The weekend is here, so it’s time for another edition of the Entertainment Likn-Off. Kicking things off is British actress Imogen Poots. She can be seen in the latest flick, Fright Night, as the main character’s love interest.
After the jump, a look at remake rules, a debate on whether spectacle is more important than story in film, superhero themed sex positions, quirky girls exposed and finally a cool acoustic cover of a dance track.
With Fright Night being certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, it joins a small list of remakes that actually made the grade. So here’s a look back at other horror remakes and 10 rules that ensure they don’t turn out to be crap. (Moviefone)
You can catch the remake of Conan the Barbarian in theatres this weekend but how can you top the original starring Ah-nold Schwarzenegger? Especially when it comes with 10 important life lessons! (io9)
Here’s some photoshop fun! While we normally gloat about the mass chaos and destruction in action movies… turns out, it might not be all that cool in real life. At least based on these photo manipulations. (Cracked)
Things like Twilight are bad for you. Why? It encourages delusional men to bite women… literally. (Nerd Bastards)
Star Wars fanboys can now go off and cry a little. Turns out Olivia Wilde is a Trekkie. (Bleeding Cool)
It is certainly a worrying sign when the Walt Disney Animation Studios chief technical officer Andy Henrickson believes that the spectacle of movies is more important than the story itself… (Slashfilm)
Being a nerd pays off! You can learn these awesome sex moves to impress your partner. On second thought… I think only the last option would be relevant. (College Humor)
Interview with Robert Downey Jr. reveals a few details on Iron Man 3. He also admits that there were problems with the previous film Iron Man 2. (LA Times)
Uh oh! Now that basketball is no longer Shaq’s thing… he has now turned to filmmaking… (AV Club)
Another uh oh! Conan isn’t doing so hot for TBS right now. (Wall Street Journal)
The rise and fall of the ‘cult’ status. (Collider)
Buffy fans rejoice!!! Be on the lookout for a special reunion taking place during an episode of Supernatural this season! (TV Line)
The whole concept of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl is often featured in romantic comedies. Really tame guy meets this ridiculously quirky attractive girl. It’s all peachy right? Turns out, not all quirky girls are cool… especially when they turn out to be crazy. Check out this faux trailer starring Aaron Paul and Teresa Palmer.
So most of our childhoods ended when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 hit the theatres. For those that did see the movie in theatres, let’s say that the ending didn’t quite translate all that well into the film adaptation from the books. Perhaps it’s time to think of an alternate take on how it should have ended…
Speaking of how things should have been… how about the trailer for the new Ghost Rider flick? The first one should have been as badass as this one!
Unnecessary sequel alert… a new trailer for Underworld: Awakening is finally out. We might not be asking for more Underworld movies, but more opportunities to see Kate Beckinsale in that outfit is worth the theatre admission price!
In addition to the above trailer, images from the film as well! (Collider)
Just to carry forward the buzz surrounding the upcoming cancer dramedy 50/50, here’s a video of a small discussion between Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and screenwriter Will Reiser (who’s actual cancer story serves as the inspiration for this film) talking about finding comedy in a traumatizing event/moment.
Music recommendation of the week. So last Saturday, this video was uploaded onto Youtube, but sadly the ELO was published before this video was released. Anyway, if you haven’t heard Save the World by “Swedish House Mafia”, go check it out now. Afterwards, take a listen to this stripped down/acoustic cover of the song by Dan Loke and Tim Tham.

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