A gloomy day

[cleolinda]

Filthy, nasty, stormy weather today. In yet more evidence that I am wholly solar-powered, I did nothing but curl up in the recliner and watch episodes of A Haunting on the Discovery Channel (the one about Dartford Cemetery was particularly good, if cheesy) and shudder at the mere thought of being a productive member of society.

Also, nothing came for me in the mail today. Sadface.

Linkspam!

Snack Deathmatch semifinals! I am very disappointed in the numbers for ice cream sandwiches. (But: REESE'S CUPS ALL THE WAY!)

U2's new 'Horizon': EW review; 'Horizon' evolves with U2's audacity, creativity, innovation.

Depeche Mode adds America to 'Tour of the Universe.'

Final Nebula Awards Ballot Announced!

Wil Wheaton vs. Authors' Guild vs. Kindle; The end of the Audiobook argument.

Well, scans_daily has been suspended.

Is Evangeline Lilly leaving Lost? Not so fast ...

An interview with Tara from 'True Blood.'

Your Ex-Defamer Editors Are Re-Launching Movieline!

Ang Lee To Head Venice Film Jury.

Images: Three new 'Wolverine' pics, New 'Wolverine' Poster For France; Behold - Three New Character Posters for Pixar's Up!; First Look: Denzel Washington in 'The Book of Eli'; New 'Terminator Salvation' Promo Image; Beautiful New Poster for John Woo's 'Red Cliff'; A new poster for 'Duplicity'; Check This Out: Rick Baker's Concept Art for Wolf Man; Check These Out: Creepy, Awesome Photos from 'Splice' (AHHHHHHHH); First Photo From Rob Zombie's H2; poster unveiled for film 'Every Little Step'; More Confusing 'Scott Pilgrim' Photos from Edgar Wright.

Trailers and clips: Domestic Trailer for Steve McQueen’s ‘Hunger’ Arrives (see also: Exclusive: 'Hunger' Poster Premiere); 'Franklyn' Exclusive Clip; 'Adventureland' Red Band Trailer hits the tubes; Exclusive: We Scare Up A New ‘Last House On The Left’ Clip, Two New TV Spots For 'The Last House On The Left'; I Will Not Last '12 Rounds' with This Movie; Another 'Big Man Japan' Trailer.

trailer_spot: Agora, Edge of Love, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Explicit Ills, Franklyn.

Filming the unfilmable 'Watchmen'; How 9/11 Changed Watchmen; Explore ‘The Science of Watchmen’; Who Scrapbooks the Watchmen?, or, WB's Publicity Department Is the Best Place to Work EVER. It's full of "fake magazine ads, newspaper clippings, auction listings, and anything else Warner Bros. graphic design interns could think of making. There's enough realistic promotional material now that, after humans destroy each other, future alien anthropologists are going to have a hell of a time differentiating fact from Watchmen once they get the internet booted back up." Meanwhile: Is Watchmen Review-Proof? Well, it might need to be, because 'Watchmen': The early reviews are in; Hollywood Reporter rips into Watchmen; Watchmen UK Review; Variety Reviews Watchmen + A Few Munich Photocall Pictures.

Viral Recap: The Dark Knight's Why So Serious Campaign.

Enter The World Of ‘Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince’; High Definition Links to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince First Look Feature; New Poll, New Concept Art of Dervish and Banges at Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Michael Petroni Takes Over 'Dawn Treader' Script.

Drew Barrymore To Direct Third ‘Twilight’ Film, ‘Eclipse’? That would be... interesting. Also: Kristen Stewart fan backlash; Dakota Fanning: More of a Done Deal?; Canadian Actor Bronson Pelletier Lands ‘New Moon’ Role; The New J.K. Rowling Invades Canada. Meanwhile, Tour of Terror '09: Tokyo: Black Is The New Black At ‘Twilight’ Event In Japan: Red Carpet Recap; The Toyko Tour: Autograph Signing; Twilight Japan Tour Press Conference; Karaoke night with Robert Pattinson, Hugh Jackman and Baz Luhrmann. God almighty, Hugh Jackman would make for the most intimidating night of karaoke ever.

The Jonas Brothers Are ‘Burnin’ Up’ The Stage In New Movie Clip; ‘Jonas Brothers’ can’t nail that third dimension; Jonas Brothers: Enough with the boots, okay?

'Hellraiser' Remake Update, Pinhead Design Reaction; Children of the Corn's hot Kandyse McClure will make you forget Dualla; Will We Really See Bryan Singer's Logan's Run Remake?; ‘Karate Kid’ Ralph Macchio Unsure About Jackie Chan as Mr. Miyagi; Does Gore Verbinski Have a 'Clue'?; 'Orphanage' Remake May Go This Year; Remake of the Day #1: ‘Arthur’; Remake of the Day #2: ‘Total Recall’; Remake of the Day #3: ‘The NeverEnding Story.’ Okay. Before we have riots and panic in the streets, let me ask you this: have you ever READ The Neverending Story? Because they changed a lot from the book (for starters: Atreyu was green) and left a lot out. Now, the original is one of my favorite childhood movies. I'm just saying: if they're going back to the book, they have a lot to work with, and it'll be a completely different movie that will have a reason to be made. So everyone chill.

The rest of 'em? Yeah, they're fucked.

Has Pixar Finally Decided to Make Monsters Inc 2?! Well, maybe not that one.

Antonio Banderas Also Joins Woody Allen's Latest. It might be more productive at this point to start listing people who aren't in Woody Allen's latest.

Who Won't Be Green Lantern? See, this is what I'm talking about.

Jim Carrey and Jake Gyllenhaal Singing in 'Damn Yankees.'

Bill Condon shopping Richard Pryor biopic, with Eddie Murphy attached.

Ferrell and Wahlberg Join Forces in ‘The B Team.’

'Godkiller' comic being adapted as "illustrated film."

Brett Ratner Opens Up On ‘Conan’ Casting, Wants Unknown.

Eric Brevig Tapped to Helm ‘Yogi Bear’ Adaptation.

Somebody Misread The Manual On How To Have Cyber-Sex [Found Footage].

And now, off to forage for dinner.

Comments

[emmaorgana.livejournal.com]

Bret Ratner, why are you still making movies?

Also, Props to KStew for appearing to have... ~standards~

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

Condon is an unfortunate last name. Attaching Eddie Murphey to anything is even more unfortunate.

It occurs to me that Robert Pattinson seems to sort of have regained a bit of the will to live. Not much, mind you, but a little. It makes me happy for him.

[reticent-lass.livejournal.com]

they're taking away scans_daily?! Do they realize how much shit people have bought because of that site? That's the only reason I have the first volume of The Order, or Maus, or Ex Machina, or Young Avengers, or practically any comics at all. scans_daily was how I vetted a character, or an artist, or a writer or a series or pretty much any comics purchase ever. It was a great way to expose webcomics, too. We were careful; there was always less than half a comic book up, if that, and we gave all credit to the artists and writers and urged everyone to buy anything particularly good. It was GREAT and now it's GONE.

LJ stole scans_daily. That's scans every day.

And that's TERRIBLE.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, SD is pretty much entirely how I got into Alan Moore.

[visceralvamp.livejournal.com]

Oh. Oh, I am so excited for the Damn Yankees remake. I haven't seen the film, but I saw it performed locally (Washington DC) and I adored it. And I've been craving hearing Jim Carrey actually sing.

Ohhhh so excited. And I must know who will play Lola.

[rinnamarie.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know!!! Damn Yankees has been my FAVORITE show for years and years. I cannot wait to see Jim Carrey's take on Good Old Days :) :)

[aka-paloma.livejournal.com]

Depeche Mode adds America to 'Tour of the Universe.'

The New J.K. Rowling Invades Canada

D: Nononononononono!! That's completely backwards and wrong and horrible! Depeche Mode are the ones that are supposed to come to Vancouver and Smeyer should GTFO of my city! *cries*

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

I didn't even know the TDK worldwide interactive game was going on. I keep trying to remember if there were any online indicators, and the only thing I can come up with was all the icons people "Joker-ed". However, there's no denying the TDK promotion was brilliant to the point it was on a whole new league.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Oh, jeez, I really wish they'd stay the hell away from remaking Arthur. For fuck's sake, that's one of my favorite movies of all time, and I really don't want Russell Brand anywhere goddamn NEAR it.

Now, you might make me reconsider if it were Robert Downey Jr. Granted, he's already played an amusing billionaire destined to tip headfirst into alcoholism, but he's already played an amusing billionaire destined to tip headfirst into alcoholism.

Of course, it's still a big "might," and that's mostly because regardless of the fact that I've seen Forgetting Sarah Marshall and am vaguely familiar with his work in Britain, all I can think about is when Amy Winehouse was on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, spent the entire episode patting her fake hair and asking for more liquor, and when the host made a joke that her new thing was crack, her sarcastic response of "Do I look like Russell Brand?" was greeted with enthusiastic agreement by everyone, including her own drunk ass.

Er, yes. NO TOUCH MOVIE. Hmph.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

That was a classic Buzzcocks episode. Much like the Barrowman episode. Russell Brand annoys the heck out of me. The sooner he disappears the better.

[himhilien.livejournal.com]

Winter always makes me wonder if I'm solar-powered too.

I just read the Hollywood Reporter review for Watchmen and headdesked so many times. Way to miss the point of the movie, idiot. From what I heard, people who are fans of the GN and saw the movie are generally loving it so that's all that really matters to me.

I really don't want either Drew Barrymore or Dakota Fanning to be involved with Twilight. *clings to them*

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

Just because Hugh Jackman declared that the musical is back doesn't mean that they have to start remaking everything. Leave Damn Yankees alone, please, I'm begging you. From here it's a slippery slope; they're already remaking My Fair Lady, and I've made my peace with that, but next they're gonna decide to remake Singin' in the Rain or Cabaret or The Sound of Music and I am going to lose my shit and start killing people.

[visceralvamp.livejournal.com]

Okay, agreed on that. If anyone dares touch Singin' in the Rain (or The Sound of Music), I am going to have a personal vendetta to take care of.

We don't have the dancers to handle films that were made with Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire (or Cyd Charisse or Ann Miller etc). If someone can present me with someone with such a dancing ability, then maybe we can start talking about making serious dance-heavy musicals. Maybe.

Some new musicals would be nice, actually. Leave the old ones be and think up something original, for once. (Ignoring the fact that Singin' in the Rain is composed of mostly recycled songs. The plot was new. That's what counts.)

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

Eric Brevig Tapped to Helm ‘Yogi Bear’ Adaptation.

I read that as 'trapped.'

[lupegarou.livejournal.com]

...i did too.

[jwaneeta.livejournal.com]

Well, scans_daily has been suspended.

ARRGH. Who would do that? I buy a lot more comics since I started reading scans daily. It's great advertising.

Correction: it seems to have been the doing of a miffed pro. Who I never liked anyway. *fistshake*

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

Do we know it was that pro? Because I have liked some of his stuff in the past, and that would make me sad.

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

Is it okay for everyone if I say that I just wish there were less Jim Carrey? Like, significantly less. He can do one movie a year, possibly two, but only if he takes a class on choosing better scripts. Or maybe if he became aware that making those faces all the time is kind of getting old.

[beaulieu-hill.livejournal.com]

making those faces all the time is kind of getting old

word.

[megalosaurus.livejournal.com]

noooo, scans daily! that's how I got introduced to like, mainstream comics in general!

and "splice" looks like the freakiest movie EVER.

[nnneng.livejournal.com]

Filthy, nasty, stormy weather today. In yet more evidence that I am wholly solar-powered, I did nothing but curl up in the recliner and watch episodes of A Haunting on the Discovery Channel

ruh-roh. forks weather for you will be : 0_o

[ruffwriter.livejournal.com]

LEAVE 'CLUE' ALONE D: No one can replace Madeline Khan and Tim Curry.

[angelene.livejournal.com]

Your icon = WIN. XD

[aficat.livejournal.com]

I saw 'that movie' last week, thanks to a free college screening. Your unending wank was not preparation enough; the quotes, the Volvo, the sequin-face... all real. In a real movie. Holy frijoles, I was still hoping that was all just an in-joke. Then a gigantic accident blocked off bus traffic, so I had to walk home, and thanks to a moment of weakness/good Samaritanism, I got to try to be nice to a Twifan who was trying to convince me that the books are even better. I no longer feel sorry for RPattz; he didn't even start phoning it in until he sparkled for a girl. The radio shared my angst, though; the JackFM commercial said they could suit my every mood "from deep bran muffin to angry beige" between Freefalling and One Bitten, Twice Shy. Not even kidding.

The best part was, when Edward *finally* got somewhere near Bella's face and kissed her, someone in the packed audience yelled "Hoor!" really loud. Everybody LOL'd and the moment was spoiled :P.

You know, if they cut it off before Edward showed up, they could have made a cute if forgettable indie movie about an ice queen girl who was melted by the warm welcome of her new town. I was way more intrigued by the peripheral Forks characters than I ever was about the Cullens. SMeyer, stop ruining my good last name with your gorram not-vamps. Also, Jacob = hotness. Why am I always team werewolf?

Sorry for the vent, but no one I know in RL has any idea what Twilight is, and my brother just bought me the first book... because he knows how much I like books, and how much he likes Twilight. Your day could have be worse.

[aficat.livejournal.com]

Your day could have *been* worse.

And now English hates me.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Lots of good Nebula nominees. I'm glad one from Ellen's book got nominated, too! I am actually going to buy The Coyote Road now that it's out in paperback.

scans_daily suspended? Well, crap! You KNOW I am all about protecting copyrights, but honestly, in some instances places like scans_daily HELP copyright owners. I mean, when I want to tell someone why I love Deadpool, I point them towards a bit of Deadpool scanned online, so they can see the comic. But it's not like if they like it, they're going to be able to read all...what, hundred to two hundred Deadpool comics. It's like catching a show on TV for the first time - keeps you coming back for more! (Of course, it could have been just some random person who complained, not a copyright owner at all. But you know what I mean).

...They're trying to remake Clue? GAH. "Flames, flames on the side of my face..."

They need to get some complete unknown but good actor with a chiseled jaw to play Green Lantern. Heh.

HP!

[krzychk12.livejournal.com]

I got really, really excited about the HP&HBP featurette.. is anybody else pretty upset that the Harry/Ginny kiss isn't the spontaneous joyous moment it is in the book?

Re: HP!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

*raises hand*

[maramala.livejournal.com]

I'm not really surprised scans_daily got the axe, but damn, I was getting comfortable with that place too.

...I wonder what community will be next?

[hey-sup.livejournal.com]

Fuck, why do I keep commenting on Twilight stuff here? GOD.

Anyway, as much as I love KStew's total haterade on Twilight, I am annoyed that her attitude is kind of throwing RPattz under the bus. I thought they were all in this crazy business together, and attempting to look like you're taking the "high road" just seems disingenuous. You are involved in a ridiculous franchise - EM EFFING OWN IT. Also, she's only 18 so she has tons of time to make non-shitty movies. I'm just saying.

Can I also say how excited/curious I am about the Scott Pilgrim movie? Eeee!

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

Fuck, why do I keep commenting on Twilight stuff here? GOD.

I know how you feel.

I think the reason the reaction to KStew has been so negative is because, unlike RPattz, she doesn't seem to have a sense of humor about...well, anything. She strikes me as a typical, angry teenager who's trying to act like an adult but comes off as a bitch. But no one forced her to do these movies; if she thought Twilight was stupid, she shouldn't have signed the contract.

[drpeprfan.livejournal.com]

I have to say yay for the Neverending Story remake too! The second movie was a childhood favorite of mine, and I went through most of my life completely oblivious to the fact that there was an actual book. So last August when I came across it in a used book store ("Wait, there's a NOVEL?"), I read it and then went back and watched the first and second movies...totally changed everything for me. First of all...Coreander-Koreander, what? I was sad that they left out the whole "Three B's, that's odd." "Yours has three Cs." part, and Bastien never leaves Fantas(t)i(c)a. There's tons of stuff I think they should have left in there (the jungle, the rainforest, Bastien being tubby, him turning into a handsome tanned prince, the city of lost emperors etc etc). So yeah. I hope they do it justice this time. [/ramble]

[drpeprfan.livejournal.com]

*the jungle, the desert...wow, it's really too late for me to have attempted posting a comment, lol.

[highlystrung.livejournal.com]

Man, The Neverending Story was the best book ever. It had so much detail and magic in it. If they try to do another adaptation straight from the book, I will at the very least be interested. Although if they just go 'eh, lets just take the original film and add a few new scenes and cgi' I will be deeply unimpressed.

Still, its not like they ever stopped making (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271308/) adapatations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neverending_Story#Adaptations). I actually didn't mind the live-action tv series. It adopted a lot of the feel of the novel.

[emmy-scarlet.livejournal.com]

I got to say, comparatively, that I actually liked the movie better than the book, which is very unusual for me. But then, I've been watching Neverending Story since I was still young enough to be terrified of the Nothing, especially when it becomes that wolf (...okay, so maybe that -still- scares me. A little. Just a tad.) But I think it's mostly because Bastian, in the book, is not a sympathetic character throughout a lot of it, at least the latter half when he comes to Fantasia. And I know, that's part of the story, he's got to grow and learn his lessons and so forth and so on...but what can I say? Movie-Bastian is just so nice and cute and I just want to pat the boy on the head and give him a cookie.

Though, in the spirit of fair play and full disclosure, I haven't read the book in quite a few years, so my memories may be a touch hazy.

Also speaking of remakes, I refuse to acknowledge the idea of a new Clue. That is one of my all-time favorite movies, and there is no way it can live up to that, if only because they will never, ever, be able to find such a cast again.

[raechel]

"I am solar-powered"

That is the most awesome concept EVER! I'm so using this on rainy days!!

[chrryblssmninja.livejournal.com]

I second this.

[khaman.livejournal.com]

I am unhappy with the SD news! Almost as unhappy as the news of a NeverEnding Story remake!

God damn it.

[mumford519.livejournal.com]

Not Clue, whyyyy. I love the original movie and can quote the entire thing. It is my go-to rainy day movie.
Also if they make The Neverending Story more like the book than it will be a completely different movie than the first one. As much as I love the original, a remake would be okay, maybe.