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Somehow in the span of just a couple of days away from the computer I missed a ridiculous amount of news, so I'm gonna try to just dump this all out in one massive post. Let me know if there's anything I might've missed that you think I might wanna make myself aware of in the comments! I'm sure there's bunches.

--- Cast Me In - Filming has begun on the Let the Right One In remake, called Let Me In, and some new faces were added to the cast including the much-liked-by-me Elias Koteas. I am so on the fence with this film; every time I think I'm gonna be angry about it they hire somebody like Koteas or Richard Jenkins that I really like and I begin to wonder if it's possible to construct something under the umbrella of American film-making that might as least have some of the beauty and horror of the original... I wonder. I doubt, doubt muchly, but I wonder.

--- More Horrible - Apparently Joss is hard at work on the sequel to Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog, and has already written a couple of songs, says Captain Hammer himself. Get 'er done!

--- Bah Humbug Bunny - Why the hell is Robert Zemeckis so invested in his dead-eyed animated monsters? Now he's gonna make a second Roger Rabbit movie and cram in performance-captured characters that will scare the living bejesus out of Roger and pals. Why, Robert? Why?

--- Zombies V Ghosts - My bud Sean wrote up his opinions on the movie Zombieland as well as the movie Paranromal Activity while I was away and as always when reading what he's got to say I find myself nodding so hard I dislocate my neck. Especially with the point about Zombieland he makes where the film really lost him - he voices something I felt but really wasn't able to put into words in my own review but am totally on-board with.

--- Roar Them Candles Down - Yesterday was Gojira's 55th birthday. Happy stomp stomp!

--- A New Haunt - And speaking of Paranormal Activity, a little more talk about the sequel's been bandied about. Via AICN:

"In Viacom's earnings call Tuesday morning, CEO Philippe Dauman said the movie has been one of those surprise hits that comes along only rarely.

Given that a follow-up release wouldn't have the same element of surprise as "Paranormal," it will be key to craft a smart approach to a sequel, he said. "Our team will come up with the right creative and marketing approach," he told analysts. "

At least he bothered to use the word "creative" there, right? Even though the marketing's what it's all about in the end.

--- Third Witch - Also a repercussion of Activity's success? And a happy one at that? There might be a third Blair Witch film after all. Says Eduardo Sanchez, co-director of Blair Witch, also via AICN:

"They'd pick up from where the original left off, pretending Blair Witch 2 never happened. The duo recently went on a drive through their original Blair Witch haunts, about a half hour from Sánchez's Maryland home, looking for inspiration.

They've worked up a treatment for a new story, which would involve original cast members Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams, albeit in smaller roles.

"We're at the step where we're about to pitch to Lionsgate, which owns the movie rights now. It's pretty much up to them. They can completely squash it or greenlight it.""

I want this to happen, please.

--- Bye Bye Boo - I missed the last couple of days of Final Girl's Shocktober Countdown but thankfully Miss Stacie rounded up the whole blessed month's worth of events right here in this post.

--- Marty's Boos - Meanwhile Martin Scorsese went and named his 11 favorite scary movies. It's a great list, of course - the man knows movies.

--- Penny ♥s Pedro - Thanks to A Blog Next Door for reminding me about this interview with Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar at the NYT (and pointing out the exact same quote that made me like Penny even more); anyway I read it before I left and really enjoyed it.

--- Not Nazi So Much - Speaking of interviews at NYT there's a good if brief chat with Michael Haneke up on The White Ribbon and the complicated relationship between the themes Haneke wanted to investigate and the actual history he's placed the film inside of. I think the interviewer is maybe placing a little too much emphasis on historical accuracy as something, well, at all important to Haneke - it's really just about exploring the broader themes within a useful context. Still, it's an interesting conversation. Anyway, there are quotes from the Q&A I attended and mentioned in my own review of the film to be had in the article here.

--- Match Made In Perfection - Sigourney Weaver just joined the cast of Miguel Arteta's next film, called Cedar Rapids. The film stars Ed Helms and also Anne Heche and John C. Reilly. Arteta you oughta know is the guy who directed Chuck & Buck and The Good Girl, and is therefore someone I oughta talk up more. But I always give those film's credit to Mike White, who wrote them. Shame on me; obviously Arteta deserves some credit there. And now he's got Siggy!

--- Scream On - Kevin Williamson's talking up the fourth Scream script which he's about done with (and moving onto a fifth). Says Kevin:

""The fourth one is an ensemble. It'll take place right now, 10 years later, and it's going to take place in [Sidney Prescott's hometown of] Woodsboro. We'll have our three main characters, and we'll be introducing several more" says Williamson.

He adds that those 'several more' will essentially be the stars of this new trilogy - "We'll also be introducing a little group, a little ensemble of new castmembers. That'll take us through the next three.""

--- Dolphy Dick - How can I resist this post at The Film Experience where Nat proves he's got himself an encyclopedic knowledge of Dolph Lungren's nudity? I cannot. I can only bow down in awe. And add this Showdown in Little Tokyo movie immediately to my queue, wherein Brandon Lee apparently sees Mr. Lundgren naked and tells him he's got "the biggest dick I've ever seen on a man." That's joy. (Relatedly, have y'all seen the recent naked pic (NSFW!) of the big D? That's what Brandon was talking about! Anyway Dolph is 52! And looking good.) Here's a previous gratuitous post for him. Rocky IV was vital to my development.

--- Yadda Babs - I will always and forever link to Stale Popcorn's Cinema of the Absurd posts because it's the series that made me fall for Glenn in the first place - today he took on The Mirror Has Two Faces and if you'd asked me before if I'd ever seen the film I would've said no but Glenn brought back a flood of memories that yes, I have seen this ridiculous movie at some point in time. The horror.

--- Tannis, Kim - I think that Sunset Gun writer Kim Morgan is trying to woo me - she dressed as Rosemary Woodhouse for Halloween this year. And posted a bunch of pictures of herself. At the party at the Playboy Mansion. Egads.

--- And finally, I want you all to close your eyes and picture Mr. T and E.T. having hot sweaty unprotected sex together. It's hot, right? Well look at the horror your brain has wrought!!! (via)

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