Harper's Island

I've been seeing promos (the one above) for a series called Harper's Island lately on one of the local channels...I'm assuming its Channel 5. Not really sure when it will be shown here exactly, but the first time I saw the promo...I thought it was some kind of Cluedo styled reality series...especially with the way they introduce the characters. I'd imagine the contestants would take on characters just like in Cluedo and had to find out who had supposedly done it.

So of course the next time I went online...I had to check out what the whole thing is about. Apparently its not a reality show. Its a fictional 13 episode tv series. Basically its a horror/murder mystery. There are 25 suspects who attend a wedding at Harper's Island and they start to die one by one. Sounds interesting? Interesting enough I would say. I'm curious as to how the whole concept would work. Would we the viewers still be left intrigued and wanting more after the first couple of episodes?...And I'm guessing this series is a one season off type of thing...which make sense...how do you go on when everyones dead right? Hopefully its not like some mystery shows (Like Lost) which seem to have dragged on forever. Or wait...it could go the April Fools Day (the 1986 movie) way...which by the way...tommorow is April Fool's Day :)

Anyhow, here's hoping it's something good to watch on tv.

True Blood and Jennifer's Body, Once Again

I won't be the first nor the last to point out how similar the True Blood and Jennifer's Body posters are (you can read my post here). I had just bought the April issue of First Magazine, and they too had pointed out the obvious. I thought its funny I posted it months before and especially after all...both the posters were actually release July last year.

True Blood Lands on April 9

Yes will be shown in Singapore. True Blood lands on our shores on 9th April on Cinemax StarHub Channel 59. It debuts with a whopping 4 episodes back to back and double episodes on subsequent Thursdays. Wow...a true True Blood overload. If it is as good as everyone says it is...I won't mind. I'm seriously thinking about subscribing to the channel just to watch the series...sure its probably going to be heavily edited...but when else will I be able to catch the series.

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Let The Right One In DVD Is In Stores Now

What a surprise I had when I made my weekly trip to one of the local CD/DVD stores and saw Let the Right One In DVD on their new arrivals shelf.

I had been wanting to watch this movie ever since I've heard of it. It had opened in Singapore in mid February. And in fact, last week I had actually deliberated going out to the theaters and see it. But, but...the only thing that stopped me from doing that, is that I am absolutely determined to read the book first before watching the movie. And from what I know, as of now, there is still one lone theater in Singapore that is still showing it. So if you want to see it on the big screens you better hurry. And also for that reason too, I was definitely pleasantly surprise to see the DVD already released. Though it wouldn't be the first time I'd seen of such parallel releases. You'd often see it in smaller or foreign films.

Anyhow of course I couldn't resist it. I had to buy it. Now I just have to not pop it in the DVD player anytime soon. Not until I read the book that is. And of course you might have heard of the whole different subtitles mess regarding the DVDs . How the DVD subtitles were missing the dark humour of the theatrical released subtitles (read about it here). Now I'm hoping that the DVD I have, has the supposedly better-less-dumbed-down subtitles. And I kinda can't help but think, because of this whole thing,...how much of the meaning of the words, or just the general tone of the story/movie was lost in translation in the first place, when it was first translated from Swedish to English...one can only imagine right.

Oh and if you haven't heard...like any well received foreign film, Let the Right One In is getting an American remake currently titled as Let Me In. Cloverfield director Matt Reeves is set to write and direct it. Lets see how that one turns out.

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Posters Galore: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Character Posters

The new character posters were released the past week. They're ok, nothing special. Its purpose after all is just to reintroduce the characters to us once again.

Left to Right [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]

Two things though. One. Does it seem that Harry keeps wearing the same ringer t-shirt in several of the movie posters. Is must be either the Hogwarts PE T-shirt, his pajamas or is it just simply his favorite T-shirt. The costume people can't get him to wear anything else?


Second. Don't you think that Malfoy kinda looks like Matthew Goode as Adrian Veidt (Watchmen). Right from the hair to the little suit he's wearing.


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Posters Galore / Trailer Watch : Orphan

The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate and John, taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate's fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther. Almost as soon as they welcome Esther into their home, however, an alarming series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there's something wrong with Esther--this seemingly angelic little girl is not what she appears to be. Concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther's sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late...for everyone.

Very simple...but yep its definitely creepy. Does catches your eye doesn't it... Hers eyes too dark almost hollow looking and just the whole profile of the girl its just overly perfect and symmetrical which kinda adds to the creepiness. Now another thing that caught my eye is that red ribbon? choker? thing around the girl's neck. It reminded me of a story, a school teacher of mine used to tell to my class. This particular teacher of mine, loved to read and would tell the class about her recent reads, especially those of the more gothic horror. One was a story about a girl who wore, was it a red? or black? ribbon around her neck and never took it off. She got married with a guy. And one night.In bed. Curious, her husband, without her permission had untied the ribbon from her neck. And off came her head rolling off from her neck. Yeah. So is that Esther's secret?

Ok so its suppose to be about a couple who lost an unborn child. Their devastation is hurting their marriage and they decide to adopt another child? I mean what? Its not like they don't have other children in the first place. Here's an obvious tip...fix one's problems first before thinking that bringing in a child can help to fix that problem. If you can't do it yourself...why would a child be able to and why would you have a child in an unstable environment...I seriously don't get the rationale.

So the trailer shows the couple meet this girl. Liked her. Thinks she's sweet. Adopt her. And then things start to turn sour. Accidents begin to happen. The usual. Anyhow, Esther is creepy. She really is. I mean we have seen a whole lot of movies about psycho kids. I've personally seen The Omen, The Good Son, and the most recent Joshua (also starring Vera Farmiga...is this her niche? Playing the almost losing her mind mother of a psycho kid who is wrecking her life). But even those kids, don't look as weird and creepy as Esther. They actually look normal I guess pretty normal compared to her...though they aren't really. But take one look at Esther...and you'll think...oooohh...she's freaky. She's pale, with dark locks. She dresses differently, and she has that thing around her neck as mentioned...she just looks like she's from a whole different time. So is that her secret? Is she really from a different time? Is she the devil's spawn? No wait...with that oh so pale skin, she must be a vampire! I mean seriously her secret (that the trailer is selling) better be good. I guess that's why I'll be watching this...to see if her big secret is any good.

Anne Hathaway As Judy Garland

Anne Hathaway is to star as Judy Garland in Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland(read the news here). I guess I can see it...she does have those big eyes doesn't she. But hmm...haven't we already seen a movie , well TV movie on Judy's life like 8 years ago, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. Which I thought was pretty good...the two actress who played Judy played her really well, they even manage to look like her...how do you top that right? Its been said that this movie that is to be made, is tailored for the Oscars...can't help but agree here. Plus I mean, how many shows/movies about Judy do we really need in a decade, even if its from a different perspective?...Can't find another tragic actress Hollywood?

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My Twilight DVD

Summit Entertainment has since reported that they've sold over 3 million copies of the Twilight DVD in its first day. Wow! I'm sure thats just their domestic numbers, I wonder how many copies were sold here. I'm not even sure when the release date was in Singapore? I went to the store the past weekend...it was there and I bought it :).

Anyhow...I've only caught the movie again...I have yet to check out the special features though. So can't say much about it yet...will have to wait for the next weekend. But it does look like its pretty packed with extras (we do get the same stuff here as the US released DVD).

And I did whip out my rarely used digital camera and took shots of the dvd with it. Oh my temperamental battery draining camera, who gives me horribly fuzzy pictures decided to finally be good. So like I said the DVD is essentially the same except that it comes in a box that has the poster on it. There are two designs as there were two posters and of course I chose the the box with the first poster. Now I wonder if any store is going to start bringing those 'other' collectors edition soon. I hope so :)

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Sprucing Up My Blog

I've been sprucing up the site a bit. A bit being the operative word here. I've added links to my regular features...like Posters Galore and Trailer Watch. I've also added a new link called Movie Rants ...which are something like reviews to the movies that I've watched...but not exactly. I choose to not call them movie reviews because they're not really and they're in no way objective at all. Like I've said before I like what I like. I don't what I don't...and so Movie Rant seems like a better word for it since it is just me talking about the movies I've watched and what I think of them.

And lastly if you've noticed I've also changed the header picture to a Twilight one...in honour of it being released on DVD :).

The John Connor Action Figure

Can you still call it an action figure when it cost more than a hundred dollars? Or maybe its called a collector's figure. I'm not sure what the exact term is to be used here...but this figure is absolutely amazing. Can you even tell which is the figure and which is the actual Christian Bale as John Connor because the likeness of the figure to Bale is incredible...Ok maybe you can tell because the hair could have been the give away...but look at the skin and the rest of the features (Head over to CoolToyReview.com here to see all the amazing pictures)...it looks soo real doesn't it.

I have to say, this Terminator movie...Terminator Salvation is pretty much the only Terminator movie I've actually wanted to watch. Maybe its becuase Christian Bale is John Connor or maybe its because of the awesome teaser trailer they managed to put out...regardless...I think it should be entertaining for me.


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Blade (1998)

***Contain Spoilers***

I think the first time I watched this was probably 10 years ago...I was still a kid then, and most likely I saw it at my cousin's place. And I remembered I liked it. I thought it was cool and Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost...yes he was definitely the coolest wasn't he...

Anyhow...Channel 5 one of the local channels is showing Blade Trinity soon...soo I thought lets see Blade again and see if it ages well and is as good as I had thought it was.

I've always thought that Wesley Snipes is a pretty wooden actor...I guess he really is... him as Blade...well he was wooden alright. I know that the character Blade is suppose to be this stiff serious fellow...because of his condition and the life he leads...that doesn't leave much room for much overt show of emotions...and yet we can't exactly say his performance here is bravo right.

The story is interesting at least. Blade is half vampire half human, as his mother was bitten when she was pregnant with him. He survives the birth but grew up wild without parents until he met Whistler who raises him and taught him to fight. Fight against the vampires that is...Then we meet the other vampires and who unlike Blade, who loathes what he is, celebrate their very being...the proudest and the brat of the town none other than Deacon Frost played by Stephen Dorff. Oh how I love that name...Deacon Frost...what a brilliant name for a villain.

Anyway Deacon...is the brat...the ambitious brat...with the confidence and swagger of youth (its a funny word to use for vampires I know) who plans to overthrow the old vampires and make himself the leader of the coven...in fact he wishes to gain some great ancient vampire power and rule over all the vampires...And I guess somewhere along there, Blade's and his paths meet...

So lots of action ensue...pretty cool action sequences here and there. But...the final face off...oh...it was soo funny...I didn't remember it was that bad. Its not just how the cgi was horrible. But it was the whole gaining some unfathomable power...to rule over everyone else kinda plot...it was soo bad. And the way Deacon managed to eliminate and capture the elder vampires...I mean I know he's the bad a** punk but...if the gang of elder vampires can survive hundreds of years in the volatile world...I'm sure one or two can outplay Deacon ...you would've have thought right...but noo...all of their years...they still fell into his trap?? And then of course we come to the bad cgi power gaining scene...where Deacon is able to regenerate limbs that were cut off...Deacon's death scene...well that was the worst of all...He expanded into a big giant blob and exploded (Amazingly you can read and see the stills of his movie death here)...what a way to go.

Overall...despite you know... some holes in the story...wooden acting...bad ending and bad special effect. It was a fairly fun action movie...I don't expect much from them anyway...its not exactly a movie I would rewatch anytime soon simply because I've seen much better(I'm talking about Underworld here)...And it has to be said that Stephen Dorff played a pretty good villain. He had a certain air and swagger about him that made him a very believable villain in Deacon (I've never read the comic book soo I don't know if he portrayed Deacon faithfully). And where has this guy been since then anyway?


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Posters Galore: Thirst Poster Banned in Korea?

From BloodyDisgusting.com comes the Thirst poster.

In their post is a little write up on the 'banned poster' that supposedly show "the figure of a bat, a priest-turned-vampire being strangled by a naked woman. So what I'm guessing is that the poster above is not exactly what they're referring to. Cause where is the bat...and the naked woman...well she's only half naked isn't she? And that the poster we're seeing here is probably the censored version of the poster?

If the above is really the 'banned' poster...I don't think its that bad. Sure there's the sexual element there...but I don't think its too explicit. It does play up on the creepy factor...the woman's arms and hands are stretched out in such a weird way. And wait isn't he suppose to be the vampire...why is it that the woman is the paler of the two...strangling him and looking way too freaky...Is there a twist in this story?


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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Getting the Film Treatment

Yes, the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is being made into a movie (You can read the news on Comingsoon.net here). I first heard about the book some time last year, when the book happened to be both mentioned by Stephenie Meyer and featured in one of Amazon Best of the Month list.

Now the first time I read the synopsis/editorial reviews on Amazon.com...I was like blah. Is that what its suppose to be about? A futuristic reality tv gladiator show featuring children. And even though I've never actually watch Battle Royale...I'm getting the Battle Royale vibe with the whole plot.

But I won't write it off yet. I have been seeing more stuff about the book on the net the last few months...its popularity is rising...so like it was for me with Twilight...maybe I'll check it out. And with a movie bound to be released ever so soon...I guess I will try to read it before I catch the movie.

Next...I wonder who the cast will be.

Trailer Watch: Thirst

Thirst is a story of a priest played by priest Song Kang-Ho who after a medical experiment gone wrong becomes a vampire.

The movie first caught my attention when I read about it in the local movie magazine, First, a few months ago. A man of faith becoming a vampire...that sounds interesting...kinda remind me of Carlisle...though he wasn't exactly a priest...he was the son of a priest wasn't he. But I wasn't so sure about the whole medical experiment gone wrong thing. But hey those from the more scientific camp believe that what was claimed as "vampirism" is just some extreme cases of some disease like anemia. So I guess if you think that way...one can be medically altered into a Vamp then?

So anyhow...the trailer has been released. Too bad there's no English subtitles. There's some taglines and voiceovers in the trailer, so it bugs that I have no idea what it all means. I guess overall its a pretty ok trailer. But I'm not really liking the multiple feeding scenes. Its just seems like an overload. Show it once and we'll know he's a Vamp. And the female character... I thought she seems creepy enough and she also seems to be his willing blood 'donor'.

So yeah... I found the story interesting enough, so yes, I'll try to catch this when it gets out.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Character Pictures

Its seems a few Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince character pictures have been released.

Ok...I have never read the Harry Potter books. Its not that I'm against the whole Harry Potter thing...no...I actually enjoy the movies and own the first book, its just that I haven't gotten around to reading it. So what I'm trying to say is...I don't get Hermione's perfect hair. I mean its just soo perfect. When I first saw the first movie...she had this messy big hair and with each movie...her hair just got neater and more and more perfect. I thought the hair was part of her character. So what I want to know is...in the book...is that suppose to happen? Or is it all movie magic?


Nothing to say about Harry Potter himself...but Draco...wow he looks...older. Yeah how old is Tom Felton the kid who plays Draco anyway?...A quick search...and I find out he's a grand old 21? Anyhow...I thought now (well at least in this picture)he kinda looks like King Henry VIII. Kidding...I mean Jonathan Rhys Meyers of course...don't you think?

You can check out the rest of the Harry Potter pictures in high resolution at Oclumencia.

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Whatever Happened To: American McGee's Alice

This was one of the movies in my Movies I Wanna Watch in 2008. So that did not happen. Its status on IMDB.com is still unknown. Its been said there were problems getting the film off the ground. Apparently those problems still persists. And it would be long time before we actually see it on the screens.

But hey Alice in Wonderland themed movies are in vogue now. There's the Tim Burton Alice. Phoebe in Wonderland starring Elle Fanning and the more modern take Malice in Wonderland starring Maggie Grace (Mischa Barton was previously for the role). If these films succeed in bringing in the audiences, maybe just maybe, that might be the push to get this Alice into production.

Now I'm not thoroughly familiar with American McGee's Alice. I know it only as the game that is going to be made into a movie. Apparently its quite a popular game. And the plot summary on IMDB.com has it as

Ten years after she tumbled through the looking-glass and into Wonderland, Alice now resides inside a mental asylum. After her parents are killed in a tragic fire, the young girl grows up to become a disturbed young woman. After failing to convince people that her visit to Wonderland was indeed real, Alice is given a second chance to return to this strange realm. Equipped with courage, a keen appetite for the bizarre and a lethal array of transmogrified toys, she'll penetrate the strongholds of her enemies, confront the forces of evil and put the wicked Queen of Hearts in her place.

I thought it has a very interesting plot. And this those seem to be the darkest of all the recent Alice movies. And I know movies based on video games tend to be...well crap...this like all has the potential to be good. I'd love to see the costumes and set used for this one. Lots of red and black I'm assuming. So yes I'd very much like to see the movie.

clockwise [Alexis Bledel, Emily Browning, Evan Rachel Wood,Leighton Meester,Rachel Hurd-Wood,Jena Malone]

Was checking some of the fan boards and several actresses name who'd they thought be their Alice. Granted I've never played the game, here are my choices in terms of just the basic look. I guess anyone with pale porcelain skin and dark locks would apply here. So who'd you pick as Alice?

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The Cake Eaters DVD Cover Art

The trailer (I have yet to see the trailer) for this has apparently been released on 13 March 2009, which is also the day it opens theatrically in limited theaters.I mean really, what a way to sell a movie ya. And wait get this, the DVD is available for pre-order on Amazon now and will be released on 24 March 2009. Should they not wait at least a month before or more to make it available on DVD? I mean who would go see it in the theaters now right?

And the DVD cover art ...oh my? Its soo horribly ugly. Looks soo cheap and so obvious in its efforts to bank in from the rising popularity of one Kristen Stewart...which is soo sad. At least the posters did a better job at it and they were not bad...I rather like them. Anyhow...its one of the movies in my Movies I Wanna See in 2009, so I still want to see it. Maybe it'll be available on DVD and rental here soon too.



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Pictures of Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland

I've never been much into Alice in Wonderland the book or rather just the story itself. Anyhow Disney has just released pictures for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland in the Disney Twenty-Three Magazine...previously we had seen Johhny Depp as the Mad Hatter.


Well...at least one Alice in Wonderland is being made and on the way to the screens. And this one looks pretty interesting...I wanna see how it turns out. The Alice girl in the picture, I've gotta say, the look she has in it, reminds me of Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette in one of her blue dresses (can't find the exact picture of it though...above is the only one I found that came close)...or maybe the younger version.

Check out TimBurtonCollective for the rest of Alice in Wonderland pictures.



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Pictures Of The Twilight Kids On The Set Of New Moon

Yes. Its seems filming for New Moon has just begun in Vancouver, Canada. And already pictures of the cast on set has surfaced. Most of them sporting wigs. Nikki Reed's hair is too blonde, too big and too fake looking. While Taylor Lautner's hair seemed much longer than before and more unkept. From the pictures...he does seem to have grown a lot...and I think the hair adds to his age too...he looks older. You can check out Socialite Life and INFdaily for most of the pictures.

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The Star Trek Barbie Dolls

This isn't exactly new news or anything...but as it is I've just stumbled upon a post at FilmSchoolRejects.com on Star Trek Barbie dolls (see picture).

I think its pretty funny. I mean, Barbie dolls are fashion dolls...and the Star Trek characters pretty much wear the same uniform or rather always in uniform...again get it?...fashion dolls...no costume changes? And come on Star Trek, is action figure material not fashion dolls material...and this ones aren't even that great. The Kirk and Spock dolls pretty much look the same (Ken clones basically) with different wigs slapped on to them.

And let me tell you...I was just going through some of my childhood toys, and found among my Barbies one sole Ken doll. As funny as it is he does not age well...The material and the structure of the doll is just terrible.

Now apparently these dolls are not in stores yet. I wonder if we'll get them here...and will they even get snapped up? I don't imagine little girls grabbing for them...and would actual collectors want them too?


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Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows Part 1 Pictures

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has yet to be released and already we've been seeing some Deathly Hallows pictures popping up online. The pictures aren't much...all of them are of Daniel Radcliffe in some forest in the dark. But its something while we wait for the terribly delayed Half Blood Prince. And it seems the bulk of the pictures have come from Oclumencia.com.br.

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Jake Gyllenhaal As The Prince Of Persia...Yes The Prince Of Persia Of The Video Game

Jake Gyllenhaal has been casted as Prince Dastan...yes THE Prince of Persia from the video game...I kid you not.

Some photos of Jake Gyllenhaal in character as the Prince Persia has surface on Huffingtonpost.com. He is long haired, shirtless, tanned and has bulked up for the role...but does he look like the Prince of Persia to you?

I mean seriously...when I first heard he was doing this movie...I was pretty surprise...sounded more like a joke...not exactly the kind of movie I see him doing...a Disney action adventure movie? I don't even really see him as a lead in an action movie...But these photos prove he is actually doing it. Or actually it has been done and over. The status of the movie is currently in post production on IMDB.com.

The picture...what can I say. Some people look good shirtless...they have the body for it...they have the air for it. But oh my...Jake...he kinda looks like he's trying too hard and not exactly pulling it off? And ah...what do these pictures say for the movie? I guess its too soon to say...but it doesn't look too promising.


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Posters Galore: The Post Grad Survival Guide

Alexis Bledel from Gilmore Girls fame have not really done much movies, but she does have a new movie, The Post Grad Survival Guide, coming out this August. According to IMDB.com the story is about...

Ryden Malby graduates from college and is forced to move back into her childhood home with her eccentric family, while she attempts to find a job, the right guy, and just a hint of where her life is headed.

A new college grad? She's playing a 21/22 year old? Oh well I guess she does still look the age. Anyhow the poster for it has been released recently. And whoa is it a bright and striking poster. The colours just jump at you doesn't it. And in the center of it, a doe eyed Miss Bledel looking quite nervous and fearful of the dark and scary future and the prospects of heading out into the world and actually working?

You know what? The look she has in this poster reminds me very much of the look she had in one of my favourite scenes or rather shot in Sin City. It was one where after Jackie Boy and his gang stops Alexis Bledel's character Becky on the street...And she turned down his request and continued walking. It was her reaction to when Jackie Boy sticks a gun in her face, which was amazing...she had an almost similar look, her blue beyond blue eyes opened so wide which I iniatially mistook for fear until she said something like "Oh, sugar, you just gone and done the dumbest thing in your whole life"...and before that I had thought she was just picturing her life flashed past her...apparently not. Above isn't exactly the shot I've been talking about...but its pretty much the only shots of her in character out there.

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Dakota Fanning To Join Kristen Stewart In The Runaways?

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"Is Dakota Fanning in New Moon?".It seems she is in according to reports in Variety and BellaandEdward.com. I guess I can see that as true.

Why?

Well Dakota was in one of Summit's movie Push. They must have have had a good working relation, for her be invited/considered for a role in New Moon. And from all the interviews she has done, Dakota seems keen about the whole thing, so yes...I see the reports as something very likely to be true...

And if it isn't, we'll still probably be able to see Dakota and Kristen Stewart on screen together according to Variety and elsewhere (here). Dakota is in negotiations to play Cheri Currie of The Runaways, a teenage girl band in the 70's. The movie already has Kristen on board to play Joan Jett.

You know what...I can see Kristen in this movie...the girl does have a voice (if they actually use hers for this one)... if you caught Into the Wild. And she does have the rock? indie rock? kinda vibe...so I can totally see her in it. But Dakota?...This would definitely be an interesting role for her...a break from her cute precocious little girl roles.

Oh wait...didn't the both of them star in Cutlass a short film directed by Kate Hudson. But they probably did not share any screen time though as Kristen Stewart plays Dakota Fanning's character's mother as a teenager. :)

Anyhow...the Runways looks to be quite an interesting movie. I wonder if they'll keep the name of the band as the title for the movie...its at least something people can identify. So yeah, will be looking forward to it.

Twilight: Edward Cullen Figure Up Close

Was checking out CoolToyReview.com and it seems that they have updated their Twilight figures archive. Check out their page here and see Edward Cullen oh-so-up-close.

Overall, I like the figure a lot, as have been said before. But as the pictures now reveal, the finishing on the face kinda looks a bit...unfinished? Rough? Grainy? I can't think of a better word for it. If only they were able to make it smoother...a bit more finished...it would have been the perfect looking action figure.

Never Let Me Go Adaptation

I've never been a fan of Keira Knightley. I don't find her particularly interesting at all and it astounds me how she has gotten much attention for her acting...I mean is she that good? Isn't she almost always pouting? Anyhow...I thought it was funny that while breaking news about the adaptation of Never Let Me Go, two movie-entertainment blogs (here and here) describe her as woody, lacking in facial movements...perpetually pouty. So yes...I'm not the only one who thought so.

And yes...as the title of this post suggests, there is going to be a movie adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go and Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield are said to star alongside Keira Knightley.Well yes, thats another book getting the film treatment... this is after all a fairly popular book...it was, I guess bound to happen. Another Kazuo Ishiguro's novel that was made into a movie, The Remains of the Day was pretty well received, garnering a several major nominations. Could this go as well?

Either way I'm interested to see it. I actually like watching adaptations and especially since I do own the book. I bought it when it first came out...but have yet to read it. Yep so there goes another book that's on my shelves that's going to be turn into a movie (or have been) that I have yet to read. I guess now I have to make the effort and read it...in case the the movie turns out horrible and spoils the story for me.

Podcast Spotlight: NPR Books

According to their iTunes page, NPR Books podcast feature book reviews, news and author interviews. Basically its for people who love to read - agree. I haven't listened to a lot of the podcasts but it seems they basically they take snippets of book related stuff from different radio shows...anyhow if you love books you'll likely to enjoy listening to this one.

Now the one I'm spotlighting today is one of their past episode, their November 3rd episode which I enjoyed listening to. The episode has a brief but interesting feature on Vampires in culture and the recent popularity of Vampires in literature namely, Twilight and the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mysteries upon which HBO's True Blood is adapted from. I have to admit I've never really read much Vampire fiction prior to Twilight (I've probably watched more Vampire movies)...and I've probably only read one other Vampire themed book, as it happened, it was also teen fiction, which was years ago (Then again, I did read a lot of books by R.L. Stein...did any of his books feature vampires?). But anyhow...I'm quite looking forward too checking out the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mysteries books especially since I've seen clips of True Blood and read some pretty good stuff on it. It should be rather good...or at the very least, interesting.

And interestingly enough...I just happen to have bought some Vampire themed books recently...I'm currently reading the Society of S and I've just got the Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (I love the movie and am finally picking up the book). Suffice to say...with all these books(and movies too) actually selling and raking all the money, Vampires do make fascinating characters don't they?

Now back to the podcast...Another reason why I particularly like this episode is because it also had a little feature on R.L Stein, talking about his popular book series Goosebumps and his new series Horrorland. R.L Stein was after all one of my favourite authors as a child. I was never into Goosebumps but I loved his Fear Street Series. So I did find it a pleasant surprise to have heard about him in the podcast. And it was nice to hear that he is still writing.

So yep...this was definitely a great listen for me. You can listen to the podcast episode here.

Posters Galore: Wolverine

Another Wolverine poster has surfaced...this time its the French Wolverine poster. Much prefer this one. Its looks less like an X-Men poster and more of a Wolverine poster. And finally its not another one of the claw-prominent poster!


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