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No More Hollywood Reboots, Please!
The planned Clue remake may have been nixed, but the reboot train keeps chugging forward, with 1986 robot classic Short Circuit next on the list. And once again, I am tearing my hair and yelling “noooooooooooo!” in response to a silly Hollywood decision. More »
Why I Don’t Need to See ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ (Spoilers, Sort Of)
I went to the movies a few days ago. This is not an unusual thing for me to do– I dig movies, and I dig writing about them– but I’m not about to write about the movie I saw. I’m going to write about a trailer I saw instead. It was a very bad trailer, but probably not for the reasons you’re thinking. The trailer was for Rise of the Planet of the Apes, for which we’ve been seeing trailers for a while now; but this one was one I hadn’t seen before, and to be honest, I still kind of wish I hadn’t seen it. Check out the trailer in question below:
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China Bans Time Travel TV Shows
With seemingly no preamble, China’s television censors released a statement last month discouraging the broadcast of any TV program dealing with time travel. It’s not an actual ban per se, but they list plenty of reasons why such shows are not savory: They “lack positive thoughts and meaning,” but the true damage is that they “casually make up myths, have monstrous and weird plots, use absurd tactics, and even promote feudalism, superstition, fatalism, and reincarnation.” More »
Crush Links: James Franco Is Ready For ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Prequel
James Franco has been cast as the lead in the Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Apes. Finally, a role that will utilize his theatrical depth. (Variety)
Even with short hair, it’s impossible for Robert Pattinson to look unattractive. (PopSugar)
Headline: Lindsay Lohan Photographed Drinking … Water. This is news now? TMZ
The cast of Degrassi gets their music on with their first mini-musical set to VV Brown’s “Share in the Water.” (Perez Hilton)
80′s singer Adam Ant been admitted to a… More »
RIP Charlton Heston
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Actor Charlton Heston passed away at home yesterday with his wife at his side. I guess those damn dirty apes finally got their way…. More »