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Movie review: Where the Wild Things Suck.

The dialogue is a transcript of junior high school students who have been exposed to paint fumes. The camera work is done by someone who has frequent seizures.

Roman Polanski

Construction abruptly halted on "Roman Polanski School for Girls".

Guillermo del Toro

Although not a comedian or even a director of comedies (his films are in the Fantasy / Horror category), I find that Guillermo del Toro can be very funny. He has a great delivery, a great sense of timing. He also chooses words really well. An example is this interview with Charlie Rose.

Christian Bale in "Terminator Salvation"

From the blog FilmoFilia - "Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators."

And by "Terminators" they mean "innocent stage hands who get in his line of sight." Watch as Bale unloads a steady stream of machine gun fire while yelling, "Die, union member!"

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Film voice overs you rarely hear:

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The Red One Camera

I'm kind of a film buff and I'm kind of a geek. Thus this story in Wired magazine about a new camera for filming movies kind of appealed to me.

And for the record, I think "geek" is a much better name than "buff". "Geek" suggests you are nerdy, but smart. "Buff" suggests that you might frequent bath houses.

Hollywood Dignity

Hollywood actors and actresses are obsessed with their images. They insist on being seen as dignified and classy. This is why one of their most prestigious awards is called the SAG. It is hard to find a more dignified word than "sag." And what actress wouldn't want a picture of herself next to the large, bold word "sag"? For a woman, that has to be a compliment right up there with "bloated" and "hairy".

In fact, I think the only way to up the level of dignity of Hollywood awards shows would be to have one called the Rectum. The statue might be a little disturbing, but it's the name that matters. And just imagine the advertisements that would be created as a result of this new award. "Barbra Streisand -- Winner of 2 Rectums!"