+ all of the above

I feel that John Cusack always plays the same role, but this looks like it’ll fit well with his style. Looks decent, can it be another Wag the Dog?

The trailer for Chaos Theory looks like a dumbed down movie version of George Cockcroft’s The Dice Man (which I read when I was 12 no less, yeah video games are the reason for the destruction of youth). Not that being a dumbed down movie version is a bad thing, Ryan Reynolds actually looks entertaining in it.

Apart from every other reason why you should go see Iron Man, you also really need to go because Danny Yount’s brilliant animation takes out the tail end of the movie. Fantastic stuff.

You can also check them out here, on his website. Not that you should, the Cinema is always the superior venue.

Interesting reading: Ask A Philosopher. Usually quite relevant to the topic of the.

Santogold’s ‘L.E.S. Artistes.’ Nixon and I caught this live a while back at the Fader 51 Release Party

I’ve no idea why this is addictive, But it is.

“The Brain is like Cookie Dough.” Seriously WTF.

The Carrotbox is a consistently impressive blog about all things jewelery. via somewhere else please

and a doco about the GRL. Which is about to be screened at the MoMA and is also able to be downloaded from the piratebay.org as GRL upped it shortly after it was completed.

A short piece on the visual effects on “The Fountain.” Easily one of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen.

Don’t read a review. Don’t listen to your friends. Just go and watch it. Now.

And yes, everything that’s in the tralier is in the film.

Have I mentioned how much I’m looking forward to this? When they first announced Heath Ledger as the Joker I was annoyed at their choice, but I’m coming around. I’m really looking forward to this!

(Plus Maggie Gyllenhaal has thankfully now replaced Katie Holmes)

A short excerpt from a 1986 film Down By Law. A film directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Roberto Benigni, Tom Waits and John Lurie.

And the trailer is quite well done also. Thankfully free of any huge plot revelations and most importantly doesn’t reveal an inevitable ending.