Squeezing in right under the deadline

[cleolinda]

Whoa. I lay down and closed my eyes for a few moments after dinner, and suddenly it was 10 pm.

Okay--I don't want to name names, but one of the movie sites I use for news items keeps saying things like, "GOD, I am so not interested in this movie AT ALL, it looks so boring and not good and it won't make any money anyway. Here is a trailer, two video clips and a gallery of three dozen pictures." For every other movie. Do you like doing this job or not? Be catty, even, but don't just piss and moan about how you don't care about anything on the market right as you deign to give us the promotional material. Maybe I'm just spoiled by the fact that I do this for fun and I don't have to talk about something if I don't want to--I don't give damn #1 about the Transformers franchise, for example, but I can just include "New Transformers clips" in a list and move on with my life with a minimum of moanage and pissation. Or maybe it's just that--well, I think "enthusiasm" might be counted as one of my most vivid personality traits, so I just don't understand how you can post about movie after movie with "God, this is so stupid and I don't care." At least put your back into some snark, man!

Anyway. Linkspam:

Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 77; Birmingham-born Odetta dies at 77; Remembering Odetta.

‘Sound of Music’ hotel hits sour note.

Bits: Why Twitter Turned Down Facebook.

What's the new black? 'Mimosa.' I thought it would be a pink? Maybe this is because I actually had a huge mimosa... tree? thing? in my backyard when I was a kid, and the flowers were adamantly pink.

Purple people eater gloves.

Grammy nominations announced!

Song of the year: Your pick? Am I just totally out of it for only having heard "Bleeding Love" maybe twice, tops?

Stephen Colbert's 'Operation Humble Kanye': Pick a side! (Note: as of tonight, Colbert has won.)

Tank Girl Wants To Dominate Your Coffee Table.

Lost Season 5 Group Promo! Group pic, that is, not video.

Now You Too Can Be A Self-Loathing, Vampire-Loving Waitress [True Blood]. Awww, the DVD won't be out until May!

Kristin Chenoweth joins animated comedy from 'Arrested Development' creator.

‘Maude’ among TV Hall of Fame inductees.

Sharon Stone Hijacks Tribute With Sex Talk For Samuel L. Jackson.

Prop 8 - The Musical -- starring Jack Black, Allison Janney, John C. Reilly, Marc Shaiman, and many more...

Sundance Slate Announced: Films Feature Michael Cera, John Krasinski, And Chris Rock; Paul Giamatti Wants To Steal Your Soul, Crush An Astronaut At Sundance.

‘Frozen River’ Takes Top Nod at Gothams.

Worst Movies Of 2008. Oh, God, just when I had forgotten The Love Guru.

Images: Clive Owen/'The Boys Are Back in Town' pics; AICN Debuts The Official One-Sheet For Alex Proyas's 'Knowing'; Exclusive 'Che' Roadshow Poster; RACE TO See The New WITCH MOUNTAIN Poster... (sigh); Exclusive: The Final 'My Bloody Valentine 3-D' Poster; Futurama: Bender's Game (2008); Bride Wars (2009); 'The Spirit' Madrid Photocall; The Many Heads Of Boba Fett [Concept Art] (related: Droidel, the R2D2 dreidel).

Trailers and clips: New TDTESS Clips Show Keanu's Klaatu Is Kind Of A Dick (related: Upon Reflection, Original 'Day the Earth Stood Still' Doctors Weren't That Smart); Upbeat 'Che' Trailer Promises the Holidays' Jauntiest Four-Hour Marxist Epic; Exclusive Clip From 'The Tale of Despereaux'; 'The Boat That Rocked' trailer; Bad Ass Red Band Trailer for Horror Indie 'Donkey Punch'; 'While Kim Basinger Was Out Killing Street Toughs' Trailer ('While She Was Out'); Kicky Clips from the 'District B13' Sequel; Trailer for 'Screamers 2' -- Yep, 'Screamers 2.'

Twilight Tour of Terror, Part III: Kristen Stewart REGRETS NOTHING and Robert Pattinson at the London premiere (are the people in white just random fake vampire people or something?); Robert Pattinson And Kristin Stewart Celebrate ‘Twilight’ At London Premiere; basilm was there and lived to tell the tale!; First Report from London.

(Related: ‘Twilight’ Star Kristen Stewart Snags Joan Jett Role For ‘Runaways’ Biopic; So Kristen Stewart Is Joan Jett, But Just Who Were ‘The Runaways’? You know, I can actually see it?)

City Room: ‘Beedle the Bard,’ Now on View; Personal Copy of Beedle the Bard Unveiled Today in NYC, Video of JK Rowling Reading from Book at Exhibit; Arthur Levine Reads "Fountain of Fair Fortune" from "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by JK Rowling; 8 Million Copies of Beedle the Bard due Worldwide, Pre-Ordered Copies Now Being Shipped; US Borders Stores to Hold "Beedle the Bard" Release Parties December 4; Radcliffe, Watson, and Wright Video Appearance Round Up; Watch Inside the Actor's Studio: Daniel Radcliffe.

More Caspian Clips, Creatures.

Sneak Peek: 'The Dark Knight' on Blu-ray and DVD.

Tim Burton's Next is 'Dark Shadows'? I think it's time for a rousing game of Cast the Burton Regulars! (Yes, Johnny Depp is already attached.)

Watchmen's Running Time Gets Shorter, But Does That Matter?; What if ‘Watchmen’ Sucks?

Will ‘Magneto’ Origin Story Get Underway in 2009?

George Miller Still On 'Justice League.' "Dark Horizons have retracted their original story as bogus after being contacted by a representative of Kennedy Miller Mitchell, adding that their source for the story - 'a usually reliable source,' apparently - 'seems to have vanished into the electronic ether' after the fake scoop."

Tarzan preps big-screen return, 'Pirates of the Caribbean' style.

Johnny Depp Might Star In Nick Tosches' 'In the Hand of Dante'; Johnny Depp Is ‘The Hand Of Dante’ For Adventure Epic.

Phillip Noyce Remaking 1936 Pirate Flick 'Captain Blood'; John Brownlow Penning 'Captain Blood.'

Matt Damon, David Fincher thriller 'Ness' in limbo; Is Paramount Balking on Fincher’s Elliot Ness Flick Due to a Dislike of the Director?

J. Michael Straczynski On ‘World War Z’: ‘The Scale Of What We’re Doing Here Is Phenomenal’; ‘World War Z’ is Gonna Be Like ‘The Bourne Identity’ but With Zombies.

‘Frost/Nixon’ belabors the obvious; 'Frost/Nixon,' 'Doubt': EW reviews; Langella is perfectly clear: Nixon role proves haunting.

Exclusive: Lexi Alexander on 'Punisher: War Zone'; Alexander Mulls 'Jonah Hex'; Stevenson Talks Eli, Freak.

Hilary Swank to Star in 'The Resident.'

Gale Anne Hurd Talks 'Magdalena.'

Keanu Reeves Not Doing 'Speed 3', Honestly: "[IGN] asked if he had heard about the online chat and he said, 'I honestly don't know anything about it.' He went on: 'I don't know if they are going to make another one, and if they are it won't be with me... honestly!' "

Feature: I Watched This On Purpose: 'Hell Ride.'

Comments

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

Am I just totally out of it for only having heard "Bleeding Love" maybe twice, tops?
I've never heard of this song.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Don't you understand? IT'S THE SONG OF THE YEEEEEEARRRRRR.

[sleevesofsatin.livejournal.com]

I'm lovin your icon!

[miasedai.livejournal.com]

Oh my god your icon made me burst into hysteric laughter. Snag?

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

Tank Girl can dominate my coffee table anytime, if you know what I mean.

Also, Prop 8 The Musical is phenomenal for three reasons: the number of times I can go "OH SHIT IS THAT _______?" and be correct, Jack Black as Jesus Christ, and Allison Janney miming gay sex with John C. Reilly.

[reebchan.livejournal.com]

Agreed on all of the above, but must add a fourth: Neil Patrick Harris TURNING SOMERSAULTS.

[leucocrystal]

Watch Inside the Actor's Studio: Daniel Radcliffe
Good grief, that was fun to watch. He's such an endearing kid, in an adorably awkward way. Also, the "Napoleon Napoleon" joke was pretty fantastic.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

I think I've finally come to terms with finding him attractive after being introduced to him when he was, you know, tiny. He's grown into a very professional, endearing, funny and talented guy - who also happens to look really nice with a bit of scruff and goddamn have you seen the shots of him shirtless unnnnnnnnf

...i'm sorry where was i?

[lunylucy.livejournal.com]

What are they doing to Tarzan, exactly? o_O

[ali-jayne.livejournal.com]

IDK... Maybe the "mimosa" color is meant to be like the drink? But yeah, I always thought mimosa flowers were pink. :/


ps. I'm a poet and I don't know it. ;)

[sunnygirlva20.livejournal.com]

That's what I was thinking, though why the drink is called a mimosa I'll never understand. Mmmmmm mimosas!

[madlori.livejournal.com]

You want in-depth analysis of upcoming films?

I write movie preview articles for this website, and each week I spend hours researching the production history, the director, writer and stars, and the market placement to make a judgment about its potential. In fact, the webmasters specifically DON'T use promo images or the trailers for the exact reason you cite. Boring!

Here are the previews: http://www.worstpreviews.com/previews.php

[kismeteve.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing it's mimosa-the-drink, not mimosa-the-tree.

I think it's kind of sad that there's a whole generation that doesn't know who the Runaways were.

[greenwitch.livejournal.com]

Re: Watchmen -- I have no problem with them cutting the theatrical release to 2 1/2 ish hours as long as I get the director's cut on DVD to watch from my nice comfy couch at home.

[claidissa.livejournal.com]

Re: Twilight Photos - why is it that whenever I see Kristen Stewart or Robert Pattinson on the red carpet they always look incredibly drunk? Is it the only way they can cope with the fandom, or something?

[nik-bella.livejournal.com]

or stoned, of course. how else could you deal with the explosion of fame/screaming?

[moogleybacon.livejournal.com]

"What's the new black? Mimosa."

I thought mimosa flowers were pink, too...? I'm confused.

And, am I the only person in the world who absolutely loathes the color yellow? Honestly, I don't know what it is about that color, but it drives me insane--it's either far too bright or far too dull/pukey. I can't look at any yellow without squinting and averting my eyes.


"...are ditching the boy-raised-by-apes origin story for a 1930's-set romp with a hefty helping of romance..."

WHYYYYYYYYYY?! Why would they do this to us? Leave Tarzan alone, Hollywood! It's perfect the way it is! And this is coming from someone who was far too busy obsessing over The Lion King to even give Tarzan a second-glance as a kid! (I'm still obsessed with The Lion King. Don't judge.)

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

i thought the whole point of tarzan was that he was raised by apes

i am so confused right now

[stokerbramwell.livejournal.com]

Tarzan...NOT raised by apes? How is that even Tarzan anymore?? o.O

I mean, that would be like having a story about vampires, only they don't have fangs, and they don't sleep during the day, and they sparkle in the sunlight, and...

[iamnotanoctopus.livejournal.com]

*hides eyes*

NOOOOOOOOO Watchmen can't suck!

*peeks between fingers*

ooooookaaaaaay it could totally suck but PLS GOD DON'T LET IT.

[gwynnywonk.livejournal.com]

I got a horrible feeling that Zach Snyder could ruin it irreparably, even with his good intentions. I do not approve of the SLOOMOOOOOO which he so liberally employs.

*keeps fingers crossed despite pessimistic attitude*

[aestasbeyond.livejournal.com]

Is Kristin Stewart just wearing the EXACT SAME DRESS as the first premiere dyed black?


Robert Pattison is an unwashed hobo. Carry on.

Before I click more

[mollywobbles867.livejournal.com]

The author of this article should be shot...

"Sharon Stone Hijacks Tribute With Sex Talk For Samuel L. Jackson."

...for bad grammar.

It should read "Sharon Stone Hijacks Tribute for Samuel L. Jackson with Sex Talk."

Seriously...it's not that hard. If fuckwits like that can get a job writing for a living, then I certainly can. /rant.

[gwynnywonk.livejournal.com]

Hm. Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett. It might work, in a wierd way- but then she'd have to walk around with that haircut, and a few impressionable tweenagers might mistake it for fashion. IT COULD HAVE TRAGIC REPERCUSSIONS.

I have only heard of half of the music on the Grammy nomination list. I'm happy that Hot Chip got a nom (nom nom),though, their single is dang fun.

[greedyskunk.livejournal.com]

Viva la punk mullet!

[lyrangalia]

Tim Burton's Next is 'Dark Shadows'? I think it's time for a rousing game of Cast the Burton Regulars! (Yes, Johnny Depp is already attached.)

What?! Johnny Depp is attached before Helena Bonham Carter? I guess Tim's sleeping on the couch tonight.

[cindyg.livejournal.com]

My first reaction was, "Wait...the soap opera?", and then I go check out the article and it *is* the soap.

Wonder if they'll be doing takes on the themes. If I remember, that show had some really nice music going for it. At least, based on a vinyl record in the family collection that has "Barnaby's Theme" on it.

[txvoodoo.livejournal.com]

ok, question: what do you know about this 2012 movie? :D

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

That I like Thandie Newton, and I'm scared of the Mayan calendar? And my mom's probably going to love it? Why?

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

WORST MOVIES OF 2008: They forgot X FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE.

What's a Larry the Cable Guy? Is it contagious?

[ofshoesandships.livejournal.com]

No its redneck. Anyway its isolated.

[gornishka.livejournal.com]

The original Captain Blood (man, do I love it, and Sabatini's book) was on TCM earlier tonight. De Havilland and Flynn are so fantastic together, and I like Curtiz's work in general, but I am interested in seeing what a version less hampered by 1935 technology will be like.

[cindyg.livejournal.com]

De Havilland and Flynn

My Hollywood OTP forever and ever, bar none.

Like you, I loved the original movie and Sabatini's book, and I would love to see what they could do with it in these modernized times. I'm almost sure that the part where Port Royal is beseiged must have been the inspiration for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" Disney attraction.

:)

Re: Kanye West vs. Colbert

[ofshoesandships.livejournal.com]

Reading the article and I get to here, "and I know 'Ye has a way of taking things personally."

And I thought, "Ye? Why do you quote in Olde English?" Oooooooooh. 'Ye. As in Con-yay. Kanye... Look is two syllables really that damn hard? I mean - "'ook is 2 sy'bles 'ally 'at 'amn 'ard?"

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

I HAZ CAP’N BLUD ICON!

Oh man, I do not envy the poor bastard who has to try to fill Errol Flynn’s swashbuckling boots.

In a possibly unwarranted fit of optimism, I’m theorizing that the Tarzan remake is just not focusing on the raised-by-apes angle and skipping straight to “Me Tarzan, you Jane.”

[gornishka.livejournal.com]

That is a mighty awesome icon.

Oh man, I do not envy the poor bastard who has to try to fill Errol Flynn’s swashbuckling boots. Clearly the answer is to just time-travel back to '30-something, borrow Flynn for a bit, and voila! there we go.

[profbutters.livejournal.com]

Cool. The only thing I have in common with Robert Pattinson: demon eyes. Although *I* have them partly because of the medications I have to take. Hmmmmm.

The neighbors in Salzburg are worried about disruptions from a *The Sound of Music* hotel? You mean, more than the disruptions they already have from *Sound of Music* bus tours all day, every day? Because hand to heart, I think *Sound of Music* is a bigger deal than Mozart in Salzburg. I once stayed in a youth hostel there that had free showings of *Sound of Music* three times a day, and I went, because I was 20 and poorer than dog doo. And now I can never, ever see it again.

***has "The Lonely Goatherd" stuck in head***

***hates this a lot***

Hey! Looks like they're still there and they still show it every day!

http://www.yoho.at/

I'M HELPING

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

[lady-ryuki.livejournal.com]

I had some time to kill before my Beedle the Bard midnight party, so I walked over to Leicester Square for the beginning of the premiere. The cool thing was, (mind you, with was before any actors showed up) they crowd was chanting "ALICE! ALICE!" more than "EDWARD! EDWARD!"

And then r-pattz showed up and all was forgotten.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Awwwww! Alice!

[yanks-02.livejournal.com]

akljsajlks I didn't know they were adapting World War Z into a movie!!! That is excited times for zombie lovers everywhere!