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--- Baby Burster - The week is over and I haven't written squat about Prometheus and I am ashamed. Let's see how today goes, maybe I can spit something out. (Although I have a half-day so prospects are dim.) Anyway I loved this very personal piece by Thelma Adams on the film's most insanely riveting sequence, which I could write thousands of words on if I were still in college doing such things. (Ahh those were the days.)

--- Space Epic - I didn't read this myself since I like knowing as little as possible but a plot description for Neil Blomkamp's follow-up to District 9, the long secretive Elysium, has finally found its way online, you can read it over here if you dare. It stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster and District star Sharlto Copley, amongst others.

--- Murder By Theron - Charlize Theron's next movie sounds like it could be fun - it's called Murder Mystery and in her own words it's "an affectionate deconstruction of an Agatha Christie-style thriller." DH says it's about "an American couple on honeymoon who become implicated in a murder they witness." Right up my alley. Especially the "starring Charlize Theron" part. Sounds like a Grace Kelly type deal for her, maybe? I hope so - I like her best all glamazoned up. It'll be directed by Best Exotic Marigold and Shakespeare in Love director John Madden.

--- Crash Into Neal - One of my best friends is a huge fan of Neal Stephenson's books but I've never read any of them. His book Snow Crash has just been picked up to be turned into a movie by Attack the Block's Joe Cornish. Should I read it? I had issues with Attack the Block but they've lessened somewhat with time since so much of it really does work wonderfully. Such awesomely original monsters.

--- A Singer Of Songs - Looks like attractive yet obnoxious song-man Adam Levine has decided to become an actor, or at least a person who sings on film - he's taken a lead role in the new movie from the director of the wonderful Once. It's called A Song Can Save Your Life and his female co-star is Keira Knightley, and it also stars Mark Ruffalo and True Grit's Haillee Steinfeld. Have we heard Keira sing before? And will Adam show his arse? Stay tuned.

--- All Of Them Bitches - The Witches of Eastwick week continues at The Film Experience with a look at some more Veronica Cartwright, this time in reference to how snubbed she was awards-wise.

--- Hammer Time - Speaking of time itself, Spike Lee's Oldboy remake still hasn't gotten a green light even though he's got much of the cast in line. Lee hopes to start filming in the Fall though. I can't imagine what's keeping a major motion picture studio from green-lighting a story about explicit incest and torture.

--- Great Men - EW has a couple new pictures from Baz Luhrmann's movie of The Great Gatsby, which I think I'm one of like ten people who are more excited about in the wake of its enormous bloated ridiculous trailer.

--- Fall Man - I've posted about Jacques Audiard's new movie Rust & Bone so much - specifically, regarding Matthias Schoenaerts' nakedness, natch - that it seems crazy to read today that it's not getting a US release until November 16th, but there it is. I assume it's out earlier in France though.

--- Zombie Slayer - I haven't seen any of the Resident Evil movies since the terrible second one (I love the first movie though) but everybody's going bonkers for the just released trailer for the fifth film, which has me curious. I mean, would I actually have to go watch all the other movies to have a sense of what's going on first? Is that even possible? Anyway I really love Milla Jovovich and I'm glad she makes money - I wish she'd get more real work, because she's a genuinely talented actress.
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