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A site of original and unoriginal content meant to entertain and inform. Out of Sight is edited by JJ O'Donoghue and William Hilderbrandt.

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If this site had to be summed up in one word and a preceding parenthetical phrase, then it would be (hopefully) entertaining. Think of it as an archive of some of the most interesting articles, videos, photography, and miscellany that JJ and William find online.

Presently the two have hopes of expanding the site to include some of their own work, and when they do just watch the hilarity ensue.

In the meantime please leave comments on posts - whether you like or dislike - and make suggestions as to what you want to see more of. For some of you it's more tits and ass, for others you prefer men with beards, and for one of you (you know who I am talking about) it's all about jam.

one more thing on out of sight

Out of sight is Will and JJ's attempt to get noticed and invited on daytime TV or any Fox TV show. Before out of sight, there was rich and creamy, a hugely popular blog for spammers who wanted to sell us penis enhancing products. They were wasting their time.

But to stick to the augmentation analogy, out of sight at its best is a brain enhancing website. That's a radical statement guys.

What you'll find on the site is a ménage à trois of humour, skepticism, intelligence and titilation. We really enjoy comments and recommendations and we hope to build up a community of followers so that we then add a subscription wall and take on the Financial Times or Playboy. Or just get jobs with them.

who is this stud william?

William lives in Paris. At the start of 2009 he left London and all his friends and his bad job to come to France, where he hardly speaks the language, to be with his girlfriend. Officially he is very happy to finally be living with her but occasionally he does get nostalgic for London.

He grew up in the US - Oklahoma (please do not hum the musical!) - and studied philosophy before going to London for a Master's in journalism. His work has not been published by the best in the industry, such as The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, The Economist, Mother Jones, McSweeney's, and many, many more.

Currently he is freelancing at radio and TV gigs, slowly acquiring technical skills he hopes he can eventually use to make documentary and feature films that one day will not be produced by some of the world's best film studios.

who is this wise guy jj?

Quite early on in life JJ discovered that he was a fabricator. In 2006 his mum and dad invited him to leave their home in Cork, Ireland and head for London, where he now resides, to shake up the city. He cycles hard, drinks hard and blogs harder. You get the picture.

Currently he's alive, and, like most people his age he's 29. He longs for the day Japan get's moved right next to Ireland, and that Cork wins the world series in hurling. More than anything else he want's a book deal. Failing that a decent sandwich with French mustard, mayonnaise and Ballymaloe relish in it.

21 August 09

Expect a lot of pointing fingers at the Japanese over the next few months for their fishing practises as exposed in the “The Cove”. Here’s a three second synopsis: “The Cove” is a documentary film documenting the annual killing of more than 2,500 dolphins in a cove at Taiji, Wakayama in Japan.” And here, to my mind anyway, is a decent critique of the film from IMDb:

In the end, the filmmakers undermines their own credibility and the validity of any point of view they might hold. I watched this movie with an open mind as I do everything. They have really blown it with this stinker. They have shown how a bias movie should be made. That is about all this show is worth. A lesson in untruths and treason. They have belittled the Fishermen of Japan so they can spill this form of trash movie that Micheal Moore so frequently makes. They are endowed with these tasks by brave harpoonists that fight to keep a meal on the table… Thank you Mr. Film-maker for the comedy clown show you made in this film!!!!! Nevertheless, all that has not stopped them from getting rich on an amusingly bundled package of half-truths and some outright lies.

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19 August 09

Right so if you don’t like what appears to be a string of sausages being ripped out from your insides, then look away because this is “Grotesque.” No really it is. That’s the name of the film. It’s just been banned in the UK. The censor said: “The chief pleasure on offer seems to be in the spectacle of sadism (including sexual sadism) for its own sake.” Well, here’s the trailer.

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27 July 09

Definitely one of the funniest interviews I have seen in a while. Unlike Kana Matsuda, a Japanese high school student, I am not a fan of Harry Potter. Matsuda won a competition to come and visit the movie set and interview some of the stars. Her reaction and subsequent actions upon meeting Rupert Grint are hilarious.

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14 July 09

My knowledge of fashion dosen’t extend beyond my own wardrobe which is mostly full of years old boxer shorts that I bought in Wal-Mart for cheap. However, I do know that the very mention of the name Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue, is meant to strike fear into models, designers, journalists, interns and photographers. This is the fiery woman who dictates what the world should wear from one season to the next. But after seeing this trailer for “September Issue”, in the words of Bruno, another uber-fashionista, “Ich don’t think so.” She just seems like one of the women who used to work with me in Dunnes Stores who smoked too much, but with nicer hair.

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8 July 09

“In a world where…” ” In a time when…” Can you hear the voice already? The voice of Don LaFontaine, the master of the movie trailer narration. LaFontaine died last year, but in his lifetime he recorded trailers for more than 5,000 movies. In his spare time he even did voice mail messages using his famous catchphrases as a favour to strangers. Here he talks about his voice and how much pleasure his work gave him - and us. [thanks, Anthony]

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7 July 09

IFC.com has a run down on the 50 greatest movie trailers of all time. Alien tops its list: “Masterfully cut and artful to boot, the first glimpse of Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-horror classic features not a single word of dialogue and begins in abstract.”

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20 June 09

One of my favourite film makers, Adam Curtis, has a new documentary about to come out. The theme of power is, as always, central to his work. It Felt Like a Kiss will open at the Manchester International Festival. Longer trailer here.

“It Felt Like a Kiss started life as an experimental film I made for the BBC last year. My aim was to try and find a more involving and emotional way of doing political journalism on TV.  I decided to make a film about something that has always fascinated me - how power really works in the world. To show that power is exercised not just through politics and diplomacy - but flows through our feelings and emotions, and shapes the way we think of ourselves and the world.”

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16 April 09

Movie plots uncomfortably summarised

A great list of plots whittled down to so few words they’re nearly unidentifiable. Consider this for The Terminator: An unplanned pregnancy leads to complications. Below are some more good ones, but the first is definitely the best. [via Cynical-C]

  • TITANIC: Crazy old widow disregards lifelong memories of husband, children, and grandchildren in favor of that one time she fucked a bum.
  • 300: Gays kill blacks.
  • BATMAN: Wealthy man assaults the mentally ill.
  • BLADE RUNNER: Man with no apparent skill stumbles into escaped robots, fails to kill most, fucks one.
  • DEMOLITION MAN: In a future where crime is completely eradicated, a black man steals and murders.
  • FIELD OF DREAMS: Schizophrenic builds ball park, almost kills girl.
  • GONE WITH THE WIND: Rich, white slave owner enjoys getting raped, miscarries.
  • GOOD WILL HUNTING: Underemployed genius squanders prestigious job opportunity to chase trim.
  • HARRY POTTER: Celebrity Jock thinks rules don’t apply to him, is right.
  • KILL BILL: Irresponsible mother wants custody of her child.
  • LARS AND THE REAL GIRL: Retarded man doesn’t know what sex toy is for.
  • MILK: Uppity queer dies.
  • MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL: British comedy troupe inadvertently creates language lab for nerds.
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8 April 09
“He had only 4 lines of dialogue in ‘Rocky 4’ and they were all bad-ass.”So true. Brevity is the soul of wit, and the soul of Ivan Drago, the nemesis of Rocky IV. What a stud - Drago was Thor in gloves or Arnold with a hammer and sickle. Dan Meth made the image and wrote the great caption, check out more of his sketchbook here.

“He had only 4 lines of dialogue in ‘Rocky 4’ and they were all bad-ass.”

So true. Brevity is the soul of wit, and the soul of Ivan Drago, the nemesis of Rocky IV. What a stud - Drago was Thor in gloves or Arnold with a hammer and sickle. Dan Meth made the image and wrote the great caption, check out more of his sketchbook here.

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3 April 09

I can’t wait for this. Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie, Bruno - how do you protect yourself from a dildo?

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1 April 09

I know Out of Sight has a few French readers. Bienvenue. If you haven’t seen this viral for The March of the Penguins (or Emperor as it was called in French) you’ll very much like it. If you have seen it, watch it again. C’est drole, non? Baguette.

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31 March 09

Damn this is good. Mash-up of Star Wars with Dallas intro music. Still think Dallas was better.

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10 March 09

Up is Pixar and Disney’s big summer blockbuster. Look’s good.

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Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh