best Will Ferrell SNL skit ever

Peace in Middle Earth

"Bilbo's finally getting a makeover"

From IMDB news:

Filmmaker Peter Jackson has signed on to produce two movies based on author J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, after resolving his legal feud with studio bosses over unpaid royalties. Jackson has been involved in a long and bitter despite with bosses at New Line Cinema after claiming he had not been properly paid following the success of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, which he directed. But Jackson has now settled the disagreement and has confirmed he will be on board for the two new films, both of which are prequels to the Lord Of The Rings. He says, "I'm very pleased that we've been able to put our differences behind us. We are delighted to continue our journey through Middle Earth." A director for the two new Tolkien movies has yet to be announced.

first look: Where the Wild Things Are

Remember these?

The pajamas!

Here are 2 pics from the movie adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are (2009). Can't wait!

The Golden Compass angers me

polar bears should always be wearing badass armor

So I watched The Golden Compass last week and was disappointed to find out how dumbed down it was compared to its source. Just about all of the cool philosophical/theological themes are gone, leaving you with a basic "good vs. evil" story in a waay too complicated universe.

What's dust? Why are the Gobblers kidnapping kids? What side are the witches/polar bears/Russian guys/Mongolians fighting on and why? Keep asking yourself those questions, 'cause the movie sure as hell won't be answering any of them for you.

On the plus side, the casting and cgi was spot on. I enjoyed Nicole Kidman and Ian McKellen's voice performance very much and any scene with a polar bear in it was pretty damn exciting.

w00t is now legit

From Perezhilton.com:

Merriam-Webster has officially added "w00t" to the dictionary.

Based on votes from visitors to their Web site, the expression is the #1 Word of the Year for 2007.

w00t (interjection):
expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word “yay”

w00t! I won the contest!

This year’s winning word first became popular in competitive online gaming forums as part of what is known as l33t (”leet,” or “elite”) speak—an esoteric computer hacker language in which numbers and symbols are put together to look like letters. Although the double “o” in the word is usually represented by double zeroes, the exclamation is also known to be an acronym for “we owned the other team”—again stemming from the gaming community.

Christian Bale is: Bat Terminator

"Is this the face of a nightmarish science fiction demi-god?"

From IMDB news today:

"Batman Begins actor Christian Bale has reportedly signed up to star in the fourth Terminator film. The actor will play John Connor in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, which is to be directed by Charlie's Angels filmmaker McG. The character of John Connor has previously been played by Edward Furlong in 1991's Terminator II: Judgement Day and Nick Stahl in 2003's Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who starred in the first three Terminator films, is not expected to be a part of the fourth installment."

Energy menergy