A bit of linkspam

[cleolinda]

Been having a really hard time the last few days. Don't even really want to talk about it, although suffice it to say that it's not just me feeling pitiful, it's me actually trying not to get sucked into a number of different people's dramaz and not entirely succeeding. I'm trying to space the entries several days apart, but if The Secret Life of Dolls seems to move at a brisk pace over the next week or so, it's because I find working on that to be both comforting and distracting.

Linkspam--before we get into the grim stuff: ICE CREAM DEATHMATCH! If you'll excuse me, I have a container of Heavenly Hash I want to crawl into now.


Karl Malden, Everyman Actor, Dies at 97.

'Fargo' actor Harve Presnell dead at 75.

Actress Mollie Sugden dies at 86.

Vanity Fair Covers The Last Days Of Heath Ledger [Tributes].

Vibe Folds (Updated) [Great Magazine Die-off]; Quincy Jones may try to buy back Vibe.

Which SCI FI shows and stars will be at Comic-Con? We've got the full lineup here.

Images: More Concept Art from 'Alice in Wonderland'; Complete Character Poster Series for Shane Acker's 9!; Avatar Comic-Con Banner Revealed!; Scarlett Poster for 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'!; Another Beautiful Artistic Poster for Lee Daniels' 'Precious'; Ben Barnes is 'Valediction' Vibrant; 1st Photo: Kevin Spacey As Jack Abramoff; New 'Jennifer’s Body' Photos; Remember How Good 'Drag Me to Hell' Was with Fan Art.

Trailers and clips: Unbelievable Trailer for Steven Soderbergh's 'The Informant'!; Official Trailer for Mira Nair's 'Amelia' Starring Hilary Swank; New International 'Inglourious Basterds' Trailer!; New 'Princess and the Frog' Behind-the-Scenes Featurette; Must Watch: Trailer for Peter Billingsley's 'Couples Retreat'; Creepy Trailer for Virus Movie 'Carriers' Starring Chris Pine (Disturbing One-Sheet for 'Carriers'); ‘Coco Before Chanel’ Trailer Is Released & We Already Want To See More!; International Trailer for Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 'Micmacs'; Gorgeous Short Film About a Bio-Robot With Endless Desire - For Water.

Will Public Enemies Be Just Another Hollow Michael Mann Movie? [Ruminations]; Review: Depp is great in 'Public Enemies'; Depp's 'Public Enemies': Dillinger captured at last; Cops and guns are best part of ‘Public Enemies.’

Recipe for an 'Ice Age' mess: Thaw, rehash, refreeze.

Is Bill Nighy Playing Scrimgeour in Deathly Hallows? I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure my life is complete now. Also: New Clip from Half-Blood Prince on AOL Moviefone; David Yates Talks Trio and FiendFyre Scene, Deathly Hallows Part One vs Part Two; Radcliffe Talks Missing Dobby, Black Family Tree and More in Empire Magazine; Matt Lewis On Missing the St. Mungo Scene and More as Neville Longbottom; Jamie Campbell Bower Talks Role as Young Grindelwald in Deathly Hallows.

‘New Moon’ Mini-Movie Details From ‘Twilight’ Actor Michael Welch; ‘Twilight’ Cruise: Kellan Lutz Jumps Overboard While Alex Meraz Hops On. (Ah, so the one who takes candy from strangers isn't going now); 'Twilight' Beauty - The Movie Saga to Launch Vampy Makeup Line; Win Tickets to Vampire Baseball.

More 'Runaways' set pics; Is Alia Shawkat Joining 'The Runaways'?

Can Ethan Hawke's 'Daybreakers' Make Vampires Edgy Again?; Trailer for the Vampire Thriller 'Daybreakers'; Bloodthirsty ‘Transformers’ Star Sees Upcoming Flick As ‘Twilight’ Meets ‘Let The Right One In’ ("It’s a vampire movie, the lead character is named Edward and it arrives in theaters this winter"); 'Daybreakers' Poster: Vampires Are So Hot Right Now.

Matt Reeves Updates Overture's 'Let the Right One In' Remake; 'Let the Right One In' Remake Won't Actually Be 'Twilight', If That Was Your Concern.

Could a movie version of the vampire TV show 'Moonlight' rise from the dead?

Jackie Earle Haley signed for three 'Nightmares'; Exclusive: Robert Englund on Jackie Earle Haley and the 'Nightmare' Remake.

Guy Pearce And Katie Holmes To Be Tortured At Night By Tiny Demons ['Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark']. There's a Tom Cruise joke in there somewhere that I just can't bring myself to make.

Amy Adams Joins the Cast of David O. Russell's 'The Fighter.'

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Jackson Says Nick Fury Won’t See Action In ‘Iron Man 2.’

Jessica Biel in talks for 'Thor'?

M. Night Shyamalan talks 'The Last Airbender.'

Kristen Kreuk's New 'Street Fighter' Clips Remind Us Sweet Can't Save Crazy Bad.

EXCLUSIVE Trailer Debut: ‘Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.’

Comments

[jubilantia.livejournal.com]

Why have I not heard about the Let the Right One In remake? And, more importantly, why is it even being made? I hate that all these creatively challenged directors are like "I respect the movie so much, which is why I think I can do a better job with the material! Except, that's not really what I meant... oh wait, it totally was!" And again, the "American audiences can't appreciate it unless it's Americanized LOL!"

RAAAAGE.

[sherrilina.livejournal.com]

ITA. The whole thing is so stupid....

Though in some ways I do agree with the title change, though maybe because that's how I first heard the title when it came out in Spain--"Dejame entrar" or "Let Me In". It really has a whole different set of connotations and meaning than "Let the Right One In"....

remakes noooooo

[jubilantia.livejournal.com]

NO WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THE TITLE because we're not going to see it, right? Right? I just can't stand these stupid, stupid people. Like that guy trying to remake The Birds: "Durr, guys, it's not really working, and I can't figure out why! All birds do is fly and caw and shit- it's boring!" Well, my friend, I haven't been to any kind of film school, and I'll tell you why: because a)you're not Alfred Hitchcock and b)you don't get the damn movie. I mean, it's not about the action. It's the suspense, and the mystery, and the art of the shots etc.

Argh. Sorry. I'm on a short fuse with this whole Avatar thing, and every time I've calmed down about one stupid new remake idea, they come up with one that's somehow so much worse than the last. And it's not stopping. Some movies probably could benefit from remakes, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[skysong6161.livejournal.com]

It's not really about creating a new vision of an old movie. It's about making money. Vampires are big money right now, and with Let The Right One In having a fanbase (of what size I am not sure), there's some guarantee that between the vampires and the existing fans of the old one, there'll be a semi-decent turn out.

Now, whether or not the movie is any good is a different matter. The reason they're making it is the money.

[jubilantia.livejournal.com]

Well, I know it's for the money, but that doesn't mean it's right. Plus, remaking a movie as soon as it comes out is a pretty transparent ploy to piggyback off of someone else's success.

I know I'm not going anywhere near the remake; I refuse to finance the creative deterioration of Hollywood.