I’m back this week to write up the Entertainment Link-Off. I’m sure Steve is quite happy about not having to cover for me. Anyway, I missed the opportunity to plug Shark Night 3D last week, but given that it’s garnering negative reviews anyway, it’s probably a good thing that I didn’t. Anyway, in theatres this week is the MMA themed Warrior and there’s also the disease thriller Contagion, which happens to have Marion Cotillard in the cast.

After the jump, virus do crazy things to people in movies, X-Men continuity is messed up, the 5 stages of Star Wars revision grief, movies and video games are slowly dying and a few nifty ads to check out.

With the star-studded disease flick Contagion in theatres this week, it’s now appropriate to take a look back at 10 silly things that could happen in movies or TV shows when people are infected with viruses! (io9)

Something to tie you over to the upcoming release of A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas 3D, 4 new posters have been released! (Cinema Blend)

Testing the continuity of movies. Taking quotes from the X-Men films and relating it back to X-Men: The First Class. So does it all go well and fit the timeline of the X-Men universe? Actually, the answer is no. (Movies.com)

I’m always up for showing some love for a hockey-related movie! First look at the one sheets for the film Goon. (JoBlo)

With George Lucas constantly tampering with his classic Star Wars films, there’s an increasing amount of fan-rage out there. Sadly that won’t impact his decision to constantly rehashing the films and adding more ‘updates’ to them. Here’s a nice infographic detailing the 5 stages of Star Wars fan grief. (Live For Films)

A spoilerish post, so avoid if you haven’t seen the film Source Code. If you did watch the movie and want the full idea of how it all worked, here’s a doodle made by director Duncan Jones that pretty much explains what happens in the movie. (Slashfilm)

Given that the films released this year didn’t really appeal to me as much as previous years, it’s no surprise that theatre attendance is now currently at its lowest level since 1997. (New York Times)

Not only is movie attendance down, turns out video gamers are also starting to let go of their controllers as well. (Entertainment Weekly)

They’re really starting to load up on the action stars for The Expendables 2. Let’s hope the final product won’t be as big of a disappointment compared to the first film. (Movie Hole)

9 vampire movies that ruined the genre. Not surprisingly, Twilight is the biggest culprit here. (TEB)

Only in Australia. The Human Centipede 2 will be unleashed with its full sequence and uncut unlike the US or the UK. Who knew Aussies were so open to torture porn? (Slashfilm)

Given the lack of popularity with 3D televisions, looks like the first casualty of this flop might be ESPN’s 3D channel. (NY Post)

Nikita gets the photo treatment to tease the upcoming season. (The TV Addict)

While we’re on the topic of photos for shows, here’s something for the final season of Chuck. (Hit Fix)

With one of my favourite series Being Erica is coming to an end, so the stars tease about the final season and comments on the ABC reboot. (The TV Addict)

It’s all for a good cause anyway. Here’s an ad for the Nike MAG sneakers, inspired by Back to the Future.

Star Wars themed chess known as Chess Wars.

Lawrence Chen made a neat video promoting Pepsi Max London Short Film Festival. By looking at it, you might not find the whole time freeze thing all that special… but this was all done without any CGI!

I always like it when Wong Fu Productions breaks away from the comedic shorts and go serious for a bit. Here’s a nice video highlighting the idea of creating fake memories through a simple conversation. After watching the video, have a look at the director’s comments here.