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Funded by a non-profit organization, this feature length film by the arc2project team celebrates young creativity and free movies!

Click here to watch “Cactuses”
Writer/Director: Matt Hannon

1) Why did you make this video?

“We wanted to do something different… to explore new ways of producing and distributing feature-length cinema. Cactuses is a story about forgiveness told from a youthful perspective, and the movie was made by youth; 24 high school students trained for three months to become Cactuses’ core crew.”

2) Who should watch it?

“Anyone who wants to help promote new methods of storytelling and isn’t afraid to sit though a feature length drama. This ain’t your two-minute web-comedy folks! Go ahead, make some dinner, plug in your biggest screen, and see what a group of ‘kids’ can make these days…”

3) Money, fame, power - which do you hope this video brings?

“Yeah, well, ‘non-profit’ and ‘money’ don’t really go together. Power? The power to keep making content is enough for us. Fame? Nah, we just need affirmation. The students involved in this production deserve kudos, so watch the flick and help us spread the word!”

4) What’s next from you, the video creator?

“After all the crazy, life-changing hype about Cactuses dies down and we squander our billions of dollars in profits, we have a 50 minute experimental sci-fi featurette called ‘Timepieces’ all ready to rock. Watch for it! It’s like watching Paycheck in a low-oxygen environment. Long live web content!”

To wake you up on a Monday…

Today’s Highlighted Videos

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for May 15, 2006:

Soldiers from afar send heartfelt wishes to their moms, wives, and other special women in their lives.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

To watch more Holiday Greetings, please click here

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for May 12, 2006:

From the co-creator of “The Blair Witch Project” comes “The Strand” - a high quality, independently produced series made exclusively for the web. Download the first episode for free here on Google Video.

Click here to watch “The Strand Episode 1 ‘Pilot’”
Writer/Director: Daniel Myrick

1) Why did you make this video?

“I wanted to do an ongoing show about the life and times of various off beat characters that live in Venice Beach, CA.”

2) Who should watch it?

“Anyone with a broadband connection and a taste for something different.”

3) “The Strand” is a high quality series that could easily air on TV. Where do you see “The Strand” going?

“I hope to keep in on the web. I think “webisodic” original programming distributed over the internet is the future.”

4) What’s next from you, the video creator?

“We’re creating a portal that will feature several kinds of independent shows that should be launching later this Summer.”

To watch more episodes of “The Strand”, please click here

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for May 9, 2006:

34. Click here to watch ” Gumball 3000 - 2005 Team #96 (Black Gallardo) - Video 1″
Speed demons…
55 sec

38. Click here to watch “Rose Bowl 2006: Vince Young Scores Winning Touchdown”
Texas Longhorn fans are enthusiastic to say the least…
30 sec

40. Click here to watch “Loads of funny videos in one!”
Laugh out loudly…
2 min 57 sec

53. Click here to watch “marriage back fire very funny on live television”
Gentlemen, this is why you do not want to propose on live television…
1 min 4 sec

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “Charlie Chaplin Reel 1″
Classic comedy brought to you by Saint Pe’Film for under a buck…
18 min 51 sec

Click here to watch “Dick Tracy - Chapter 1″
Dick Tracy is dashing as ever…
30 min 27 sec

Click here to watch “The Days of Jesse James”
Good ol’ cowboys and robbers…
54 min

To find more videos for only 99 cents, please click here

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for May 8, 2006:

50. Click here to watch “Get Down”
Can’t get enough of the Backstreet Boys parodies?
3 min 52 sec

58. Click here to watch “I Got You Babe”
Flashback - Sonny and Cher
3 min 12 sec

62. Click here to watch “Waar is de papa? (jumppoging..)”
Family coordination…
39 sec

69. Click here to watch “Table football tricks”
Foosball tricks…
1 min 16 sec

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “The Show Biz trailer”
“This is a trailer for a reality show program that features old school rapper DJ Biz Markie.”
2 min 41 sec

Click here to watch “Minor Keys”
“Lifts the curtain off the world of a child musical prodigy. Two exceptional violinists: 12-year-old Ewald Cheung and 18-year-old Jessica Linnebach, dream of playing concert halls. The Documentary Channel on The Dish Network Channel 197″
53 min 12 sec

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Find the full version of the video everybody’s been talking about, here on Google Video…

Click here to watch “2006 White House Correspondents Dinner”
“At the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner, journalists presented youth scholarships and awards to colleagues for their work during the previous year. President Bush’s presentation included an impersonator, Steve Bridges, who “interpreted” the president’s remarks for laymen. Following the president, comedian Stephen Colbert made humorous remarks about various current events and the relationship between the press and the White House. He also presented a video of a mock press conference which ended in a chase scene featuring long-time correspondent Helen Thomas.”
1 hr 35 min 17 sec

Click here to watch “President Bush Impersonation - 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner”
“An excerpt from the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner. President Bush’s presentation included an impersonator, Steve Bridges, who “interpreted” the president’s remarks for laymen.”
11 min 12 sec

Click here to watch “Colbert Roasts President Bush - 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner”
“An excerpt from the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner. Comedian Stephen Colbert made humorous remarks about various current events and the relationship between the press and the White House. He also presented a video of a mock press conference which ended in a chase scene featuring long-time correspondent Helen Thomas.”
25 min 34 sec

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Calling all football fans, from last weekend’s NFL draft, who do you think is the best player from the Top 5? Scroll down to Vote!

1. Click here to watch “Mario Williams”
“College football highlights of defensive end Mario Williams (6-8, 290) from North Carolina State University, who was selected in the 2006 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans.”
2 min 5 sec

2. Click here to watch “Reggie Bush”
“College football highlights of running back Reggie Bush (6-0, 200) from the University of Southern California Trojans, who was selected in the 2006 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.”
1 min 53 sec

3. Click here to watch “Vince Young”
“College football highlights of quarterback Vince Young (6-5, 230) from The University of Texas, who was selected in the 2006 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.”
2 min 16 sec

4. Click here to watch “D’Brickashaw Ferguson”
“College football highlights of tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson (6-5,265) from The University of Virginia Cavaliers, who was selected in the 2006 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.”
1 min 16 sec

5. Click here to watch “AJ Hawk”
“College football highlights of line backer AJ Hawk (6-1, 240) from The Ohio State University, who was selected in the 2006 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.”
2 min 19 sec

From last weekend’s NFL draft, who do you think is the best player from the Top 5?
	Mario Williams
	Reggie Bush
	Vince Young
	D’Brickashaw Ferguson
	AJ Hawk

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for May 4, 2006:

3. Click here to watch “The Da Vinci Code - Meet Sir Leigh Teabing”
“Sir Ian McKellen is Sir Leigh Teabing, a fascinating character who uses wit and wisdom in his lifelong quest for the Holy Grail, in The Da Vinci Code.”
44 sec

56. Click here to watch “Vikturus Fury pvp”
“Vikturus doing some nice pvp”
16 min 41 sec

83. Click here to watch “The Da Vinci Code - Meet Robert Langdon”
“Tom Hanks is Robert Langdon, a professor with knowledge of symbology and a penchant for codebreaking, in The Da Vinci Code.”
47 sec

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New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for May 3, 2006:

20. Click here to watch “NBA Playoffs 2006: Lakers-Suns - Game 4 - Apr 30,2006″
“Kobe Bryant tied it with 0.7 left in the fourth and won it at the overtime buzzer, giving the Lakers a 3-1 series lead.”
3 hr 38 sec - $3.95

49. Click here to watch “Martial Law 9/11: Rise of the Police State (Alex Jones)”
“Martial Law: 9/11 Rise of the Police State was filmed primarily during the Republican Party’s 2004 national convention in New York City. The Republican Party’s choice to hold the event there drew both strong praise and strong criticism.”
2 hr 35 min 43 sec

63. Click here to watch “Medicine Ball - Thigh Punch Exercise”
“Learn how to do a medicine ball thigh punch exercise as part of your medicine ball workout.”
44 sec

65. Click here to watch “Daily Dancer - Its Raining Men”
1 min 17 sec

73. Click here to watch “Hawaiian Punch Man”
“The Hawaiian Punch Man has a very tough day. ”
48 sec

89. Click here to watch ” Lip syncing. china. ?????”
“Lip syncing?”
3 min 5 sec

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “The Darwin Awards”
“Moving Pictures Magazine in partnership with cinema screen media and fuji presents: The 2006 Sundance Film Festival. A conversation with Finn Taylor, Director of ‘The Darwin Awards’”
3 min

Click here to watch “Thank you for Smoking”
“Moving Pictures Magazine in partnership with cinema screen media and fuji presents: The 2006 Sundance Film Festival. A conversation with Jason Reitman, Director of ‘Thank you for Smoking’”
3 min 14 sec

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New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for May 2, 2006:

6. Click here to watch “iTALK . Apple Cell Phone Spec Commercial”
“Spec commercial for a new cell phone from Apple by award winning filmmaker Christopher DeSantis with design by Gregory DeSantis.”
38 sec

18. Click here to watch “Dalmation dog riding a bike in Japan”
“Apparently this dog was always interested in bikes since is was a puppy, so the owner trained it to ride by itself!”
6 min 27 sec

75. Click here to watch “Tetris The Grandmaster 3″
“Gameplay video of TGM3’s Shirase mode.”
15 min 22 sec

77. Click here to watch “Martin Brundle’s Supercars”
“Martin Brundle drives many different supercars which include the McLaren F1, Ferrari F40, F50, F60, Pagani Zonda S, Bugatti EB110, Jaguar XJ220, TVR T440R, Lamborghini Diablo GT, and a Koenigsegg CC8S”
1 hr 1 min 25 sec

91. Click here to watch “Animusic-Pipe Dream”
“From the first Animusic DVD. Pipe Dream has been voted one of the 50 greatest animation projects ever (by 3D World magazine).
3 min 30 sec

92. Click here to watch “Chen Village Tai Chi Technique - Side Punch”
“Side Punch from the Chen style Tai Chi hand form.”
1 min 22 sec

Today’s Highlighted Video

Click here to watch “The Hutchison-Effect: The New Philadelphia Experiment?”
“American Antigravity is proud to share this WinMedia clip of the remarkable Hutchison-Effect!”
1 min 59 sec

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