Wednesday night--wait, it's Wednesday already?

[cleolinda]

Reading Virginia Rounding's Grandes Horizontales and feeling kinda oogy. May be just because I took my meds late today, but I also have a little congestion and can't taste much, so who knows. (And what's with this crick in my wrist?) Still ought to put up a little linkspam, though.

Bhutto sent Blitzer security e-mail. "Conditions of use: only if she were killed." Militants, Bhutto aides allege cover-up; Three causes of death for Bhutto in 36 hours in an attempt to deny her a martyr's death; HarperCollins rushing Bhutto-written book; Unsurprising Announcement: They're Making a Movie About Benazir Bhutto.

Fans Line Up for ‘Late Night’ While Writers Picket; Nikki Finke Says Film Writers Very Unhappy About Letterman Deal; Studios: Writers' losses top amount sought; Awkward Encounters in the Hollywood Trenches; Fan Auction Supports Writers; Golden Globe Awards Seeks Deal with WGA; Golden Globes Might Not be Televised. Does this mean I won't be able to use my superabundance of Yahoo avatars in red-carpet gowns?

Nature's role in Arctic thaw.

Diners find rare pearl in plate of clams.

TSA to punish fliers for facecrime; Pilot to TSA: Let my people go!

In the Fight Over Piracy, a Rare Stand for Privacy.

Vandals rip into Robert Frost home.

Girl gets revolutionary note in package instead of iPod.

The Official Nancy Drew Handbook! Yes, I actually meted out an exclamation point for that one!

Robert Reed's angry Shakespearean critique of the Brady Bunch scripts.

Wikiffiti -- stickers that read [citation needed].

has you ever danced wif da devil in da pale moonlight? Also: Telekittehsis; Santa came! Get up, GET UP!!!!!1!; will that be first class or coach?; a fud is eatn mah fud; this puppy will cure all that ails you.

Jezebel resolves to make blog a female body critique-free zone.

Anne Rice goes nuts on the IMDB. As opposed to Amazon. On the upside, she loves Sweeney Todd, although that's not terribly surprising (both Neil and Maddy Gaiman both liked it as well).

Promising to do to Science Fiction What Gawker Did to Celebrity: "Just as a warning to Newitz, et al: The moment you start thinking you’re too clever for the room is the moment we set the hounds on you. And by 'the hounds' I mean the folks at Fandom Wank. Oh yes. They are so very ready." And there goes my first actual lol of the new year.

Best of '07: The stars' picks.

Universal Pictures 2008 Preview; Walt Disney Studios 2008 Preview; 20th Century Fox 2008 Preview; Warner Bros. Pictures 2008 Preview.

Burton: 'Studios Feared Sweeney Todd'; Depp’s weirdest shoot? ‘Sweeney’ flashback. " '(Burton) literally was sobbing. He left the set of his own movie. [...] That and having to soap up Alan Rickman's face were two of the scariest moments, maybe of my life,' joked Depp."

Second Harry Potter Generation Information Revealed:New Clip from J.K Rowling Documentary. Including George and Angelina's children Fred and Roxanne. ("Percy and Audrey"? I thought he was destined to marry his first love like everyone else with Penelope Clearwater.) Also, on her official site, JKR notes that Draco and "Astoria" are parents to "Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy."

Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein,' 'The Hobbit' and 'Harry Potter.'

New 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' Pics, including the first image of Cate Blanchett as "the villainous (but still extremely sexy) Agent Spalko." Also, I'm not sure why Shia LaBoeuf is morphing into Colin Farrell on this comic book cover.

Tyler "Madea" Perry joins Star Trek; Trekkie claims auctioned prop was a fake.

'Bond 22' Shoots in London Next Week, Eon Silent on Gemma Casting; Shooting At Barbican Venue Next Week.

Mark Hamill ‘Can’t Wait’ To See Heath Ledger As Joker. For those of you wondering about this seeming non-sequitur, "Hamill, of course, is often credited with helping to craft the most definitive take on the character yet, in Dini’s Batman: The Animated Series."

Fincher's 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Gets Some Good News, including a link to a first image of Brad Pitt on set.

First Look: Rachel McAdams in 'The Time Traveler's Wife.'

Poster and stills for "How To Lose Friends and Alienate People."

Penelope New Trailer + Poster.

Teaser Poster for Will Smith's 'Hancock.'

First Look at 'Death Race' (or, Jason Statham's Head Pasted in a Car).

Aussie Paper Says Natalie Imbruglia Has Auditioned for 'Wolverine'; Is Bailey Chase in Talks to Play Gambit in 'Wolverine'?

Hugh Jackman Is Vegeta? STOP THIS MADNESS!

Frank Darabont's Tokyo Rose Biopic Moving Forward.

The Coen Brothers Want a Little Spaghetti with Their Next Western.

A cut scene hints at subtext in 'There Will Be Blood'; we have finally located the one critic who hates this movie. Look, I don't know, I haven't seen it yet.

Sacha Baron Cohen Cast as Abbie Hoffman in Spielberg's Trial of the Chicago Seven; Cohen retiring Borat, Ali G.

David Cross Defends His Participation in 'Chipmunks.'

Comments

[kvschwartz.livejournal.com]

I've had dizziness attacks today, too. Must be something going around the web.

In this line, "Without belaboring the inequities of the script, which are varied and numerous" ... am I missing something, or did he mean something else entirely -- perhaps "banalities"?

[kvschwartz.livejournal.com]

Wow, I was the first to comment. That feels ... weird.

[stokerbramwell.livejournal.com]

It's an omen! :O

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

Anne Rice really needs a hobby. I mean a legitimate hobby like knitting or something. Maybe she can just knit a sweater of something controversial and get out some of this pent up rage.

And there is no way to defend participation in Chipmunks. Just don't try it. Just walk away sheepishly.

[edda.livejournal.com]

That article about David Cross leads to another link at the Onion A.V. Club that articulates my utter disdain for him SO WELL.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Noooo! Dammit, us knitters are all stocked up on crazy, let the crocheters or the cross-stitchers take her! D:

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

I can just feel her doing a cross stitch sampler of the Necronomicon or something. Crochet some booties for Cthulhu perhaps? Make a tapestry that claims Jesus was a vampire, you know, SOMETHING to keep her out of the sane people's hair.

[modpixie.livejournal.com]

johnny depp: bright eyes? really? you just made jeff mangum cry.



look how disappointed he is in you!

[msilverstar]

If Scalzi thinks he has a handle on the rampaging wankas over at FW... he has no clue how easy it is to be wanked.

[stokerbramwell.livejournal.com]

Your icon! XD That segment was so hilarious.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

I have the icon love too. That was my favorite part of the movie.

[gryphonmage.livejournal.com]

I received the Official Nancy Drew Handbook for Christmas. It contains valuable advice on things like recognizing good guys and bad guys, escaping from quicksand, choosing nail polish and other essential issues. This year, I am in a new apartment with more space and my Nancy Drew books have come out of storage. I do believe this might be the year to take up my handbook and work my way through the original series, though sadly, not the original versions.

[skyblade.livejournal.com]

If David Cross has found himself in this position, it's because he's mercilessly lambasted all the inane crap Hollywood has churned out. Of course, is this really the turning point for his fans? He was in Scary Movie 2, the nadir of a series not rife with high points.

[tonks07.livejournal.com]

lol at the note in the iPod case. I wonder what the people are doing with the iPods...

The Vampire Chronicles fandom is one of the few fandoms I know of the completely has abondoned the author and the last half of 'canon'. Anne Rice has past over into some other world of crazy.

I am interested in this documentary about J.K. Rowling.And the fact that Luna had a kid named Lysander makes me smile.Shakespheare love.

[pottersues.livejournal.com]

The second generation family tree makes me weep for my future. Lily Luna? Did Luna die before Lily was born? ;)

[viorica8957.livejournal.com]

Maybe Ginny finally put her foot down about the dead-people names?

[pottersues.livejournal.com]

I hope so. Maybe after Albus Severus arrived she demanded some sort of say in naming the next baby. Quite possibly it could be the case that she just wants one her her children not to plagued by being the living memory of someone that their dad idolizes (minus Snape). Oh never mind, her first name is Lily, AS has it the easiest.

/rambling

[viorica8957.livejournal.com]

Lily Luna is actually really pretty, IMO. I'm still boggling over the idea that Rowling anyone thought that Albus Severus was a good idea.

[viorica8957.livejournal.com]

I read that whole family tree, and my response was ". . . Roxane? Who was named Roxane? I don't remember any dead characters named Roxane . . ."

Oh, and they all seemed to have had kids. Huh.

*snickers at Anne Rice* I noticed her commenting on a YouTube video once. She has an Internet connection without the faintest inklng of 'net etiquette, and this is the result.

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

I could totally get behind (ahem) Bailey Chase as Gambit, as I've worshipped the ground he's walked on since Graham in BUFFY(icon)- throw in a resurrection scene for Jimmy Marsden as Cyclops just to irk Brett Ratner and I'd be one happy chappy *g*

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

"Scorpius"? Oh, please. Couldn't they think of anything MORE sinister to name him? Heh.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I think "Lucifer Mengele Malfoy" would have a very nice ring to it.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Hee hee hee.

How about Aquarius Sturmabteilung Malfoy? Kind of melding the non-threatening with the horrendously awful? Also it really rolls off the tongue.

[kvschwartz.livejournal.com]

Cheney Rove Blackwater Britney Malfoy


Oh, yes. I went there.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Aaaand, we're done here!

Heh.

[marginaliana]

Hahahaha Britney! Thank you for my early afternoon chortle.

[gold-tree.livejournal.com]

Mephistopheles Machiavelli Malfoy.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Well, ok, you may have a point there... :)

[marginaliana]

Cthulhu Ceasar Malfoy? *facepalms at self*

[greyduck.livejournal.com]

On Mark Hamill: Just a few days ago I introduced my kids to Hamill's Joker (via the power of YouTube, oddly enough). It was sort of a segue from their new enthusiasm for Avatar (since Hamill is Fire Lord Ozai). They got a kick out of it.

Yes! I am a good parent! *grin*

[ladyvoldything.livejournal.com]

OMG HE IS??!! Yayz.

[greyduck.livejournal.com]

He is, but he's playing it more subtle than his usual villain routine. There's only a hint of that vocal sneer he does so well, and I think I like the portrayal more for that bit of restraint.

Just one more awesome thing about The Day Of Black Sun.

[ladyvoldything.livejournal.com]

I've never heard Hamill's typical anything, other than his typical Whiny Hero Bitch.

[daemonnoire.livejournal.com]

Ugh, Bailey Chase as Gambit? His forehead is WAY too high for my Cajun Crush.

[marumae.livejournal.com]

Hugh Jackman as Vegeta entry has been deleted. Oddly enough I can't find any more references other then rumors nothing close to confirmation.

Also, it is sad how excited I am about Bond 22, probably because Daniel Craig is in it and he is made of sex was a rather good Bond.

[sailorsilver.livejournal.com]

Hugh Jackman is Vegeta?!

Cleo, I totally agree with your comment--thank you for my first "out of nowhere LOL" of the year. I'm sorry, but there aren't enough stars in the Hollywood galaxy to save a live-action version of Dragonball Z.

[barrelgoddess.livejournal.com]

We'd need OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND~ at least.

[sailorsilver.livejournal.com]

WIN.

I can't believe I didn't think of that.

TEAM TORO

[kosher-jenny.livejournal.com]

From the Del Toro link:

Unfortunately, I can't see the man taking on all of those films -- especially since both The Hobbit and Harry Potter have strict deadlines to meet.

I agree with this too, but still: ;_____________;

Those Indy photos are looking pretty good, and raising my hopes that this movie will somehow not be a total embarrassment. I mean, I should know better...but look at how hot Cate is!

And I want some of those wiki stickers. It will make my return to school for the spring semester so much more entertaining. *G*