. On June 10th, we welcomed our second child, Evan James into the world. Nine days later, my father, James Harold, died. I don't know how to feel. I know dad's in a better place. I know he was able to see his father (and mother, and brother and sister, and so many others) on when he left on Father's Day. But I don't know how to feel. I really don't

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Here's a slideshow of some photos we've taken so far. I'll add more in the next few days, so check back often. Here's a link to the album for all the smartphone users, since the slideshow is Flash.

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Born June 10, 2011 7 pounds, 8 ounces 19 inches

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I think contemporary Christian music has reentered a place it hasn't been since the seventies in that the best music it has to offer is coming from the Church. Worship bands such as Gungor, The City Harmonic, Rend Collective Experiment, and Jesus Culture are making music that is much more raw and interesting and passionate than the schlock that mainstream Christian labels are signing and putting

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It's been so long since I cared enough to write on this blog. I grew weary of writing about myself. So I started focusing on worship and music and music in worship and alt worship. So I started mostly just posting one music video and one movie trailer every week. Then I got tired of that.  Here's what's going on with me:Daphne's due any day with our second child, Evan My office/studio is gone

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How on earth have I not heard about this movie until now?!?

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This song marks a new direction for Eisley. I've been a big fan of theirs since they were a teenage band known as Moss Eisley. I'm loving this more aggressive sound.

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I have heard nothing but bad about Mark Ruffalo's directorial debut. Still, the trailer is worth watching. I think it looks pretty good. What do you think?

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Now, this is exciting! Fox has announced an animated series based on Napoleon Dynamite for this fall, and the show will voiced by the film’s original actors! Fox also announced a new animated series called Allen Gregory about a genius seven year old who begins attending elementary school with regular kids. Allen will be voiced by Will Forte and is written by Jonah Hill, Andrew Mogel and Jarrad

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My wife Daphne and I started watching the TV series Monk on Netflix around Christmas on last year. Tonight we will watch the two part finale, finishing the eight seasons of the USA Network show, and we're very sad to be done. We've wondered aloud on several occasions why we never watched Monk when it originally aired. We've also wondered what show would replace Monk for us when we we finally

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I haven't posted here for a while. It's just been boring and I haven't gotten any feedback lately. I have started a new blog though. It's for something I'm passionate about, interactive worship experiences that are  multisensory and participatory in nature. So, check out http:/www.worshipexperiences.blogspot.com. I'm hoping to get tons of people involved with it, but I've already posted a

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Eric Coomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03838631394892328405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9548144.post-55937790608073021542010-10-28T17:58:00.005-05:002010-10-28T18:21:55.943-05:00

I am a big fan of David Crowder and his eponymous band. In an age when contemporary Christian music is (in my opinion) at a low point in the ways of creativity, DCB frequently challenges the status quo with its music. Not only are they inventive with their songwriting and recordings, they are even inventive with their instruments. Watch this video of David playing a modded out guitar hero

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For the past couple weeks I wasn't able to find a trailer that really stuck out to me. Nothing seemed blogworthy. So, I didn't post anything. But as awards season approaches, this week I had a hard time choosing from a slew of new movie trailers.I could have chosen either of two upcoming Ryan Gosling films (All Good Things or Blue Valentine). I think Gosling is maybe the best young actor in the

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How could a remake of True Grit from the Coen Brothers starring Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and Matt Damon not be the trailer of the week? Watch the trailer and then watch the trailer of the 1969 original below.

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My favorite new male artist of 2010 is Darwin Deez. I've already listed his two previous singles as Music Video of the Week. While his latest, "Constellations", may not be as amazing as those, it's certainly well worth the watch and is yet another catchy tune to get stuck in your noggin.

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We may look back in a few years and realize that in his film making, as in his successful tours of stage productions, Tyler Perry blindsided us by sneaking in to pop culture as yet another black man in drag (re: Flip Wilson, Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, etc.), only to go on to make thought provoking Oscar-worthy films such as For Colored Girls.It's been clear for some time now that Perry

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The melody reminds me a bit of Kenny Loggins' "I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)" from Footloose. Always a good thing. The video reminds me of Videodrome meets Bladerunner meets Labyrinth meets the bone organ scene from Goonies .Check out "Lovemachine" by German band Columbus.

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Jukebox the Ghost played a show with my band, KNAPSACKHEROES! in Nashville a few years ago. If I remember correctly, the only audience Jukebox the Ghost had that night was KNAPSACKHEROES! and the only audience KNAPSACKHEROES! had that night was Jukebox the Ghost. Since then, JTG toured with Ben Folds and, this week, released their sophomore album, "Everything Under the Sun".They're really great

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I don't know when this became an entertainment blog...but since it sort of has been lately, I thought I'd post some news about Saturday Night LiveWhile I'm sad Will Forte and Jenny Slate are leaving the show, the 2010/2011 season of SNL is shaping up to be a good one. The following people have been announced as hosts:September 25 - Amy Poehler will host the 36th season's premier with musical

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Earlier this year, on a stretch of incredibly cold days, I filmed several scenes as an extra in a movie called Love Don't Let Me Down. A few months ago it was announced the title was changed to Country Strong.The film stars Gwyneth Paltrow as former queen of country Kelly Canter, Tim McGraw as her manager/husband/producer, and Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester as up and coming country

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You may remember back in June when I featured Mark Ronson & The Business Intl's "Bang Bang Bang" as music video of the week. I said I wanted to hug Mark then. I want to hug him more now that I've seen the continuation.Yes, "The Bike Song" is a continuation, not a sequel. Think of the months between as a really long commercial break."The Bike Song" features a bleach blonde Mark (well, his hair is

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I'm not sure what it is about Tomorrow When The War Began that makes me want to see it. It's not my typical fare. There's something about it that reminds me of an eighties movie I'd watch on WGN curled up on the couch on a Saturday afternoon.It debuted at number one last weekend in Australia. Unfortunately, there is no American release date listed on the IMDB page for the film. So, perhaps I'll

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I'm a big fan of Danny Boyle. He's never made a bad movie. Actually, he's never made a movie that wasn't great. His follow up to Slumdog Millionaire is 127 Hours, the true story of Aron Ralston. If you don't remember Ralston's name, you might remember his story. He's the he mountain climber who had to amputate arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder while climbing a Utah mountain.

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There's nothing spectacular or new about this video, I just really, really love this song! Check out Nashville boys American Bang with their song "Wild and Young".

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Wow. This looks like...well, I mean...um...is it a documentary? Oh, no it's like a Blair Witch type thing.Entertainment Weekly called it a documentary. Oh, no it's fiction. Or...um. Huh? What's it called? Catfish. Why? No idea. Does the Facebook page say more?No, not really. Well, maybe. The poster says, "Don't let anyone tell you what it is." What is it? I don't know but it looks good.Yeah, it

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I love the videos We Have Band has created. They are a clear marker that the art of music video is not dead. Check out their video for "Divisive" and when you're done, check out their other videos online.You can download a free track at the We Have Band official website.

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From firstshowing.net: Monsters is written, produced and directed by Gareth Edwards, a big up-and-coming filmmaker who shot this on a shoestring budget in Mexico and did all of the visual effects on his own computer. Visit the official website: monstersfilm.com.

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I love the sound of The Avett Brothers. So, it should be no surprise that I like the look of The Avett Brothers' latest video for "Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise".The animated clip was directed by Jason Mitcham. Check out his other works here.You can download this video for free this week from iTunes by clicking here.

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Watch this on your mobile device here.

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New www.ericcoomer.com in the works. Eventually it will be a central hub for all my goings on. For now, it will serve as a portfolio for the sites I've designed so I can get new sites to design.KNAPSACKHEROES! has signed with dPulse Recordings, a label in the Universal Music Group family. We are finishing up the mix on a new single called "Pick It Up" and hope to release it soon.I'm working on

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When I first heard there was going to be a movie about the creation of Facebook, I thought, "Why?" Then I heard that it was being made by one of my favorite directors, David Fincher. Fincher got his start with music videos, making some of the best, including George Michael's "Freedom 90", Billy Idol's "Rock the Cradle of Love", most of Paula Abdul's hit videos and several of Madonna's including "

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I've long though Charlize Theron to be one of the most beautiful women on the planet. So, put her in a video with ninjas and The Killers' Brandon Flowers in his solo debut...well, it just doesn't get much better than this.

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"Amateurs practice 'til they get it right. Pros practice 'til they can't get it wrong."

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So, it turned out the reason the sidebar was pushed to the bottom of the page was that one of the posts (the trailer for Inception) had some weird coding in it. So, I fixed that. But now the sidebar is too far to the right. So, the quest continues.

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I have no idea why my blog looks the way it does right now. The sidebar has been pushed to the bottom. The footer is at the top of the page. I've gone over the code with a fine tooth comb and have not been able to figure it out. Anyway, I'm still working on it. Stay tuned.

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I saw Stars perform this song on Jimmy Fallon the other night and absolutely fell in love with them. I particularly fell in love with this song. Turns out the video is pretty great too.

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I love this guy! Both of these videos are great, but the second one in particular is groundbreaking and excellent.

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Red stars Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Mary Louise Parker as retired CIA hitmen (well, hitpeople). This looks goooood. The stellar cast also includes Richard Dreyfuss, Brian Cox, and Ernest Borgnine.

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THIS IS PERFECT. I WANT TO HUG MARK RONSON. Check him out with MNDR and Q-Tip in the grandiose "Bang Bang Bang".

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This is the third trailer for the Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight) film Inception. I posted a teaser earlier this year. This trailer tells us more about the film. And I am still intrigued. I mentioned a couple weeks ago that the trailer for The Adjustment Bureau reminded me of the film Dark City. This trailer does all the more.

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Before volcanic ash, Iceland was perhaps best known in pop culture for Bjork (from The Sugarcubes to her solo work) and Sigur Rós, both of whom have made some of the greatest videos of all time.The video for "Hoppípolla" (Icelandic for "jumping into puddles"), from their 2005 album "Takk..." shows us that some people never grow up and that maybe that's not such a bad thing after all.Watch this on

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As a Kentucky boy, I can not wait to see this. Diane Lane looks gorgeous as ever, and John Malkovich as quirky as ever. This looks like Oscar fodder to me. I'll be there either way.

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I've always felt a connection to Gary Coleman. I have been saddened over the past several years to see the troubles he went through. May he rest in peace.Like many children of the eighties, I learned the word bigot from the show that made Gary Coleman (and his character Arnold Jackson) a household name, Diff'rent Strokes. The show also reinforced my parents' teaching that racism is unacceptable.

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This video is elegant in its simplicity. Shot in one take and "edited with light", the dance at the end truly made me smile.

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I just don't ever write real blog posts any more. I know I should. It was for the discipline that I started this thing in the first place.I'll try, but for now enjoy the weekly videos and follow me on Twitter. Oh, and you should be reading my friend Ashley Freeman's blog.

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This looks great and reminds me of Dark City (read my thoughts on that film and watch the trailer here). Check out Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau.

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More at http://ps22chorus.blogspot.com.

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Confession: I generally know within the first thirty seconds whether or not a video is going to be "Music Video of the Week". I have to like the music and the video itself has to be something new, something different, something atypical. So, for this week's I've chosen Paper Route's "Gutter". It hits every target perfectly and it probably doesn't hurt that I know they're incredibly nice guys.

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Stacy Dupree (Eisley), Jeremy Larson, and Darren King (MuteMath) cover Fleetwood Mac’s “Silver Spring”. I love this.

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I remember a movie starring Jeff Daniels as an author of a hit book who can't seem to write a followup. It was called The Answer Man. It was just okay. Paper Man is not a sequel, and it looks a lot better.

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A commenter over at Stuff Christians Like noted that the "Sunday's Coming" video that I reposted may have been inspired (well, she said the words "rip" and "off") by this gem from BritAnNick.

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This is so good I'm gonna post it here, on Twitter, and on Facebook. But I'll start here and wonder (as always) if anyone even visits my blog.via Stuff Christians Like

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We played with Abandon Kansas on Saturday at AgapeFest in Greeneville, IL and I thoroughly enjoyed them. Check out "Close Your Eyes".

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I have never seen anything like this. Ever. Nashville is experiencing worse flooding than it has seen since the flood of 1979,The National Guard has been called in to aid in flood relief. The government is strongly encouraging people to not leave their homes. Streets have become rivers that look like whitewater rapids. MTA buses are not running. Many church services have been canceled. As I

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The Rock and Samuel L. Jackson in a buddy cop movie. Yep, sounds about right. Oh, did I mention the main stars are Mark Wahlberg and none other than one mister Will Ferrell? The Other Guys re-teams Ferrell with Adam McKay, who directed him in Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and Step Brothers.This won't win any awards, but it looks like a truly funny summer popcorn flick.

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Watch this on your mobile device here.

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On first glance you might think this an odd pick from me. Watch the whole video and see why I picked it. Then go check out Hot Chip.

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Please Give looks interesting. The film centers around the all too real "problem of how to live well and be a good person when poverty, homelessness, and sadness are always right outside the door."The cast is excellent. I've always loved Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, and Amanda Peet. And Rebecca Hall was excellent in Spanglish. The elderly lady in the film is Ann Morgan Guilbert, who played

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I figured if I'm going to post a trailer the day after the Oscars, I should try to find something that might be nominated next year. The Legend of the Guardians is a shoo in for nomination in the animation category. It comes to theaters on September 24.

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I'll be live blogging my thoughts on the Oscars at http://twitter.com/ericcoomer.

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I do not know how the OK Go fellas keep coming up with these brilliant videos. This one is astoundingly cool!Below that is another version I hadn't previously posted because some moron involved in the band's YouTubery thought it shouldn't be embeddable. Now it's up at Vimeo.

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On DVD April 13AmazonNetflix

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