Many things to discuss
Many things! So many that I only culled the very best links for the spam, and it's still hugelong. Well, it's not that bad. JUST READ IT.
To begin: the new Made of Fail, " Self-Esteem is for Everybody," is up. I'm not on it (Scarlett is of Scarlettopia and the Spoony Experiment is, much to Dayna's twitterpation), but Dayna and I were talking a few days before, and she had me write down what I was saying so she could read it on air (about 28 minutes in), and it was: my advice to geek boys. My sad, hard-won, somewhat embittered advice. Alas, earwax.
Also, the Christopher Pike thing just got better. (Scroll down to "ETA again.") Not only is he now accusing caligirl_08 of being the one with an army of Amazon review sockpuppets, he's claiming that bookfails is "a livejournal community sponsored by someone of Turkish background who has taken things much too far and is trying to rob fiction authors of their artistic license." Such artistic license includes claiming that the Aryans of India are the same as the "Nordic ideal" Aryans.
However: sad news as well.
Hollywood legend Tony Curtis dies at 85.
Bonnie and Clyde Director Arthur Penn Dies at 88.
'Marty,' 'Chinatown' actor Joe Mantell dies at 94.
More linkspam:
It's Official: Christopher Nolan Will Direct 'Batman 3.' My understanding is that the holdup was that Nolan wasn't sure he wanted to do it, not that anyone at the studio would have dreamed of going anywhere else. I mean, in addition to the emotional issues surrounding the second movie--how in the world is he supposed to top that? I'd take a couple of years off, too. Meanwhile: Michael Caine Gives Possible Batman Start; Michael Caine explains the end of Inception.
Three Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 Banners.
Johnny Depp On The Set Of ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’; 'The Lone Ranger' to Reunite Johnny Depp with 'Pirates' Director Gore Verbinski.
Today in Predictable Things: George Lucas Converting Star Wars Saga to 3-D.
NBC and Bryan Fuller remaking 'The Munsters.'
US Networks May Board ITV ‘Titanic.’
‘Girl with a Dragon Tattoo’: Christopher Plummer to play Henrik Vanger.
Jared Harris to play Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes 2.
Mission: Impossible Adds Josh Holloway; Mission: Impossible to Film in Dubai; Help Movieline Caption New Tom Cruise Photo from the Set of 4th Mission Impossible.
Natalie Portman Now Starring in 'Gravity', Alfonso Cuaron's Sci-Fi Epic; 'Superman' Reboot to Find Natalie Portman Playing Lois Lane?
Stewart Circling Dreamworks Thriller Someone in the Dark.
Don't Look the Trailer for Skyline in the Eyes Unless You Want Aliens to Kill You; The I Am Number Four Trailer: Twilight With Aliens. I thought that was "Roswell"?
EXCL: Davis, Mulcahy Push the Envelope with Teen Wolf.
Strangers on a Train Re-Imaginged for Teens. Of course it is.
'Snow White' Adds Another Dark, Survival Story to Her Pile of Upcoming Adaptations.
Jesse Eisenberg vs. Michael Cera: Avoiding Slacker Burnout. You know, people keep saying, "So this kid always plays the same character--so what? So do actors X, Y and Z!" But you know, I've figured it out: it's that, this time around, I'm not interested in that one character. Some people are; I'm not. So. There you are.
'Sex and the City' is Dead, and Chris Noth is Blaming the Critics.
Avatar porn trailer reveals the Na'vi-human war over male sexual enhancement.
'Rubber' Review: The Fantastic Fest Film That Gives New Meaning to "Tire Trouble." "The film opens with our eponymous tire becoming aware of its abilities to blow stuff up and roll around."
Krackoon Trailer: Because What the World Needs Now is a Crack-Addicted Raccoon Splatter Flick. YES.
To begin: the new Made of Fail, " Self-Esteem is for Everybody," is up. I'm not on it (Scarlett is of Scarlettopia and the Spoony Experiment is, much to Dayna's twitterpation), but Dayna and I were talking a few days before, and she had me write down what I was saying so she could read it on air (about 28 minutes in), and it was: my advice to geek boys. My sad, hard-won, somewhat embittered advice. Alas, earwax.
Also, the Christopher Pike thing just got better. (Scroll down to "ETA again.") Not only is he now accusing caligirl_08 of being the one with an army of Amazon review sockpuppets, he's claiming that bookfails is "a livejournal community sponsored by someone of Turkish background who has taken things much too far and is trying to rob fiction authors of their artistic license." Such artistic license includes claiming that the Aryans of India are the same as the "Nordic ideal" Aryans.
However: sad news as well.
Hollywood legend Tony Curtis dies at 85.
Bonnie and Clyde Director Arthur Penn Dies at 88.
'Marty,' 'Chinatown' actor Joe Mantell dies at 94.
More linkspam:
It's Official: Christopher Nolan Will Direct 'Batman 3.' My understanding is that the holdup was that Nolan wasn't sure he wanted to do it, not that anyone at the studio would have dreamed of going anywhere else. I mean, in addition to the emotional issues surrounding the second movie--how in the world is he supposed to top that? I'd take a couple of years off, too. Meanwhile: Michael Caine Gives Possible Batman Start; Michael Caine explains the end of Inception.
Three Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 Banners.
Johnny Depp On The Set Of ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’; 'The Lone Ranger' to Reunite Johnny Depp with 'Pirates' Director Gore Verbinski.
Today in Predictable Things: George Lucas Converting Star Wars Saga to 3-D.
NBC and Bryan Fuller remaking 'The Munsters.'
US Networks May Board ITV ‘Titanic.’
‘Girl with a Dragon Tattoo’: Christopher Plummer to play Henrik Vanger.
Jared Harris to play Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes 2.
Mission: Impossible Adds Josh Holloway; Mission: Impossible to Film in Dubai; Help Movieline Caption New Tom Cruise Photo from the Set of 4th Mission Impossible.
Natalie Portman Now Starring in 'Gravity', Alfonso Cuaron's Sci-Fi Epic; 'Superman' Reboot to Find Natalie Portman Playing Lois Lane?
Stewart Circling Dreamworks Thriller Someone in the Dark.
Don't Look the Trailer for Skyline in the Eyes Unless You Want Aliens to Kill You; The I Am Number Four Trailer: Twilight With Aliens. I thought that was "Roswell"?
EXCL: Davis, Mulcahy Push the Envelope with Teen Wolf.
Strangers on a Train Re-Imaginged for Teens. Of course it is.
'Snow White' Adds Another Dark, Survival Story to Her Pile of Upcoming Adaptations.
Jesse Eisenberg vs. Michael Cera: Avoiding Slacker Burnout. You know, people keep saying, "So this kid always plays the same character--so what? So do actors X, Y and Z!" But you know, I've figured it out: it's that, this time around, I'm not interested in that one character. Some people are; I'm not. So. There you are.
'Sex and the City' is Dead, and Chris Noth is Blaming the Critics.
Avatar porn trailer reveals the Na'vi-human war over male sexual enhancement.
'Rubber' Review: The Fantastic Fest Film That Gives New Meaning to "Tire Trouble." "The film opens with our eponymous tire becoming aware of its abilities to blow stuff up and roll around."
Krackoon Trailer: Because What the World Needs Now is a Crack-Addicted Raccoon Splatter Flick. YES.