And afterwards, there was cake

[cleolinda]

A few things (omg so behind on answering email/comments):

From mercuryandrain: "I was wondering if you could do me a HUGE favor and plug the Support Stacie auction sometime this week in one of your linkspam posts? Stacie is fighting high stage III breast cancer without the help of health insurance. This coming weekend (April third through sixth) a multi-fandom fanfic auction is taking place - people will bid on their favorite authors, and the highest bidder gets a story tailor-made to their specifications. Over 100 authors are participating at last count, from Roswell, Twilight, Dr. Who, Gilmore Girls and Harry Potter among other fandoms. Her website is http://www.supportstacie.net, and the website where the auction will take place is http://www.majiksfanfic.com/phpbb. There is also an LJ comm dedicated to the cause: supportstacie."

countessmary has put up (with my blessing) some "Twilight Means Never Having to Say You're Kidding" t-shirts to raise money for prizes for the YA Lit track at Dragon*Con.

The Littlest Edward is famous! And I mentioned this the other day somewhere--Twitter?--but while we're here: Biker Barbie with pink chaps. Ya rly.

Also, I have to show you this, because it brought light and joy into my life: VAMPIRE CLOAKS FOR DOLLS OMG. THE ALL-BLACK ONE HAS A COLLAR LIKE A BATWING OR A SPIDERWEB OR SOME SHIT, LOOK AT THAT! OMFG A BLACK POET SHIRT, I CAN'T STAND IT. It's like what Bella would make Edward wear if she felt kinky or something.

Follow-up on that Joker figure: Turns out it's not a two-pack; it's one figure with two outfits and two heads, so you get both your Police Officer Joker and your Classic Oh My God He's Going to Explode My Cat Joker all in one. The price I heard was $175 or thereabouts, with the release coming sometime this summer (end of second quarter to beginning of third quarter, somewhere in there). Full gallery here (OMG LOOK AT HIS EVIL LITTLE SUSPENDERS), in which you can see "an interchangeable and new make-up Joker head featured with Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS) and Translucent Iris."

Once again, ladies and gentlemen: that is a doll.

Doesn't seem to be a lot of movie news tonight, which is good, because that means I can get some work in before our power's cut off for six hours tomorrow (they're working on the lines). So, in case you didn't catch that--I may potentially be offline, in the dark, and unavailable from 8 am to 2 pm.

Speaking of the Joker, Birmingham's "Batmobile" will be kept, restored and displayed by city.

New site captures authors' identities and won't let go.

Ohio man charged with drunken driving on bar stool. As you do.

Colbert demands space node name.

Is Twitter getting too big, too fast?; Status Update: Twitter and Facebook Look Like They're in Adorable Spat; Is Google Killing Firefox?

Laurell Hamilton's Vampire Hunter heads to TV.

A third Flight of the Conchords season might happen after all.

Viggo accepts Empire Award from Bean, remains endearingly wasted while doing so.

Images: Exclusive First Look at the 'Drag Me to Hell' Poster!; Number 2 Has Got Number 6 All Bottled Up, In New 'Prisoner' Poster; First Official Photos from Thomas Jane's 'Dark Country.'

Toy Story 3D Double Feature on October 2nd!; 'Dawn Treader' in 3D?; Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' Gets IMAX 3D Release; Ridley Scott Joins the 3D Club for 'Forever War'?

Extended Trailer for Half-Blood Prince Screened Today at ShoWest; Jason Isaacs To Film Role as Lucius Malfoy for Deathly Hallows in June, July; Lucius Malfoy is a softy; Deathly Hallows to Be Shot Using "Loads of Hand-Held Cameras," Tom Felton Talks Sectumsempra in Half-Blood Prince; Rhys Ifans Talks His New Role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as a "Great Guy"; High Res Editions of Six Character Posters from Half-Blood Prince.

Downey reveals ‘Sherlock Holmes’ details; ShoWest First Look at 'Sherlock Holmes'; ShoWest: Sherlock Holmes is a Comedy? Is It That Bad?

Paramount Gives the Star Trek Sequel an Early Greenlight!; ‘Star Trek’ Sequel is Already Eying a Summer 2011 Release.

A Whiteboard That Explains Terminator's Entire History.

Sam Raimi Wants Full Creative Control For ‘Spider-Man 4’; Sam Raimi says Spider-Man 4 script due by summer.

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck Swears Off Comic Book Films, Says ‘Daredevil’ Was ‘Not Much Fun.’

Bettany Replaces Butler in Comic Adaptation ‘Priest’; Paul Bettany to hunt vampires in 'Priest.'

First Early Details on Wes Anderson's 'Fantastic Mr. Fox.'

Twilight Is Top-selling Release Of 2009; Kristen Stewart Talks to the LA Times; KStew Filming New Moon on March 30, 2009; Photos From La Push Filming; The Extended Twilight Sex Scene Plus Dancing Lesbian Vampires.

Tom Cruise not doing 'The 28th Amendment,' still choosing next project.

'Eagle of the Ninth' Recruits Kevin MacDonald and Jamie Bell.

Criterion Blu-ray Edition of ‘Ran’ Pulled from the Release Schedule.

Sean Connery Reviews ‘Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.’

Robinson Directing Miley Cyrus' Last Song; Miley Cyrus: No more 'Hannah Montana' films.

Dragonball: Evolution Clips; EXCLUSIVE: ‘Dragonball Evolution’ Star Emmy Rossum Has A Message For Film’s Doubters.

And now, maybe I can get a bit more done before the power goes off tomorrow.

Comments

[dreamingreader.livejournal.com]

I have stared and stared at those Joker pics and I still</> can't believe that it's a doll.

I also wish that the 3D movie thing would stop--or have non-3D versions. They totally give me headaches. :(

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

I agree, I got lucky with Monsters vs Aliens, but Coraline was almost all 3D so I had to really hunt for a regular theatre that first weekend...

I've had photosensitive seizures in the past so 3D also gives me a headache at the least and makes me want to vomit at the worst and even a couple of scenes of regular Coraline gave me a headache.

At the very least they should be understanding under the Americans with Disabilities act...it's bad enough that I have to keep sunglasses on me at all times because I never know when a film will have a sequence with strobe lighting or flashing.

[dragonzair.livejournal.com]

Miley Cyrus: No more 'Hannah Montana' films.

ICON.

Best news all day XD

[ppyajunebug.livejournal.com]

That is not a doll. No way. It's more lifelike than Christian Bale!doll!!!!

[flame-fall.livejournal.com]

*laughs and sprays tea across computer*

Now I need to buy a new keyboard.

[ailaes.livejournal.com]

I really, really hope they don't fuck up the Anita movie. And while I agree that the gratuitous sex is...well...gratuitous...it's still an awesome series.


Also? I need to save my pennies for a Joker doll.

[bumblebee-1983.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

But IFC? WUT?

[darkmagess.livejournal.com]

I can't believe the Joker doll is really a doll. I've never seen one look SO MUCH like the real person.

[stokerbramwell.livejournal.com]

HIS EYES MOVE!!! NOBODY TOLD ME HIS EYES MOVE!!! HOLY CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!!!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Okay, technically I don't think his eyes move; I think you can move them, and they move together as a pair.

[marginaliana]

Apparently I have been confusing the Robert Downey, Jr Sherlock Holmes movie with the rumored Will Ferrell Sherlock Holmes movie. Apparently I have been confusing them since, um, July. Dear motion picture industry: there are other universes out there for you to play in. Please try to make me look like less of an idiot in the future.

[havocs-roman.livejournal.com]

Will... Ferrell... Sherlock...?

But... but... but...

...

[serenenuit.livejournal.com]

I know you kid around with SLoD and all, but that Joker doll...he really will walk around at night while you're asleep. I'm just sayin'.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Dude, for real. I really would have to lock him in the freezer or something, I'm pretty sure.

[setauuta.livejournal.com]

The Joker doll scares the everloving hell out of me. I think my cat (in the icon) could take him, but I'm not sure.

Also, the PERS thing cracks me the hell up. They're eyeballs! That roll! He can roll his eyes at you!

[claidissa.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I like that MSNBC article about the Sherlock Holmes movie. They make it seem like Robert Downey Jr. is intentionally turning the film into something like Iron Man.
Holmes falling for Irene Adler does not make him a "ladies man," in my opinion. I understand them adding romance and it's not that much of a stretch. Still very excited for the movie.

[persian-freak.livejournal.com]

I always felt like they had a thing going, Irene and Sherlock. I think them making Irene a hardcore criminal mastermind is the bigger stretch, really.

[orca-girl.livejournal.com]

Okay, so let me get this straight. It's an EVIL CLOWN DOLL with EYES THAT MOVE so they can FOLLOW YOU AROUND THE ROOM.

Well. That's just *SUPER*. Really. (Toy manufacturers: what were you thinking?)

[cmdr-zoom.livejournal.com]

Word.

[silentmist.livejournal.com]

the cake is a LIE!!!

(sorry it was too hard to resist ^_^)

[unicornluvr.livejournal.com]

Well we only had three bits, we didn't know there was going to be such a rush on it.

[elizardbits.livejournal.com]

Ben Affleck Swears Off Comic Book Films, Says ‘Daredevil’ Was ‘Not Much Fun.’

GUESS WHAT, BEN? WE ARE IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT.

[greyduck.livejournal.com]

Funny, because Ben just landed a new superhero role:

CAPTAIN OBVIOUS.

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

Wow, I really have to say I am not a fan of the new Barbie face design. Old Barbie looked like she wanted to be your friend and have a tea party with you, and quite possibly be an astronaut. New Barbie just looks like she wants to bitchslap you. (Unless that face is unique to biker Barbie.)

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I am not a fan of the New Barbie Face they've had for a few years now. It really looks like a face they've been making for adults and adult collectors--a very celebutante kind of face. I liked the sweeter, less "sexy" face a lot better.

[shadwing.livejournal.com]

*looks once...twice*

Is it me or is that shirt pattern WOVEN rather than PRINTED....OMGWTFBBQ?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I do believe it is. And it's pretty close to the pattern from the movie, IIRC.

[emisi.livejournal.com]

That Joker doll is terrifying. My roomie has already threatened bodily harm if I bring it into the house. I still want it.

[palexbluexangel.livejournal.com]

I want it so bad.

[wearejustducky.livejournal.com]

Boy, I hate the Anita Blake books. Fervent, absolute hatred. I don't even find any redeeming lulz in them like I did in Twilight.

Though I will admit that Book 1 Anita was ok enough, and that with a good actress and decent writing perhaps I won't feel the need to bang my head on my coffee table when I run across the promos.

[sirinde.livejournal.com]

we used to do dramatic readings of my roommate's copies while we were drinking. Other than that, I've never touched them. (well maybe once when I *worked* at a bookstore)

Good times!

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

Pennsylvania lawmaker has thrown backing behind Colbert

Of course he did. Because there is nothing better to do in Pennsylvania.

[instantpicnic.livejournal.com]

Hey! I live in Chaka Fattah's district, and he's a good congressman. And there are lots of things to do here.

I think he just really liked being on "Better Know a District" and hopes to get on the show again.

[kirsdarke.livejournal.com]

He is trying to steal my soul. Through a picture. And a computer screen. I know he is.

Well, I'm not sleeping tonight.

[edda.livejournal.com]

Laurell Hamilton's Vampire Hunter heads to TV.

For God's sake, will that Mary Sue ever DIE?

[bumblebee-1983.livejournal.com]

Well, Hamilton is better than Meyer.

;)

The first six (?) books are good, but the other ones...just plain ol' porn. Better suited for showtime or cinemax if you ask me.

[jettcat.livejournal.com]

Do not go down the path of BJD, that way will lead to madness, erm brokedness!

The Joker doll is the way that leads to MADNESS!

[neveth.livejournal.com]

I worked it out and I could make as much as my employer (a goth fashion designer and corset maker) does JUST BY MAKING BJD CLOTHES. This is both wrong and HORRIBLY HORRIBLY right.

[snowwhite2421.livejournal.com]

OT just curious...

Have you ever heard of Jasper Fforde and his Thursday Next series? With your love of classic literature I think you'd really enjoy them. He's REALLY funny.

and back on topic...

that joker doll has the best skin texturing I have ever, ever seen.

[setauuta.livejournal.com]

I love love LOVE that series. LOVE.

That is all.

[kosher-jenny.livejournal.com]

"an interchangeable and new make-up Joker head featured with Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS) and Translucent Iris."

Translation: if you think you may have any lingering Uncanny Valley issues, this ain't the collectible for you. I have a doll that comes with a mechanism that in theory changes the position of the eyes. In reality you can get one not-so-bad position, and then press the little tab thing to watch the eyes look in two completely different directions at once. Hopefully the system on the Joker doll works better.

Man, that Joker looks awesome though. I'd totally preorder him except a)I don't know if I have anything sufficiently heavy enough to weigh down the lid of his box at night and b)no funds. :(

[kitrinlu.livejournal.com]

I'm torn between wanting you to get a Joker doll, and knowing that if you do, SLoD will give me nightmares from then on. And it might kill you in your sleep :(

But still, that is one amazing doll.

Am I the only one kinda creeped out by all these dolls with interchangeable heads/limbs?

[evilbearhunter.livejournal.com]

No, it's definitely not just you who's creeped out. I mean, the moving eyes are terrifying and all, but you will have a teeny tiny unattached Joker head somewhere in your life at all times if you own this doll. Also, dressing and undressing that doll to get it to wear the different outfits would be a nightmare.

[newbia.livejournal.com]

Oh my God, that doll is the most terrifying thing I have ever seen. It's making Chucky quiver in his boots.

[newbia.livejournal.com]

PS: LOL, the police joker has a flag pin!