Daily Archives: March 9, 2012

British Archivist Finds World’s Oldest Charles Dickens Film.

The Guardian reports that an English archivist has found a one-minute-long film, dating to 1901, that portrays a character from Charles Dickens’ novel “Bleak House.” Here’s what you need to know: “Bryony Dixon was researching early films of China when … Continue reading

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Johnny Deep Gives Filmgoers The Bird In First Lone Ranger Pic.

Here’s the first official pic of Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in the upcoming “Lone Ranger” reboot. For reasons entirely unclear, Depp, who plays Tonto, has a bird on his head. Has anyone asked children’s book writer Mo Willems about … Continue reading

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Joss Whedon Talks “Avengers” Sequel.

The movie hasn’t even opened yet and director Joss Whedon is already talking about his plans for a follow-up to the first installment of the adventures of the Marvel Comics superteam. In an interview with sci-fi magazine SFX, the director … Continue reading

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“John Carter” Actress Lynn Collins Talks About Creating Her Character.

There’s an old joke in Hollywood that Ginger Rogers had to do everything Fred Astaire did — just in a dress and heels. Now we can amend that for actress Lynn Collins, who had to keep up with John Carter … Continue reading

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Just Because: A Guy In A Darth Vader Suit Plays The “Star Wars Theme” On Bagpipes.

And did I mention he’s riding a unicycle? And also wearing a kilt? How I love the Interwebs. (via HeyUGuys)

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