Variety Picks: Vines ‘Best Of’ Video, Grumpy Cat, Civil Wars, Sharknado Merch, More
Variety selects the videos (below), games, apps, books, music and more (photo gallery, above) you should know about each week.
Best Vines of August Compilation
Who knew six seconds was enough time to make an entire comedy video? How about 77 comedy videos in one 8-minute marathon? The compilation site invites users, some already YouTube stars, to submit their own byte-sized laff clips. Tiny hilarity ensures:
“Snowpiercer” Intl. Special Animation (Full Version)
Get ready for Bong Joon-ho’s still-undated sci-fi pic “Snowpiercer” with a short animated prequel explaining how a catastrophic blizzard led citizens to try to escape on the Snowpiercer train:
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LISTEN:
The Civil Wars – “The Civil Wars”
Explosions in the Sky – “Prince Avalanche”
SHOP:
READ:
“Shirley Jones: A Memoir” – Shirley Jones (Gallery Books)
“The Butler: A Witness to History” – Wil Haygood (37 Ink)
WORK AND PLAY:
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (2K Games)
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