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Is That a Munchkin? — Top 10 Most Paused Movie Moments

There are various legends about things going on in movies that go by too fast at normal speed to verify, like the legend that there is a hanging munchkin in the background of a scene of The Wizard of Oz (1939). And what about that Stormtrooper banging his head in Star Wars (1977)? The advent of VCRs and DVDs helped add to the myths, as people paused the scenes to see them in more detail. Sometimes the pausing confirms the legends, sometimes it rebuts the legends, and sometimes the pausing just gives us more to argue about. WatchMojo recently compiled some of the most famous paused movie moments and put them together in this interesting video. Check it out.

What is your favorite paused movie moment? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    Patton Oswalt’s Star Wars VII

    On a recent episode of Parks & Recreation, Patton Oswalt described his funny vision for the next Star Wars film as Amy Poehler listened. A creative person named Isaac Moores, who goes by Izac Less on YouTube, rose to the occasion and made a video illustrating Oswalt’s description of Star Wars VII, which adds some characters such as Iron Man Tony Stark. Check it out.

    What is your favorite part of Patton Oswalt’s vision? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    Michelle Obama and Jimmy Fallon on the “Evolution of Mom Dancing”

    Michelle Obama Jimmy Fallon

    As part of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to end childhood obesity and encourage parents to get up and move around with their children, she appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this week. To show that she does not just talk-the-talk, she got up and danced with Jimmy Fallon in this funny video that illustrates the “Evolution of Mom Dancing.” Get up and join in!

    The funny Obama-Fallon collaboration on “Evolution of Mom Dancing” may remind one of Fallon’s famous collaborations with Justin Timberlake on “The History of Rap.”

    What is your favorite part of “Evolution of Mom Dancing”? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    Act One: Fred Armisen as Ira Glass

    this american life ira glass Slate recently featured an essay about an episode of NPR’s This American Life that was co-hosted by Fred Armisen of Saturday Night Live and Portlandia. I am a fan of This American Life, even though I only sporadically catch it on the radio. I also loved the short-lived TV version of the show, watching every episode on DVD.

    Two years ago, Fred Armisen did an imitation of This American Life host Ira Glass on Saturday Night Live. But, you probably never saw it because it was only performed in dress rehearsal. Armisen later explained that they cut the bit because they concluded that Glass was not famous enough for an SNL segment so people would not get the humor.

    I can imagine if you have never heard of This American Life, you might not find the imitation funny. But if you have listened to or watched This American Life, like me you might find yourself laughing at this segment from Saturday Night Live that never made it on the air.

    Update September 2013: The Saturday Night Live video with Fred Armisen as Ira Glass is no longer available through NBC. But, you may hear Armisen imitating Glass at the beginning of the following This American Life episode on doppelgängers (FYI, the show’s link to the Armisen video takes you to NBC’s website but the video is no longer there):

    Did you like Fred Armisen’s impersonation of Ira Glass? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    Funny Video of the Week: The Sopranos Diaries

    Sopranos Diaries

    This weekend, Saturday Night Live took the idea of going back in time from The Carrie Diaries and applied it to the HBO series The Sopranos. Check out what happens when we see the cast from The Sopranos during their high school years in The Sopranos Diaries.

    What TV characters would you like to see in high school? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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