Feeling kind of mellow and silly

[cleolinda]

... which could probably change on a dime.

First off--had a couple of requests to talk about saving the show Chuck: library_of_sex says, "There's the usual letter-writing campaign and voting at E!Online's Save One Show, but there's also the Finale and Footlong, involving Subway, a big sponsor of the show," and foresthouse has more ideas here.

Oh, by the way: super cute charm necklaces. I have the Love Letter (wearing it right now, actually) and the Chat Noir.

Linkspam!

Twitter Meets Mass Hysteria [Amazonfail]. Meanwhile, Ashton Kutcher, CNN racing on Twitter.

Novelist Margaret Drabble Stops Writing.

Your favorite stars read from Harlequin romance novels.

Pin-Up Girls Tame Outer Space, Ride Godzilla (Maybe NSFW) [Spring Mating Season].

10 Unsinkable Science Fiction Stories About The Titanic.

Dollhouse And Terminator Really Not Canceled Yet, Say Insiders.

'Britain's Got Talent' star grabs A-list attention.

Funnyman Colbert gets less lofty namesake; Colbert has space treadmill named after him.

Bryan Fuller teases Pushing Daisies' last eps—and comic series!

Quentin Tarantino Guest Directs On 'American Idol'; 'American Idol': What did you think of 'Unrelenting Pablum' Night?

Pearl Jam Taps Cameron Crowe For Documentary Feature.

Images: Exclusive: 'More Than A Game' Poster Premiere.

Trailers and clips: Domestic Trailer for Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘The Hurt Locker’; First Trailer for Steven Soderbergh's 'The Girlfriend Experience'; The Entire Inglourious Basterds AI Clip!, The 'Inglourious Basterds' Clip That Was Too Hot for TV; 'Angels & Demons' Exclusive Clip; Robert Downey Jr.: 3 'Soloist' clips; Watch This: Disney Re-Uses Their Animation. As I said on Twitter, all I really got out of this was that I need to go watch Robin Hood again. Break it on down, Maid Marian!

Wolverine publicity tour: On "El Hormiguero" at the Spanish TV station "La Cuatro"; Hugh Jackman is a Mad Scientist; Hugh Jackman: Check Out The Big Brain On Set! Also: Deadpool Co-Creator Rob Liefeld Says Solo Spin-Off From ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ Likely; Donner Hoping for X-Men: First Class Franchise, ‘X-Men: First Class’ To Feature Young Cyclops, Beast & Jean Grey, Says ‘Wolverine’ Producer, Is X-Men: First Class a Reboot?

Review: Meet Star Trek's time-traveling villain in the comic-book prequel 'Countdown.'

Zac Efron, Jonas Brothers, Adam Lambert Sizzle At ‘17 Again’ Premiere: Red Carpet Recap; Efron would change a few things if he were '17 Again'; 17 Again dodges creepiness with Michelle Trachtenberg. Related: EXCLUSIVE: Zac Efron Says ‘Full Metal Panic!’ Manga Adaptation ‘Likely Not Going To Happen’; Why did NBC yank Zac Efron's foot-fetish "SNL" clip?

EXCLUSIVE: McG Talks ‘Terminator’ Sequel Plans, Wide-Open Ending for ‘Salvation’; New 'Terminators' Trailer! Yes, with an 'S.'

Meanwhile, EXCL: John Connor Versus Freddy Krueger: Thomas Dekker may join 'Nightmare on Elm Street.'

Spielberg Says Transformers 2 is Michael Bay's Best Movie?

The Sun Previews New Half-Blood Prince Trailer?; Emma Watson on upskirt photos: 'I felt completely violated.'

Emily Blunt ('Young Victoria,' 'The Wolfman') Movieline Interview, in which she also mentions papparazzi upskirting, coincidentally ("When the fuck did I turn into the crotch girl?"). Speaking of wolfmen, Wanted: Wolfman to holler at tourists on a New Hampshire steam train.

RIFFTRAX IS DOING TWILIGHT; Twilight parties, Rifftrax edition; Summit Announces Remainder of New Moon Cast; EXCLUSIVE: Is Bella’s Dad Being Cut Out of ‘Twilight’ Sequel? We’ve Got the Scoop! (Short answer: he's still in it); Drew Barrymore Denies She’s Directing ‘Twilight’ Threequel; Did Someone Say Moar Jacksper? New Twilight Cast Photos and New Moon Rumors; 'Twilight': Werewolf hunk Alex Meraz talks about making 'New Moon.'

(Related: Cam Gigandet and Leighton Meester Mix It Up in ‘The Roommate.’)

(Fandom related: 'Russet Noon' lady still crazy, grasping at straws: "Writers and readers all over the net have opened their eyes to the truth: authors sell their fanfiction and get away with it." Except for the part where they don't. They totally, totally don't. And they're all outside your house right now, with torches and pitchforks, trying to get you to stop ruining it for everyone else.)

'Never Let Me Go' Begins Principal Photography; Charlotte Rampling and Sally Hawkins join 'Never Let Me Go.' I am getting really excited about this, to be honest. And I haven't even read the book yet.

EXCLUSIVE: Eli Roth Reveals Plans to Shoot ‘Transformers’-Like Blockbuster, ‘Thanksgiving’ Slasher Back-To-Back.

Bruno Dupes Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul.

Cast of 'Nanny McPhee' sequel fills out.

Roger Corman's Little Shop of Horrors Being Remade Again; Little Shop Of Horrors Optioned, Doo-Wop Girls Need Not Apply.

Why Joss Whedon says Cabin in the Woods is 'out of control'; Joss & Co. reveal plans for a Dr. Horrible sequel: Maybe a movie?

John McTiernan's comeback: A Karl Rove conspiracy documentary? Really?

Michelle Pfeiffer goes straight to DVD. Again.

Captured By The Bird People! [Found Footage].

Comments

[genmaicha.livejournal.com]

Twilight Rifftrax? Oh dear lord, I'm doomed.

[queenanthai.livejournal.com]

I am buying it SO HARD when it comes out, you have no idea.

...wait. Shit, this means I have to rent Twilight.

[anthraxpretzels.livejournal.com]

No, not Bella's dad!

My friends and I actually were kind of amused by him XD

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I need to change the wording on that--"no" was referring to "cutting him out of the movie." He's still in it.

[sneaky-minx.livejournal.com]

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Emma Thompson in a movie together? I think I just OD'd on awesome.

[sstarlz.livejournal.com]

Necklaces are awesome, thanks for the link!

[visceralvamp.livejournal.com]

OH WOW the Disney footage. I'd never noticed the Jungle Book-Robin Hood repeats before. Mostly because I've only seen Robin Hood once, and I was about five at the time.

I had always thought that the bear in Robin Hood looked suspiciously like Baloo, though. I think that it all mostly amounts to they had virtually no production time for Robin Hood. Because they reused SO MUCH.

Also, Snow White (and thus Maid Marian) clap like Paula Abdul.

And whatever that scene of animals chasing after that piece of paper is - we briefly see a mouse with a mustache who looks mighty similar to Flaversham (the toy-tinker mouse) from The Great Mouse Detective.

[smirkdoctor.livejournal.com]

I always tried to tell my family about Jungle Book/Robin Hood and they laughed at me. Who's laughing now, family, huh?

I love The Great Mouse Detective so so much.

[emmaorgana.livejournal.com]

Must... watch... Disney... movies...

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

When did Daniel Cudmore get cast in New Moon? He does not scream delicate vampire to me, more vampire who will rip you in twain Emmett style.

[kairi-jaganshi.livejournal.com]

A Dr. Horrible sequel? YES PLEASE. 8D

[keenai.livejournal.com]

That upskirt thing is the MOST DISGUSTING thing I have ever heard. I am so outraged and disgusted on Emma and any other female celebrity's behalf for that one. I had no idea they did that! UGH. THAT IS NOT FAIR GAME.

[trampchic.livejournal.com]

The worst part of any paparazzi activity, for me, is that they're not doing this for their own amusement or whatever -- somewhere out there are people who give them big bucks for such "captures", because some sizeable chunk of Teh Public are waiting for celebrity news (celebrities are not real people, etc.)

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Why, Chuck? Why? Can't the nerds get anything?

[mercat.livejournal.com]

we need a Nerd Channel to pick up stuff like this and Pushing Daisies. :(

[smirkdoctor.livejournal.com]

The slide boxes at Lucy Lu are sooo cute. Adding a couple to my birthday wish list right now.

Also, am I the only one who's relieved that Billy Burke gets to stay? Because he was kind of the best part of Twilight for me.

Also also: I love Mike Nelson forever. I knew there was a reason to keep my Twilight DVD after I got tired/embarassed of it.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

The Twilight rifftrax ought to be epic.

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

Ah, crap. I just started watching Chuck yesterday and I'm really liking it, but my heart belongs to Life. WHY MUST THEY MAKE ME CHOOSE?

:P (Seriously, though. Does everything I like that's not House have to get cancelled?)

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

Amen. (But remember, there's Hulu!!)

[mokeyhokey.livejournal.com]

OMG, the Twilight Rifftrax is coming out ON MY BIRTHDAY. Clearly this means that Jesus or Flying Spaghetti Monster or Xenu or whatever thinks I'm awesome.

[mercat.livejournal.com]

Not too interested in Little Shop because it is my FAVORITE MUSICAL OF ALL TIME but at least they are not trying to redo the musical. Again. *shrug*

All I care is, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman and that giant, epic cast are fucking amazing, and they will probably change it to such a degree it will be barely the same story.

Also, they will probably use CGI, and nothing, I mean NOTHING stands up to the amazingness that is the Audrey II puppets.

[mudpuppy83.livejournal.com]

I agree with everything you've said.

Except that this is going to be a remake of the 1960 film that the musical version is based on. They're quite different. I mean, the plots are very, very close but they're not exact.

For instance, in the original:

1. Seymour actually creates Audrey Jr. (Audrey II was the musical's name)

2. Seymour lives with his hypochondriac mother and Audrey is Mushnik's daughter. And while there is a sadistic dentist, he's a minor character and Audrey never even meets him--and she definitely doesn't date him.

3. Mushnik sees Seymour feeding someone to the plant early on so he secretly knows what's going on the whole time and never gets eaten. In fact he tricks a burglar into feeding himself to the plant at one point.

4. And while Seymour eventually gets eaten by the plant while trying to destroy it (in a really stupid way), the plant never even attempts to eat Audrey.

The musical is much better, in every way. The original was, after all, literally written in a day--and maybe filmed in two at the most. (Roger Corman had a set that was going to be torn down and wanted to save money by making another movie on it first) Of course, the original does feature a young Jack Nicholson as the masochistic dental patient--which is probably the highlight of the film.

[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

Watch This: Disney Re-Uses Their Animation. As I said on Twitter, all I really got out of this was that I need to go watch Robin Hood again. Break it on down, Maid Marian!


I'm with you... time to pull out the DVDs, pop one in the DVD player and the other on the computer to compare.}:P

[leucocrystal]

all I really got out of this was that I need to go watch Robin Hood again. Break it on down, Maid Marian!
I still love that movie so much.

[kitrinlu.livejournal.com]

Twilight Rifftrax FTW!

On another note, upskirting is sick, and Emma Watson is so right to be upset by it :(

[aymaera.livejournal.com]

I don't care what sort of format it's in, any new Dr Horrible would be fabulous!

[endril-lei.livejournal.com]

I love the jewelry from Lucylu, thanks so much for the link! Though I feel a bit slow... are there no prices listed anywhere or do you simply have to call to find out how much things go for (I usually figure if I have to ask, I can't afford it)...

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't know--it may be that they don't actually sell from the site; I bought mine locally at a store my mom loves. They were about $19 per necklace.

[glenvorian.livejournal.com]

I want all of those charm necklaces!

Heh, I wish.

[dives.livejournal.com]

UGH that upskirting thing just pisses me off so much. Just, ugh, ugh, UGH. Mirrors on the toes of your boots for the 21st century...what utterly reprehensible people.

[sagitare.livejournal.com]

I swear, I've been laughing over that Cheezburger macro since this morning. It's definitely one of my all-time favorites.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

FINALLY! Someone who's cracking up as bad as I am over that!

[mudpuppy83.livejournal.com]

Those, uh, pin-up pictures. They're...nice. So very, very nice. Is it warm in here?

And I'm really skeptical about a Little Shop of Horrors remake. It can't be better than the musical (even if test audiences ruined the musical's ending by being whiny little bastards) and I'm not entirely sure if it could better than the original or not.

The original film was written in a day and shot in maybe two. So an improvement is possible, but I dread the use of modern special effects. The original film had charming cheap-ass puppets and the musical has some of the best animatronics work I've ever seen.

I feel certain any version today will have CGI effects. I don't look forward to that.

Still, I must admit i'm curious--and I just can't get enough of talking, giant man-eating plants...

[telesilla.livejournal.com]

Oh my, those Lucy Lu pieces are nice. I kind of wish ordering off the site worked better, but then again, I'd probably spend too much. Thanks for pointing them out!

[instantpicnic.livejournal.com]

I would like a Dr. Horrible movie, please!


The only Disney recycling I knew about was Ariel and Belle having the same face.
I did used to watch Robin Hood every day until my mom taped over it.