Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Aside from the Pocahontas, here is some decent zombified cosplay of the Disney princesses, courtesy of Geekologie.

The only real piece of news worth mentioning today comes from a story in the Los Angeles Times stating that Josh Brolin is being considered to star in a third installment into the Men in Black franchise, by either playing Agent K (portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones in the original two films) as a young man, or his successor. I'm still not really sold on a third MIB, but if the powers that be must cash in on this franchise one more time, and Jones is not going to be part of it, I suppose Brolin is a good choice, especially after his nerd stock will rise after next year's Jonah Hex.

Finally, to end a rather short post today, here is the red band trailer for Youth in Revolt, Michael Cera's latest film. It actually looks pretty funny, and I was shocked when I looked it up and found that Zach Galifianakis has a supporting role in the film, as well as Mary Kay Place, Jean Smart and Steve Buscemi to name a few. Anyhow, I find it amazing at how many films Galifianakis has been appearing in lately. A great, underrated year, with all his movie work and his Between Two Ferns series on Funny Or Die.

(Note: By pure accidental coincidence I linked to the first episode of Between Two Ferns, in which the guest was Youth in Revolt star Cera... enjoy.)

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Friday, December 4th, 2009

'Twas a slow news day today, so I'll share with you my big find, a Chinese toy company, Hot Toys. They were behind the awesome Joker figure from The Dark Knight that surfaced last year, but I didn't notice the company behind it then. They are currently releasing new additions to the Iron Man and 300 series that are definitely worth your time.

Yesterday, I mentioned that Jason Reitman's upcoming Up in the Air was named by the National Board of Review the film of the year, creating a significant amount of Oscar buzz. I don't know if I have already said it or not, but usually after something with George Clooney is released, I automatically assume it will be overrated due to an insane amount of political power the former People's sexiest man has on the movie industry and award ceremonies. That may be bad, as Good Night, and Good Luck was an outstanding film and generally his acting is pretty solid. Maybe it was my feeling that Michael Clayton got way too much attention, I don't know. Anyhow, I watched the trailer and did some digging for Up in the Air and it has quickly gained a top spot in my must see list. The trailer down below looks quite great, and the supporting cast, all of whom had their roles written especially for them from Reitman, includes Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride, Melanie Lynskey, Sam Elliott, J.K. Simmons and the wonderful Zach Galifianakis. That is truly a cast anybody can get behind. Anyhow, enjoy the trailer.