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Geeee I don't know, I for one, like my "men of steel" to look and act...you know, not soooooo..."metro"...

Josh Brolin as Indiana Jones?! I *might* shell out $10 to see that.

Diversion: Jim Carrey. And the spawn of Satan who keep employing him. (Yes I own Eternal Sunshine but I maintain that he was not Jim Carrey in that and he has been, relentlessly, ever since)

And WHY? are they looking for a Riddler when Jim Carey has proven he's the definitive one? I bet he could take it as dark as they would need for this. Depp is tooo hipstery and low key for it.

Besides there is, in MY view, a sort of "Depp Repetitive Fatigue Syndrome" setting in. All his weirdos are starting to overlap.

Forget Superman, when are they going to reboot Leonard Part 6?

Christopher Nolan is adding Cat Woman to the cast of the third Batman film, and that his first choice is ... wait for it ... wait for it ... (stop reading ahead, goddamnit ... I said ... wait for it, bitches ...) Cheryl Sarkisian LaPiere, better known to the straight people as Cher.

Yeah, that Cher.

Of course, it can't be true.

Which, if I recall correctly, was roughly the reaction when "Heath Ledger as The Joker" first hit the news. OK, not quite as extreme, but the overtones of "...him?" were pretty palpable. If Nolan took an Oscar-nominated-and-robbed actor and pulled out a performance that people have been ejaculating over for months, why can't he do the same with an Oscar-winning actress?

Now, what can we do about getting a darker, edgier Indiana Jones reboot, with Josh Brolin in the lead?

Grand idea!

I second throwing Carrey into the streetcar. Speaking of which, please please please tell me that Carrey/McGregor thing is a joke? Please? A terribly unfunny, sad, pointless joke?

The City of Ember was actually a pretty decent little book about a forgotten underground city built to preserve the human race against nuclear destruction. Of course, the main enjoyment to be had is figuring what's going on--where are they, what's happening?--but the trailer spoiled that. Thanks, guys!

Julius Carrey was also the nephew who got angeldusted in Disco Godfather.

mini-div: Jennifer Lopez. I've wanted to mulekick that bitch in the throat since she was a goddamned Fly Girl, and she has not garnered one iota of goodwill in her entire "career" since then.

The latest? She can't understand why everyone is so excited about "that swimmer" when she is training for a triathlon.

"Oh, the irony: I lived in a trailer, and wanted to get into your vagina, and now you live in a trailer and I run a site that sounds like vagina."

I lol'd.

Julius Carry played Sergeant Moore (Angela's father) on Boy Meets World. We also ran the pizza place on Two Guys, A Girl and A Pizza Place during the first season.

"Nick Cage, Werner Herzog ... I hope they're in the same streetcar when it blows up."

Abel Ferrara is my new hero! Any of you Pajiba staffers wanna try to get him to do a guest editorial? I would love to see him expand on these themes...

considering re-rebooting the Superman franchise by, perhaps, giving it a darker tone

SUPERMAN IS NOT BATMAN. GODDAMN IT. SUPERMAN IS NOT BATMAN.

I am not in a good mood learning they optioned Millar's latest sack of shit seeing as 'Wanted' made like all the money in the world.

SUPERMAN IS NOT GODDAMN BATMAN.

but the trailer spoiled that. Thanks, guys!

Right on, Girlnone. This trailer-spoiler stuff has got to stop.

(I still will watch Bill Murray do anything. And I will watch Ewan McGregor kiss anything, and hell, even Jim Carrey's still working off that Eternal Sunshine love so, yeah. Rock.)

... and it's not even Ewan's first gay movie. And the last one was hot. And had Christian Bale in it.

Christian Bale kissing Ewan McGregor. Oh, what a brave new world we live in.

Also, I have heard Cher is very kind, and nice, and my mom likes her. So, what the hell, why not.

Facebook: Bringing estranged acquaintances together since 2006!

A-freakin-men! I want my "friends" to be people I currently associate with and actually like (hi, lordhelmet!), not friend-whores who were in my cousin's class back in school and happened to remember my name even though I wouldn't know them if I tripped over them. Grr.

And yet, it just feels rude to hit the "ignore" button. Double grr.

Off topic, but those familiar with Australian drama may not be aware yet of the tragic death of actor Mark Priestley.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24254119-2902,00.html

So I made it most of the way through the second paragraph before I realized Dustin was writing "reboot" and not "robot". Hardly made a difference, though.

I thought I Love You, Phillip Morris was the sequel to Thank You for Smoking. Then I saw that picture...

How big is this streetcar?

I heard about the whole darkening of superheroes in hopes to "reboot" franchises that flopped. It makes absolutely no goddamed sense - why would you make Superman dark & brooding? Didn't they do that already and everyone thought it sucked ass? Remember the five o-clock shadow Man of Steel grumpily flicking peanuts at the bar? Yeah, that didn't work out too well. Superman is supposed to be Superman, not the Dark Knight of Metropolis... Der. Oh, and who could forget the emo Spider Man? Boy, that worked out well, didn't it? Spider Man is a friggin' wise-cracking, ass-kicking hero, not a mopey-assed Pete Wentz*. Batman, on the other hand, is supposed to be dark - that's why the ridiculous Clooney flicks chowed goat ass and Bale's stuff is hot like a friggin' flaming pile of wasabi fireworks (...?...). I hate you sometimes, Hollywood. Sometimes I just hate you...

[...* that's the one and only time I will ever mention that twat on this website - sweartagawd...]

Nooooooo!!!! Julius Carrey was Lord (freakin') Bowler! Now how are they going to get the Brisco team back together?!

Superman is lame.
Oh, Facebook. I think I'll add someone from elementary school and never say anything to them! Tis awesome.

If the Cher news is a red herring, then Nolan may be in on it. I saw a quote attributed to him to the effect that he wants to portray Catwoman in her twilight, thus the selection of Ms. Sarkisian. I'm intrigued by the idea of Cougarwoman, for what it's worth.

Facebook is the skinny jeans of the internet. Who gives a shit how it was invented?

It makes absolutely no goddamed sense - why would you make Superman dark & brooding?

They did this in one of the Batman cartoons where Superman had to dress up as Batman after he disappeared, with Robin coaching him on 'how to be Batman.' It was fun.

*SuperBatman interrogating criminal that won't talk*
Robin: "Now punch the wall."
Superman: "Why?"
Robin: "Just do it! And stop smiling! Never smile!"

I enjoyed the trailer for City of Ember... until I saw it was being made by Walden Media. Oh Christ, what lame metaphor are they going to shoehorn You into?

Oh, oh! Bill Murray will be redeemed at the end of the movie as the stigmata of our Lord and Savior in Heaven bleeds all over the fucking reels as the mouthbreathers at Walden take another stab at Him. Christ.

Sad, sad news about Julius Carry. Love, love The Last Dragon. My two kids are trained to respond to "Who's the master?" with a hearty "Sho Nuff!". May Mr. Nuff rest in peace.

Am I the meanest?
Sho'nuff!
Am I the prettiest?
Sho'nuff!
Am I the baddest mofo low down around this town?
Sho'nuff!
Well who am I?
Sho'nuff!

I agree with you totally, as I was watching Superman Returns I didn't feel the pull that The Dark Knight had. It just seems that Superman seemed soft and non-threatening, maybe an edge is needed. Now getting to this Phillip Morris business, I'm the last person to doubt man love for another man. I believe that if you find a man and you are a man who's looking for a man then let that love be a strong love. Man on man love is different than when two ladies are going at it. I prefer to see lady on lady love as it relates to the same sex fooling around. My heart is full of love for all, but I will only bang a hot lady, but I will not stand in the way of man on man love because I believe all people should be able to love anyone they want to. The only bashing I believe in is when I'm bashing the backside of my ladies.

Man on man love is different than when two ladies are going at it.

Not in these days of space age polymers.

Two things:

1) Making or re-making anything with Nic Cage is obviously a bad idea, but you want Werner in that streetcar also? Come on. He's Werner Herzog. Ranylt wants his babies. He made Fitzcarraldo. Besides, he cannot die until he reveals to me what was on that tape.

2) Mock if you will the sing-along Mamma Mia, but I saw it with my nieces and nephews in Ireland and they (aged 4-8) spontaneously turned it into a sing-along and everyone else in the cinema joined in. It was fun and the crowd drowned out Pierce Brosnan's off-key attempts so it was a win for everyone.

Hmm...Slim I think my "Depp Repetetive Fatigue Syndrome" may be different than yours is...

NICE! My friend recommended me a very interesting place """"""W e a l t h y L o v e s.co m""""""" If you've ever been there you will know what I mean....

Gah! Just cast David Tennant as the Riddler already! The cast is all UK anyways! He'd be Brilliant! Back me up here Jay!

If Michael Bay could just wander into that streetcar, I'd really appreciate it. He makes shit in Detroit and is killed by a shitty car FROM Detroit! Cruel Irony!

Hear, hear, PaddyDog. Just like midnight showings of Rocky Horror, a singalong Mamma Mia! would be a hoot (my defense of Mamma Mia! on this site is well-known...$126 million and counting, bitches!).

I'm currently trying to arrange a singalong screening of Mamma Mia! right now on Keesler Air Force Base. So far I've managed to signup myself, the 38-year-old German wife of a Master Sgt. I know and (with threats) the Airman 1st Class who works for me...am struggling to generate more interest. What's wrong with these people??!!

If studios are looking for a harder edge on Superman, the most logical choice would be to have a dark nemesis. I enjoyed the new Superman, and I think Kevin Spacey was great as Lex Luthor, but at the same time, he was no real threat. There wasn't any of the fear that a darker, malicious villain could have brought to the screen. It would seem by doing that, Superman could remain Superman, and it would bring fight scenes to a more dynamic level, something that was sorely missing in the last film.

The more you think about it, Cher wouldn't be so bad as an older Catwoman. She obviously wouldn't be as agile as her comic book counterpa...

...hold on...

Jesus, Conrad did you just say something that wasn't completely batshit insane? Oh... my heavens... I need to lay down a moment... SOMEONE FETCH MY SMELLING SALTS!

Cher? THE Cher?

I was reading this on my Blackberry in my car and almost had an accident from all the glitter that exploded from my windows from the huge, gay fit I just had.

If they are indeed thinking of using Cher as an older version of Catwoman, I'm going to have to start referring to Nolan as the New Tarintino, kindly director going about rebooting the careers of the aged and somewhat ridiculous.

Now if we can just convince him to cast Liza Minnelli as Poison Ivy, the Homosexual Agenda for 2008 will be complete...

"Now if we can just convince him to cast Liza Minnelli as Poison Ivy, the Homosexual Agenda for 2008 will be complete..."

Shane, you magnificent bastard, you. You know I don't like to laugh this early in the day!

re: facebook. My brother and I are the only people I know who use fake names on facebook. No non-friends from high school bother us, although it means we have to go seeking people out 'cause we're impossible to find.

How can no one have said this already?

HEIDI AND SPENCER must be on that streetcar. Otherwise, it is a lost opportunity to clean up the gene pool.

We could do a sinister Police Academy easy peasy. Just bring back Sharon Stone and Steve Guttenberg and let them chew the scenery as they bitterly wonder where their respective careers have gone...

Does anyone remember New York Stories? Isn't New York I Love You awfully similar? Aww crap I'll probably go see it. After all this town is a lonely town, a make you town and a break you town...

That was very romantic, Pookie. It made me sniff a little.

I heart you, twig. Not many people can surpass me geek knowledge (the other person is Vermillion...thank goodness he hasn't caught on). Superman is not supposed to be dark. He's the shining light, the paladin of the superhero world. He's good and pure and right. Batman is the other side of the same coin, fighting evil using evil's own tricks, morally ambiguous cuz he has to be.

My gf is gonna love singalong Mamma Mia. Damnit...I get a feeling of impending doom...

If Nolan took an Oscar-nominated-and-robbed actor and pulled out a performance that people have been ejaculating over for months, why can't he do the same with an Oscar-winning actress?

Cher is too frigging ugly, old, and just not right for the role. I'm not saying she's not talented, and can pull a master performance out of the part...I'm saying having her there would require a suspension of belief I'm not prepared to make, even in a superhero cimic book movie.

Oh Julius...how we'll miss you. Lord Bowler = best sidekick role ever. I'm gonna go home and light a candle.

And then we can start on that sinister Police Academy franchise.

Am I the only one who would totally pay money to see this? But, instead of recasting the lead, I think it needs to keep the Gute. Seriously, it would be like a Jim Carrey-in-Eternal Sunshine career makeover... total badass-cop, Clint Eastwood guy. Come on! That would be awesome.

And seriously, right there with you twig on the hot Ewen McGregor-on-man-action. No matter what man it is. And Carrey is capable. Let's just hope he shows it.

P.S. I *heart* Pookie.

I must be the only person does not like comic book movies done dark. I loved the first season of Wonder Woman, the one with Linda Carter and Lyle Waggoner, and the yellow kickers in the corner of the screen, just like on the comic book pages. And I loved American Splendor, because it was different and didn't look like the rest of the comic book movies.

I hate all this "Let's remake SuperMoron AGAIN, and this time let's make it darker so it looks exactly like that MoronMan movie. Nobody will be able to tell them apart, so maybe they'll go to our movie by mistake."

I can see it now, Skittimus...

"Batman...it's Poison with an "s," not Poison with a "z," 'cause Poison with a "z" goes "zzz," not "sss."

Did I take it too far? Seriously, I can't control the gay that rages inside me sometimes. I'm like a Pink Hulk.

Seriously, I can't control the gay that rages inside me sometimes. I'm like a Pink Hulk.

Holy crap. I just peed myself. Shane, will you be my gay bff?

Awesome, Shane...just too awesome...I'm now calling you the Pink Hulk.

Btw, F* DC Comics and all that, but the "dark" Superman thing has to be Bizarro Superman.

See: most people don't get this, but Superman and Batman are about the same thing -- what is the purpose of "Good" vis a vis "Evil"? Batman is about -revenge- against evil -- that is, evil -deserves- whatever happens to it, and "good" is the force which brings "evil" to its earned end, "inflicting injury in return for injury", as m-w.com would say.

Superman is about -justice- against evil, which is not the same as revenge. "Justice" is "acting or being in conformity with what is morally upright or good" -- which means that there is a standard, and when people miss the standard, they have to be corraled up and brought back into conformity. "Justice" doesn't really mean "punishment": it means correction. That's why Superman doesn't kill anybody: killing them doesn't really fix the problem -- even if the object of his Super-wrath is himself a killer.

There's no fixing Bizarro Superman -- he is what he is. So the normal Superman schtick doesn't work.

That DC would ever really see this is complete out of the question. They are stupid. It makes more sense to them to make Superman a somewhat-scrawny and effeminate loner who doesn't really understand women and can't legitimize his own son.

pfft.

BTW, 10 years ago Cher would have made a fierce Catwoman. Today, forget it. Katie Holmes would be a better choice, which isn't to say she'd be a good choice.

Mini-diversion = who does everyone think would fit in well with the new Nolan-Bale Batman to be Catwoman?

I personally would nominate Morena Baccarin.

I personally would nominate Morena Baccarin.

Oh hell yes.

Anna, The Gute already got to play against type in the second season of Veronica Mars, which was an amazing television show that ABSOLUTELY NO ONE WATCHED.

*ahem* I may still be bitter over its cancellation.

Anyway, his character was VERY sinister and underhanded and he really did make your skin crawl. I won't give anything else away.

Shane, I would think that as far as Homosexual Agenda 2008 goes, you'd need to throw in Margaret Cho. Then again, I'm not actually a gay man, so I'll defer to your judgement.

I'm gonna nominate Zooey Deschanel as Catwoman. Just because I'd die happy seeing her in tight, tight, shiny, taut, leather.

I personally would nominate Morena Baccarin.

Oh hell yes.

DITTO

I would also say

Rosario Dawson
Eva Mendes (even though I can't stand her sometimes)
Emmanuelle Chriqui (if should could act)

I'm just as forward thinking as the next guy, but I'm wouldn't feel entirely comfortable with Superman being gay. I know this sounds horrible but I just can't fathom the idea of some guy plowing into Superman and leaving his man juice all over Superman's cape, forgive me.

Wait, what?

Eliza Dushku as Catwoman, Simon Pegg as The Riddler.

My gf is gonna love singalong Mamma Mia. Damnit...I get a feeling of impending doom...

Muah ha ha! [singsongy] She's gonna make you gooooooo...better start your vocal warmups!

I have to go with Susan Sarandon as Catwoman, especially for an older Catwoman. RRRWOWL!

I don't care, as long as somebody gets to kneel before Zod. (The supervillain, not the vagina).

Thirded for Morena as Catwoman. Mrowww!

Several points (sorry, but you've all given me lots to address)

Facebook: Didn't you fucking learn your lesson from Classmates? If not...didn't you fucking learn your lesson from Myspace? Don't register with your full or real name (I know your pain. BELIVE ME I do). Facebook also lets you not be searchable to anyone you're not already friends with. I still think it's a bit silly as far as "social networking" goes because if someone's your friend you probably already know what they're doing and how to get in touch with them, and I like the crazy people watching that Myspace provides, but Facebook's a nice widget playground. That is its worth. It's not worth a movie.

Ledger Joker and Cher Catwoman are not congruent controversial casting. It's not a bad point to make, but....no.

PLEASE no. And I love "Moonstruck", alright? But in the Nolan/Bale universe Bruce is still pretty young and Selina Kyle is close in age.

boogs, I told you about the singalongs last week! What's that say about how much I'm paid attention to??? Ha ha ha.

Dammit Dustin, I thought you were going to give good news about the proposed "Man of Steel" movie! Once again, I really liked "Superman Returns" and I want more Superman! It took years to get away from Jon Peters' fucked up black suit Punisher Superman shit he was proposing, now they want to go further back into development hell? GAH!

Yes I QUITE prefer the Tennant Riddler rumor/proposition/whatever it was that I read somewhere. Oh dear me, yes. And yes, I'd much much rather watch "Velvet Goldmine" again than Ewan with Jim. You know already know the soundtrack's not as good either.

The name "Mordecai" will always be the slow looking redhead from "Children of the Corn" to me. That creepy little kid could almost own "Isaac", but he's up against Ted Lange, which means he loses.

How big is this streetcar?

Clearly, he was referring to the Multi-dimensional Streetcar of Cosmic Justice, which has an infinite passenger capacity. It's fueled by the physics of the vacuum. The more sucky people you stuff inside, the more suction you have to attract more of the same.

"I wish those people would die in hell,"

Is English that guy's first language? 'Cause he's kind of reminding me of the drug kingpin in that Preacher one-shot.

"I will swat them like the flies that buzz at my dickhead!"

If, and only if, we can get a characterization of Catwoman from the graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns, then I'm down w/ Cher in the role. But until all of the leads are old, bitter geezers, I'm not buyin' it.

Ewan McGregor is wasted on Jim Carrey. Give Ewan somebody pretty to kiss. Yeah twig, it's been done.

I'll back you, Optimus Rhyme. But "you'll never get [DT] outta them high-payin' gigs." And the man don't care too much for Hollyweird.

Eva Green would be a fucking amazing Catwoman.

That Preacher one-shot was friggin' great. Same with the story about Cassidy in New Orleans. Tony the Tiger G-G-R-E-E-A-T! I love Preacher. May Hollywood never get their goddam greasy mitts on that particular graphic novel.

Sorry, Jay. Missed your comment last week.

As much as I'd like to frequent the Pajiba-verse daily, my boss sometimes actually makes me "DEFEND YOUR FREEDOMS!!" which pulls me away from my real work: making virtual love to the denizens of this site in some sort of mass, web-ulous orgy.

I'm gonna nominate Zooey Deschanel as Catwoman.

Ugh. Eurgh. God no. However, she would make a hell of a Harley Quinn.

And then we could have the Harley/Ivy movie and everything would be sunshine and flowers and hot action.

Also, Susan Sarandon kicks ass. In general.

Inara = Catwoman hells yes!!!

She would be awesome! Also agree that Rosario Dawson would be a pretty kickass Catwoman, especially after "Sin City."

Whoever said Simon Pegg or David Tennant as the Riddler, you are both GENIUSES!!!!

Who do I want to throw on that streetcar?
Michael Bay
Paul Haggis
Tom & Katie
Shia LaDouche
The Entire Lohan Family
The Entire Simpson Family (either or both, I don't care--Papa Joe and Co. or OJ)
Any rocker/actor/politico/semi-human dumb enough to screw a starletard
Starletards

I could go on and on and on and on and on.....ad infinitum......

Hey gang! Michael Bay here!

Funny thing it's been mentioned, because guess what I just stared casting for? Preacher! Yes ma'am, I'm making it! It will be THE movie of 2008! I'm really pushing to get this one out before Christmas is upon us, because what kid's not gonna love reaching into his stocking and pulling out a twelve-inch, talking, blinged-out Saint of Killers? Huh?! Allow me to wet your collective whistles with this nugget of "insider" information - we're looking at Jason Biggs as Jesse! He's got the comedic chops, baby! And Cassidy? Well, I've got two words for you: Computer Generated! He's gonna turn into a bat when the going gets tough, and believe me partner, the going is gonna get tough! He'll be Chong to Jesse's Cheech! You thought Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker were an unlikely duo? You ain's seen nothing like a Preacher given the gift of God with a wise-cracking vampire bat on his shoulder! HAHAHAHA! Oh, and the Saint of Killers? Well shit on a shingle, kemosabe - who else better to play the baddest gunslinger West of the Pecos than Sam "Tha Man" Jackson? Snakes on a Plane? More like snakes in your chaps, cowboy! Yeehaaaaaw... This is Michael Bay, signing off!

Sho Nuff... The Shogun... of Heaven.

God is the last man who stands between Sho' and total supremacy.

I rue the goddamn day I ever signed up for the cursed Facebook.

If Cher shows up in a Nolan Batman film, I swear to fucking God I will cut my own throat and then poor battery acid into the wound.

Actually, I won't. But I swear, I'll do it to B-Slim. So if anyone out there likes him, you know what to do.

TK, I sent you an email. Just so you know it's not spam.

So is I Love You, Phillip Morris like Kiss of the Spider Woman without the Spider Woman?

dammitjanet,

OK. It's over. David Tennant IS The Riddler! Genius!

Foir Catwoman? Marion Cotillard. Period.

If, and only if, we can get a characterization of Catwoman from the graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns, then I'm down w/ Cher in the role

Exactly what I was thinking. If we're dealing with Old Bruce she'd do just fine, maybe even great.

Of course I really, really, really like the Cooke/Brubaker Selina, who's a little like the Miller "Year One" Selina. Short hair and functional looking, more Diabolik than Dazzler. No one good's coming to my straining mind, but if you can think of someone who looks like the cover of "Selina's Big Score" I'd love to know.

dammitjanet,

OK. It's over. David Tennant IS The Riddler! Genius!

Foir Catwoman? Marion Cotillard. Period.

Actually, I won't. But I swear, I'll do it to B-Slim. So if anyone out there likes him, you know what to do.

Posted by: TK at August 28, 2008 11:40 AM

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ANYTIME ANYWHERE scumbag! I'll drop you like a sack o' dirt.

Please please please keep Tennant out of spandex. It will ruin all my sexyfilthy Dr Who fantasies. John Barrowman calls him David 10-inch, for what it's worth. Now that's a sandwich I could be the meat for. And by the meat, I mean the hotpocket.

Ugh. Eurgh. God no. However, she would make a hell of a Harley Quinn.

Not quirky and out-flowing enough. As much as I love Zooey, she can't do Harley justice. Or is blonde enough. I'd say if Isla Fisher can get away with dying her air in Scooby, she could be Harley really well.

Then we'd get some Morena/Isla action.

And Cassidy? Well, I've got two words for you: Computer Generated! He's gonna turn into a bat when the going gets tough, and believe me partner, the going is gonna get tough!

I think I just chipped a tooth on my computer from the fit of laughter that just put my in. Yup...that's blood, alright.

Then we'd get some Morena/Isla action.

Clit wood, ACTIVATE!

Then we'd get some Morena/Isla action.

Are you trying to turn me into a lesbian? Those are two hot ladies right there.

I've never seen The Last Dragon...or heard of it. Huh.

Elizabeth, received and answered.

B-Slim, you're safe for now. Only if this Cher bullshit happens. Then, you pay...

As much as I love David Tennant, here's a second vote to keep him out of spandex. The man is too skinny. He just did Hamlet in a parka, and not tights, so think about it.

The name "Mordecai" will always be the slow looking redhead from "Children of the Corn" to me.

Sorry, Jay, but it was Malachi. I know this intimately because a)I loved - yes, LOVED - that movie for reasons pretty much unknown to me and b)I had a friend in high school (which is where I was when that movie came out) who looked EXACTLY like Courtney Gains. I am not exaggerating in the slightest when I say EXACTLY. People used to come up to us all the time and ask us if he was CG. (Often we told them yes, but not to say anything because he liked to keep it on the D-L.)

Anyway. Mmmmm, Velvet Goldmine. Carry on.

Don't make me get upset...girl, you will not like it if I get upset!

And yes Anna....yes I will.

Mmmm...Morena/Isla action....then it'd be just like every night in my room...

And Julie...I'm just trying to make you confirmed bi...cuz we gotta plan on bringing other people into the fun of things...like Anna von Beaverplatz...or jM...Morena and Isla and Kate...

Damnit...why am I at work with these sexy sexy thoughts running through my head?

You know what's weird?

(I'll give you a minute to guess...)

I just read "Children of the Corn" last night. Same for "Quitter's Inc." and "One for the Road". Oh, Mr. King, how I miss you. If you haven't, READ NIGHT SHIFT! NOW! LEAVE WORK, GO TO YOUR FAVORITE USED BOOKSTORE, BUY IT, GO HOME, TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS AND READ IT! NOW DAMMIT!

I normally don't like correcting people, but this IS my alltime favorite movie and he's dead and deserves proper recognition.

Am I the meanest?

Sho'nuff!

Am I the prettiest?

Sho'nuff!

Am I the baddest mofo low down around this town?

Sho'nuff!

Well who am I?

Shogun Sho'nuff!

Trivial, maybe, but he WAS the Shogun. The title demands respect. Even posthumously.

Velvet Goldmine --- McGregor, Bale.... drool....

David Tennant --- long coat, tennys....drool....

John Barrowman --- leather jacket, jeans....drool......

dammit, why do I have to be at work today???

hmph....I am here alone all day......

you might not hear from me for awhile.....

* sound of running feet, doors being locked.....*

And to be fair, I'll now correct myself:

Shogun Sho'Nuff

Damn right.

A-fucking-men, Sleeve.

Also? Greatest soundtrack... ever.

Counter-proposal to mini-div: Who wouldn't you want on that streetcar? I've got a list of people I never want to see again, and the streetcar would need to blow up in shifts if it was ever going to work properly. There are some I would do just about anything to protect. So who would you exempt from a horrible death?

Hi yourself, meaux!

Mmmm...Morena/Isla action....then it'd be just like every night in my room...

And Julie...I'm just trying to make you confirmed bi...cuz we gotta plan on bringing other people into the fun of things...like Anna von Beaverplatz...or jM...Morena and Isla and Kate...

Damnit...why am I at work with these sexy sexy thoughts running through my head?


Hey Shadows, you mean like every night in your "mind" - fixed that for you. And I'm fully with you on the confirmed bi list, we've got some serious work to do for Pajiba After Dark if there's going to be a solid Loving Ladies of Pajiba section. And why are you at work for all this? Because you are karma's bitch. Sorry, it had to be said. We love you anyways.

Should Obama be the next President?

Sho'nuff!

Is Pookie well endowed?

Sho'nuff!

Is Pookie sick and fucking tired of Pajiba?

Sho'nuff!

Did Pookie old lady leave him for another women and did that shit fuck his mind up?

Sho'nuff?

Well who am I?

Who gives a fuck!

I just received an email from Universal Pictures telling me that this Friday, August 29th, a special "Sing-Along" edition of Mamma Mia will be playing in select theaters across the nation.

Allow me to respond with my own sing along, to the tune of Dancing Queen:

"It is a disco hell, ain't it swell, theatre's death knell.
Disco hell, might as well leave before it swells (oh yeah)
I can't see, I can't breath-e, leave it to poor little me (ooh ooh)
See me burn, watch me yell, consigned to disco hell."

Everything that features Olivia Thirlby is worth watching.

What version of Juno did YOU watch? Better yet what drugs were you on while watching it?

OK. It's over. David Tennant IS The Riddler! Genius!

Foir Catwoman? Marion Cotillard. Period.

Boogs, I think we're in agreement again. You know this could be a habit. (Though I do have to say Inara as Catwoman would be nice too. Maybe we could turn Catwoman into a set of really hot lesbians, and cast them both. Christian Bale always did want an R Rated Batman, here's our shot.)

And Sleeve...to quote Sho...Nigga please. I know that movie word for word and you are ALL misquoting it.

Am I the meanest? - Sho Nuff!
Am I the prettiest? - Sho Nuff!
Am I the baddest MoFo low down around this town? - Sho Nuff!
Who am I? - Sho Nuff!
Who am I? (says it a little faster the 2nd time)- Sho Nuff!
I. Can't. Hear. You. - Sho Nuff!
The Shogun. Of Harlem.

Black Gene Simmons R.I.P.

Damn, knew it was a "chi/cai" somethin. All the Mordecai's of the world can breathe a sigh of relief not feeling typecast by me.

But Ted Lange's ownership of "Isaac" is a fact.

No no no no, a proper Riddler wears a great suit and bowler hat. Fear not. No Gorshin/Carrey badness is needed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bvanhaun/2676072344/

I say Morena Baccarin as Zatanna instead.

Having said Catwoman should be close to Bale's age I'll slightly contradict myself and say that Mariska Hargitay's more like what I'm envisioning. She seems like she could be enough of a smartass.

http://www.comicbookbrain.com/_imagery/_june_07_2006/selina_big_score_cvr300.jpg

http://www.demolitioncomics.com/main/itemdetail.php?item=10155

Mariska Hargitay. Hell. Yes. Jay, I owe you a goddam bag of beef jerky, I do. She's be perfect. Plus it'd be nice to see her in something other than L&O.

Sleeve, PissBoy, anybody else... click the link in my name.

...and now all I can think about is jM muttering, "ooh, yeah, click me, click me hard"...

...and now all I can think about is jM muttering, "ooh, yeah, click me, click me hard"...

Wait? Are there really cameras in here? TELL ME!

Mike R. that was fargin' hilarious! I have so far refused to see MM on the grounds that no one will ever do justice to ABBA the way "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," and "Muriel's Wedding" did. Plus, I fuckin' hate the bland, blond, disco-Aryan fuckers.

Good Lord.

I was all ready to express my disappointment at the Pajiban overlord's lack of awareness concerning Julius Curry, when folks started talking about Morena Baccarin as Catowoman and I blacked out after that.

RIP Mr. Curry. You truly made the world kiss your Converse.

After a lengthy bar discussion on the topic of the perfect Catwoman, with us all giving due deference to Michelle Pfeiffer, we came up with two choices I think are pretty dead-on:

Charlize Theron
Kristen Bell

Christian Bale and Kristen Bell? I mean, who doesn't love a homophone?

Mike R. that was fargin' hilarious! I have so far refused to see MM on the grounds that no one will ever do justice to ABBA the way "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," and "Muriel's Wedding" did. I know this means I miss out on my darling Colin Firth, but ABBA music for 2 hours? I fuckin' hate those bland, blond, disco-Aryan fuckers. Guess it could be worse.....

Rob Marshall directs..."All Out of Love"
featuring the music of Air Supply!!!

Starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as Air Supply

No way in hell were the guys in Air Supply as gay as Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson...

Sorry about the double post.....the earlier leaving to ponder....sweaty....mens.......shit....brb....

when folks started talking about Morena Baccarin as Catowoman and I blacked out after that.

I count that as another vote.

Wait? Are there really cameras in here? TELL ME!

Maybe it was just a really good guess considering what we know of how much of a sexual deviant you are? Or maybe it's just minute-by-minute updates with constant monitoring from my Fortress of Self-Solitude..

(seriously, call me....Julie doesn't have to know...or maybe she can join...)

Pleasepleaseplease throw Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy into the streetcar. Please somebody stop them. They're ruining the world.

Superman is good and compassionate and kind. Not the kind of character you want to darken up.
Christopher Reeve was Superman/Clark Kent.

mini-diversion -- George Lucas and anyone that told him that his prequel scripts were good. Bonnie Hammer and the rest of the cancel crazy/wrasslin' lovin' fiends at the Sci-Fi channel. Dustin Rowles, for not knowing a decent movie if it bit him on his Ryan Reynolds loving ass (and for being a lawyer.) Anybody who worships football or NASCAR.

(seriously, call me....Julie doesn't have to know...or maybe she can join...)

I definitely vote join!

Julie, thanks. :) I think we're comedically kindred spirits. As for "All Out Of Love"...you ma'am, scare me like no one else has scared me before. (And trust me, Colin Firth is wasted in this film...unless you enjoy two hours of stereotypically uptight British behavior and "spontenaity".)

Speaking of Mr. Firth, anyone hear any news on The Accidental Husband? That's been getting pushed around more than the fat kid on the playground at recess. (I used to be a fat kid, so I'm allowed to say that.) I just want to see that turkey roast already.

Incidentally, I told my girlfriend (who liked MM) that I didn't know which would hurt more MM: The Sing Along or The House Bunny. However, I would submit to one or both of them if she'd agree to watch Casino Royale and accompany me to Quantum of Solace when it comes out.

Eva Green is my choice for Catwoman, although I could definitely get behind Marianne Cotilliard. Maybe Aishwarya Rai? All I really know is that we definitely seem someone less obvious than Angelina Jolie. Yes, she's a natural fit for the part, which I think would actually be a problem.

Catwoman?

Gina Torres.

She can play badass. Watch her as Anna Espinoza on Alias. I think she was on Firefly, but I never saw it.

Mini-diversion: Who else can we throw into that streetcar?

Lohans - all of them. Entire bunch.
Perez Hilton - It is necessary.

Catwoman?

Carla Gugino.

That is all.

I can totally get behind Carla Gugino or Gina Torres...shake things up a bit.

Aishwarya Rai? No...but I would definately vote for her to be Talia al Ghul. These things write themselves.

I agree, Mimi...under should Angelina be cast.

I think I've given Nicolas Cage enough time, and now I can say that I officially hate him, or at least I hate the roles that he keeps putting himself in. I liked him in Leaving Las Vegas and.....that's it. (And before anyone yells at me, I haven't seen Adaptation)

It was quite the joke when my work got the message they would be showing a Sing Along print of Mamma Mia.

I wish I could find that e-mail the projection manager sent out about it. The amount of sarcasm he used could choke a donkey.

Fact: I once read the back of, and seriously considered buying "Sho Nuff" from a ShopKo. It was one of those epic trips to a store that has everything where you actually pick up everything you look at, talk it over and make fun of it with your friends, and almost buy $100 worth of crap. Now that that guy is dead, I kind of with I bought it.

I can totally get behind Carla Gugino

Then I think of "Sin City" and.... (and I'm not saying I then hear Michael Ironside's Jester's startled "Jesus Christ!" in my head, like I sometimes do)

well....

well, it's an intriguing suggestion!

(see how I totally kept myself from smacking that innuendo softball with an aluminum bat? Yeah, pretty impressive, right? I'm all about self control, and not at all about Carla Gugino's measurements. Nope. Not at all.)

Do you believe in life after love after love after love after love?

Hehe...Jay...what a dirty mind you have! You surprise me, that's so the type of thing I would've thought of. I'm so proud of you.

Jay, this really has nothing to do with anything, but I would just like you to know that should I ever happen to accidentally find myself in Atlanta (because I can't think of any reason I'd go there on purpose [no offense]), I fully intend to thoroughly molest you up against some library stacks. Just, you know, fair warning and all. Please be sure to wear your bow tie, so I can remove it with my teeth.

The last time I checked, Philip Morris was the name of a tobacco corporation that has since changed its corporate moniker to Altria.

It was the name/initials plastered onto Marlboro cigarette boxes.

The only association I can make w/this name and its inclusion in a gay romance movie title is that the Marlboro man was a little lonely on some of those nights on the ranch...

W
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Welllll......

the black bow tie I have is fastened with a hook and eye, I've not yet gotten to tying the real ones. I did recently inherit a pair of tuxedo pants and two jackets though and they're probably entitled to the real thing once I get the proper alterations (there's also a sorta gingham pattern clip-on one I've had for years and years. Easily removable, but a bit silly). The neck ties are all genuine though and uh...ahem...oh dear.

I'll tell you what, Jay... you wear whatever the hell you want, and I'll remove it all with my teeth. Also: I bite, but only if you're very, very good.

Rowr. Do I need to start putting hidden cameras in male Pajibite homes?

Dammit, will trailers ever stop to use Fidelity by Regina Spektor? I used to love that song but I've heard it in too many trailers and now they are trying to take Feist too...

I just happened to wax nostalgic about Brisco County, Jr. last night, and I always thought that Bowler seemed familiar. Now I found out he was freakin' Sho Nuff. Respect.

Also, as for Catwoman, I heard someone somewhere try to suggest Angelina Jolie, and I died a little inside. She needs to be really exotic, but not foreign. Witty, tough, and very sexy. I don't think Morena Baccarin (much as I lust for her) could pull that off.

I did not realize that Lord Bowler and Sho'Nuff were the same actor.

A serious tip of the hat to the passing of Lord Bowler.

And Catwoman? Please. Monica Bellucci.

She needs to be really exotic, but not foreign. Witty, tough, and very sexy. I don't think Morena Baccarin (much as I lust for her) could pull that off.

I'm sorry, what? Did you even watch the series or movie?

Comparing casting Cher as Catwoman to casting Ledger as the Joker is specious at best. The Joker can be nearly any age whereas Catwoman has to be a peer of Batman. If Nolan really wants Cher for the part he might as well remake "Ali: Fear Eats The Soul." Still it might work if you play Catwoman up as some Hollywood Madame or crime boss. I say this because I was one of the doubters of Ledger as the grunge Joker before I was blown away by his performance.

Strangely, the idea of Cher as Catwoman didn't upset me as much as the idea of Angelina Jolie playing the role. Has Nolan actually said that Catwoman is going to be in the next movie? If she is, I'd like to think that there'd be a different spin on the character instead of the obvious sexy-woman-in-leather thing which to me, in the context of the Batman films, is a bit meh.
The BM films have been so well cast up to now, I'm hoping Nolan wouldn't just go for the obvious or the bizarre.

Superman. It has to be re-done but not necessarily darker. I was really disappointed with the Singer version. After X-men 1 and 2 I was looking forward to it but he just fucking wrecked it. To me, a definitive Superman movie still hasn't been made. And seeing the great job done with Batman and Iron Man surely that most iconic of comic book characters, the Man of Steel, deserves one too.

The problem with Superman Returns was that it took its title too literally; it was basically a remake of the first Superman with a kid tacked on. For some weird reason, Singer got scared or forgot that he was a good director in his own right, and spent the whole time copying Richard Donner.

So since they have already begun this track, then need to go on and do a remake of Superman II and have someone Supes can actually fight unrestrained. I know I want to see him use the full range of his powers at least once, and I think several folks feel the same way.

The BM films

Posted by: Subi at August 29, 2008 2:26 AM

Ahahahahahahahahahaha!

The BM films

Two Girls One Cup?

Zing, (Go with just) meaux!

*gag, cough, retch*

Oh right, forgot about my declaration last night that I'm just "meaux" now. Gosh, the crazy things you do when you're drunk.

Wait...did I flash those guys at the bar last night, too? (Kidding, kidding!)

I can feel something, inside myselllffff, I really don't thinnnkkk I'm strong enufff, nooooo!

Oh, Lucas, you've got me all flustered and techno dancing.

Oh, God, how I miss Inara. Picturing her in black leather is making me double flustered.

That Sho'Nuff clip is making me long for the eighties. I loved those cheesy old movies. Granted, this is the first time I've heard of The Last Dragon, but it looks awesome.

Who's Heidi and Spencer?

"a movie for Sony and producer Scott Rudin about how Facebook was invented." --

Wait, didn't the "inventor" of Facebook steal the source code?