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‘Inglourious Basterds’ Like An Incredibly Stupid, WW2-Set ‘Munich’
3:12AM Seth | Look, we’ll be the first to say we love a good Jews Fight Back movie. More »
Only Defamer Has Seen Footage of Rob Zombie’s New, ‘Masturbation Friendly’ Animated Film
3:30AM Kyle Buchanan | Before we begin this tale, a word: our exposure to animated sex is mostly limited to Ralph Bakshi, Japanese anime, and a picture some guy showed us once that had Aladdin and Jasmine doing things that Aladdin and Jasmine should simply never be doing. It was with this thin resume, then, that Defamer ambled into UCB last night for what was supposed to be a Halloween edition of the the theater’s “Comedy Death Ray” show but that unexpectedly provided a sneak peek at the first footage ever shown of Rob Zombie’s upcoming, decidedly R-rated animated film, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. Were you ever curious what a nude cartoon version of Rosario Dawson might look like, fighting? Then read on, pervs (and get ready for some NSFW animated action)! More »
Tina Fey on Sarah Palin: ‘Not Since ‘Sling Blade’ Has There Been a Voice’ Like Hers
3:00AM Kyle Buchanan | David Letterman may be unable to follow up last night’s John McCain appearance with one from his vice presidential running mate, but at least he’s got the next best thing: Tina Fey! The 30 Rock actress has already taped her guest spot on tonight’s Late Show, and we have this clip where she breaks down her Sarah Palin impression. So what exactly are her influences? More »
Your First Glimpse At Robert Downey Jr.’s Little Tramp Detective, Sherlock Holmes!
7:10AM Seth | Here we have your first look at Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie’s SherlocknRolla take on Sir Conan Doyle’s classic creation. The director has apparently abandoned Holmes’s iconic deerstalker cap, cloak, and pipe in favour of a bowler hat, stripey vest, and gigantic Starbucks beverage. (”No foam skim latte, my dear Watson!”) More »
New ‘Quantum Of Solace’ Trailer A Little Too Quantumy For Our Taste
8:00AM Seth | Voilà, Bond fanatics: the second trailer for Quantum of Solace, consisting of approximately 45,000 strung-together microshots that keep cutting to black for maximum seizure-inducing effect. What can we glean from the snippets on display? Apparently, the dude from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly has made a miraculous recovery, but all those frozen years in a wheelchair have made him extremely bitter, transforming him into a Bond supervillain. Jeffrey Wright can imbue even lines like, “James, move your ass,” with a stirring gravitas. Daniel Craig still looks excited about his new body. And Olga Kurylenko plays the “beautiful but feisty Camille,” who makes up for her lack of naughty-homonym name by mastering that tricky combo of threatening/icy/bangable that is truly the hallmark of every great Bond girl. More »
Fire Up Your Oscars: Here Come Da ‘Milk’!
7:45AM Seth | Here it is: The trailer for Milk, Gus Van Sant’s retelling of the swift rise and violent and untimely fall of America’s first openly gay elected official, set against a backdrop of the swinging San Francisco of the late ’70s. Everything here seems note-perfect, from Sean Penn’s Horshackian (with base notes of I Am Sam) vocal inflections, to the meticulously executed period gayfros, to the Anita Bryant file footage (here’s some more of Bryant getting a banana cream pie in the face; ah—that never gets old), to the portentous-but-not-too-portentous tagline: “His life changed history. His courage changed lives.” You thought a pair of lovelorn cowboys shot in silhouette were enough to nudge the Oscar envelope? Just wait until Sean Penn’s Best Actor clip—featuring the actor entwined in James Franco’s naked folds and delivering a stirring monologue on answering one’s higher calling—shows the Academy how one really gays their way to the gold. More »
