Suck it, Canada! I'll make you rue the day you ever met me! MWAHAHAHAHA!

Guys and Dolls
Far be it from me to disagree with Blag Dahlia (especially when he says that modern musicals suck - so very true), but the movie version of "Guys and Dolls" is not a timeless classic, unfortunately. A great cast, yes; some fine songs, definitely; but taken as a whole, it doesn't really come together the…

This newfound celebration of vinyl by people who are weren't around during the LP's heyday kind of has me scratching my head, to be honest. When the CD replaced vinyl, for me it was all upside - it meant that I no longer had to:

I used to love those books. Not sure how much use they are as post-apocalyptic aids, although I suppose it's never a bad idea to train for a range of quasi-Olympic events. Also, remember to lay in a supply of hand grenades and automatic wristwatches, kids!

Hospitals
Surprised that "Day of the Triffids" wasn't referenced for this one, especially given the fact that "28 Days Later" owes its very existence to Wyndham's book (or so says Wikipedia).

Sad to say, I think I actually may have been wondering why you weren't talking to the hot chicks… though I was simultaneously curious as to why the better-known cast members weren't being used to raise the movie's profile (and now I know why). Anyway, looking forward to the Molina interview.

If you're trying to pull off that particular look, the rest of your wardrobe has to contain at least a leather jacket and a bullwhip.

Ok, good to know (and a Alfred Molina interview ought to be worth reading). But these PR guys really need to sort their shit out: maybe this just shows how shallow I am, but if a movie has Emma Thompson, Rosamund Pike, Carey Mulligan and Olivia Williams in the cast list, why aren't they being sent out to whip up some…

Taking a Mulligan
Good interview… so does this mean that a Carey Mulligan interview is on the way, perhaps?

Fleetway: who've you got signed on to play Roy? Because if Shia LeBeouf's on the list, I've got a few million dollars I'd like to send your way.

A robot Harlan Ellison, eh? Does he obey the Three Laws of Robotics?

Very noble of him, but why couldn't he have cut one of those of deals where the crew keeps shooting, but none of it ever goes to air?

No. That's one adorable sloth-in-a-box, though, and you can quote me on that, as long as you don't turn what I just said into some kind of smutty double entendre.

Never mind - the internet says that it's: "A presidential reenactor greets a Pennsylvanian congressman, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania", in 1961.

What the hell is that a photograph OF, anyway?

Ditto to all the above… what was actually the issue with the previous embedded player? Why can't that be used any more?

Yes, stop the Canada bashing. I may hate a good number of my fellow Canadians with the white hot hate of a thousand burning suns, but that's different. Back off, foreign devils!

No, there's only one more novel to go, plus a few bits and pieces.

I think Spielberg should take most (ok, all) of the blame for the humping scene. You kind of know what the director was trying to convey, but, man - what an embarrassment.

I remember that. Why weren't Parker and Stone assassinated as per my express orders? Does a guy have to do everything himself around here?