Hasta La Motion!

The original Star Wars was a watershed moment, not only in film history, but in technology and modern culture. But where did it come from? What had come before, shaping it? This is Kitbashed, a work-in-progress mashup of Star Wars with many of its sources of inspiration, playing as a feature-length presentation. Read the in-depth explanations and research that shaped this video: http://kitbashed.com. Sign up to be notified when the book is released: http://kitbashed.com/notify-me/ Follow the project at https://twitter.com/kitbashed Follow me at https://twitter.com/heilemann May the force be with you.

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A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks at slang phrases from the old days and the meanings behind them!

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The Dictionary of American Slang, Dictionary of American Regional English, Passing English of the Victorian Era: A Dictionary of Heterodox English, Slang and Phrase, Straight From the Fridge, Dad: A Dictionary of Hipster Slang, 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Dictionary of the Slang-English of Australia and of Some Mixed Languages, Dictionary of the Underworld, and Jonathon Green’s Dictionary of Slang.

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I bet you guys I can name every film used in this video…because I made it. It’s not that impressive of an achievement actually. So, here are the films used in this table flipping montage: 00:05 – Angel’s In The Outfield (1994) 00:12 – A Clockwork Orange (1971) 00:13 – Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1984) 00:15 – Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) 00:16 – Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003) 00:17 – Taken (2008) 00:18 – Pulp Fiction (1994) 00:20 – Die Hard (1988) 00:21 – Citizen Kane (1941) 00:22 – Magnolia (1999) 00:24 – The King Of Kings (1927) 00:25 – Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) 00:31 – Jesus (1999) 00:38 – Happily Ever After (2007) 00:46 – Thor (2011) 00:51 – Moneyball (2011) 00:56 – Moonstruck (1987) 00:58 – The Sea Hawk (1940) 01:00 – The Gospel Of John (2003) 01:01 – Pollock (2000) 01:03 – Jesus Of Montreal (1989) 01:04 – P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! (2002) 01:06 – The Artist (2011) 01:07 – Raging Bull (1980) 01:08 – Son Of Frankenstein (1939) 01:10 – The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938) 01:11 – Peter Pan (1953) 01:13 – Titanic (1997) 01:14 – Splice (2009) 01:15 – The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) 01:17 – Red Lights (2012) 01:18 – Being John Malkovich (1999) 01:21 – Scum (1979) 01:27 – Take Shelter (2011) Music: Carmen Overture – Georges Bizet Disclaimer: I do not own any of the films used in this compilation. I mean I have some of them on DVD but I don’t have the copyrights for them so don’t sue me.