The Star Wars Holiday Special Upscaled in 4K is Even More Surreal Than the Original! [Video]

From Nick Acosta:

I have been remastering the Star WarsHoliday Special. It’s done using a combo of version shopping and software. There are a lot of bootleg versions floating around and some are worse than others. The main way to get more resolution is through a machine-learning program called Topaz Video Enhance AI. It analyzes it frame by frame. It is a LONG process so I cut the thing down into a modern-style trailer for it then upscaled that. I’ve long loved this weird thing. It’s so 70’s and goofy but it has the actors in their post-New Hope prime, it has the first appearance of Boba Fett and I still consider the whole thing canon. Hope you enjoy it, and if you don’t, be kind!

[Nick Acosta]



Super Nerd Stephen Colbert Celebrates 20 Years of Lord of the Rings With EPIC Rap

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Lord of the Rings, super nerd extraordinaire Stephen Colbert invited the old LOTR crew (and a few other people,) Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen, Method Man, Killer Mike, and Anna Kendrick, to create what has to be the most epic and badass rap of all time! Seriously, guys, if you only have time to watch one thing today, this is it!

[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Youtube]

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Krampus: Origins of the Yuletide Monster [Video]

You better watch out, you better not cry, and you certainly must behave—or else face the brutal beating of the Krampus. Why does this demonic, horned Yuletide monster exist? This episode of Monstrum looks at the historical origins of Krampus in the winter festivals of the Alpine region, challenging the false claim that this monster came from pagan tradition, and traces its renewed popularity across the globe.

[Storied]