Killer video

Lian Lunson’s 2005 documentary, “Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man,“ is available on YouTube.

… in a series of candid interviews, Cohen himself reveals his trademark wry humor and soulful intensity, using his own artwork, poetry, and personal collection of photographs to reflect upon his colorful past and his creative process.

The covers are, for the most part, what you would expect with the exception of Nick Cave’s ballsy, “There is a War.” For me, the highlight was Cohen discussing, albeit too briefly, his life and art.

I thought the documentary was a little long and a little repetitive, but Cohen on Cohen is unusual and well worth a look.

Then we have, Videohybrid, an absolutely horrid little conjunction of piracy, Web 2.0 and social networking. Nothing is legal, nothing works and little is explained.

If you’re curious, I would look now. Unless the data center is in a Tora Bora bunker, there is no way Videohybrid can last long. It’s only a question of whether the servers get confiscated or the site melts down under it’s own inertia. Piracy, full-length video and HTTP — unless you’re Google — go together about as well as toddlers and firearms.

I am not above downloading a torrent of a loved Sopranos episode or Deadwood, but for anything other than disposable amusement, I prefer my video without heads popping up, unsynchronized audio, bad color and lousy focus. Even the DVD rips are awful and far too compressed.

I don’t see what Hollywood is so worried about. Nobody who cares about entertainment is going to sit through this crap and anyone who does, isn’t your customer anyway.

464 days ago