Quick public service announcements:
"As a lawyer, I think Facebook is the worst company in the world": The secret link to delete your account;
Facebook Isn’t Private, and 7 Other Things You Should Know;
Vox is closing down. From
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The theatre I usher at (which does live stage shows as well as movies and is 95 years old) is up for a $25,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and I'm appealing to the people of the internets to help us win, and I know we'd reach a lot more people with your help."
Linkspam:
Bessemer native and "Beetlejuice" actor Glenn Shadix dies following a fall in his condo. Let's have something cheerful:
cleolinda: The two girls on the left crack me up so bad. Also, I’m not sure, but I think the lady on the far right is telling someone to steal third.
fleasonparade reblogged this from cleolinda and added: this one can accurately be captioned: “The origin of fangirling.”
@ebertchicago: Oh. My. God. My
review of "I'm Still There," in which Joaquin Phoenix is not all there. ("If this film turns out to still be part of an elaborate hoax, I'm going to be seriously pissed.")
Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa. ...Joaquin?
First Look: Rooney Mara as the New Lisbeth Salander. Come home to Daddy, Tom Felton. This. This is why we can't have nice things.
Speaking of which (Harry Potter, I mean, not gigantic creepers):
Hi-res "Deathly Hallows" pictures from Empire; more "Deathly Hallows" screening spoilers;
New "Deathly Hallows" Promos Feature Snatchers and Death Eaters (Updated), which has a really great Quibbler cover mockup. Although I'm not sure how much sense it makes to have those headlines on the Quibbler, I don't know. Also,
Mark finishes Order of the Phoenix, cries all the tears. As you do.
Rumor Alert: Summit Working on First 'Twilight' Spin-Off. Spin-off movies you could make that would not make me want to die: 1) The adventures of Alice and Jasper. 2) The adventures of Kate and Garrett. 3) Edward's rebellious years of eating people and ~disappointing Carlisle~, because at least there would be actual vampiring. 4) Emmett punching bears. Movies that would make me want to die and take you all with me:
This. Movies I somehow did not expect:
BREE FUCKING TANNER? @Lokiale: You know if it happens there will be a song made about a cheeseburger of pain. Cheeeseburgerrr of paaaaaaiiiin, lettuce of lies
Meanwhile,
Baton Rouge Gearing Up For Breaking Dawn. Those who are about to sparkle: we salute you.
New 'Spider-Man' Musical Set Design Pic - Oscorp Labs!;
Hilary Duff Now in 'Spider-Man' Love Interest Mix;
Andrew Garfield talks Spider-Man and Never Let Me Go, plus a new gold standard for insane Doctor Who rumors. Red Skull Will Be 'Rather Frightening' In 'Captain America' Movie, Says Kevin Feige. Of course, Hugo Weaving could phone it in and it would be terrifying, but there you are.
Natalie Portman Offered Lead in Gravity. First TV Spot for Let Me In;
Let Me In Hi-Res Gallery Open;
'Let Me in' Clip Establishes Setting, Features Creepy Car Kidnapping. I think I may be the only person in the world who is not angry about this remake.
'Hunger Games' Directing Gig Down to Three. Liam Neeson Reportedly Signs Up for Battleship; "Liam Neeson joins cast of Universal flik that will feature Rihanna as a weapons specialist.
Yep, you read that right."
REVIEW: Vanessa Paradis, Romain Duris Sparkle in Romcom-Done-Right Heartbreaker;
Heartbreaker : An Exclusive Clip and Interview. Danny Boyle's '127 Hours' Labeled "Too Intense" After Medics Called to Screenings. Gemma Arterton NOT Scheduled To Talk 'Alien' Prequels With Ridley Scott. Jan de Bont to Direct Zhang Ziyi in Mulan. Concept Art for Peter Berg's Unrealized 'Dune' Project. M. Night Shyamalan (Kinda Sorta) Making 'Unbreakable 2';
'Shyamalan' Trailer: The M. Night Shyamalan Film About M. Night Shyamalan Being Terrible. We're reaching dogpile proportions on the mockery now. I start to feel sorry, and then I remember The Happening.
And, in a gloriously literal use of the Uwe Boll Slot:
Today in Unwatchable Things: Uwe Boll's NSFW Holocaust Movie Trailer.