Friday night, feeling fine

[cleolinda]

A surprisingly good day. I think I definitely need to invest in a full bottle of BPAL's Siren for my oil diffuser when I have some moneys, because I felt very workative despite the joyless rainy gloom outside. Maybe it's the ginger? I have no idea.

(So... why are fireworks going off behind our house? I can't see them or anything; it just sounds like Bosnia out there. Either that, or the orcs are coming. Shelby is huddled up on the couch with this haunted look in her eyes.)

(DUDE I THINK THEY ARE GETTING CLOSER)

(Oh, it's stupid Samford's stupid homecoming. Thanks for terrifying my dog, asses.)

Today's journal flashback: a tale of Salt Lake City shenanigans.

Mother and Brother of Jennifer Hudson Are Reported to Be Slain; Police: Child missing from scene of double homicide.

Authors remember David Foster Wallace.

Katharine Hepburn, the last true star.

Stephen Hawking to retire from prestigious post.

Harriet Klausner: From Amazon Top Reviewer to Unhelpful Hack.

Hachette Binds Sci-Fi, Graphic Novel Lines Together.

In addition to some Facebook spambot wonkery I'm hearing about, it turns out that the Oregon Trail app was bought out by a speed-dating site?

This antique Victorian locket owns my soul. My broke, broke soul.

Pets in costume cute or creepy?; Science Fiction's Great Villains, Immortalized In Pumpkin Flesh (AHHHHHH PREDATOR).

'Mad Men': The influential show almost nobody watches.

"Jensen Ackles is the coolest motherfucker alive"; screencaps: Jensen Ackles: Eye of the Tiger (HD). It's a long story; just watch it.

'Doubt' to Open AFI Fest; Oscar Update: Best Actor Chatter, Talks of 'Doubt' and Scott-Thomas is Praised. (Related to KST: Movie Review: 'I've Loved You So Long'; Scott Thomas Abandoned Prison Visit.)

Images: 32 New Photos From 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' (I don't know how "new" they really are; some of them were originally posted as early as last December); Mos Def And Beyoncé Go Retro In Our ‘Cadillac Records’ Photo Gallery; Keira Knightley on the set of 'Last Night'; Exclusive: 'Dark Streets' Poster Premiere; Check This Out: Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire Poster'; and finally, 'The Unborn' poster: A hot, screaming chick in a wet halter top. If there is anything else you need to know about a horror movie, I don't know what it is.

Trailers and clips: Must Watch: Fantastic New Trailer for 'The International'; Exclusive: Groovy 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Featurette; Second Full Trailer for 'Notorious' Debuts; 'My Bloody Valentine 3-D' Poster and Trailer Arrive; Asian Cinema Scene: Tony Jaa in New 'Ong Bak 2' Trailer.

trailer_spot: Last Chance Harvey, Watchmen, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, International, 17 Again.

Agent 007 Daniel Craig Taking ‘Solace’ Over Oscar Buzz Flick ‘Defiance’; James Bond Cameos For Guillermo del Toro And Alfonso Cuaron; Algerian Love Knot Returns In 'Quantum of Solace'; Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko promoting 'Quantum of Solace' in Russia (a bit old--got lost in the feeds, sorry).

Crispin Glover Joins 'Alice in Wonderland.'

Steven Soderbergh Making 3-D Rock 'n Roll Cleopatra Film; 'Cleo' Unites A-LIst Talent For World's Finest Batshit 3-D Musical [Profiles In Insanity]. Can I buy tickets now?

New stills scanned from Twilight Companion; New Twilight tv spot; Paramore "Decode" music video stills; I JUST LIKE WATCHING OVER YOU. Also, more from the Mexico City Massacre: The Sombrero of Doom videos got taken down (possibly when the YouTube user realized that people thought they were kind of creepy), but photos are coming in nonetheless. Portrait of a condemned man; The Hair has been recharged; video: "YOU'RE GORGEOUS!" And the cast hasn't even made it over to Rome yet, y'all. Or the multi-city American tour. Or...

The Verdict on the New Heath Ledger-Inspired Joker Graphic Novel; Fan-Made Batmobile is Ready for the Gotham Streets.

Why Not to Miss 'Synecdoche, New York,' The Best Film of 2008; Rope of Silicon review: 'Synecdoche, New York'; New 'Synecdoche, New York' Video Treats!; AV Club interview: Charlie Kaufman.

Review: 'HSM3' is pretty good; Next Generation Of ‘High School Musical’ Stars Hope To Carry The Torch.

MTV Interns Attend ‘Saw’ Movie Marathon - Read Their Twisted Report; Police Issue Warning About Movie Promotion; AV Club review: 'Saw V'; Cinematical review: 'Saw V'; spoiler already up at Movie Pooper (yes, I am an evil grinch, thanks).

Review: 'Let the Right One In'; Interview: 'Let the Right One' In Director Tomas Alfredson.

Review: 'Pride and Glory' and cliches galore.

Review: ‘Changeling’ doesn’t know when to quit.

'Game' May Be One Big Game Over, According To Early Reviews.

An Obsessive-Compulsive's Guide to the 'Friday the 13th' Movies.

'Where the Wild Things Are' gets long-awaited release date.

Legendary Pictures to Acquire Epic Games.

Mandate, Malkovich Adapting 'Paper Towns.'

Summit Gets 'Kicked, Bitten and Scratched,' a romantic comedy "set in the world of animal training."

Clooney among 'The Birds'?

For All Those Who Still Believe in Fairies: 'Tinkerbell' on DVD.

Exclusive: Danny Boyle Responds to 'Slumdog's' "R" Rating.

'Ripley's' Back on Track with Chris Columbus?

Buck Rogers Movie May Become Cheap Camp in Frank Miller's Hands.

A Love Letter to 'Midnight Meat Train.'

Weinstein Co. Dumps Four More Films; We Translate the Excuses. The films: 'Crossing Over,' 'Fanboys,' 'Shanghai' and 'Killshot.'

Why is Sony Burying its Glossy New Anne Hathaway Thriller?

The Collateral Damage of 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua.'

20th Century Fox Changes Release Schedule, setting "a Christmas Day 2009 release date for 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel.' " Jesus wept, people.

Comments

[glenvorian.livejournal.com]

WHAT @ the Jennifer Hudson news?

...I really hope that's a joke. Holy Moly Batman.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Sadly, that first link is the New York Times. The story's been developing all evening.

[viorica8957.livejournal.com]

So, everyone, stop adopting everything you see engaged in biologically impossible speech just because it's in a movie. Thanks.

*snort* When I was eight, I wanted a Jack Russell terrier because I thought it would talk. I was disappointed when the only one they had at the shelter tried to bite my fingers off.

I love how the Jensen Ackles video is underscored with muffled laughing by the person holding the camera.

@ the Jennifer Hudson news- Christ, that's awful. When it popped up on Yahoo, I thought it must have been a car crash or something, but no, it's a random act of violence. And then I scrolled down to the comments, and now I want to punch someone.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

Just when I take Jensen Ackles for granted, he goes and owns my soul again. Also, his acting in the actual episode was hilarious as well. My night was made by him shrieking like a girl when the cat jumped at him.

And my dog gets dressed up as Godzilla every Halloween. He's a hit with the kids at the Harvets Festival, so I'd say it's not that creepy. He's also a Min Pin, which might make him a bit more on the cute side by default.

The Jennifer Hudson thing is horrible. I can't imagine.

[punzerel.livejournal.com]

YOUR ICON! Is there garlic on this pizza?

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

That's awful about Jennifer Hudson's family. Poor girl.

Reading about the SLC shenanigans reminds me of my friend's mom. She went to a conference in SLC for no other reason than that she wanted to party. I hope I'm not the only one who finds it delightfully ironic that SLC seems to be quite the party town.

And I kinda sorta really want to see Soderbergh's 3-D rock and roll Cleopatra movie.

[redteekal.livejournal.com]

I know your recap quota is full but if you managed to do one recap post on Thursday night's Supernatural episode I would love you FOREVA!!!

Jensen Ackles is officially the greatest Eye of the Tiger renditionist of all time.

I cannot stop giggling at this clip.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

That might be a little hard, seeing as how I've never seen Supernatural before. I'm just passing on something that was funny even out of context.

[moogleybacon.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that Jensen Ackles thing... my friends and I laughed for like, 15 minutes straight at that... sooooo funny.

And, when are they going to say who's playing the Cheshire Cat in Burton's Alice in Wonderland? I'm getting really impatient about this, Burton, so just say already.

[sneaky-minx.livejournal.com]

And, when are they going to say who's playing the Cheshire Cat in Burton's Alice in Wonderland? I'm getting really impatient about this, Burton, so just say already.

Garfield.

Sorry, my insomnia made me do it!

[hypocriticalme.livejournal.com]

When I first read the headline for the Jennifer Hudson article, I was afraid the killer was some psychotic fan; not that it possibly being her sister's husband is any better. Yet another case of "2008 Hates Us". (You should tag this entry with it!)

Is Twilight actually popular outside English-speaking countries? I mean, people keep boasting about how its sold 17 million books since its release, but if you compare it to the Potter series (as so many are) that has sold over 400 million books in a seven-part series... that's not very impressive. Is it?

Is it bad if I have an unreasonable dislike-bordering-on-hate for the new Tinkerbell movie?

[affenbrotwald.livejournal.com]

Twilight is really popular in Germany. Breaking Dawn (the English version, the German one doesn't come out until february) is on all Bestseller lists right now and my fav bookstore had a big display for it.

[joe-pwnz-pete.livejournal.com]

apparently, i need to invest in some BPAL's or something. this weather is killing me.

i love it when it rains in southern alabama. everyone acts like they've NEVER seen rain before. they considered canceling school today.

what part of alabama are you in again?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

A suburb of Birmingham, basically.

[msilverstar]

'Cleo' Unites A-LIst Talent For World's Finest Batshit 3-D Musical [Profiles In Insanity]. Can I buy tickets now?

OMG me too! It's your movie :-D

[elbales]

The... schoolteachers...

Oh. My. God. *facepalm* And in SLC, no less. Oh, the irony.

[jharrison19.livejournal.com]

rpattz is gonna get eaten alive. i am sad to say a tad bit excited for the paramore video. my inner emoteen is bubbling out. IT MUST BE SATISFIED! YAY THE VOLVO OF GREAT JUSTICE!

[miss-eponine.livejournal.com]

The Jennifer Hudson story is just awful. I really hope they find the child.

Also, more people should be watching Mad Men. That show is really fantastic.

[discogravy.livejournal.com]

for your next linkspam maybe?

& teller (http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=28947955), a tale of vegas. After the zombiepocalypse.

David Foster Wallace on the Charlie Rose show (http://www.charlierose.com/guests/david-wallace) -- this was my first exposure to him, actually, and on the basis of the interview (particularly his comments on Dune, David Lynch and movies in general) I went out and got Infinite Jest.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

FRANK MILLER YOU GET YOUR ASS THE FUCK AWAY FROM BUCK ROGERS DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME

MY DADDY LOVES BUCK ROGERS AND I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS AFFRONT

Now, Crispin Glover in a Tim Burton film? HELL to the YES.

[arden-ranger.livejournal.com]

Oh, my goodness. Hugh Jackman in Roman & Egyptian costumes -- and singing. I am so there.

[skyblade.livejournal.com]

I think it actually takes place in the 20's. But that's cool, because it's like watching Chicago, but with the best performer opposite the guy who should have been in it.

[skyblade.livejournal.com]

Come on, nothing about Gran Torino? Surely this had to be something you've been dreaming of for five years...Clint (literally, by the looks of things (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/PositiveJon/ANGRYCLINT.jpg)) shitting his goodwill away.

As far as shows everyone talks about but nobody watches, better Mad Men which is incredibly acclaimed, than Gossip Girl which is incredbly "You need to watch it. Even it's the most stupid thing ever. Grumble grumble demos blah blah you can't buy young topicalness"

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Heh. Actually, I had 'Gran Torino' on yesterday.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Summit Gets 'Kicked, Bitten and Scratched,' a romantic comedy "set in the world of animal training."

I thought they already made that movie, and it was called "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective."

That's sad about Jennifer Hudson's family.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

I think the best thing to come out of the Saw franchise may be the Vh1 reality show Scream Queens, in which 10 starlet wannabes compete for a role in Saw VI — my guilty TV pleasure for the season!

[voicesinthesky.livejournal.com]

So... why are fireworks going off behind our house? I can't see them or anything; it just sounds like Bosnia out there

The same thing was happening near my house and I live in Arizona. Things like that really scare me, lol

[meleth.livejournal.com]

Leggings? At prom? That is Not On.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

I thought the same thing! I saw that pic and I thought "is she wearing leggings and chucks? to prom? seriously?"

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

RPattz looks more like he should be on Team Fursplode with all that hair. Whoa.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Heh, that's what I was thinking.

[elvensapphire.livejournal.com]

This is the first I've heard of the Jennifer Hudson news. I don't even know what to say. That's horrible. I mean...god, I can't imagine what anyone goes through when a family member is murdered, and this was her mother and brother.

I cannot express how much I love Jensen Ackles. And SPN in general, and have since it started, but I think I forgot how much I really love those boys until last night.

You had to remind me how poor I am :(

[angelan.livejournal.com]

I'm still in love with this (http://www.georgianjewelry.com/items/images/11057?first=15537). I need to find a cheap version!

[sneaky-minx.livejournal.com]

All my reservations about dressing up your dog were pretty much killed after seeing this pic (http://sneaky-minx.livejournal.com/47232.html#cutid1).

I'd make my dog wear it. Hell, I'd wear it. Or you know, make my baby niece wear it.

[kismeteve.livejournal.com]

Why is Sony Burying its Glossy New Anne Hathaway Thriller?

Because it's terrible.