It’s Saturday night, so you know what that means! It’s ELO time! In theatres this weekend is the animated flick Puss in Boots. Alternatively, there’s the sci-fi actioner In Time starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. So let’s just start this all off with the leading lady from the latter film shall we?
After the jump, some Mission Impossible 4 stuff, DC really underpaid for Superman, a few tidbits on horror movies, Freddy Krueger takes on Jason again, Johnny Depp is angry at Ricky Gervais and congrats to Wong Fu Productions for hitting 1 million subscribers on Youtube.
While we get another ridiculous take on a dystopian future in the film In Time, here’s a look back at the 10 most far-fetched future dystopias in film. I quite like the choice for number 1. (io9)
Catch the new trailer for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. (Yahoo)
As an added bonus, here’s a featurette showing the stunt that Tom Cruise performed hanging a mile above ground in the world’s tallest building in Dubai. (MSN)
Just to drum up more interest in the upcoming film The Hunger Games, have a look at the character posters that have been released for the film. (Collider)
Could this be the deal of the century? Turns out DC Comics paid Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster only $130 for the rights to Superman! (Bleeding Cool)
Uh oh Peter Travers… did you just describe 500 Days of Summer in the exact same way as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? According to the DVD covers, yes he did. (Film Drunk)
Congratulations Sam Jackson… according to the Guinness Book of World Records, you’re the highest grossing star of all time! (Comic Book Movie)
I guess they really like shooting sequels back to back now. Independence Day 2 and 3 might happen… with or without Will Smith. (Slashfilm)
Ever wonder what Mad Men would be like if January Jones was not in the show at all? No eye candy = less entertainment value. (Jest)
Moving onto another AMC show, The Walking Dead shall remain undead for another season thanks to huge ratings for its current season. (MTV)
According to the networks out there, they credit Modern Family for the revival of comedy in primetime TV. (NY Times)
Play the Community season 3 bingo game. It’s actually quite fun! (Link removed at Online Associates Degree’s request)
Here’s something interesting to ponder about. Why do horror filmmakers lose their edge as they age? From John Carpenter to Wes Craven, it seems like their latest batch of films are just a shadow of the previous achievements. (The AV Club)
So why do people love horror movies? Is it because of the thrill? Is it because it helps guys get close to their girlfriends on movie dates? Who knows… but here’s a nice read on the theories behind it. (The Daily Beast)
It’s been a little over 8 years since the release of Freddy vs. Jason. Turns out, through that time, both of them have picked up some martial arts skills!
Here’s a fun preview of the new show Life’s Too Short from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In this clip, Johnny Depp doesn’t quite warm up to Ricky because of his of the jokes that were made at the Golden Globes. Watch out Ricky, Johnny’s got Tim Allen’s back!
At least the folks at FOX do have some sense of humour. They decided to take a poke at themselves for delaying the return of Fringe due to baseball.
David Choi just released his latest album Forever and Ever on October 25th. Get a taste of his album by checking out this acoustic performance of one of his newer tracks Underneath Your Love.
Congrats to Wong Fu Productions for hitting 1 million subscribers on Youtube. To commemorate such an occasion, here’s a funny short ‘documenting’ what they did when they found out they hit 1 million subscribers.
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