Plug: Fat Kid Rules the World

Matthew Lillard did one of the most entertaining AMAs I've seen, to promote Fat Kid Rules the World. I wasn't exactly familiar with his work prior to this – I only know him as Shaggy – but I'm definitely a fan now. I'm planning to look up some of the films he was in and watch them (especially those often mentioned by Redditors during his AMA).

Anyways, Fat Kid Rules the World has 2 more weeks on Kickstarter (see widget). The trailer looks really cool and Lillard is very passionate about it, so I really hope it gets funded.

No Cougar Town or Community midseason (or Six Seasons and a Movie!)

Just a few days ago it was reported that NBC is benching Community from its midseason lineup. They say it's to accomodate 30 Rock coming back, which is the good news, but NBC decided to bench Community while keeping on Whitney, a freshman comedy show that hasn't resonated well to critics or the audience. Or at least the Human Beings hate it (is that what we're calling Community fans?). If they didn't before, they do now.

Tron: Legacy (Graphics)

Read it on Reddit.

So Tron: Legacy wasn't the best movie; definitely didn't stack up to the original Tron. But the graphics was incredible! Especially when they were in that meeting about the program. The whole office looked so...awesome. I like the fact that they're using a legit kill command shown above (and other unix commands). All the pictures from the article are just really pretty, which makes me want to re-watch the movie.

The Hottie Body Jim-Miracle Diet

I heart NPH. And him reading Jimmy's line was just too cute!

"Hi! I'm a real doctor!" xD

If it weren't for NPH, I'd say the first one was better. But nothing – NOTHING – beats the Handsome Men's Club!


Maybe I'm just saying that because the diet thing was full of hot girls while the club was full of handsome men... :P (also might be the reason why NPH made everything better in the world full of hot women).

Jimmy Fallon Reveals Secrets Behind the Best 'Late Night' Sketches

An entire evening was devoted to former Saturday Night Live regular and current late-night host Jimmy Fallon at PaleyFest and it was, to date, the most entertaining session of the festival.

Moderator Chris Hardwick (host of Web Soup), set the tone early when he joked that it was his duty to "steer this ship into Awesometown." It's that type of geekiness (which Fallon wholly embraces) that would run through the night.

It is easy to see why people clamor on to Fallon's fun-loving humor. More than two years after he took the reins from Conan O'Brien, who was preparing for what would turn out to be a brief run as the Tonight Show host, Fallon has carved out an hour of late-night TV that David Letterman or Jay Leno aren't doing: beer pong with Betty White, spoofing vampires with Suckers, singing the "History of Rap" with Justin Timberlake and parodying Lost with Late. Who else can pull that stuff off -- and make them viral hits?

CNN: Our top 10 techie characters from the movies

When the South by Southwest Festival kicks off today in Austin, Texas, the cutting edges of technology and film will be on display.

Started as a music showcase, SXSW's interactive and movie portions have become equal partners in defining the festival (not to mention, in some small part, Austin itself).

Last year's festival prompted us to consider the precarious junction where music and geekery meet. This year, it's got us taking a look at those moments when technology hits the big screen.

Some of our favorite movie character throughout the year have been hackers, coders, gadget freaks and gamers. So, meet our Top 10 Movie Techies of All Time.

Have Natalie Portman, Danny McBride and James Franco come to Rutgers!

Conan on iPad 2

Top 50 Sci-Fi TV Shows

Not the biggest fan of scifi; I haven't watched too many of them; but Firefly is mentioned and I am loving Joss Whedon quite a bit right now. And The Jetsons is on the list!! That I watch. A lot.

The 50 Greatest Opening Title Sequences of All Time

Giving some credit to the finest opening credits ever made.

41. "Snatch" (2000)
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Opening credits for actors are commonplace, obviously, but opening credits for characters are comparatively rare. Rather than name Dennis Farina, Brad Pitt, and Benicio Del Toro, guys we're all quite familiar with anyway, the titles for "Snatch" introduce us to the men they're playing: Cousin Avi, Mickey, and Franky Four Fingers, respectively. This technique is particularly welcome in a film like "Snatch" which contains so many plot threads featuring so many characters, all of whom speak with incoherently thick British accents. Director Guy Ritchie also gets bonus style points for fluidity. The transitions between characters are insanely clever: The camera zooms in on the enormous diamond in Franky's four fingered hand and when it zooms out, it's in the mitts of Cousin Avi. He puts the diamond in his safe, and the camera pans through the wall to another room, where Sol (Lennie James) is pulling some cash from his safe. He tosses the cash into the air and it lands on a table in front of Mickey, and so on. Ritchie isn't just introducing us to all the characters, he's introducing us to the connections between them, and preparing us for the idea that the plot of this movie can careen off in a new direction at any moment. --MS


37. "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (2005)
Directed by Shane Black
Even though Danny Yount has credited Saul Bass as an inspiration for the design of the opening titles for Shane Black’s murder mystery "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," the sequence is a true original. Yount’s job -- striking the right tone somewhere between classic and contemporary -- had to be intimidating. But he managed to hit that perfect note of retro cool, and his creation bursts at the seams with affection for the crime genre, honoring every element of detective story lore from blood splatters to jail breaks to the promise of guns and curvy femme fatales. Yount’s abstract imagery -- expressionless figures and undefined locations -- and composer John Ottman’s nimble score build anticipation for a great mystery while allowing the film that follows to pay it off. According to WatchTheTitles.com, producer Joel Silver had planned to commission just a fraction of what ultimately made it into the film before being impressed enough by Yount’s ‘60s-style concept to extend the sequence. The impression it left on moviegoers who saw this underrated gem lasted even longer. --Stephen Saito


14. "Catch Me If You Can" (2002)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
A stand-alone graphic sequence reminiscent of those prefacing 1960s capers like "Charade" and the "Pink Panther" films, the opening titles of Steven Spielberg’s "Catch Me If You Can" are a startling blend of style and narrative invention. Designed by the crazy hip Paris-based duo of Oliver Kuntzel and Florence Deygas, the sequence blends hand-stamp and computer animation for an atmospheric look that situates the story to come -- that of the notorious mid-century con man Frank Abagnale and the FBI agent on his tail -- in its native era. Stylized, silhouetted figures of Abagnale and Agent Hanratty interact with the titles themselves, which are stretched and pulled into backdrop duty for the cleverly detailed scenarios. Those scenarios anticipate the film’s story: Abagnale is depicted as a pilot, then a doctor, then a businessman, and in each brief sequence Hanratty is shown in pursuit and gaining ground. Kuntzel and Deygas create a sense of forward movement by giving the chase a left-to-right trajectory, with Abagnale slipping down corridors, passing through transformative walls and at one point using the elongated stem of a ‘p’ as an escape rope. Conducting the entire exercise are the hushed, tip-toe syncopations of longtime Spielberg collaborator John Williams’s score. --MO


3. "Se7en" (1995)
Directed by David Fincher
A credits sequence that has itself been credited with reviving the great tradition of elaborate credits sequences, the indelible, unsettling opening titles of "Se7en," David Fincher’s meticulously tailored serial killer procedural, have prompted many grubby, psycho-chic imitators over the years. Fincher hired a designer named Kyle Cooper to take on the sequence, but he was very much involved in its conception and execution. Cooper watched the film numerous times then set out to create a mood piece that would engage with the theme and plot of the film in both abstract and concrete ways. Capturing the insular, obsessive quality of the killer at the center of "Se7en" was the driving aesthetic force: distant, mechanical beats clang and squeak on the soundtrack -- the song is Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer” re-mixed by Coil and Danny Hyde -- as though rising up from some dank, isolated cellar. Preceded by an image of a sleepless Morgan Freeman’s detective setting a metronome ticking, the credits suggest the X-ray opposite of a morally ordered mind. Fingers are shaved of their prints and then the nasty, bandaged versions scribble out a psychotic’s manifesto in nightmare flashes alternated with the actual titles, which were hand-scratched onto the film stock and then edited together in layers to pulse with jittery light. Even the names seem like fragments recovered from some unspeakably dark corner of the subconscious. The sequence took two days to shoot and five weeks to edit (those stubby fingers don't belong to Kevin Spacey, either, a choice that upset Fincher at first). Artisan work, not animation, achieved the texture and impact of this sequence; the grime of that toil feels embedded in the film itself. --MO


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When I found this, my first thought was "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang better be in there!" Because not only the movie is amazing, I vividly remember the opening credits being as great. I'd want it to be a lot higher in the list but these are some really good ones!

X-Men: First Class

This will be the first time I'm watching summer blockbusters in the US! Seems like I'm gonna spend a whole lot of money before I even start making any.

Anyways, Marvel is making quite a lot of movies for this summer, isn't it?

Shane Black for Iron Man 3?

Shane Black is in contention to direct Iron Man 3 for Marvel Studios.

The writer/director has powwowed with Marvel execs about his take on the third installment in the blockbuster franchise. As of now he is being considered for the directing job, but the assumption is that if he gets the gig, he would also write a draft.

Insiders said that Black's involvement is far from a sure thing, and that other filmmakers were being looked at.

Marvel is keeping the story direction of Iron Man 3 -- which returns Robert Downey Jr. in the title role -- secret.

Disney, which owns Marvel, is scheduled to release the threequel on May 3, 2013.

The directing spot recently opened up when Jon Favreau, who directed the first two movies, announced he was departing the franchise.

Iron Man 3 would reteam Black and Downey, who worked together on the well-regarded Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, which Black directed and co-wrote.

Black made his name writing high-profile specs in the 1980s and 1990s and, with movies such as Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout, was one of the top writers in the action genre.

Boarding Iron Man would prove that the vet filmmaker isn't too old for this s***, to borrow a line from one of his movies. Several weeks ago, Black was tapped to write Death Note, Warner Bros.'s adaptation of a manga, and is working on Doc Savage, Sony's action project based on the classic pulp hero.

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Exclusive First Look: Nathan Fillion Lights It Up as Green Lantern

He's enjoying mainstream success as the star of ABC's Castle, but Nathan Fillion is still a fanboy favorite — and a fanboy himself. So the Firefly and Dr. Horrible alum totally geeked out when he was offered the voice role of DC Comics superhero Green Lantern in the DVD movie Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, due June 7 from Warner Bros. Animation. Emerald Knights is a series of vignettes about the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic police force. Fillion plays Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of Earth's space sector, who mentors Arisia, a new recruit played by Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss. "I was always reading the comic books, I was always a spectator," Fillion says. "Now I feel like I own a little piece of Green Lantern."

And he's getting to share it with an old friend, Ryan Reynolds, who is starring in the Green Lantern feature film, which opens 10 days after the DVD comes out. Both actors got their big breaks together on the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl. "He's a great guy, a gem, deserves all the success that he's getting," says Fillion, "so it's neat to have a little piece and share it with someone you know.

The voice cast for Green Lantern: Emerald Knights also includes Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies), Kelly Hu (Hawaii Five-0, The Vampire Diaries), actor/spoken-word artist Henry Rollins and ex-wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

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Best Disney Movies

Tangled that came out late last year was Disney's 50th animated film. RottenTomatoes ranked all these movies:

1. Pinocchio (1940)
2. Fantasia (1940)
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
4. Dumbo (1941)
5. 101 Dalmatians (1961)
6. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
7. Cinderella (1950)
8. The Lion King (1994)
9. Aladdin (1992)
10. Sleeping Beauty (1959)

10 Best Hollywood Movie Trailers 2010

The 10 best Hollywood movie trailers 2010 sent all of us rushing to the theaters in a hurry. But only a few of the movies really lived up to the awesomeness shown in the trailers. The others had their funny parts, but some were just plain duds. Nonetheless, 2010 was a great year for movies, so here’s to reliving the best 2010 movie trailers of the year.

1. "Cowboys and Aliens": Who’d have thought a movie with such a ridiculous name would render a great trailer featuring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig? It must have something to do with the much-improved CGI since Star Wars.     
2. "Due Date": Fans of "The Hangover" went ga-ga over the "Due Date" trailer if for no other reason than Robert Downey, Jr.’s deadpan humor carried over from "Iron Man 2". Zach Galifianakis does wonders for the trailer, too, especially considering that his tubbiness does half the talking (and acting) for him.
3. "Iron Man 2": Anything Robert Downey, Jr. appears in seems to be a hit. The most memorable line from one of the best Hollywood movie trailers 2010? “Pepper, I want one.” Referring, of course, to Scarlett Johansson’s character, Black Widow.
4. "The Town": Ben Affleck and Jeremy Renner look especially menacing in their Grim-Reaper-slash-Catholic-nun costumes as they hold up bank after bank with machine guns. Jeremy seems especially criminal in the trailer, with his cropped hair, snarky smirk and down-to-business attitude.
5. "Robin Hood": Russell Crowe’s Dark Ages grimace is forever set in stone in the prequel to Robin Hood’s outlaw life. As he pulls back the string of his bow, his arrow zings straight into camera focus, making it look like you, his faithful fan, were really his target all along.
6. "Grown Ups": "Grown Ups" has to be one of the best Hollywood movie trailers 2010. After all, who can resist watching Adam Sandler and his buddies taking a leak in the pool? Except you wouldn’t have known that’s what they were doing if it weren’t for the telltale blue dye. Yep, you didn’t see that coming. That’ll teach you to think twice about peeing in the pool next time you go for a swim.
7. "Despicable Me": You’d have thought Steve Carell’s character really would have carried the movie, at least according to this best Hollywood movie trailer 2010. But alas, the plot was painfully lacking and the only memorable quote was “Light…bulb” in an artificial Russian accent.
8. "The Other Guys": You knew something was amuck when you saw one of the best Hollywood movie trailers 2010 featuring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell. What you didn’t know was that you’d be spending 20 minutes of the movie listening to Will Ferrell singing with Eva Mendes or some tone-def dudes at a bar. It was painful.
9. "The Expendables": Sylvester Stallone’s high octane action flick definitely goes down in history as one of the best Hollywood movie trailers 2010. With an awesome background song, “Diamond Eyes,” (courtesy of Shinedown), this trailer produced all the humor and violence required to send 80’s action fans to the theaters to see a bunch of muscle and weapons all in one place.
10. "Red": Who’d have thought Bruce Willis would come through twice in one year? First, "The Expendables", where he only had a bit part, then "Red". The movie at least lived up to the hype given in the trailer, which was refreshing considering some of the other 2010 trailer duds.

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Cosmopolitan: The Hottest Men of 2010

Slideshow can be seen here.

• Cory Monteith
• James Franco
• Ryan Reynolds
  
  
  We were so impressed by his intense solo performance in this year's Buried. 90 uninterrupted minutes of close-ups of Ryan's face? Yes, please!

E!'s Top 10 TV Dramas of 2010

The full list is here.

Kinda surprised that Mad Men is only 10th and Grey's Anatomy is higher on the list (#7). Dexter should be higher though because I absolutely think that this season is just amazing!

BuddyTV: TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010

Here are some from the shows that I watch or played by people I like:

#89 James Roday, Psych – As Shawn Spencer

Reunited: Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie

More of this please! I love these two together! Full thing would air at the end of the month in the UK.

David Beckham on Ellen

The hidden camera thingy!!



He was brilliant, wasn't he?!


The interview: