*flop*

[cleolinda]

Oh my God, I am so behind on everything and I pulled a leg muscle moving boxes yesterday so I took some Aleve and a nap late this afternoon and I woke up feeling loopy and tireder and I kind of arrgh. So I have a number of things to get to, but I think I'm going to mention them tomorrow so they don't get lost in the shuffle.

(Happy clouds. Peaceful, happy clouds.)

And happy birthday to sweetdragon (Dayna at Made of Fail)!

Linkspam:

Composer Maurice Jarre Passes Away.

'Angel' star Andy Hallett dies of heart failure.

Prince, fans go crazy in L.A. with back-to-back concerts.

HP gets caught in crossfire of PC-Mac battle; Has the Mac lost its cachet?

Is Facebook Growing Up Too Fast?

There's no such thing as privacy in an open universe. Which is pretty much the mindset I started this journal with, the idea that anyone could see it at any time, which is also why I have no problem with people linking or quoting.

An Excerpt From Pride and Prejudice and Zombies [Great Moments In Literature].

Christopher Eccleston Joins Gillian Anderson in 'A Doll's House' - Theatre.

New 'True Blood' pics!

Images: First Look: Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp in 'The Rum Diary'; 'State of Play' Pics; New ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Movie Set & Cast Photos, Shooting To Begin This Week.

Trailers and clips: Two New 'Angels & Demons' Clips; New Featurette for Pixar's UP: Discovering a Lost World; New 'Little Ashes' clips; 'Surveillance' Trailer; 'Inside Grey Gardens' promo trailer from HBO.

Grieving Liam Neeson completes work on 'Chloe.'

Teaser Poster for ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Debuts at ShoWest; Rachel McAdams reveals new clues about Sherlock Holmes.

Mutants Strike Sexy Glamour Poses For Wolverine; Reports Confirm ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Screenwriter Courted For ‘Wolverine’ Movie Sequel.

‘Star Trek’ Trading Cards Reveal Orion Slave Girl, Vulcan Salute; 'Star Trek' Slave Girl Bringing Sexy Back?

Rhys Ifans to Play Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; Tom Felton Talks Filming with Jason Isaacs as the Malfoy Family for "Deathly Hallows"; WB Adds Wallpapers, Buddy Icons to Half-Blood Prince Website.

New Details on Ridley Scott's 'Robin Hood' from Mark Strong; Crowe Cuts Off Robin Hood Hair.

A follow-up from wirrrn: Magnet to Let the RIGHT Subs In--except that if you already bought Let the Right One In on DVD, they won't do an exchange. Asses.

‘Sweeney Todd’ Actor Finds Life in Twilight’s ‘New Moon’; ShoWest '09: Teaser Poster for New Moon (just the title. Creative, guys); Fan Made: Sexy 'New Moon' Posters; New Moon needs songs; Dazzle Awards 2009. (Related: EXCLUSIVE: Robert Pattinson Straps On A Guitar In ‘How To Be’ Photos.)

Cronenberg Eyeing 'Eastern Promises' Sequel.

Leo a 'Button Man'?; Leonardo DiCaprio is not attached to 'Button Man,' reps say.

EXCLUSIVE: Vin Diesel On Why He Declined ‘Daredevil’ & Creating ‘His Own Superhero Movies.’

Ramis Talks 'Ghostbusters 3' - Confirms Plot Rumors; Murray Confirmed for Ghostbusters?

Villains In ‘Spider-Man’ Musical Revealed, New Character Created For Show.

EXCLUSIVE: Leonardo DiCaprio Possibility For Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Great Gatsby’?

'The Scarlet Letter' Turns Into an 'Easy A'; Emma Stone to Star in Screen Gems' 'Easy A' Comedy.

Zack Snyder's 'Sucker Punch': Emily Browning takes over lead role.

Wright and Pegg Tackle Apocalypse.

Efron Out, Crawford In For 'Footloose'?

Drew Barrymore cast opposite Justin Long in 'Going the Distance.'

Tobey Maguire Starts His Engines, Drives ‘The Limit’ For Racing Biopic.

Poll: Does Jaden Smith, 'Kung Fu Kid' Sound Better?; 'Karate Kid' Remake Only Conceptually Insulting?

Gemma Arterton Cast in Louis Leterrier's 'Clash of the Titans.'

Live-Action ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie Seeking a Director?

Baron Cohen's 'Bruno' Slapped with NC-17 Rating.

Lost's Young Ben is Astro Boy's know-it-all friend.

EXCLUSIVE: Marc Forster Shoots Down Kurt Cobain Biopic Rumors.

Paul Giamatti Kinda Trashes Japanese Remake of 'Sideways,'

Idiot Attempts to Buy Movie Quote on Craigslist.

Three Exclusive ‘Dragonball Evolution’ Clips — See ‘Em Here First!; Dragonball Sequels Exclusive.

A Fresh Blood Cocktail Will Perk You Right Up, Ladies [Found Footage].

Comments

[leucocrystal]

An Excerpt From Pride and Prejudice and Zombies [Great Moments In Literature].
I'm not even an Austen fan, but I can't tell you how much this book amuses me. Or how amused I am by how quickly it continues to fly off our shelves.

[paranoidgrl.livejournal.com]

At the Barnes & Nobles where I got mine, the store had a section for required books for local schools. P&P&Z was stacked in that section, which leaves me to imagine some interesting discussions in 9th grade English.

Also, the book is awesome. The study guide alone is genius.

[atonal-irony.livejournal.com]

On those True Blood Pictures...

Where the hell did Eric's hair go? I thought it was a weirdly highlighted Bill at first.

Other than that, it looks promising, though! I'm missing this show so much!

[persian-freak.livejournal.com]

oh man, I'm HAPPY about Eric's hair! he does warm things to my lady parts *snicker*

[aka-paloma.livejournal.com]

Andy Hallett?! Noooooooo! That is so, so sad. I just can't believe it.

[ailaes.livejournal.com]

I second this. Reminds me of when Glen Quinn [Doyle] died.

My condolences to his family.

[thecolourclear.livejournal.com]

*out from the depths, the voice of my AP English teacher drilling constantly into our heads* "It's A Doll House, possessing it completely undermines Ibsen's intent of the allusion of the title!"

Or something like that. I've forgotten now. But he was really stern on it being A Doll House. Very stern. So stern I can remember it six and a half years later.

Holy shite, I'm getting old

[azalaea.livejournal.com]

We don't have the word "dollhouse" or phrase "doll house" in British English, it's "a doll's house" or "a dolls' house."

http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/collections/dolls_houses/index.html

[queenanthai.livejournal.com]

ANDY HALLETT DIED? HOLY FUCKING SHIT. :(

[mechamummy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I... with all due respect to everyone famous who has died this year, this is the first one that's really hit me. Holy god, what.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

Ok, I'm pretty sure I need to read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies now. For a while I didn't think it was real.

And I gotta say, I'm not really sure how I pictured Caius...but it wasn't that guy. No offense, I liked him in Sweeney Todd.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

They're going a lot hotter/younger with the Volturi than I think anyone expected. Or rather, than the books indicated.

[t4-flirt.livejournal.com]

Aleve is naproxen, which tends to have a nice loopy effect on me, so who knows? I take it for cramping, as it knocks me out and is easier to obtain than hydrocodone.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Huh. Well, that explains a lot.

[elendiari22.livejournal.com]

My heart just goes out to Liam Neeson. Sitting in a bar like a man in a Hopper painting-way to make the situation even more pitiful. The poor man. I wish I could just give him a hug.

[falenimortal117.livejournal.com]

God, me too. I feel so terrible for him and his children ;_;

It seems as though 2009 Hates Us, as well o_O

[tristantrakand.livejournal.com]

They're talking sequel with Dragonball already?

[falenimortal117.livejournal.com]

PEOPLE NEED TO STOP DYING. Especially young people with their whole lives ahead of them :(

I'm kind of iffy about the whole Angels & Demons movie...I wasn't terribly impressed with The Da Vinci code's translation onto the screen and I'm still not a huge fan of Tom Hanks as Langdon.

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

I saw the trailer in the movie theatre and it looked very exciting. However, I also thought there was no way the Da Vinci Code could not be campy and entertaining, and then I saw the movie. So I'm fully prepared for the trailer to be more exciting than the whole rest of the movie.

[sweet-pessimism.livejournal.com]

The "Light of Day Institute" pictures in the new set of True Blood photos are delightfully creepy! I can't wait for the new season..

[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

Oh no, no, no NO,

LEAVE FOOTLOOSE ALONE!

[elvensapphire.livejournal.com]

I'm heartbroken about Andy. He was so talented and way too young.

[sirinde.livejournal.com]

I am actually currently working on a professional production of Pride and Prejudice. While I have not seen it yet (my presence is not required in tech rehearsals) rumor has it that it would only be improved by Zombies.

Some of my friends have offered to show up on closing night...

[greedyskunk.livejournal.com]

10 + Eddie Izzardish quote = WIN

[internal666.livejournal.com]

I don't even know what to say about Andy Hallett, I'm shocked. It's just that he was one of those people you would never expect would die like that.

And at 33 too, damn. He's only a couple years younger than my aunt.

[kitrinlu.livejournal.com]

That's an awesome photo, although I kind of feel like the clouds are coming to get me :)

Interesting stuff about privacy. I'm trying to keep my LJ account anonymous, but we'll see how well that works out. Also interesting in terms of the bloggers whose real identities have been outed in the last few months (one involved in the fandom/race discussions, one an Alaskan political blogger). There's a lot of debate going on about whether it's appropriate to deliberately dig up and publicise bloggers' real identities, and whether it's appropriate to make anonymous posts without being prepared to stand behind them in real life. I think this is an issue that's just getting started.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think it's entirely inappropriate (and even dangerous) to out people. And I think it's important for people to be able to say things without having to "stand behind them in real life"--I know people start getting called "coward" at that point, but you know? It's not a terrible thing to compartmentalize. Sometimes people need to be able to say important things without fear of retribution (whistle-blowing, or political things); sometimes they just need to be able to have fun in the same way that they keep their 9-to-5 and their social lives separate. Or professional identities--IRL, for example, "Natalie Portman" is not Natalie Portman's birth name. For her own reasons, she chose a professional name. You should be able to do that and not have someone feel free to out you for their own crazy reasons. I chose one both for safety/privacy and family reasons, and I feel like people should respect that.

Ideally, to me, there's two rules (of thumb, or otherwise) here--respect pseudonyms, but also take the "open universe" concept into account as you blog (under whatever name).

[sun-star-n-moon.livejournal.com]

awww. I actually saw pride and prejudice and zombies at a bookstore in LA. I didnt realize it had yet to be released. Now Im sad I didnt get it when I had the chance. D=

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

Wait, it's not supposed to be out yet? Because it was totally available at a bookstore I went to last week.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Yeah, trusting MS-NBC on an Apple story is like interviewing Karl Rove about the Obama administration. The story did make an effort to be fair, but the source has an obvious bias.

FWIW, this quote in the article is spot on:

"At Macworld [in January], there was a high expectation for new models of the iMac, Mac mini and Mac Pro," said Larry O'Connor, chief executive of Apple developer Other World Computing Inc., in Woodstock, Ill. "When they didn't come out, a decent percentage of people were holding out. Those machines all started shipping in March. I bet for this quarter, they make up a lot of the downtick they experienced in February."

That's exactly why I delayed buying my new machine. I'm getting it next week.

[dramaturgca.livejournal.com]

Did you know that Toronto holds an Annual Zombie Walk? How did Canada get so cool?

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

*tries frantically to find a way to get to London for the Eccleston*

[wearejustducky.livejournal.com]

I actually gasped and said "OH NO" out loud when I got to the part about poor Andy Hallett. I'm extremely upset by that. I had NO IDEA he was that young, too.

[dragonzair.livejournal.com]

HOMINA MR. DEPP.

Also, Liam :(

I don't know what to think about 'Anthony' being cast in New Moon. I want to preserve my memory of him belting out Johanna XD

[mudpuppy83.livejournal.com]

Well, if nothing else the new Star Trek movie will be providing us an incredibly hot Orion slave girl. Sadly, that's exactly the sort of "throwing the fans a bone" ploy that would actually work on me. Although I'm hoping her green make-up looks better in the film because it looks sort of half-assed in that still.

Speaking of throwing the fans a bone, what's up with New Moon's Caius being a young stud? I mean, I'm hardly one to care if they start putzing around with the source novel, but that's just silly. It's only another reason to make teenage girls flock to the movie.

Also, I am incredibly excited about both Ghostbusters 3 and the upcoming Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg movie. The former may disappoint, but so far the latter have never let me down.

I wonder if edgar wright is still panning to remake Gorgo? That'd be awesome.

[lyricalnights.livejournal.com]

While I enjoyed Jamie Campbell Bower in Sweeney Todd, "young stud" might be stretching it a little. He has an -interesting- face that I personally like better than Pattinson's mug, but I don't really see him being a big hormonal teenager draw. Maybe that's just me. ;)

[imhilien.livejournal.com]

Andy Hallett dead? *cries*

[kosher-jenny.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I'm kinda ambivalent at the possibility of an Eastern Promises sequel. On one hand, I thought the movie was perfect by itself and it doesn't really need a sequel. But on the other hand the [SPOILER] revealed during the last part of the movie about Viggo's character certainly presented an interesting avenue that could be expanded on in a second movie. Also I want to see more of Viggo's character and Naomi Watts' character, because damn, did they have good chemistry together.

[greedyskunk.livejournal.com]

I agree. Viggo's character was so intriguing and he did a wonderful job with the accent. I was also happy to see that they didn't go the "typical" route and make them lovers.