Thursday's Important News: Great, Scott's Chippendales; Not James Cameron's Avatar and Precious an Oscar Prediction-Lock
If it is Thursday, then you bet your sweet ass there's news worth reading about. So let's check it:
- -Tony Scott will helm a biopic about Steve Banerjee "with a tone similar to...True Romance." Uh, ok. [Variety]
- -Once again, great minds think alike! A hack sci-fi story is similar to James Cameron's Avatar. [io9]
- -Five out of five Hollywood pundits agree: Precious is fucking Oscar bait. GENIUS OBSERVATION. [The Envelope]
- -Willem Dafoe was almost Batman. Ironically, Paul Reubens was almost Willem Dafoe in The Boondock Saints. [Current]
- -This clip from Joe Dante/Roger Corman Splatter proves the old guys finally discovered iMovie. [AICN]
- -Liz Smith reveals Lee Daniels' secret to success: he's begs and begs and people finally give in, award him an Oscar. [Variety]
- -Sean Penn is going to interview Fidel Castro. Why? Clearly because of his weepitude. [Current]
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