OH MY GOD, THE DARK KNIGHT WAS EVERYTHING I DREAMED IT WOULD BE AND MORE!

I seriously need a cigarette, it was so good.

Helena Bonham Carter has just given birth to a beautiful baby girl, I'm sure.

She announced that she found out she was pregnant while filming Sweeney Todd.

MY QUESTION!


THE HORRIFYING ANSWER!

( There is always the possibility that they might ALL be ... )

The worst part is that I made this on my mom's computer, since my laptop is currently out-of-order, and the possibility exists that she'll stumble upon this picture one day.

It's going to be a long winter break...

New Sweeney Todd promo picture!

( Photo under the cut ... )

I dunno how I feel about this film, but at least it looks neat so far, with what little we've seen. Helena Bonham Carter looks gorgeous. Not sure if that's necessarily something I associate with Mrs. Lovett whatsoever, but I'll accept it gleefully for just a promo shot and stare at her pale bosom for a while!

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( High quality detail behind the cut! )

I have to say - in spite of my reservations, that's a pretty nifty poster!

SHUT YOUR DIRTY LITTLE MOUTH, POTTER!

Even my dear Stephen Colbert cannot resist the lures of "Deathly Hallows".

Neither can Keith Olbermann, or Salman Rushdie, for that matter.

I don't know, I think the most amusing thing about this post is Salman Rushdie waiting in line for a Harry Potter book.

Hah hah hah. I thought I'd add in a picture from my Deathly Hallows mischief from Friday night.



That's right. I totally went as Tonks. I don't even know why. I had just dyed my hair bright pink, though, and it seemed like the only option I had, inspite of the fact that my feelings for the character range from neutral to annoyance. But there you are.


After feeling thoroughy bummed out by Deathly Hallows, I went and cheered myself up by seeing Hairspray last night. I'm pretty damn pleased and satisfied with how the movie turned out - it was as big, flashy, campy, and fun as it should have been, and lacked the whiff of pretension that most recent musical adaptions have had - I'm looking at you, Dreamgirls. Certainly the movie slows down for a bit during the more heavyhanded parts - but they were handled well enough for it to only be a minor quibble, and it was a problem that the stage version already had to begin with.

Almost all of the casting was competant and even wonderful, save for John Travolta, who I thought was way miscast in the role of Edna. While he did have his moments (the encounter with the Von Tussles in the ice cream parlor, and "You Can't Stop the Beat"), his performance still felt flat and uncomfortable for the most part. Queen Latifah seemed to be missing a bit of the spark needed for Motormouth Maybelle, but her "I Know Where I've Been" was gorgeous.

The real star, however, was Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad. Seriously, she was born to play Tracy! I think I'm in love, she was so adorable and perfect!

All in all, Hairspray was ridiculously enjoyable, and I'm happy that the story has been been successfully rendered three times in a row! I love the original movie, I love the stage adaption (which shows that fluff can be fun and not entirely condescending), and I loved the movie adaption, which recognizes the energy and sense of humor needed to pull off a musical film.

( A most scientific meme in which it is determined, not to my surprise, that I am a Ravenclaw :B )

nae_trews presents ...

Deathly Hallows: A Tidy Summary

I apologize in advance for the typos, but I was pounding this out a mile a minute!

( Spoilers. spoilers, spoilers! )

I hope this has been an amusing read. I enjoyed the book enough, save for the epilogue, which was utter rubbish. I'll post more thoughts later!

Oh my God, how I've managed to spoil Deathly Hallows for myself!

Don't worry, I'll keep my thoughts to myself.

In other words, my neglected livejournal, I am back after a long and crazy sabbatical, and we are getting a new puppy.



Name suggestions are welcome, but my family prevents me from naming anything too nerdy - although Sweeney Todd, Puck, Doc Brown, and Amadeus have somehow made it to the semi-finals in the nae_trews household.

Edit: Way to go, Deathly Hallows typo!

KILLLLLLLLT.

Oh, yeahhhh.

Browsing the internet today, I happened to stumble upon this website: The Assertive Atheist

Now, keep in mind, I don't believe in religion myself, but this is absolutely ridiculous and embarassing. The author, Rick Wingrove, writes in the same sort of frenzied, flawed rhetoric of the Christians that he so dearly loves to mock. It's nothing short of hypocritical - he's just as condescending and hateful as his enemies. Just browse his charming article concerning Islam ... or even the 10 Commandements. For example, in the latter article, he concludes that the law is outdated because it does not address modern day issues, such as porn and consensual sex, even though both would be, in more fundamentalist terms, considered adultery. And that's just one of the many faults in this article and the whole site, in general.

Nor does he take into account that while it seems as if Western countries have completely disreguarded the majority of the commandments, he blatantly disregards the large orthodox Jewish communities. It's as if he means to say "OMG, I DON'T SEE IT AROUND ME, THAT MUST MEAN NO ONE EVER USES IT! I SHALL DISS IT AND SOUND COOL WITH MY ANGRY SWEAR WORDS, LOL, SO COOL. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYONE SO COOL? I AM ON CAPITOL HILL WITH MY LONG(ISH) HAIR BEING SO FUCKING HARDXCORE, WAY 2 SHOW DEM STUPID X-TIANS!!!"

And also - he is a terrible writer. He sounds like some angsty, bitter teenage boy who spends his days flaming teh intarwebz and listening to Slipknot. FAIL.

This is a Capitol Hill Representative for American Atheists? Oh, save me! I am being represented by a douchebag!

Don't get me wrong - I disagree with those so-called religious windbags, who claim they represent a loving religion but only have hearts full of hatred. But you win no points for your cause when all you can do is sling the same petty names they call you right back at them. Calling the majority of Christians "boneheads" and "delusional" is no better than having Pat Robertson call you a Godless heathen.

Where is Clarence Darrow when you need him?

Variety saying that Helena Bonham Carter will be playing Mrs. Lovett in Tim Burton's adaption of Sweeney Todd has me doing the most major headdesking in the world. I am so sad that it is not La Streep.

I am officially worried about this movie. Balls.

Interview meme:

001: Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
002. I will respond by asking you five questions of a very intimate and creepily personal nature. Or not so creepy/personal.
003. You WILL update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
004. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
005. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

singealiene( interviewed me... )

I know I've been a bad livejournal friend, having dropped off the face of the earth for a while.

But I am so happy. I don't even know where to begin. For once, life seems as if it's really going to work.

Best line ever on Project Runway:

CAPTAIN SAVE-A-HO!

Michael is most definitely my favorite designer on this show. Well, him and Kayne. Sigh. Jeffrey needs to go suck my fat ass.

TODAY WAS ALSO MOST AWESOME - abendlied01 and I went hiking and got all caught up in nature and went wading around in White Clay Creek, like we was Pocahontas, y'all. And then we went and watched The New World, but our commentary was what made it really entertaining. Where would we be without Retarded Joe, the one member of Pocahontas' tribe who is just ... a little bit special? Or the nourshing fish tree? Or the guy with a face that belongs on a Guess Who? card.

Work tomorrow. Eh.

You vill vatch my stupid video, ja???