Concrete Playground

Bel Ami is the adaptation of a nineteenth century French novel by Guy de Maupassant. And before you get all judgey about nineteenth century novels, you should keep in mind that while the Victorians were drinking tea and worrying about exposing their ankles, the French were all about sex, drugs,...

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Why is it the most controversial topics that make us laugh the hardest?Perhaps it’s catharsis. Perhaps it’s because we dare not make the jokes ourselves. In either case, Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest film The Dictator requires no introduction. But let’s just say, Baron Cohen’s newest creation - supreme leader General...

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Nine-year-old Caine Monroy, from East LA, singlehandedly built his own dream arcade - all from spare cardboard boxes, old toys and some nifty cellotaping skills.

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A resurrected Tupac stunned Coachella audiences at the conclusion of the music festival's first weekend. Holographically appearing on stage alongside Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, the murdered rapper greeted fans with a "What up, Coachella?" before beginning his classic single 'Hail Mary'.Digitally generated, Tupac's holographic double is the brainchild of...

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Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane brings his boundary-pushing brand of humour to the big screen for the first time.

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Artist Kiel Johnson believes everyone's an architect, even if just on a miniature scale.

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Alethea Jones, from Melbourne, won Tropfest’s 20th Birthday competition. Jones’s film 'Lemonade Stand' was awarded first prize by a stellar judging panel of Oscar Winners.

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Von Zipper put together this cool video from the Concrete Playground Pool Party in Gisborne, New Zealand. Look out for upcoming 2012 events.

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Revellers at Burning Man 2011 recite Dr. Seuss' final book, 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!'

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Burlington, Vermont-based band Walk Off The Earth cover Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used To Know' playing the one guitar between the band's five members.

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French director Dimitri Basil creates this stunning tribute to TV crime shows of the '70s, shot entirely on location in Sydney in the present day, in the film clip for Flight Facilities' second single, Foreign Language.

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'Address is Approximate' is a stop motion animation by Tom Jenkins. It tells the story of a figurine who sits in his toy car, and sets off to explore the world through Google Maps Street View on the desktop computer which he usually sits next to. Don't be fooled by this seemingly cute storyline, this almost had us shedding tears at the two-minute mark. A wonderfully moving piece which integrates the dominance of technology and our interaction with the outside world.

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