Highlight: Charlie Rose Bashar Al-Assad

Emmy award-winning journalist Charlie Rose engages Bashar Al-Assad, President of Syria, in an impressive interview.

Click here to watch Charlie Rose - Bashar Al-Assad

Charlie Rose Inc.
56 min 40 sec
www.charlierose.com

Google Picks

A plethora (what a fun word) of videos to help start your weekend early...

This week's (March 24 - March 30) Google Picks:

1. Click here to watch the French Connexion
Who knew the world's best barrels and breaks are in France?

2. Click here to watch TOP TEN THINGS TO DO IN HONG KONG
Count down your top ten list of "Things to Do" in Hong Kong.

3. Click here to watch "The Selling of Vince D' Angelo"
Danny DeVito directs and stars as the below the belt Congressmen "Vince D' Angelo."

4. Click here to watch Dark Shadows - Episode 210
Beware! Werewolves, witchcraft, and ghosts maybe habit forming.

5. Click here to watch Wrestling Titans: Steve Austin
Take a step back in Steve Austin's career as wrestling's toughest titans.

6. Click here to watch Magic Tricks - Rope through body magic trick
There's more to pubs than just pints.

7. Click here to watch Cocktail Shakers- IdeasInFive.com
Jeanne Benedict walks you through the history of martinis.

8. Click here to watch "Starlet" on The Documentary Channel
How do you make it big as a "Starlet" actress in Tinsel Town?

9. Click here to watch X-Men Minimates: Darktide Trailer
A war is being waged... between mutant and humankind.

10. Click here to watch Jill Dupleix: Salmon in light Thai broth
Reel Food for real people.

11. Click here to watch Connie Martinson Talks Books: John Wooden on "My Personal Best"
The "Greatest Coach of the 20th Century" discusses his book, "My Personal Best."

12. Click here to watch Rodney Yee and the Seated Half-Fish Pose
Tired of doing the downward dog? Open the hips with the half fish pose.

13. Click here to watch Sony's New NCAA Lo Def TV :60 spot
Relive Kentucky versus Duke in lo fi.

14. Click here to watch DragonflyTV Kids Do Science - Extreme Sounds
How loud are the sounds in your city?

15. Click here to watch NASCAR Driven to Win: ALL-ACCESS: Life in the Pits
Watch NASCAR's version of an elegant ballet.

Highlight: Expert Village

Want to learn how to play the guitar? Apply makeup? Do your own home repairs? Learn from the experts...

From Expert Village, learn how to play the C major scale on your bass guitar. More Expert Village videos are available here.
1 min 11 sec

Click here to watch "Bass Guitar Basics - Learn to Play a C Major Chord"

Learn three quick moves to get past your opponent in this easy to follow video. More Expert Village videos are available here.

1 min 33 sec

Click here to watch "Soccer- Learn Dribbling Moves"

Strengthen your back with this yoga exercise called "Eye of the Needle" from the yoga instructors at Expert Village. More Expert Village videos are available here.

40 sec

Click here to watch "Yoga For Backs - Eye of the Needle Exercise"

Behind the Video: What Mocks a Good Movie

Have you ever watched a DVD and when it was over, popped in that extra disk that contained "Special Features" such as an interview with the director? Consider this "Behind the Video" segment that extra disk and revel in this personal interview with the creator of the video "What Mocks a Good Movie".



Click here to watch "What Mocks a Good Movie"
Writer/Director/Producer: Scott Spencer

1) Why did you make this video?

"It was my entry to the CampusMovieFest, a great competition that gives college students a camera, an Apple laptop, and one week's time to make a five minute movie from start to finish. The film ended up winning 2005's Atlanta regional competition, defeating hundreds of other
teams."

2) Who should watch it?

"The film is a solid comedy on its own, but anyone that's suffered through watching a bad student film will really appreciate the parodies found in 'What Mocks a Good Movie.' LEGO fanatics, stop-motion animation fans, and the cult followers of Adult Swim's 'Robot Chicken' will enjoy the project too."

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

"Perhaps all three someday? The hardest part about working in film or television is getting your foot in the door. I think that writing/directing this movie and investing 52 hours over one week to film it should prove I've got talent and drive. Now I just need the right opportunity."

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

"I finished my Mechanical Engineering degree at Georgia Tech last year, deferred admission to law school, and have recently been working on the sets of various movies and TV shows. I'd be happy to answer questions about this film and fan mail would be awesome so email me at scott.d.spencer@gmail.com."

New Releases Monday

Striving to make your Monday more entertaining with what's new on Google Video:

California recently made the illegal sport of mixed martial arts fighting legal. The tournament featuring Shamrock and Gracie made its debut at the HP Pavilion to a sellout crowd. If you missed the action, or just want to witness the cage fights again, you can find it all here on Google Video.
3 hr 2 min 38 sec

Click here to watch "Shamrock vs. Gracie Mixed Martial Arts Fighting"

The worldwide winners of the Venus Model Search model this year's swimsuits on the gorgeous Florida coast. Come see the girls or pick out your favorite suit for the summer.

53 min 28 sec

Click here to watch "Venus Bikini Model Search"

World champion Jeff Jarrett calls himself wrestling's "Chosen One" and this collection of matches shows you why.

56 min 40 sec

Click here to watch "Wrestling Titans Presents Jeff Jarrett"

Highlight: A Meditation On the Speed Limit

An eye-opening experiment on what would happen if everybody followed the speed limit...





A Meditation On the Speed Limit

Created during Campus MovieFest, the world's largest student movie festival. Check out a higher quality version at www.campusmoviefest.com

Our team from Georgia State University led by Jordan Streiff, Amanda Hunter, Andy Medlin... Competition Rules: use iMovie and make it in a week. The theme was 5. (Description provided by content owner)

Please click here to watch "A Meditation On the Speed Limit"

5 Year Plan
www.campusmoviefest.com
5 min

Highlight: Hidden Gems

Browsing through Google Video, you'll never know what you'll find...

Originally released in 1922 as Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie Des Grauens, director F.W. Munarau's chilling and eerie adaption of Stoker's Dracula is a silent masterpiece of terror which to this day is the most striking and frightening portrayal of the legend. (Description provided by content owner)
1 hr 24 min 19 sec

Click here to watch "Nosferatu"

In this classic horror film, evil aliens attack Earth to resurrect the dead in order to destroy the stupidity of mankind. Directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr., this treasure from the Public Domain will bring you back to the days of great black and white movies.
1 hr 18 min 21 sec

Click here to watch "Plan 9 from Outer Space"

Considered a cult classic, "Reefer Madness" was an old fashioned propaganda film against marihuana made in the 1930s.
1 hr 8 min 17 sec

Click here to watch "Reefer Madness"

Highlight: Movie Trailers

Murder to murder, these films are two of the most anticipated of this season's blockbusters...

Sharon Stone seduces in Basic Instinct 2, where everything's a lie, including the truth. To view the entire smoldering trailer from Sony Pictures, please click here.
2 min 29 sec

Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, and Sir Ian McKellen lead an all-star cast in The Da Vinci Code. A best-selling novel and directed by the acclaimed Ron Howard, come "seek the truth" May 19th. To view the complete trailer, please click here.
2 min 41 sec

Highlight: Humanity

The definition of humanity is as follows: (1) Humans considered as a group; the human race. (2) The condition or quality of being human. (3) The quality of being humane; benevolence. Today's videos not only study and express humanity, but most importantly, promote it.

ONE.org Click Video (Description provided by content owner)
@radicalmedia

37 sec

After spending a year as a student teacher in a New York City elementary school, documentary filmmaker Lerone Wilson explores the effects of President Bush's momentous No Child Left Behind Act on schools across the country. (Description provided by content owner)

Boondoggle Films, LLC

56 min 15 sec

Latin America’s divided soul, with its sensual nature and complex history with Spain and Portugal are the focus of David Alan Harvey’s new book, which encompasses 25 years of photography from Madrid to Mexico, and all the colors in between. (Description provided by content owner)
The Photography Channel

2 min 47 sec

New Releases Monday

Striving to make your Monday more entertaining with what's new on Google Video:

Actress Natalie Portman promotes her new film "V For Vendetta" by the Wachowski Brothers (creators of "The Matrix") in this episode of Charlie Rose. Also interviewed include authors Bill Sammon and Tom Perkins.
56 min 40 sec

Go on an amazing elephant safari in Kanha National Park without leaving your seat with this new video from Wilderness Films India.
2 min 32 sec

This independent horror film "Ice from the Sun" will send a chill down your spine. Awaken your senses and your Monday with this stylish video from Image Entertainment.
1 hr 56 min 34 sec

Google Picks

We Googlers stumble upon such great content everyday that we are just bursting to share with you. Thus, Google Picks was born. You'll find Google Picks on the Google Video homepage and here, on the Google Video Blog.

Next week's (March 17 - March 23) Picks:

1. The Dalai Lama giving a sermon to an audience of Buddhist monks or Lamas
2. Driving Sports Video: Episode 2
3. The Clash: Westway to the World - The Documentary Channel Promo
4. Free 3D Fun - Red/Cyan 3D
5. MATISYAHU YOUTH GONE MILD?
6. The Artist Studio: Chuck Close
7. Everest
8. The Rise of Silicon Valley: From Shockley Labs to Fairchild Semiconductor
9. Mardi Gras: Made In China trailer
10. Incredible Dog Challenge® Judges & Judging – Flying Disc
11. Debate: Iraq and the War on Terror: Were We Wrong?
12. NYC TV - The Bridge Promo
13. 7 Bullruns in 1 Day - 46 minute documentary
14. MOD-TV.COM: MARC JACOBS FALL 2005
15. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Music Video

Highlight: Nike Jordan XXI Commercial

For people who live, breathe, and play basketball...



Nike Jordan XXI Commercial

Nike
1 min

New On Google Video

Now it's easy to get your daily dose of Google Videos. Subscribe to the Official Google Video Blog mailing list and receive the posts via email. All you have to do is visit googlevideo.blogspot.com and enter in your email address under "Receive these posts by email" and hit "Subscribe".

It's that easy! Not to mention fun too...

Behind the Video: The World Championship of Illegal Pencil Fighting

Have you ever watched a DVD and when it was over, popped in that extra disk that contained "Special Features" such as an interview with the director? Consider this "Behind the Video" segment that extra disk and revel in this personal interview with the creator of the video "The World Championship of Illegal Pencil Fighting".

The World Championship of Illegal Pencil Fighting
Writer/Director: David Meyer

1) Why did you make this video?

"A friend called and asked me to do a short video for an 'open mic night' where local musicians, artists, etc. would be performing. The video would be shown between acts as a little humorous intermission.

After my friend called me, I laid down on the couch to take a nap. When I woke up, I started thinking about petty crimes, the criminal underground, and how pencil fighting was usually forbidden at elementary school (you'd have to conceal it behind the seats on the school bus). I thought about how vicious pencil fighting is in the real world, and I felt like it was my duty to make people aware of it, for both safety and entertainment purposes."

2) Who should watch it?

"People should watch it. Also pencils, so that they'll learn an important lesson."

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

"Awareness of this issue and how outlawing it only makes it more prevalent. The elementary school principals just don't get it. Pencil fighting has such potential to be exploited by capitalism. It's an unrealized jackpot that The Man hasn't tapped into. Wait, actually, I don't want The Man to tap into it.......nevermind, I hope this video remains secret!"

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

"Another nap. Jason Bourne says that 'rest is a weapon' and he is right: it is a creating-obscure-short videos weapon."

Highlight: Copy Shop

Oscar nominated short...

Copy Shop - Outstanding Oscar-nominated short film!

DOWNLOAD THIS FILM TO OWN ALONG WITH A MAKING OF DOCUMENTARY AND MORE INCREDIBLE FILMS FROM THE SAME DIRECTOR EXCLUSIVELY AT www.worldcinemaonline.com/featured-director/virgil-widrich.php and www.worldcinemaonline.com.

An amazing Oscar-nominated example of what can be done with a dash of technology, a little creative thinking and a lot of paper! A man wakes up one morning and goes to his work in the copy shop, but finds that when he accidentally photocopies his hand, things spiral out of control. This film is so well crafted on every level: Virgil Widrich and his team painstakingly shot the film, printed out and re-photographed 18,000 frames to create the distinctive, scratchy aesthetic of the film. The acting is impressive, the sound design award-winning - all in all a truly superb short that pushes the animation medium to its absurdist outer limits. (Description provided by content owner)

Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer: Virgil Widrich
Soundtrack: Alexander Zamal
Cinematography: Martin Putz
Actor: Johannes Silberschneider

World Cinema Online

www.worldcinemaonline.com
13 min 50 sec

New Releases Monday

Striving to make your Monday more entertaining with what's new on Google Video:

Celebrate some of the world's most astounding women with a video that honors International Women's Day (March 8th).

It's the Bobcats vs. the Warriors, it's the Bulls vs. the Nets, it's the Clippers vs. the Spurs, and it's here on Google Video.

Speak Chinese? Google Video brings you closer to the stories you want from www.sobem.org such as Tsunami of the Century and Love Embraces.

Behind the Video: Dude! There's a Latte on Your Roof

Have you ever watched a DVD and when it was over, popped in that extra disk that contained "Special Features" such as an interview with the director? Consider this "Behind the Video" segment that extra disk and revel in this personal interview with the creator of the video "Dude! There's a Latte on Your Roof".



Dude! There's a Latte on Your Roof
Director/Producer - David Sniderman

1) Why did you make this video?

A friend of mine runs a little film festival here in Seattle. I decided to create an entry for it, so my friend Brian and I worked on a script and my friend Tracy and I filmed it. Well, we started the day ready to film everything as scripted, but passersby were so absorbed by our prop, we had more fun filming them reacting to it -- and so that became the movie. You'll just have to watch it to see.

2) Who should watch it?

Anyone who has ever done something stupid and absent-minded.

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

A smile to the viewer's face is all I'm after (and maybe an email if you liked it).

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

Hmm. A feature-length version of this is begging to be made (kidding). You'll just have to wait and see...

Google Picks

We Googlers stumble upon such great content everyday that we are just bursting to share with you. Thus, Google Picks was born. You'll find Google Picks on the Google Video homepage and here, on the Google Video Blog.

Next week's (March 10 - March 16) Picks:

1. A Few Good G-Men
2. Triathlon Training - Running Man Exercise
3. Mavericks Surf Highlights
4. CAFFEINE WITHDRAWAL
5. The Hutchison-Effect: The New Philadelphia Experiment?
6. KISS: Rock the Nation - Live (Part 1 of 2)
7. Night of the Living Dead
8. The tanners- From the series People, Trades and Tools
9. Jazz Dawns in America & Jazz Sounds in America
10. KQED The Josh Kornbluth Show: Craig Newmark
11. Make Ball Happy
12. Desert Punk - v.1 - Enter the Desert
13. Fashion TV FTV - DESIGNER AT WORK - SEAN JOHN/PUFF DADDY - NEW YORK FASHION W
14. Rodney Dangerfield - Stand up routine
15. On the Scene: Drift Battle DVD Trailer

Highlight: Yellow Fever

Some college students got together and with just one video camera, created a hit...

Yellow Fever

Funny video documentary about an asian guy's quest to find answers. (Description provided by content owner)

Wang Fu Productions
wongfuproductions.com
15 min 27 sec

Highlight: VW GTi Commercials

"Pimp" German engineering on Google Video...

VW GTi Commercial (Crate)

VW commercial with Helga and some sort of mad scientist engineer that deal with "pimped out" rides. Check out www.vwfeatures.com (or www.vw.com) for more info. (Description provided by content owner)

Volkswagen of America
www.vwfeatures.com
30 sec

Also check out - VW GTi Commercial (Catapult) and VW GTi Commercial (Wrecking Ball) here on Google Video.

Highlight: American Express, "My Life, My Card"

Talent graces these American Express "My Life, My Card" commercials. Today on Google Video, we're not just highlighting names such as Robert DeNiro, Kate Winslet, Tiger Woods, Mike Lazaridis, and M. Night Shyamalan, but we're also highlighting art.



M. Night Shyamalan’s “Time To Dream”

American Express and renowned director M. Night Shyamalan have come together to create a 2-minute film where the enigmatic director’s reality is a breathtaking dream…or is it? American Express commercial. (Description provided by content owner)

My Life, My Card
www.mylifemycard.com
2 min 1 sec

New Releases Monday

Striving to make your Monday more entertaining with what's new on Google Video:

Be charmed once more by the antics of Mr. Magoo in episodes such as "Baby Sitter Magoo" and "Magoo's Monster Mansion".

The Amazing Race is back, on CBS and here, on Google Video. Eleven teams start off in Denver, Colorado and will race around the world for a chance to win a million dollars.

Still got the Olympics on your mind? Wrap up the Games with highlights from Torino.

Highlight: Behind the Scenes on the Oscar Set

Are you ready for Hollywood's biggest awards show? The red carpet party is two days away but here on Google Video, we've got a sneak peek of the Oscar's golden set...

Behind the Scenes on the Oscar Set

Janie is at the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences for a behind-the-scenes look at this year's Oscar set! Featuring an interview with the designer, Roy Christopher. --PORTABLE HOLLYWOOD is your ticket to Red Carpet premieres, movie and DVD previews, Celebrity Style trends and juicy Hollywood Gossip delivered daily in a snazzy video package. Visit www.PocketCinema.com for cool mobile content. (Description provided by content owner)

Producer: CinemaElectric

CinemaElectric
PocketCinema.com
2 min

Google Picks

We Googlers stumble upon such great content everyday that we are just bursting to share with you. Thus, Google Picks was born. You'll find Google Picks on the Google Video homepage and here, on the Google Video Blog.

Next week's (March 3 - March 9) Picks:

1. Cracking the Da Vinci Code
2. Johnny Cash - "Hurt"
3. TellMeWhenToGo
4. The Eagle Has Landed 1969
5. The Creation
6. Copy Shop
7. Dangerous Encounters
8. Hardwood
9. VW GTi Commercial (Crate)
10. Sled Trails - Snowmobile Television Episode No. 6
11. Poetry: Forgetfulness - Billy Collins
12. Animusic Sample - Pipe Dream Real-Time Render
13. Big Movie Zone: Ski to the Max [Making Of]
14. Kintaro Walks Japan
15. UNICEF: Pakistan's quake-affected children get winter supplies

Highlight: the National Archives

Over seven decades ago, the National Archives was founded to preserve moments in our nation that should never be forgotten. For the first time ever, Google Video will be digitizing videos from the National Archives and making them available online for free. Videos will range from space exploration including footage from various NASA research facilities to World War II stories taken by military combat photographers. So come, relive history here on Google Video.

The Eagle Has Landed 1969

This film tells the story of the historic first landing of men on the Moon in July, 1969. It depicts the principal highlight events of the mission from launching through post-recovery activities of Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Through television, motion picture and still photography, the film provides an "eye-witness" perspective of the Apollo 11 mission. ARC ID: 45017 (Description provided by content owner)

National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/
14 min 7 sec

Highlight: Charlie Rose in India

In conjunction with President Bush's historic visit to India, Charlie Rose traveled to India to hold personal interviews with people such as India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, author of "India Unbound" Gucharan Das, Journalist Siddharth Varadarajan, and India's National Security Adviser MK Narayanan.

Charlie Rose - Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India

An exclusive conversation with Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India. This conversation will begin a week of interviews taped in India ahead of President Bush's historic visit. Each night, from February 27th to March 3rd, Charlie Rose will feature discussions with the people shaping the new India. (Description provided by content owner)

Charlie Rose Inc.
www.charlierose.com
56 min 40 sec