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Stuff You Need to Know, Saturday, November 15, 2008
Posted on 11.15.08 by Widge @ 1:11 pm
Coraline poster

It's like Reader's Digest for entertainment news. But snarkier. Enjoy.

  • To the right there (click to embiggen) is the one-sheet for Coraline. If you need to know why you should see this, then check out my book review. Short version: Henry Selick + The Neil = potential for gold.
  • The Dark Knight has been disqualified for Best Musical Score because five composers are listed on the cue sheet. You can go read the article if you want, but I didn't understand it. If it makes any sense to you, come back here and explain it to me. Maybe they only have the budget to create three little statue-guys. I dunno.
  • On one hand, when I tell you that Steve Carell is going to voice the titular character of Despicable Me for Universal and Illumination Entertainment, you're probably going to yawn. I did. But then the synopsis got my attention: "Carell's title character is a deplorable man known as Groo who masterminds the mother of all heists when he plots to steal the moon. Egged on by an evil mother ([Julie] Andrews), Groo finds one obstacle in his way: a trio of orphan girls who temporarily come under his care and won't leave." Now there's some potential. On top of that all, Russell Brand and Jack McBrayer (from 30 Rock) are also in the cast. Russell Brand is, so far as we know, not providing the voices for the orphan girls. Expect the film in 2010. Source: Variety.
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    Stuff You Need to Know: The Criterion Addendum
    Posted on 11.14.08 by Widge @ 3:19 pm

    Such is my love for you all (and my love of Criterion), that I throw you this link to this sale and there's no kickbacks involved. The prices are just really, really damn good and you definitely need to know about this. If you or someone you love is thinking of buying Criterion for somebody for Xmas (or even just buying Criterion in general), then run don't walk to their site, where they're having a 40% off sale for in-stock items. In stock. That means if it goes out of stock, it's off the block. Go now because they're already running out.

    And lastly, here's a quick holiday gift tip about Criterion--and this one, admittedly, has kickbacks associated with it, but I'm telling it to you because it's just a great trick--The Silence of the Lambs Criterion edition is out of print. And any fan of the film needs it because it has one of the best audio commentaries I've ever heard: Hopkins, Foster, director Demme, scribe Tally and the FBI consultant they had on the film. The trick is this: it's cheap. You can buy it used on Amazon for as low as $6.98. And when you present it and they open it you can say, "Yeah, that's the out of print version. Features on it you can't get anywhere else." And they will be Suitably Impressed. Trust me.

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    Stuff You Need to Know, Thursday, November 13, 2008
    Posted on 11.13.08 by Widge @ 12:54 pm

    You have better things to do with your time than read long stories that could have been better served by cutting to the chase. We assume you do, anyway. We give you the benefit of the doubt. Enjoy.

  • I'm going to make myself forget I ever saw this about the upcoming Snoopy: World War I Flying Ace game. Because if I were to remember it, I might break down and have to buy it. And I just don't have time to play it. But Christ, it looks cool.

    Direct link for the feedreaders.

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    Stuff You Need to Know, Tuesday, November 11, 2008
    Posted on 11.11.08 by Widge @ 11:26 pm
    Goddamn Batman

    Because sometimes a few sentences about a pop culture story tells you all you need to know.

  • From the "Are You Sure This Isn't a Story From The Onion?" Department (the answer to which is no, frankly), Variety reports that the mayor of Batman, Turkey, is suing Warner Brothers and Christopher Nolan because they used the name of the city without permission. Since Batman the character has been around for going on seventy years now--why they've waited so long to mention this problem is beyond us. I would love to see this tried on The People's Court, though...wouldn't you?
  • The Cheech and Chong Concert Movie is coming from The Weinstein Company. Because when you can't market a film about sex, fall back on a film with lots of drug references in it, naturally.
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    Stuff You Need to Know, Monday, November 10, 2008
    Posted on 11.10.08 by Widge @ 7:27 pm

    On some sites, each of these snippets would be an entire 500 word post. We don't have time for that crap and neither do you. Enjoy.

  • A Happy Days musical? Apparently so. And apparently it's been around since 2006. If you want to see a review of the latest incarnation, check it out here. And I found a commercial for it with some bits.

    Direct link for the feedreaders.

    Did he say "kickass"? Is that allowed?

  • Well apparently they got what they wanted: Djimon Hounsou will voice the Black Panther in the BET/Marvel animated series. They still haven't come to their senses and used a decent storyline to adapt, however. Christopher Priest or nothing, folks. I'm sorry, but that's how it goes. Source: Variety.
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