Saturday night, tired

[cleolinda]

Okay, before we start with the linkspam catch-up, I have a musical request. One of my top favorite songs ever, seriously ever, for reasons even I can't fully fathom, is the Divinyls' "Pleasure and Pain." Here is the original, 3:50 in length. Now, I have been looking for a long time for an extended version, which I did find (here's that one, 4:32 in length). Problem is, the quality's kind of patchy. Does anyone have a clean, clear version of the extended version?

Potterspam:

Some food of the Harry Potter books recipe links I've had for a while.

More answers from Today: Why Draco was the true owner of the Elder Wand and how Neville got the Sword of Gryffindor.

Huge DH answers in a Bloomsbury online chat. Read this if you read nothing else, although there are bits about Ron and Luna that contradict what she said in the Today interview. Includes what Hermione's love potion smelled like (GOD, I WANTED TO KNOW THAT!); what Aunt Petunia wanted to say the last time she saw Harry; and what Dudley's worst "memory" was.

New York Magazine presents the Harry Potter obituaries. (Confession: Harry's made me laugh out loud. Also Snape's. And Bellatrix's. And...)

Emma Watson finishes the book: "The trio survived! And Hermione and Ron got married and had babies! woop woop!"

Alfonso Cuaron "Really Tempted" by "Deathly Hallows" Film.

Worldwide OOTP gross: $708m.

7 signs you’re infected with Harry Potter fever. I love how number seven is basically an excuse to go, "Woooo! This one guy, he so crazy!"

Elderly man named Harry Potter survives another book release. Aww, he seems to have a nice sense of humor about it.

Another backlog of linkspam:

Yahoo Full Coverage: The Minneapolis Bridge Collapse.

TV news helicopters collide, killing 4.

Man Burns Down Trailer in Online Feud.

From bibliotech: Newsflash: Time May Not Exist.

Immigrant Simic to be U.S. poet laureate.

The 2007 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest results. Worst purposely awful opening line, grand prize winner: "Gerald began--but was interrupted by a piercing whistle which cost him ten percent of his hearing permanently, as it did everyone else in a ten-mile radius of the eruption, not that it mattered much because for them 'permanently' meant the next ten minutes or so until buried by searing lava or suffocated by choking ash--to pee." The Children's Lit winner is also for the win.

Fox News discovers 4chan. Uh-oh.

'LonelyGirl15' season ends with a twist. Wow, that's a pretty big twist, too.

How not to Save Our Show, by someone who has actually worked in TV. Hint: boycott threats and bombardments of junk? Don't work.

Literally, a Web Log. Ironically: not an actual log.

Artists' panties brief people on city history.

BRRRAAAIIINNNSSS.

"Queen guitarist Brian May has handed in his astronomy PhD thesis - 36 years after abandoning it to join the band."

Pure, passive-aggressive class: "Elizabeth Dewberry Left Robert Olen Butler To Join Ted Turner's Collection," and Gawker has "what we believe is the full insane insane INSANE email that Bob Butler sent to his department, describing the breakup of their relationship." Among other things...

Teen Sues Over XXX-Video "Debut."

Austen's power: Jane addiction sweeps theaters, bookstores.

The new Brokeback? "Gerard Butler and Steven Strait are set to take a bite out of Screen Gems' postapocalyptic vampire western Priest. The two are in negotiations to star, while Andrew Douglas has signed on to direct." I have no idea what about this says "Brokeback Mountain" to the writer of that headline, particularly as that synopsis has a conspicuous lack of... sheep.

Anyway, to answer their question: No, this is. From agatha_mandrake: "Apparently, there are plans underway for Brokeback Mountain: the musical! Now, I love me a musical, but come on, Broadway, not everything needs to be set to song. And Ennis and Jack never struck me as the singing types anyway."

trailer_spot: Resident Evil: Extinction, Dedication, Drillbit Taylor, Beowulf, Blade Runner; National Treasure 2, We Own the Night, Rendition, Nines, Sugarhouse; Dark Knight, Golden Compass, Atonement, Horton Hears a Who, Things We Lost in the Fire.

'Stardust' cast drinks from the fountain of youth; Storyteller Gaiman wishes upon a star; EXCL: Interview with Stardust Director Matthew Vaughn; Gellar Turned Down 'Stardust' Role for Love.

Caspian Goes Bigger, Darker; SDCC 07: Caspian Armor Unveiled; Prince Caspian footage! See? See? I told you he fine! Also: Comic-Con: ‘Narnia’ Filmmakers Go The Distance, Plan For Seven Films.

A poster for Southland Tales, Richard Kelly's first film after Donnie Darko ; Kelly Talks Southland Changes.

Big Loads of Treasure on the 'Pirates 3' DVD.

Keira Knightley Will Play 18th-Century Princess Di. Okay, ignore the phrasing for a moment: what they're really saying is that Amanda Foreman's excellent biography Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire is being made into a movie, and also, that Keira Knightley will star. Huzzah!

Gory New Pics from '30 Days of Night'; R-Rated '30 Days of Night' Trailer; 30 Makes Vampires Scary Again; Sony Launches Official Site for '30 Days of Night.'

''X-Files'' creator speaks on elusive movie script.

‘Dark Is Rising’ Screenwriter Explains Why He Took The Job; "The Seeker" has now been stuck at the front of the title.

Bob Hoskins Talks Method Acting, Retirement, Says Making 'Super Mario Bros.' Was a "F**king Nightmare."

JJ Abrams was right about Ethan Haas; Cloverfield Set Videos and Photos.

Comic-Con: Tyrese Gibson, Joan Allen Hit The Road For ‘Death Race 3000.’ Wait, what?

New R-Rated 'Beowulf' Trailer Arrives, With Naked Angelina Jolie. You know, I was more impressed with the whole CG idea when I thought that maybe they'd go for something more impressionistic than, you know, photorealism. Which we could get just by... filming the actors.

(What's good for the goose: Cinematical's Best Films for Gratuitous Male Nudity.)

Hellboy 2 Comic-Con Limited-Edition Movie Poster.

SDCC 07: Iron Man Pics.

Coming Soon.net Exclusive: Batman Gets a New Theme.

Roger Avary Helming Castle Wolfenstein.

Magic 8 Ball: The Movie? Well, everyone scoffed at turning a theme park ride into a movie, so... it's still a bad idea.

Comments

[feather-down.livejournal.com]

Oh god. Oh god.

That article by the screenwriter for The Dark is Rising is so very frustrating. That man is talking out of his ass. God. DO NOT WANT. ICON DOES NOT WANT EITHER.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

What I find so interesting is that his idea of the story being about family, well... that's not all that crazy in and of itself. But it also doesn't explain all the severe, non-family-related moments of fail in that trailer. How'd that happen, pal?

[lauramcvey.livejournal.com]

It was the "Harry Potter is great. That many people can't be wrong." bit that had me rolling on the floor. Uh, remember this little thing called Nazi Germany? Were that many people right as well?

[xander77.livejournal.com]

And Goodwin gets splattered all over the windshield five seconds after the debate cars have started the race. NOBODY saw this coming.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

... Yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking.

[lauramcvey.livejournal.com]

:sheepish grin: Er, yes, well, I do have better analogies than that.

. . .

. . .

Crap, no I don't. Regardless, that guy is talking out of his ass. I've only read The Grey King and Over Sea, Under Stone, and still. Do. Not. Want.
. . . maybe the Inheritance Trilogy is a parallel? But those books actually do suck . . .

[lauramcvey.livejournal.com]

*snicker* Yeah, Goodwin came to mind as I was typing but, well, it was midnight, and I didn't have any other good analogies on hand.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

What I hate about the "family" bits is that he distorted the version that was in the book to something unrecognizable. It's not really an adaptation so much as a different story with the same character names and vaguely similar biographical details.

[honorh.livejournal.com]

*Sigh* I'm really not going to have any excuse to see this movie aside from "But . . . but it's got Eccles!", am I?

[dancingbarefoot.livejournal.com]

Okay I can buy Keira in the biography but for the love of all things, can't somebody in the promoting of said movie get it right that the Duchess was one of Di's ancestors.

*gets off of the Princess of Wales history soapbox now* ROFLMAO!!!

[lilitou.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. God. Can John Hodge please go get hit by a truck? Seriously. I would like that. In fact, I would put it on YouTube.

[anonymisty.livejournal.com]

Ooh, how about he gets hit by a truck full of copies of Susan Cooper's books?

I would watch that.

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

And there would be the sound of distant cheering...

[editornia.livejournal.com]

Totally Off Topic, but your icon just makes me LOL! I so wish I'd done that in a math test, somewhere in my high school career! ;D

[lauramcvey.livejournal.com]

Re: How to save our show. So a letter like: "Dear Bonnie Hammer. You are a vindictive bitch whose only joy in life is crushing the hearts of Sci-fi geeks, whose sole enjoyment is dervied from an hour a week of your former programming. Burn in hell" isn't a good idea? Oh. Well, I can still write about renewing The Dresden Files *sigh*

Damn, Ben Barnes is fine.

The obits made me snicker. Well, except for Lupin and Tonks's, but there weren't any jokes there. I especally liked Bellatrix's guinea pigs, and "REDACT, REDACT, POTTER IS ALIVE."

Is it just me, or is "the Order" from LonelyGir15 a ripoff of the Order from A Great and Terrible Beauty? I mean, with a member named Gemma . . .

As for a Brokeback Mountain musical, I dunno. I've never seen it, and book-to-musical success can range from Les Miserables to Lestat (which I liked, but I'm in the minority there. And I didn't like the NY version. Not even extra Nicolas could save that version for me). I should probably wtach that movie.

What on Earth is with Emma Watson's site? The Flash is killing my Internet!

Meh, I still want David Yates for the rest of the HP films.

[lilgoala.livejournal.com]

What on Earth is with Emma Watson's site? The Flash is killing my Internet!

No joke. I never thought I'd find an official site worse than Melanie Griffith's (melaniegriffith.com).

[vampychick.livejournal.com]

The more I read about The Dark is Rising the crankier I get. Now it seems the screenwriter is projecting his own issues in order to fuck up a completely lovely story, which, ew.

At the moment, the only person attached to this whole mess not feeling my wrath is Christopher Eccleston. For he is Christopher Eccleston, and also, he gets to play the Rider. COME ON.

[honorh.livejournal.com]

He is Christopher Eccleston, and he's playing a horse-riding baddie in leather. It is a travesty that there must be something wrong in this scenario.

[rclementmoore.livejournal.com]

Eccleston is not free from my wrath. Because he is in it, I will be forced to sit through this travesty of an adaptation of one of my favorite books ever.

[rosetapestry.livejournal.com]

Oh Cuaron, why did you just have to go and get my hopes up like that?!

[pscopathictiger.livejournal.com]

For your next potterspam, you should include lolzterlife because it is hilarious and there is one about Cedric and Fred and it is pure GENIUS.

Ahem.

[kvschwartz.livejournal.com]

Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that in a supposed news article the only snippet that remotely qualifies as "news" (in the sense of actually being new) is tucked quietly into the first paragraph and never mentioned again?

[whisperwords.livejournal.com]

The Bulwer-Lytton awards "purple prose" runner ups for the WIN, man:

"Marilyn's main feature was her mountainous breasts, with an associated sharp ravine of cleavage--the breasts not awesome like Everest, but like one of the Highland peaks near Balquhidder, where the notorious outlaw Rob Roy spent his last days."

I have this hilarious image of two enormous, enormous breasts -- with a tiny little tent pitched somewhere in between them, perhaps complete with a little campfire and tiny horse tied to a post...

[serizawa3000.livejournal.com]

I have this hilarious image of two enormous, enormous breasts -- with a tiny little tent pitched somewhere in between them, perhaps complete with a little campfire and tiny horse tied to a post...

how about some tiny, tiny mountain goats, leaping from peak to peak?

[silverspar.livejournal.com]

Bob needs to let the Mario Brothers thing go. Every time he gives an interview, man.

[elsajeni.livejournal.com]

Damn, Beowulf. My computer wasn't quite up to that trailer, but I sat through the whole thing, with ten or twelve stops to buffer or, you know, whatever the video player thing does when it's failing to play the video, because it is SO PRETTY OMGWTF.

... I don't even remember seeing the boobs. Too distracted. Love Beowulf. Want to marry Beowulf. Want to name firstborn Beowulf. *preorders tickets*

[trash-addict.livejournal.com]

Top quality linkspam!
Now, come on Alfonso...you know you want to...
(there'll be no room for so many damn nature shots this time, though). How would he treat the ramble through the forest?

[pscopathictiger.livejournal.com]

I think that'd end up being the whole movie. about thirty minutes spent on chapters 1-the wedding, and then an hour and a half spent on the forest-y type with Grodric's Hollow and all that. And then thirty minutes for Gringotts-end.

I think I would be angry. Really, I wouldn't mind if the movies didn't HAVE TO BE 2 1\2 HOURS. Or, no more than that. I mean, the third movie was very pretty, and I liked parts of it, but overall I thought the time span was weird. But that's just me. LA LA LA I AM RAMBLING I APOLOGIZE.

[ter369.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the Bob Hoskins link, Cleo!

And finally, a link to the Rowling web chat transcript that I could get to open. This is an example of why I avoid spoilers. I'd scrolled past LJers complaining about answers Rowling gave, but in context (and with, y'know, the rest of the sentence) they made more sense.

The only problem with having seen OoTP multiple times in the past three weeks is that I had to sit through horrible previews, including that Dark is Rising thing. I am probably glad to not know the source material or I'd have suffered more.

[chrryblssmninja.livejournal.com]

Priest is a manwha (Korean comic) about a priest who shoots up the undead in a postapocalyptic Western setting. But some commenters keep thinking it's a Preacher knockoff.

[khaman.livejournal.com]

That. And I have no idea where the hell they're getting 'Brokeback' either. Rather a good manwha, just about as bad as some of CLAMP's stuff in terms of timely release, though.

[ironclad1609.livejournal.com]

I thought exactly the same thing after that Beowulf trailer.
It has "look what we can do with CGI" written all over it :/

[chocotaku.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry but how can you take a "news story" seriously when the reporter says "Epic lulz"? This is a followup to their "ground breaking" stories on the pedophiles hunting kids on Nintendo DS pictochat and the Horrors of Maple Story and how it makes kids steal. I just posted about it today, too, complete with the yewtubes. Finding 4chan. Pffffttt... I'm just waiting for all the newbs to clear out after finding it for the first time.

[greenleafgurl17.livejournal.com]

I pretty much lost it when he said "lulz".

[chocotaku.livejournal.com]

INTERNET HATE MACHINE was my favorite new name for 4chan from the newscast. I wish they had talked more about aids in the pool than the swastigets though. And SHE GOT A DOG! That is now a meme.

[greenleafgurl17.livejournal.com]

The whole Fox-News-Discovering-4chan thing was actually quite hilarious. There was an epic "remix" of the newscast, but I can't find it...oh well...

[chocotaku.livejournal.com]

This?

[greenleafgurl17.livejournal.com]

No, that's not it...

[bigeyedrabbit.livejournal.com]

I freakin' love that Divinyls song too and I don't know why. Something about the way Christina Amphlett yelps, "Find my body better FIX my face" really hits the spot for my listening enjoyment. Alas, I do not have any shareable version but am just forever listening to it on LaunchCast. I hope someone finds you one. :(

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

FINALLY! Someone else who understands! (You can download the versions I put up if you'd like something permanent, btw.) I think it's the piano/keyboards for me, for some reason--kind of has this cascading sound to it. Although Christina Amphlett is also for the win, always.

[bigeyedrabbit.livejournal.com]

You can download the versions I put up if you'd like something permanent, btw.

Oooooh, lovely! I was in the middle of scanning crap and only about half-braining when I first read this post or I probably would have figured that out. ;)

[havocs-roman.livejournal.com]

Alfonso, I love you, darling, but get the hell away from my HP, ok?

LOL, obituaries.

Brokeback, the Musical: and the stereotypes shall strike so fiercely it won't even be funny...

[editornia.livejournal.com]

Hey, Cleo, just wondering if you'd seen the absurdly-cute, embarrassingly-pink, really, really, super-cheesy punnishment for bad Thai cops? If not, here's the link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070806/ap_on_fe_st/odd_hello_kitty_cops ... XD ... Enjoy laughing! I know I did... ;D

Pleasure and Pain

[xander77.livejournal.com]

I've found this 5.59 version. Does that work for you?

http://rapidshare.com/files/47336098/Divinyls_-_Pleasure_And_Pain__Extended_Mix_.mp3

Also, last possible moment for submitting hilarious HP related stuff:
"If my F-list wrote DH"
http://violet-quill.livejournal.com/329450.html?page

Re: Pleasure and Pain

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yay, thanks! It's weird--the sound quality is still a little scratchy (was there *ever* a high-quality recording of this?), but the sound mix is at least consistent on both sides (I wear headphones mostly), which is more than I can say for my copy. And it's even longer! Whee!

Re: Pleasure and Pain

[xander77.livejournal.com]

I'm not use impaired! Coolness. :)

Will check to see if I can get a decent quality version... but I kinda have trouble actually making out the difference between decent and not-quite-decent - bad speakers and everything.

[pinstripe-bindi.livejournal.com]

I was a little excited for Beowulf when I first heard about it, but since it's become apparent they're veering wildly off the source material, my reaction has changed to "meh".

We're talking about the Gaimain/Jolie version?

[xander77.livejournal.com]

As long as the whole thing includes an actual dragon (that is, doesn't end at Heorot, like 99% of all adaptations, it's all good.