A sleepy day, not much to say

[cleolinda]

But much linkspam:

From shadefell: "meopta has breast cancer, the kind that usually kills you fast. She made it to remission, although she's still getting treatment. She's got two little girls who are pretty freaked out by OMG THE CANCER. She's one of those people the world needs more of: strong, out spoken, fair, awesome, passionate. She's currently doing a cancer walk in support of another patient seen by her oncology center, and I was wondering if you could help in asking people to donate to it."

From lady_moriel: "counteragent's little sister-in-law, Jenny, is very sick. It would be so wonderful if you could take a quick moment (just like 3 minutes) to check out her family's blog and see if you think you might know anyone like Jenny. They are looking for 'comparables' (people who have similar symptoms) that may have had success with treatments Jenny's docs haven't yet tried."

3 Internet providers agree to block child porn.

What the hell is going on at EMI? "This means that as Coldplay releases 'Viva La Vida,' the biggest album of its career, its American record label will have no one running it. This also means that the Beatles will have no one directly representing them. Neither will Katy Perry, who has the No. 1 single in the country with 'I Kissed a Girl,' or any other Capitol acts. And the funny part is that none of them knows it."

"The Three Best Bits of Relationship Advice I've Ever Been Given."

No can talk. In time-out. Stoopid hoomans. Couch looks better on fire; Ma, da ceiling cat witnesses r here; minions of basement cat is BSOD ur dissertashun; An Ceiling Cat Banisht Basement Cat To Teh Bowels of Hell; Hey, u hav perty eyez; Her eyes not down here.

Francis Capra joining 'Heroes'?

Does Science Fiction Speak to Our Condition More Than Fancy Literary Writing? I don't know, although I'm inclined to agree generally that books that are about people doing tangible things speak more to our condition than vague existential meebling about how hollow life in this modern, over-commercialized world is. I mean, ideally you have the tangible storylines, which may or may not include people having awesome adventures, and the existential depth.

Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy, Unveiled!

Friends throw Diddley a rocking 4-hour funeral.

Grim Reports Have Paul Newman Diagnosed with Terminal Lung Cancer. ETA: His rep denies reports.

Stuntman killed while shooting John Woo film.

Charity run by Anne Hathaway's boyfriend investigated.

Images: Images from Alex Proyas' Sci- Fi Thriller 'Knowing' Hit the Net (I can't remember if I posted these before or not); 'What Just Happened?' Poster Premiere; Exclusive Poster: ‘Righteous Kill’; 'Miracle at St. Anna' Poster Premiere; First '[REC] 2' Teaser Poster Revealed.

Clips and trailers: The new 'Hulk' TV ad reveals a very special, not-so-secret guest star; 'The Incredible Hulk' Goes Unscripted; New Red Band 'Wanted' Trailer Hits; Quantum of Solace Bond Girl Featurette: Olga Kurylenko; Extended Clip From 'WALL•E'; 'The Duchess' second trailer; Six new 'Edge of Love' clips; 7-Minute 'Get Smart' Sneak Preview on iTunes; Must Watch: Badass 'Transporter 3' Teaser Trailer; Must Watch: Official Trailer for Vin Diesel's 'Babylon A.D.'; Two New Awesome 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army' TV Spots; "The Wackness" Theatrical Trailer + Free Screenings; Teaser for Steve Martin's 'Pink Panther 2.'

trailer_spot: Transporter 3, Valkyrie, Madagascar 2, Elegy, Express, Wanted.

'Twilight' Tuesday Exclusive: Stephenie Meyer Announces 'Breaking Dawn' Tour Dates With Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld; Stephenie Meyer and cast of Twilight to be at San Diego Comic-Con. I'm tempted to ask Sister Girl's boyfriend--you know, the Barnes-a-Million buyer--to take my copy and ask Robert Pattinson to sparkle on it a little ("Look, man, she said sparkle. I don't know what that means. I just know I'm sleeping on the couch if you don't"), except that it may be too soon to clue him in that his potential future sister-in-law is a total weirdogeek.

(Oh, I almost forgot--laurelin_kit pointed out a post on Stephanie Meyer's blog [scroll down] where she reveals that the unnamed CD in the first book--you know, the one that Bella's stepfather gave her, and that she and 110-year-old sparklepire Edward bond over--was supposed to be Linkin Park. LINKIN PARK. Really? REALLY?)

Ledger’s family to attend new Batman premiere; Go Vote for Harvey Dent! 'The Dark Knight' Viral Returns!

New Harry Potter Prequel Sells for 25,000 Pounds ($48,855) at Charity Auction; Warwick Davis Excited About Extended Role In ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows’ (Davis plays both Hitlerwick Flitwick and Griphook); J.K. Rowling on the power of failure, which is kind of what I needed to read right now.

Favreau Not Keen on 'Iron Man 2' Release Date; Jon Favreau Might Not Direct Iron Man 2 - It Can't Be?!; Will 'Hancock' and Marvel Ruin 'Iron Man 2'? Yeah, the first one was just the breakout hit of the summer; let's make sure we fuck the sequel up.

TV News: Fifteen-part 'Little Dorrit' adaptation on the way.

Grant/Zhang are 'Lost for Words.'

Harrison Ford to Star in 'Crowley.'

Sir Ian McKellen To Play The New Number Two In 'The Prisoner' Remake Miniseries?

Stiller and Witherspoon in New Crowe Pic.

Atom Egoyan Studies 'Seven Wonders.'

Neil Jordan Goes Back to Fantasy with 'Ondine.'

F. Gary Gray Helming Other Marvin Gaye Biopic.

'Wall-E's' Andrew Stanton Writing 'John Carter of Mars' Movie.

Christensen Up for 'Jumper' Sequel, although I think he may be the only one.

Tim Roth Talks 'Inglorious Bastards' and 'Pulp Fiction' Spin-Off.

The Smurfs Are Headed for the Big Screen; Casting the new 'Smurfs' movie.

'The Happening' Finally Screens For Critics And The Results Are Not Pretty; Fan Rant: Why M. Night Shyamalan Has Nothing to Apologize For; The Science Behind 'The Happening' Is Jesus? (Note: This is not actually the plot of the movie or a spoiler. However, from what I know of the movie, there are spoilers in the article itself.)

Fan Rant: In Defense of Ang Lee's 'Hulk.'

'Brokeback Mountain' to premiere as opera in 2013.

Crappy Movies Are Destroying Your Brain, Say Scientists.

Let's observe a moment of silence for Mike Myers' sense of humor.

Comments

[barrelgoddess.livejournal.com]

Linkin Park?!

*massive facepalm*

ETA: HAHAHA @ the "Crappy Movies Are Destroying Your Brain". Seems Forrester was right all along, and I LOVE that the article mentions him. XD

[gracefulfool.livejournal.com]

There is not enough facepalm in the world for the Linkin Park reveal.

*FACEPALM*

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

(Oh, I almost forgot--[info]laurelin_kit pointed out a post on Stephanie Meyer's blog [scroll down] where she reveals that the unnamed CD in the first book--you know, the one that Bella's stepfather gave her, and that she and 110-year-old sparklepire Edward bond over--was supposed to be Linkin Park. LINKIN PARK. Really? REALLY?)
Ha ha ha AWESOME. (I love Linkin Park, but that's still funny.)

Yeah, the first one was just the breakout hit of the summer; let's make sure we fuck the sequel up.
Aaaaaaaargh.

Liman spun out a liberal re-imagining
That's one way of putting it.

Fan Rant: In Defense of Ang Lee's 'Hulk.'
You tell 'em, sweinberg! Seriously, it wasn't that bad, you guys.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

(I love Linkin Park, but that's still funny.)

Well, Edward also says that he thought the music of the '50s and the '80s was good, but not the '60s and '70s. Generally I agree with him, but then I also know that I have terrible taste in music.

[megmatthews20.livejournal.com]

Ian McKellen as NUMBER 2!!!! *dances around like a crazy person* I totally envisioned Rhys Ifans for that role, but Ian is just as awesome!!!

And I really like Caveizel's acting (even if I hate his politics) so I think he'll make an interesting number 6...I hope he does it justice!

*goes off to dust off Prisoner DVD's*

cheers

[akathorne.livejournal.com]

"Meebling" is my new favorite not-a-word.

The real Mr. Darcy was kid of cute.

Also, they are making a Smurfs movie?! WHY.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

NB: The less whiny version of "meebling" is "murbling." And I would know, because I made it up. ~The More You Know~

[casirafics.livejournal.com]

re: Twilight tour dates: Oh, I'm going to have to try to get to the Seattle one. The last reading of hers I went to was fun enough, but translating that particular crowd to Benaroya Hall is guaranteed to be priceless.

[eldritchdragon.livejournal.com]

Is it bad that I saw the headline about Anne Hathaway's boyfriend and immediately thought, "Wait, wait, when the hell did they clone Shakespeare and since when did he start running a charity?" I was genuinely indignant that I had somehow missed the dawn of mad science when I suddenly remembered (and not without a wave of disappointment) that they were actually referring to that Anne Hathaway, not Shakespeare's wife.

RE: Relationship advice

[clodia-risa.livejournal.com]

I don't get the last piece - am I missing something in regards to the last piece of advice, the bogus one?

Re: Relationship advice

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

I am also confused! I can't tell if it's meant to be that she's just talking on and on and on, or if she's suddenly realised that they're the person for her and either run off to be with them or is just sitting in silent contemplation of this.

[viorica8957.livejournal.com]

I thinking "speaking to our condition" works best with relatable characters, so that depends on a.) Whether the story is plot or character-driven, and b.) How good the writer is. The characters in Star Wars (plot/special effects driven) never felt like anything but cardboard to me, but the Firefly (character-driven) crew always felt like real people. I've never connected with any literary characters, but that's because every "literary" novel I've read came across as stuffy and pretentious. I think you can tell when the author is writing because they care for the characters (as opposed to trying to sound smart) and the former is better written and more enjoyable- and "speaks to our condition" because you can see yourself in the character. *shrug*

[polly-moopers.livejournal.com]

My planet was destroyed in a tragic Death Star-related accident.

Star Wars speaks to my condition. :(

[re-weird.livejournal.com]

It was interesting to see the portrait, but I can't help but thing the intense focus on Austen's love life is missing the point of all of her novels.

Ha! that ecard is great. I remember cringing at "The Love Guru" in the theater. At least with "Zohan", I actually know someone in real life who had a similar career path-Navy SEAL to hair cutter!

[inkytwist.livejournal.com]

B-but I like Linkin Park!

*wibbly eyes*

[elsajeni.livejournal.com]

I am SO CONFUSED about this whole 'The Happening'/Jesus/Marky Mark/algae/I-have-no-idea business.

[pinstripe-bindi.livejournal.com]

Except for a couple of episodes, #2 was always a different person in The Prisoner. So I guess they're not doing that for the new one?

[shadefell.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for posting that.

[roseredhoofbeat.livejournal.com]

I hope Larry McMurtry is appropriately ashamed of himself for that screenplay. Lawd.

I love the ONTD comment of, "You didn't use LUUUUUBE!!" however.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I am so disappointed that "Crowley" is nothing to do with either Aleister Crowley or the demon from Good Omens. I swear never to see it, as a result.

[outinthestorm.livejournal.com]

You do know that there is a movie called "the Chemical Wedding" coming out that's about Aleister Crowley?

[pride4u2.livejournal.com]

There's going to be a Smurfs movie??? First Garfield, then the Chipmunks, now the Smurfs. When will they stop destroying my childhood??

[ellaafleck.livejournal.com]

Brokeback Opera! That makes me oddly happy, if only to think that opera will get a slightly new audience out of it. Though...wait...by 2013, I could theoretically audition for and be in this show. Weird.

[artemis-archer.livejournal.com]

it may be too soon to clue him in that his potential future sister-in-law is a total weirdogeek

My sister and her now husband have been together since I was 14 (I'm 20 now) and I don't know if it was a good thing or not that he was around to witness my completely awkward teen years and refusal to outgrow the YA books and fictional worlds that interested me when I was in junior high. If anything I've become even geekier since they met. Maybe being around to see me grow up that way though is why he hasn't been surprised or weirded out that his 2 and a half year old son calls forks "dinglehoppers" and recognizes dragons and griffins alongside ducks and cows from time spent hanging out with me. I've held off on Harry Potter stuff up until now but teaching him "Lumos" and "Nox" when turning light switches on and off is becoming awfully tempting.

[mokeyhokey.livejournal.com]

Wow, watching the record labels FINALLY collapse is completely fascinating. Even though she wasn't on EMI, I never would have thought in a million years that Tori Amos, of all people, would turn out to be the proverbial canary in the coal mine. I hope Paul and Yoko have the sense to buy the rights to The Beatles catalog because I have a distinct feeling that they're going to be boned if they don't.

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

Does Michael Jackson still have rights to the Beatles catalogue? Paul McCartney has been trying for years to buy it back.

[eu-splinched.livejournal.com]

D'oh. I will be attending Comic Con on Saturday only. I guess I'll just hear about the sparkle 2 days after.

First I'll miss John Barrowman (attending Thur & Fri only), now this. I think I'd feel better about the whole thing if the Saturday single ticket wasn't higher-priced. =/

[lesamalie.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks for the The Three Best Bits of Relationship Advice I've Ever Been Given, as someone who is in an icky...thing (?) right now (if one can even call it that) those were so pleasant and a lovely perspective.

I also wanted to share with you something that a member in a another comm sent out: 28 Days to a Bikini Mind (http://kateharding.net/2008/05/20/guest-post-28-days-to-a-bikini-mind/).

Anyway, thought I'd share.

[kosher-jenny.livejournal.com]

From the third Iron Man link:

Then, IESB dropped the bomb that the reason Marvel hadn't signed Favreau yet was because he wanted more money and they didn't feel he deserved it. (emphasis mine)

WAT. Yeah, I mean he and RDJ only made over five hundred million bucks (so far!) for you guys. Jesus Marvel, get your heads out of your asses. Is there some sort of Fan Outrage petition I can sign, or letter campaign? 'Cause I'll do it! Or maybe RDJ will dig his heels in, or something (though I don't know how much power he would have over something like this; hasn't he already signed the contract for 2?).

[melayka.livejournal.com]

Wait. So why are people surprised about the Linkin Park reveal? I don't have the book in front of me ATM it can't enter a house unless you invite it in! but when I read the part where Bella listens to it in bed, the description Meyer gave seemed to really suggest them to me.

Like, in the same subtle way she suggests Edward is attractive.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Heh. I had just assumed she was using an imaginary band, which was why she hadn't named it in the first place. (I probably would have made up a fictional band, myself. But then, I collect would-be band names.)

[mercat.livejournal.com]

Even if Iron Man II looks terrible, I will still probably go see it. =P RDJ is just a badass.

[floatingpencil.livejournal.com]

Re: Tom Lefroy. I don't get it. Hasn't that picture been about for years? It's in one of my Jane Austen books, can't remember whether it's the biography or letters.

Anyway, he looks sort of wicked. Cute, though.

[jenny0.livejournal.com]

I think it's in the news because it just went up for auction?