Guillermo Del Torro and… SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE?!!!

Why was I not informed earlier that Del Torro was thinking of adapting Vonnegut’s classic novel, Slaughterhouse Five?
This combined with the Zack and Miri trailer and the Palahniuk/DC announcement, officially marks the best day of my life (at least in terms of pop culture.)
Here’s an excerpt, curtesy of AICN, of what Del Torro has to [...]

Talia’s Take: Supporting Characters That Carried Bad Films

Nancy swears she will eventually start blogging, so we’re continuing the “random topic” segment (Nancy, come up with something more clever-sounding!) with Nancy’s next choice of topics: What supporting characters have really carried bad films?
Here’s my take on this:

“Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay” – Neil Patrick Harris Don’t get me wrong. The original [...]

Harry Potter + Half Blood Prince = NPH-level Awesome

I’m not ready to see you-know-who (not You-Know-Who) die:

Neil Patrick Harris + Sesame Street = Showstopping

This makes me smile:

It also reminds me I need new shoes.

Yay Ed Helms

Way to go to Ed Helms, who has just scored his first lead in a feature film.
Mr. Helms, you had us at hello. Or at least in your reference to Call of Duty II:  “This game..the game is over. I’m really gonna shoot you.”

Super Tori

Apparently Tori Amos and some hipster comic book types (when did comic illustration go from geeky to hip?) are throwing together a visual shindig of stories based on the music of Tori Amos called “Comic Book Tattoo.” And because a comic book wasn’t geeky hip enough, they’ve started a “workblog” to chronicle its creation, creatively [...]