If the idea of an MTV-produced remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show churns your stomach, then I'm afraid I have some upsetting news.
Personally, I'm actually not entirely averse to the idea. It's not like the show hasn't already been reenacted by thousands of high school drama club members a million times over. And as long as MTV supplies some sort of Peter Hinwood facsimile for me to ogle, I'm good to go.
It's also been said that the remake may include some original music. Just don't turn it into a hip hopera, MTV. That's all I ask.
MTV readies 'Rocky Horror' redux [Variety]
Hollywood Insider reports that a sequel to Anchorman is looking more and more likely. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are developing the film, said to be set a decade or so after the first one. Hello, awesome 80's!
Ferrell and McKay developing 'Anchorman 2' [Hollywood Insider]
Actor/director David Wain recently revealed plans to release an anniversary edition DVD of Wet Hot American Summer. He also hinted at the possibility of a prequel movie set shortly before the original.
You should definitely watch the original WHAS if you haven't yet. It's an absurdist comedy that takes place on the last day of summer camp in the early eighties, and stars many veterans and friends of The State including Michael Showalter, Paul Rudd, and Ken Marino.
Wet Hot American Prequel? [CHUD]
A London street artist who calls himself Slinkachu, and yet is not a Pokemon, has photographed snails with miniature graffiti painted on their shells. Artistic statement on man's subjugation of nature, or petty snail house vandalism? You be the judge!
Graffiti snails roaming London [Metro]
A 10th anniversary edition DVD release of The Big Lebowski will arrive in September, packaged in (what else?) a bowling ball. It looks to be loaded up pretty heavily with special features, including a "making of" featurette and a documentary examining Lebowski Fest.
The Big Lebowski 10th Anniversary Edition [Slashfilm]
This is it, Popsuckers; the trailer for the Watchmen movie, due for a March 2009 release. Alas, I still have yet to read the acclaimed comic book series it's based upon, but I'm told it looks remarkably faithful to the source material.
Watch the Watchmen Trailer [Empire]
There is something inexplicably sexy about chess boxing, a hybrid sport where players battle via both brawn and brains. Each match is a mix of alternating rounds of boxing and speed-chess, and the winner achieves victory through either a knockout or a checkmate, whichever comes first.
Possible spinoffs of the game include Monopoly boxing; because really, can we all agree that Monopoly is just begging to incorporate physical violence?
EDIT: Dang, where have I been? This is so last year.
Chess-Boxing Hits it Big [Time]
Thu Tran (not to be confused with the late Power Rangers actress Thuy Trang) hosts what I'm pretty sure is the best cooking show ever created. This clip is just a snippet of what's available on her website. Just bear with the sub-par audio mixing and you'll have a spot-on Yoko Ono parody, a whole bunch of puppets, and some yummy-looking deviled eggs to look forward to. Also, Satan. Hope you enjoy, friends and lovers. Egg-bye!
Even if your baby isn't quite old enough to appreciate the depth and complexity of nineties alternative rock, they might enjoy Rockabye Baby, a series of albums featuring lullaby instrumental versions of rock songs by No Doubt, Bjork, Smashing Pumpkins, and many other bands. You'll have yourself a cute little Gen X-er in no time.
For those of us determined to both help save the environment and look totally sexy doing it, Urlesque is featuring a list of the most eco-friendly underwear. The "green" undies include socks made almost entirely from bamboo, boxers made of white pine tree pruning, and even instructions for making underwear out of old t-shirts. Finally, I can have Max Headroom on my ass!
Most Eco-Friendly Underwear [Urlesque]
The first of a series of Heroes webisodes entitled Going Postal has gone live, starring a mailman with sonic powers and a sort of over-the-top snakey guy. I'm not quite so crazy about Heroes in the wake of the lackluster second season, but these super-short low-budget webisodes may have a certain appeal.
Craig Zobel has signed on to rewrite and direct a vehicle for Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder and his brethren. It's called Loudermilk, and it's about a guy who gains "what might arguably be considered superpowers." Sounds arguably nifty!
Zobel is also one of the co-creators of HomestarRunner.com, where he helped write a few episodes and also the original storybook.
Craig Zobel tapped for 'Loudermilk' [Hollywood Reporter]
