As usual, less productive than I had hoped

[cleolinda]

Please note that a good 70% of my Tonner announcement freakout euphoria earlier today was specifically doll-related. Remember, I already made my list of Ten Dolls I Would Like to See Tonner Make, so... this is all doll-collector crazy right here. Mostly.

(Since I mention a Susan doll in that top ten entry, here's pictures of the Narnia dolls Tonner pulled from their site [maybe they went back to the drawing board?]. Not only do I want them to actually get around to selling these, because I desperately want a Susan, but I also want them to make a Caspian so bad so I can buy him for her. I know, it's crazy, but for some reason I love Susan in the movies. [That's probably not how you expected me to finish a sentence beginning "I know, it's crazy," is it?] )

Also, in completely unrelated news, I created a media page on my little personal wiki, mostly as a scrapbook for myself so I can remember when people let me pretend I was someone important (whee!). So SUCK IT, WIKIPEDIA! Media outlets have occasionally mistaken me for someone notable enough to write about!

Anyway.

Whoa, where did all the linkspam come from?

Travis Barker And DJ AM In Critical Condition Following Plane Crash; DJ AM, Blink-182's Barker expected to recover; Feds: Tire likely caused musicians' plane crash.

Thomas Dörflein, the keeper who raised Knut the polar bear, has died.

Crime writer Dominick Dunne hospitalized; Crime writer rushed from O.J. trial to hospital.

L.M. Montgomery actually committed suicide?

Going, going, gone ... Yankee Stadium.

Large Hadron Collider to be down two months; LHC Shut Down After a Ton of Liquid Helium Leaks into Tunnel.

Run-D.M.C., Metallica nominated for Rock Hall of Fame.

This is horrible but it made me laugh, since I find David Blaine's "magic" antics to be so willfully ill-advised (YOU DON'T HAVE TO HANG UPSIDE DOWN AND RISK A STROKE OR GOING BLIND, DUDE): He is TETHERED, you can GET HIM.

I CALL FOR ANY NEW YORK ONTD MEMBER TO GET A DAMN FANSIGN. HE IS ATTACHED TO A WIRE, HE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
And according to Inside Edition (which is on right now) there is possibility for him to suffer a STROKE or go BLIND, so that'll be exciting to witness if you go.

Tip from comments:
Bring a remote control helicopter.

Ike helps uncover mystery vessel on Ala. coast.

Experts 'solve' mystery of Stonehenge.

Oprah chooses best-selling 'Story of Edgar Sawtelle.'

Why Literary Fiction Should Embrace Digital Publishing.

New York's Romance Writers Celebrate Golden Apples; 2008 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers Announced; 'The New Moon's Arms' Wins Sunburst; British Fantasy Winners Announced.

Japes for Owre Tymes, or, middleenglishcomics.blogspot.com.

Users protest, defend Facebook face-lift.

Beware Cakey, The Cake from Outer Space.

The Best & Worst of the 2008 Emmy Awards [Recaps]; Emmys show failed for a host of reasons; Emmy Hell Postmortem: The Only Thing Worse Than the Hosts Were the Ratings; Emmy ratings may be worst ever; The Hater: Someone Made This Show?; Every Awkward Emmy Moment in Two Minutes [Clips]. All I know is, occasionally would people would pop into the comments of my HAI GUYZ I SNERFLE post and be like, "There are five hosts and they all suck" or "Josh Groban is scaring me." I really was better off passed out amid a pile of Kleenex, apparently.

("Say what you will about his talent, his popularity, his banality, his backstory, whatever, but [Groban] isn't stupid. He knew the position he was in, he knew the job he had to do, and unlike the hosts, writers and producers who pumped (and tape-delayed!) three hours' worth of bullshit into America's beloved televisions, he did his job. And he pretty much meant it — every outlandish segue into a condescending gospel choir or Muppet guest appearance seemed to nudge his energy incrementally higher.")

Also: It's Fug Christmas over at GFY!

Robert Wagner reveals romance with Barbara Stanwyck.

'Godfather' films finally restored to glory.

50 nifty filmmaking states. So... all of them, is what you're saying. Anyway, a partial listing of who filmed what where.

Images: 'Kick-Ass' Set Shots Look Accurate ("You'll be astounded at how accurately a real-life bird man crashing onto the top of a car recreates a drawing of a bird man crashing onto the top of a car." More on Mark Millar: Hollywood's New Player Declares War On Science); 'The Argentine' and 'Guerrilla'; 'Changeling'; EXCLUSIVE: Images from Steven Seagal's 'Kill Switch' (sarcastic woo!).

Trailers and clips: 'Revolutionary Road' Trailer Will Shatter Your 'In Titanic, What if Jack Lived???' Fantasies (just don't send 'em to Annie Proulx, that's all I know); Worth Watching - Red Band 'Good Dick' Trailer; Extended Clip From 'Bolt' Revealed; New Trailer for 'Bedtime Stories' (Russell Brand is apparently in this?); Worth Watching - First 'Deadgirl' Teaser Trailer; Flashy New TV Spot for Oliver Stone's W.

25 Minutes of Half-Blood Prince in IMAX 3-D; HBP Photos Galore: New Luna Lionhat, Sanguini the Vampire and More; 53 HBP pictures; More calendar photos!; Wizarding World of Harry Potter: "Revealed in 2010"; PotterCast 165: Terminus Part One; Followup: Indian Court Rules Against WB in "Hari Puttar" Case; NPR Interviews Dan Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths; Dan Radcliffe to be a guest on "Inside the Actors Studio"; High Res Photos from Filming on Rupert Grint's 'Wild Target' Movie; Emma Watson Confirms Education Focus Post 'Deathly Hallows'; MTV Talks WizardRockumentary; How To Tell You’re At A Wizard Rock Show ("When, instead of throwing panties, girls yell out to the resident hearthrob, 'Alex, you’re my Patronus!' ").

Daniel Craig and Marc Forster Answer Your Bond Questions!; Mark Forster and Daniel Craig Answer Your 007 Questions! Again! Some more!; New 'Quantum of Solace' Poster Artwork Revealed; 'Quantum of Solace': Shortest Bond Film Ever; 'Quantum of Solace' to drop the famous 'Bond. James Bond' introduction as well as 'shaken, not stirred' line (well, the last time he said "Bond," etc., it was fucking badass, so I'm okay with retiring it for now); 'Another Way To Die' Digital Download Now Available To Purchase; Keys Wanted To Record Bond Theme With Winehouse; Bond. Molecular Bond.

'The Dark Knight' Goes Kinetic... Why So Serious?; Batman Versus The Novelist.

Twilight: Four Italian character posters (AHHHH HE'S EATING MY SOUL MAKE HIM STOP), complete with cutesy statistics across the bottom; Interview magazine October 2008, in which Robert Pattinson spent a year drunk in a "cool little ex-crack den" with Tom Sturridge, is currently having a hard time keeping his pants on (see accompanying photograph); Japanese manga-style illustrated edition of 'Twilight,' with pics for great sparkle!

Fantastic Fest Review: Tomas Alfredson's 'Let the Right One In.' Okay, here's an actual vampire movie I want to see.

Owen Wilson in a Dracula Buddy Comedy? Ha! Oh, You're Serious. Aaaaaand there's one I do not.

First pic of Megatron in Transformers II?; Artist Creates Real-Life Transformers.

Star Trek's Henke On Kirk's Uncle; "I play the green girl. There you have it."

Keira Knightley Dresses Up For ‘The Duchess.’

Nobel Hopeful Steven Spielberg Brokered Fragile Peace Between Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood [It Can Now Be Told].

Universal Tells Spielberg 'No' on Financing 'Tintin'; Discuss: Could Steven Spielberg Direct Superman? What do you mean, "could he"?

Josh Brolin wasn’t Oliver Stone’s first choice to play George W. Bush--Christian Bale was. What is with Oliver Stone and Welsh actors for president, anyway?

Rosario Dawson discusses 'Eagle Eye,' 'Zack & Miri,' and her general awesomeness.

D.J. Caruso Describes "Major Plot Change" in 'Y the Last Man' Movie.

Astro Boy Gets Its Release Date!

Carrie-Anne Moss Joins Samuel L. Jackson In Terrorism-Themed ‘Unthinkable.’

Finally Some Good News: Uma Thurman Joins Latest Muppets Movie; Uma Thurman, Jesse L. Martin to appear in NBC's Muppets holiday special.

Natascha McElhone to play James Miranda Barry, "a woman who pretended to be a man in order to qualify as a doctor."

Hathaway & Hudson in 'Bride Wars'; Anne Hathaway Waiting By Her Shoephone For ‘Get Smart 2’ Call.

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: Video Added: Megan Fox Gets All Wet and Proves Her Worth.

‘Hannah Montana: The Movie’ Shifts Release Date, Set To Open April 10, 2009; Miley Cyrus Finds Her Head Has Grown Too Big For 'Hannah Montana' Wig [Exit Strategies].

Gervais Said No To Pirates, Da Vinci And Arthur. Well, thank God.

Nicolas Cage and Dominic Sena's Witchy Reunion.

Could 'Unbreakable 2' Break Shyamalan's Losing Streak?

Turkish Alien Babies Load Up For A Russian Revolution, Plus Grzegorz Jonkajtys' Ark Now Online [Cult Movie Worship].

Here's Why No One Playing 'The Sims' Ever, EVER Said, 'This Would Make a Great Movie.'

Dane Cook's New Dog Poop Lawsuit May Be Funniest Work of His Career.

Comments

[incogra.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just posted my Emmy fashion recap. The dresses this year were mostly as lame as the show itself.

[syneblue.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Your icon is from 'The Fall'! I waited all summer for it to come out on DVD and now Netflix is finally putting it in the mail for me! I'm so excited!

[sound-of-bells.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with the comment about Josh Groban. It was absurd, and I think whoever came up with the idea should -- I don't know, have to endure something unpleasant, because SERIOUSLY. But he really went for it and performed admirably, given the circumstances.

The rest of them... no. Just. They were all bad, but I felt worst for Heidi, because I love Project Runway but more because she looked as though she understood how bad it was and was not happy about having to deal with it, unlike the others who did not seem to get that they sucked. In his acceptance speech Jeff Probst actually said something to the effect of, "You know, Jimmy [Kimmel] told us the nothing bit wouldn't play!" NEWSFLASH: IT DID NOT.

(Also: Jeff Probst: 1; Will Arnett + Jason Bateman: 0... do I sense something wrong with this picture?)

[nore-fortuna.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with the comment about Josh Groban. It was absurd, and I think whoever came up with the idea should -- I don't know, have to endure something unpleasant, because SERIOUSLY. But he really went for it and performed admirably, given the circumstances.

I loved how he knew it was ridiculous and still had fun with it. But yeah, Josh Groban wasn't my first thought for tv theme singer.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

RE: 50 nifty filmmaking states

I'm surprised they didn't mention The Last of the Mohicans for NC. I always chuckle a bit when she breaks the rhododendron...which doesn't grow in upstate New York. Lurve.


And that poster of Edward reminds me of a younger, better-looking Vigo from Ghostbusters II. He wants to steal your babies.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Or deliver them by vampire C-section, who knows.

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

Sigh. MTV is calling Keira's costumes from the Duchess "Victorian". They're like 100 years off. Sigh.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they also did that before and I nearly screamed out loud. WHY IS IT SO HARD? NOT ALL CORSETS ARE VICTORIAN.

[plazmah.livejournal.com]

I was going to watch the "Every Awkward Emmy Moment in Two Minutes" clip, but then I remembered I have a massive embarrassment squick, so the damn thing would probably kill me. ;)

Also, that Italian Edward poster made me scream out loud. CAN'T SLEEP, ED'LL EAT ME. At least I have the manga version to sporfle over.

[glenvorian.livejournal.com]

Ooh, they shouldn't have pulled the Narnia dolls! They look amazing.

[deepbluemermaid.livejournal.com]

You know, when I did my degree in Italian, I never thought it'd be useful for reading the captions on posters for a movie about sparkly vampires. Curse my lack of foresight!

Little things about translation always amuse me. One of Edward's talents is 'the reading of the thought'. Bella's special abilities are: being immune to mindreading, 'inclined towards accidents' and 'attracting misfortune'.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know just enough Italian to read most of the captions--I love that they gave the date of when Edward and Bella became "official," because that poster is, like Edward himself, apparently a twelve-year-old girl.

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

No! Knut's daddy died? *cries*

'But then as the bear grew he became too dangerous to frolick with his adored minder, and last November the zoo decided it was best if all contact was cut off.'

*cries harder*

[unheardpublic.livejournal.com]

The Sims Movie? There is not enough ?DON'T WANT in the world.

That Emmy's Awkward Moments in 2 minute breakdown video was...painful. Absolutely painful. I am so glad I'm about as far away from that as I can possibly be (Australia). I could see an X-men (1st movie) style wave of awkward/bad TV slowly consuming the country as a result of that. *shudder*

...though I think Heidi Klum could possibly pull off a white streak in her hair...

Z

[unheardpublic.livejournal.com]

Oh, and a big "Eff You" to Caruso for destroying all that was good about Y: The Last Man.

*loathe*

[ppyajunebug.livejournal.com]

OMG I want those manga versions. So we can, you know, scan them in and write our own captions/insert "Growing Up Cullen" quotes.

[swordmage.livejournal.com]

I'm sad to hear about Dunne - I honestly like the man. Somewhere recently he said that the O.J. case would be his last...

[dianesoprano.livejournal.com]

Heya, I was browsing around the wonderful world of phanfic and noticed this story: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4553280/1/The_Pharody_of_the_Opera

I'm noticing that several sections sound very similar to what I remember reading in your Phantom in 15 minutes. I thought you might want to look it over in case the author needs to be adding a credit for you.

[melayka.livejournal.com]

Eww. You're right. Though it's only the opening scene, it's almost entirely ripped from m15m. D:

Though, the author's explanation is interesting, since if it's true it means somebody somewhere is doing mini-plays of Cleo's parodies. I wonder if there's any way that kind of thing could be parlayed into appliance-fixing cash? Don't people have to pay rights when they use someone's script in a play?

[alliancesjr.livejournal.com]

Snagged one of the Travis Barker links for the podcast newspost, if you don't mind.

Also, just finished editing, it's compiling and will be uploaded hopefully before I go to bed tonight.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course--I kept meaning to send you links, slipped into a phlegmy coma instead, etc. Did you need/get a link to the Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory comic? Because I have it bookmarked if you don't.

(How did the podcast turn out--all right?)

Keh.

[melayka.livejournal.com]

ROFL @ the Japanese Twilight scans. So it's now officially a manga about a schoolgirl with unique secret spiritual powers that gets drawn into this magical world, where she befriends some shape-shifting hotties that turn into giant demon wolf-dogs and forms a chaste teenage romance with a mysterious, golden-eyed bishie who protects her from all kinds of evil creatures, despite kinda being an evil creature himself?

Wow, that sounds... super original. XD

Re: Keh.

[robin-nibor.livejournal.com]

I have constantly described Twilight as a cliche shoujo manga. All that's missing are the cherry blossoms.

[quitesometime.livejournal.com]

How to know you're at a wizard rock concert:

One, you actually understand the lyrics.

Two, you can socialize with the artists.

Three, the artists give great hugs.

Four, the artists are totally cool with letting you pick their setlist.

Five, you can talk to the other members of the audience about something you both actually care about.






ALEX GIVES THE BEST HUGS EVER OF COURSE IT GOES ON THE LIST

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

I like the related Stonehenge story, about Eeyore visiting it and Windsor Castle (http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-66401).

I really never knew all I had to do to get on the news was photograph myself with some small furry thing all over the world.

Perhaps next vacation I will take my chinchilla...

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

I'm choosing not to read too much into the comments about Y: The Last Man, because that would just make me sad. I mean, I do get the need to be more focused and narrow than the comics, which had the space to ramble around, say, the theater company doing a Last Man play for an issue. I'm really not sure what's up with the "ticking clock" thing, though. Shouldn't the first movie just be about, say, them trying to get to Dr. Mann's lab or something? Y is a road story; it doesn't need no effin' ticking clock.

Also, it's a shame USA Today didn't mention the most WTFery Philadelphia/NJ filming lately- Transformers 2.

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

Y is a road story; it doesn't need no effin' ticking clock.
Yeah, I mean...it's sort of like Farscape: they get more and more people after them. And they have to get to Dr. Mann's lab to save humanity! There's already tension! What's the point of having a monkey separation story? I mean, he's pulling that idea straight from the book, and it's cool, but, like you, I don't want to read too much into io9's interpretation of Caruso's comment.

[greyduck.livejournal.com]

Filmmaking States: They don't mention Goonies for Oregon? Or Mr. Holland's Opus? All kinds of Gus Van Sant action? Short bleeping Circuit? None of those? Way to go, guys. But hey, they tell us that parts of Twilight, and... three other movies I'd never even heard of were filmed around here. Sure, whatever. *eyeroll*

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

OMG IS JESSE L MARTIN GOING TO SERENADE MISS PIGGY

OMG OMG OMG YESSSSSS

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

zomg, coronation!Susan is gorgeous!!!

I am not a doll person but I might become one just so I could have a Susan and a Caspian and they could have all sorts of fluffy shippiness that Lewis had too many issues to allow them. *sigh*

[hulamoth.livejournal.com]

word.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Regarding the whole "end of publishing as we know it" issue, people have been moaning in the book industry for a REALLY long time. Here's John Heywood's book, "A fourth hundred of epygrams, newly inuented and made by Iohn Heywood" published in 1560:

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN: Seen it. Excellent, creepy little film- it's basically the anti-TWILIGHT. Sure the girl's only eleven, but she can rip off heads and arms with the best of them. Also remains the only vampire film I've seen that shows the *consequences* of the vampire entering a house uninvited (it's not pretty)

ROBERT WAGNER: He did realize that Stanwyck was a lesbian, right?!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_stormthesea/]

Goodbye, Yankee Stadium! Remember when my dad would take me there for my birthday, before he found out I don't really like sports at all? I guess I am saying I wish he had not found out, it was a sad day for us all.

[sweetsyren.livejournal.com]

Lol @ David Blaine. God that man is a brilliant.

When he was doing his thing in the box in London a few years back a load of people were standing on the roofs of the buildings opposite and hitting golf balls at him.

Then there was the guy that got his remote control helicopter to fly a big mac and chips over the thing.

Keep doing your crazy thing David, and we'll keep finding things to hit you or taunt you with!

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

D.J. Caruso Describes "Major Plot Change" in 'Y the Last Man' Movie.
Aw, crap.

Could 'Unbreakable 2' Break Shyamalan's Losing Streak?
Iiiiiinteresting.