Yes, I believe it is.


Amazing. And lest we forget.
Which of course came from this.
Oh yes!
Not 24 hours after The Vines brought us ‘Gimme Love’, here’s Nottingham’s own musical tribute to all things Sex Bob-Omby.
It’s worth pointing out that one of the members of Swound is Lloyd Stas, the amazing poster designer behind these. Lloyd (drums) also co-directed with his brother Joe (vocals).
So enjoy the visuals and aural pleasures of the Swond sound and check out what they had to say about it after the vid. 1-2-3-4!
Here are the words of Swond themselves.
Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Into The Sea’. For a free download of this song go and ‘Like’ our facebook page here – http://www.facebook.com/swound
This is our homage to the genius of Brian Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim series and the amazing film adaptation by Edgar Wright.
We did all the filming, editing and effects ourselves because we enjoy doing things this way (and we are too poor to pay anyone).
The 8-bit tune at the start is a version of our hit single ‘Everybody Hates Her’, which you can view somewhere on here. We might get sued for using the Zelda tune but Nintendo can’t even comprehend the power that we have.
Thanks again to the above people for inspiring us to make this video. We hope the results do their work justice.
http://swound.co.uk
http://twitter.com/swound
http://swound.tumblr.com
The ace illustration comes from an amazing collection ‘The Great Showdowns’ by Scott C.

Check out the entire collection on the link below, including his amazing picture for ‘Shaun Of The Dead’.
Originally posted here. (The Great Showdowns by scott c.)
This morning a flurry of people sent me the link for the new The Vines video ‘Gimme Love‘. Many people pointed out that it was a homage to Sex Bob Omb and the opening credit sequence of ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs The World’. Some asked if I thought it was a homage or a rip off? Some asked If I actually directed it. (I didn’t.)
Well, what do I think? I am very flattered.
Was a big fan of The Vines first album ‘Highly Evolved’ in 2002 and indeed loved the Roman Coppola video for ‘Get Free‘ so seeing this makes me smile.
Nice to know that someone was taking notes out there!
If you want to compare and contrast, go check out the ‘Art Of The Title‘ article on our opening sequence, featuring in-depth interviews with me, my graphic wizard of a brother Oscar, VFX supervisor Frazer Churchill and animation geniuses Shynola about how we achieved the effects in our movie.
It also features a clip of the video I did for ‘Summer‘ by Charlotte Hatherley that was one of the inspirations for the Sex Bob Omb opening sequence. So, you’ll see I’m not above ripping myself off.
And finally to show that I myself have done film homage in music video please enjoy my steadicam one take video for The Bluetones, which basically would not exist without my childhood favourite ‘Bugsy Malone’.
Quelle Homage!

Well, the Empire Awards was a great night and as you can see from the videos below, I was partly lost for words, especially at the shock of winning Best Director with such amazing, prestigious competition.
So I must again say thanks to all the Empire readers who voted for me. It means a lot to this West Country boy.
Empire Inspiration Award Acceptance
Best Director Acceptance

Jonathan Ross, Me (Edgar Wright) and Jessica Hynes (née Stevenson)




Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World | Awards & Nominations Round-Up List
- Winner, Audience Award – Lund International Fantastic Film Festival 2010
- Voted one of the top 10 films of 2010 – New York Online Critics
- Voted one of the top 10 films of 2010 – Austin Film Critics Association
- Winner, Best Original Song “We Are Sex Bob-Omb” – Houston Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay – San Diego Critics 2010
- Nominated Best Editing – San Diego Critics 2010
- Winner, Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) – Satellite Awards 2010
- Winner, Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) / Michael Cera – Satellite Awards 2010
- Nominated Best Screenplay (Adapted) – Satellite Awards 2010
- Nominated Best Art Direction & Production Design – Satellite Awards 2010
- Nominated Best Director – Detroit Film Critics 2010
- Nominated Best Ensemble – Detroit Film Critics 2010
- Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay – St. Louis Film Critics 2010
- Runner Up, Best Visual Effects – St. Louis Film Critics 2010
- Winner, Best Comedy – St. Louis Film Critics 2010
- Runner Up, Moving The Medium Forward – St. Louis Film Critics 2010
- Runner Up, Best Artistic/Creative Film – St. Louis Film Critics 2010
- One of the Top Ten Films of the Year – Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Song – Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Costume – Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Art Direction – Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Visual Effects – Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2010
- Finalist for Best Film – Indiana Film Critics 2010
- Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay – Online Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Editing – Online Film Critics Society 2010
- No. 1 on Top Ten Films of the Year 2010 – Harry Knowles at Ain’t It Cool News
- No. 3 on Top Ten Films of the Year 2010 – HitFix
- No. 6 on Top Ten Films of the Year 2010 – Collider
- No. 6 on Top Twenty Films of the Year 2010 – Empire Online
- One of the Best Popcorn Movies of 2010 – Seattle Times
- Short Listed for Best Visual Effects – Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences Awards 2011
- Nominated Best Editing in a Comedy or Musical – 61st Annual American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards 2011
- Nominated for Outstanding Film – Wide Release – GLAAD Media Awards 2011
- Winner Best Film Director Edgar Wright for Scott Pilgrim Vs The World – SFX Awards 2011
- Nominated in 11 Categories in JoeBlo.com’s The Golden Schmoes 2010 http://www.goldenschmoes.com/
- Winner Most Underrated Movie of the Year – JoeBlo.com’s The Golden Schmoes 2010
- Winner Best Comedy – JoeBlo.com’s The Golden Schmoes 2010
- Winner Biggest Surprise – JoeBlo.com’s The Golden Schmoes 2010
- Winner Best Music – JoeBlo.com’s The Golden Schmoes 2010
- Winner Best Comedy Director – The Comedy Awards from Comedy Central and MTV
- Nominated for The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation – SFWA 2010 Nebula Awards
- Nominated Best Fantasy Film – 37th Annual Saturn Award Nominations 2011
- No. 3 on Top Ten Films of the Year 2010 – The Film Stage
- Won Best DIrector – 2011 Jameson Empire Awards
- Nominated Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy – 2011 Jameson Empire Awards
- Nominated Best Film – 2011 Jameson Empire Awards
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game
- Best Adapted Video Game – Spike TV’s 2010 Video Game Awards

NEW YORK, March 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The biggest names in comedy were on hand as the winners of the first annual “The Comedy Awards” were announced by COMEDY CENTRAL during tonight’s star studded telecast set to air Sunday, April 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. “The Comedy Awards” is the first-ever multi-network, multi-platform, annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy. David Letterman, host of “Late Show with David Letterman” and a permanent fixture in the late night comedy landscape since 1982, was awarded “The Comedy Awards” most prestigious honor, the “Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence.” This award will be presented annually in honor of the legendary comedian and talk show host to an individual who embodies the comedic excellence of the beloved comedic powerhouse.BEST COMEDY DIRECTOR – Film – Edgar Wright, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
For a complete list of this year’s wins and nominations as well as more information about the show and the Board of Directors, please visit www.thecomedyawards.com.
COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 98 million homes nationwide.
Full press release here. (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comedys-big-night-out-announces-winners-for-the-first-annual-the-comedy-awards-118722254.html)
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World | Awards & Nominations Round-Up List
- Winner, Audience Award – Lund International Fantastic Film Festival 2010
- Voted one of the top 10 films of 2010 – New York Online Critics
- Voted one of the top 10 films of 2010 – Austin Film Critics Association
- Winner, Best Original Song “We Are Sex Bob-Omb” – Houston Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay – San Diego Critics 2010
- Nominated Best Editing – San Diego Critics 2010
- Winner, Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) – Satellite Awards 2010
- Winner, Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) / Michael Cera – Satellite Awards 2010
- Nominated Best Screenplay (Adapted) – Satellite Awards 2010
- Nominated Best Art Direction & Production Design – Satellite Awards 2010
- Nominated Best Director – Detroit Film Critics 2010
- Nominated Best Ensemble – Detroit Film Critics 2010
- Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay – St. Louis Film Critics 2010
- Runner Up, Best Visual Effects – St. Louis Film Critics 2010
- Winner, Best Comedy – St. Louis Film Critics 2010
- Runner Up, Moving The Medium Forward – St. Louis Film Critics 2010
- Runner Up, Best Artistic/Creative Film – St. Louis Film Critics 2010
- One of the Top Ten Films of the Year – Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Song – Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Costume – Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Art Direction – Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Visual Effects – Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2010
- Finalist for Best Film – Indiana Film Critics 2010
- Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay – Online Film Critics Society 2010
- Nominated Best Editing – Online Film Critics Society 2010
- No. 1 on Top Ten Films of the Year 2010 – Harry Knowles at Ain’t It Cool News
- No. 3 on Top Ten Films of the Year 2010 – HitFix
- No. 6 on Top Ten Films of the Year 2010 – Collider
- No. 6 on Top Twenty Films of the Year 2010 – Empire Online
- One of the Best Popcorn Movies of 2010 – Seattle Times
- Short Listed for Best Visual Effects – Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences Awards 2011
- Nominated Best Editing in a Comedy or Musical – 61st Annual American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards 2011
- Nominated for Outstanding Film – Wide Release – GLAAD Media Awards 2011
- Winner Best Film Director Edgar Wright for Scott Pilgrim Vs The World – SFX Awards 2011
- Nominated in 11 Categories in JoeBlo.com’s The Golden Schmoes 2010 http://www.goldenschmoes.com/
- Winner Most Underrated Movie of the Year – JoeBlo.com’s The Golden Schmoes 2010
- Winner Best Comedy – JoeBlo.com’s The Golden Schmoes 2010
- Winner Biggest Surprise – JoeBlo.com’s The Golden Schmoes 2010
- Winner Best Music – JoeBlo.com’s The Golden Schmoes 2010
- Winner Best Comedy Director – The Comedy Awards from Comedy Central and MTV
- Nominated for The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation – SFWA 2010 Nebula Awards
- Nominated Best Fantasy Film – 37th Annual Saturn Award Nominations 2011
- No. 3 on Top Ten Films of the Year 2010 – The Film Stage
- Nominated in 3 Categories in the 2011 Jameson Empire Awards
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game
- Best Adapted Video Game – Spike TV’s 2010 Video Game Awards

Poster designed by Sam Gilbey (http://www.samgilbeyillustrates.com) / @samgilbey.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010, USA / UK / Canada, 112 minutes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/
directed by Edgar Wright, written by Edgar Wright & Michael Bacall based on the Bryan Lee O’Malley graphic novels, starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Mark Webber, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Alison Pill & more!Fri: 11:59pm (Midnight), All Tickets $7
NB. Sales for this event will begin Mar 25, 2011 11:00 AM PST Currently there are are no guests scheduled, but you never know! Either way you get to see it with vintage trailers, some prize giveaways and the best crowd in town. Enjoy.
Cate Blanchett, star of stage and screen, winner of Oscars, BAFTAs and countless other cinematic and theatrical accolades finally talks about her most iconic part.
That of Janine in ‘Hot Fuzz’.
Thanks to Frosty Collider for bringing us this scintillating interview and glimpse into the craft of a living legend.
Ladies and gentleman, Miss Cate Blanchett.






