Thursday night, feh

[cleolinda]

Not much to say, except that I'm tired.

U.S., British diplomats attacked in Zimbabwe; Envoy: Zimbabwe forces threatened U.S. staff.

Egypt uncovers 'missing' pyramid of a pharaoh.

Former screen siren Bardot convicted in race case; Brigitte Bardot gets fifth racism conviction.

'French Spider-man' Scales New York Times.

Japanese patient's 'tumour' turns out to be 25-year-old towel.

New report identifies dangerous Web domains.

U2 to reissue three albums with rarities.

Newsweek: Jakob Dylan is going solo. I would just like to pipe up here that "Sleepwalker" is still one of my favorite songs.

Lesbian kisses at ballgame ignite furor.

George Takei and partner plan to wed in September.

Old Romance Novels Go to Etsy. "There are pages crafted into naughty pendant jewelry, the more salacious the better." Oh, man--I would love one of the more subtle ones. Because I'm chicken subtle like that.

Purple Drank, the anti-energy drink.

Burger King Tray liners feature vegetable porn?; Burger King's European cartoons continue to violate.

Exceptionally good lolcats today: “toastr is gud nap spot” you sed the living dead need to piddle; When seafood goes bad.

Black presidents nothing new to Hollywood. I laughed when I saw this, because I'm pretty sure that Morgan Freeman could throw his hat into the ring tomorrow and win in November.

Universal Studios Hollywood Not Rebuilding King Kong Ride.

Entertainment industry accuses campus laser-printers of downloading 'Indiana Jones.'

"Nuke the fridge," the new "Jump the shark." (Warning: Indiana Jones/Crystal Skull spoilers.)

Images: The Dark Knight pics; Tons More 'Wanted' Photos and Official Site Updates (New 'Wanted' Shots and the Art of Weaving: "Wait till you see the mad shit this guy does with a loom!"); Anne Hathaway Dons Jersey Tan for 'Bride Wars'; 'Transformers 2' Set Shots (i.e. Photos of Helicopters, Explosions); A Teaser Poster for 'W'; Sci-Fi Viking Flick 'Outlander' Gets a Slick Poster; Jason Statham And Tyrese Gibson In ‘Death Race.’

Trailers: 'X-Files' Trailer, Still Snow-Search-Based but Now in English; Meet WALL-E's Entire Robot Servant Class; 'On the Doll' Clip Will Make Men Cringe; New Japanese Trailer For 'Machine Girl' Is Full Of Bloody Goodness.

trailer_spot: The Women, Transsiberian, Get Smart, Wanted, Encounters at the End of the World.

Guy Ritchie Planning to Make Sherlock Holmes Snatchier. GNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGHRRRRHGHHHHH. I SHALL RESERVE JUDGMENT FOR NOW, BUT YOU ARE ON NOTICE.

Ridley Scott Returns to Sci-Fi and Talks 'Blood Meridian'; Ridley Scott To Make 'Brave New World'?

Christopher Lee Would Return as Saruman for 'The Hobbit.' But if you cut his scenes again, he will gut you like a fish.

Weta Workshop on Designing Narnia; 'Prince Caspian' Toys Featured in Toy Collector Magazine.

Philip Pullman Leads Campaign Against Book Age Guidelines.

Interview: Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard on 'The Dark Knight's' Score.

'Quantum of Solace' - Official Blog Report #11; 'Quantum of Solace' To Wrap Principal Photography This Month.

Fanboy Bites: 'Iron Man 2', 'Transformers 2' and 'Star Trek 2.'

What's Scarier: The Newest Transformers, Or Ali Larter's Outfit In Heroes? [Morning Spoilers].

Green Lantern Movie Will Be Respectful, Secretive.

It's Official - Seth Rogen's Green Hornet Has Been Greenlit.

Brian De Palma Helming 'Boston Stranglers.'

Bryan Singer's 'Valkyrie' Reshooting Three More Scenes; Entire Internet Calls Bullshit as Peter Bart Goes to War For 'Valkyrie.'

Newbie Writer Will Adapt Warren Ellis' 'Ocean.'

Brian K. Vaughan Sells 'Roundtable' to DreamWorks: "It revolves around Merlin trying to assemble a group of modern day knights to battle an ancient evil, only to discover that they are sorely lacking in the 21st century. The only heroes he can find are washed up athletes, cowardly scientists, or Academy Award winning actors."

Kaufman to Trim 'Synecdoche' for US Distributors.

Much Of ‘High School Musical’ Cast Not Returning For Fourth Film, Says Efron.

How Very! 'Heathers' Gets New Anniversary DVD.

Meet the Vampires of 'Lost Boys 2' ("Trey [pictured] - A sensitive artist with long, flowing hair, puppy dog eyes, and a nose with a urethra...").

Emma Stone Haunts Matthew McConaughey, And His Virginity, In ‘Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past.’

Herzog Responds to 'Bad Lieutenant' Backlash: "To hear Herzog tell it, his version of Bad Lieutenant isn't a remake, although he wouldn't know, since it sounds like hasn't actually seen the original. However, he says that Cage's character's name and the plot are entirely new." So we're using the title because...?

Just What the World Needs: An 'I Spit on Your Grave' Remake.

Bad '80s movies ahoy! Can The Children Of Men Escape From New York?

Elmo plays Joe Pesci with De Niro in 'Casino' reenactment.

Help A 'Revenge Of The Nerds' Fan Achieve Darth Climax. Oh... oh dear.

Comments

[roseredhoofbeat.livejournal.com]

I would so totally vote for Morgan Freeman. Or Judge Judy. Or Jon Stewart. OR A DOG.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Oh lord, the dude who complained about the lesbians at the ball game needs to get a life.

As the Mariners played the Boston Red Sox on May 26, Sirbrina Guerrero and her date were approached in the third inning by an usher who told them their kissing was inappropriate, Guerrero said.

See, now if they'd got to third base, I can see a complaint being in order.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

Okay. I had never heard of Outlander before, but... BUT I MUST HAVE IT. VIKINGS! SPACEMEN! MONSTERS! EEEEEE!

This almost makes up for the fact that they trashed the dinosaurs-with-guns Jurassic Park 4. Almost.

[poinsley.livejournal.com]

dinosaurs-with-guns Jurassic Park 4

What?

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

It was mentioned a bunch of linkspams back. Hang on, lemme go rummagin'...

Here we go (http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2149175,00.html)!

Now, I'm the kind of person who, if they did make that version of the film, would go see it in the theater approximately eight thousand times.

[poinsley.livejournal.com]

That synopsis sounds awesome.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

I KNOW!

We could have GI Joes riding on tyrannosaurs' backs! Velociraptor cavalry! Pterodactyls fighting fighter jets!

SO COOL. Why can't we have nice things?!

[thelittlebudgie.livejournal.com]

The Pullman link doesn't work. And the idea of putting age guidelines on books like they were movies or video games makes me very uncomfortable.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Fixed, thanks.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

I'm watching you, Guy Ritchie. If you screw this up IT WILL BE ON. Sleep with one eye open, Ritchie.

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

*driveby icon lust*

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[rahrahmah.livejournal.com]

Everyone who has seen the Great Mouse Detective knows that Sherlock Holmes will make a great action movie. I am excited!

[tabbyclaw.livejournal.com]

I would just like to pipe up here that "Sleepwalker" is still one of my favorite songs.

I'M NOT ALONE!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

... You know, I should probably listen to the rest of the album someday...

[christwise.livejournal.com]

My parents are currently visiting family in Maine so I felt obligated to e-mail them that lobster macro. You know, so they could be on the lookout.

Where did you get your digital copy of Twilight? I have New Moon and Eclipse but not Twilight, I got that from the library. But I might want to read it again oh god kill me now.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

*shifty look*

[christwise.livejournal.com]

It took me too long to make this but this widdle guy is so dang cute I'm posting him anyway.

(http://tinypic.com)

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

PUPPY

[christwise.livejournal.com]

(http://tinypic.com)

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

You almost gave me a heart attack. EEP.

[christwise.livejournal.com]

You will probably be happy to know that I don't have a macro for "urm, oops, sorry."

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Heh, it's okay.

[lesamalie.livejournal.com]

Oh god. They can't put age restrictions on books. That's so horrible. I wish I could eloquently elucidate my horror and shock and fear if that was ever to come to fruition, but all I can say is "Oh god."

I read books all over "appropriate" age ranges growing up, but I was reading which is, you know, kinda important.

[clodia-risa.livejournal.com]

I didn't understand the article at all. Is it actual restrictions, or is it just recommended in the book? Because I've seen that at our bookstore already....which leads to my confusion.

[riari.livejournal.com]

I think its marking what age the person reading the book should be or something. Sorry, I'm confused myself.

Then again, I'm coming from Japanese anime and comics where nearly everything released in the US is age rated. At least I'm assuming that's the same thing. The age rating is on the back. Usually All Ages, Teen (13+), Older Teen (16+), and Mature.

There's already an age range system in place at most chain bookstores from what I see. Although there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason in filing. Either that or I don't understand the system.

[clodia-risa.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I work at Borders, and there's definitely a system and an age suggestion for both manga (on the book, which I approve of because at the present time most parents are way uninformed about it), and in the children's section. Someone in corporate tells us where to set it up, but I don't know by what criteria.

I guess the distinction is that manga is rated kinda like TV/films, whereas books are broken up almost by grade level. Grade 1-3, read these, grade 9-11, these, etc. That would be a downside to the system, as they say, if indeed they decide to write this ON the book, rather than just suggesting it by their placement.

I don't know. My mother was constantly picking out things on reading lists three, four levels ahead. And I still read "YA SciFi" like Robin McKinley.

It would be nice to have a system in place so that parents can understand the content of the novel without having to read it all themselves. The problem is that in the implementation, I'm sure it'll all get messed up.

[clodia-risa.livejournal.com]

I didn't know "Nuke the fridge" link had spoilers for Indiana Jones, which I haven't seen it. Could you specify that please? I know it's from early in the film, but I'm nearly unspoiled and want to stay that way.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Oh, yikes--sorry about that.

[clodia-risa.livejournal.com]

It's okay, I saw the words "early in the film" and went back quickly. I do assume that there is a nuke, and a fridge, in the early part of the film.

[kismeteve.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of open to a Holmes film by Ritchie. It could be awful, but there's potential for something interesting. It really depends on casting.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm scared but piqued at the same time.

[kirsdarke.livejournal.com]

Morgan Freeman could show up the night before Election Day all, "Hello, I've decided to run. Please vote for me," AND I WOULD.

[greenwitch.livejournal.com]

The scary thing about the French Dude climbing the NYTimes building is that a copy cat did the same thing a few hours later (http://www.wnbc.com/news/16510197/detail.html?dl=mainclick) and they were showing it live on the local news, with footage from a helicopter, and it was... kind of discernible that the guy might not have been a professional, you know, building climber (BASE climber?), because he kept stopping, at some point looked like he was trying to get into the windows of the building, and didn't have a chalk bag hanging from his belt. Even the news anchors were like "Um, this could end badly and we kind of don't want to be watching this."

[apocalyptically.livejournal.com]

That Roundtable sounds really promising.

[queenofattolia.livejournal.com]

How does Anne Hathaway continue to get roles? She's a terrible actress and I hate her face (she defines "muckle-mouthed"). She's like the girl in drama class who keeps getting the leads in all the plays despite her lack of talent or charm.

As for The Green Hornet: I guess Rogen will be the Fat, Unattractive Green Hornet. Jesus.

[elbeonore.livejournal.com]

Do we need a new Sherlock Holmes, really? This idea worries me.

Strangly, I'm not worried about the proposed new My Fair Lady (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117986985.html?categoryid=13&cs=1) movie. It actually sounds really awesome, to me, and if any modern actress is to tackle Eliza Doolittle, I want it be Knightley.

Who bets that even if they go ahead with this, they chicken out and alter the ending of the story? The 1938 "Pygmalion" did, and the musical does too.

[karintheswede]

So that is the collective noun for linkspam. I've been wondering.

Also, warnings on books? Where's the world going?

[cindyg.livejournal.com]

Just What the World Needs: An 'I Spit on Your Grave' Remake

Sweet merciful heaven...::brain implodes::

Full disclosure: I own a bootleg copy, because I just had to know what everyone was talking about. After having survived it (thanks to hubby's incredibly snarky commentary), I cannot conceive how or why anyone would want to remake it.

I just hope Seth Rogen does a good job with Green Hornet, or another piece of my childhood will be destroyed forever.

[4492.livejournal.com]

I'm horribly split by the book guidelines thing.

On one hand, I work in a book store and the first thing I get after "I'm looking for a book for my son/daughter/nephew..." is "What would you recommend for such-and-such an age?" And it'd give me an easier time of it by just saying "oh, our 5-8's are over here" or whatever.

On the other hand I learned to read at a very early age and adored it. My reading level was the highest in my year until they stopped testing us! So I usually ask if they know what the kids reading level is. I used to hate it when I got "age appropriate" books for a present.

So really the bottom line is that the guidelines would sell books well, but those said books would probably sit on the shelf in the kids room. I would put that maybe people need to know their kids better, but I have no idea what my cousins like and continually fail at presents for them, so I have no legs to stand on whatsoever!

[jenny0.livejournal.com]

The most aggravating thing about the lesbians kissing at baseball game story? ALL the people objecting it did so on the grounds that they "would have to explain it to their kids". So let's just keep our kids ignorant so that when they grow up and OH MY GOD see gay people doing normal couple things, it will freak them out and they'll become crazy bigots just like their parents! Right on!

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Dang. I loved the Kong ride. It had fire and monkeys.

[mercat.livejournal.com]

I think people missed the part where Indy IV was supposed to be 50's cheese. (Sadly understandable, as I knew about it goigng in and was still rather shocked, though not by the refrigerator...)

GEORGE LUCAS I THINK PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING

And about Freeman (and Ford): http://www.bunny-comic.com/?id=785

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

... I have to get my printer working again so I can tape that up on my door.

[mercat.livejournal.com]

I have that one hanging up as well as this one: http://www.cafepress.com/maycontainnuts.24758241 =P

[batmaz.livejournal.com]

Ooh, lots of linkspam today!

First off, there should never be age guideline for books. Unless, you know, it's porn. But that goes without saying. A book is a book is a book. If it's too advanced for you, you get bored and stop reading. And if it's above your age guideline and you can comprehend it and enjoy it then good for you. It's enriching. Age restrictions on books is utter madness. I had a reading age that was off the scale at primary school. If I'd been stuck reading about Jennifer Yellowhat and Roger Redhat (as charming as they are) until I was 10, I would have died.

And I need one of those smutty necklaces, like, now.

Ehm and Morgan Freeman would totally have my vote. I think you guys should write his name on the ballot paper underneath all of the others and tick him. That would be the awesomest. I don't think he'd refuse. I'd be flattered.