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The Exorcist in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies

The Exorcist in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies

[Link courtesy What Do I Know - Enjoying]

Director Makes Dark Comedy About Fast Food

Now this I wanna see...

For all the one-liners about McDonald's trimming Supersize servings from its menu, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock doesn't think fat is anything to joke about...Spurlock directed "Super Size Me," a dark comedy that skewers America's fast-food culture..."Super Size Me" chronicles Spurlock's experience of eating only fast food for a month — breakfast, lunch and dinner. Spurlock said he gained 24 pounds and his cholesterol soared 65 points during the 30-day experiment.[Yahoo! News - Entertainment] More...

Joss Whedon to write and direct Firefly film "Serenity"

E! Online reports that Joss Whedon will write and direct the Firefly film "Serenity".

Gellar Carries A Grudge

Sci Fi Wire interviews Sarah Michelle Gellar on her upcoming film The Grudge,

Sarah Michelle Gellar, who stars in the upcoming supernatural horror film The Grudge, told SCI FI Wire that it's been a challenge working with the all-Japanese crew and director on the film's set in Tokyo.More...

Buffy and Angel Links

A few links I've been collecting....

Check out the first post-cancellation Andy Hallett interview.

An interesting article, Pop goes the Saviour,

In many ways Joan takes over from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, whose show wrapped last year after seven seasons. On first glance, it is hard to think of Buffy as a "spiritual" TV show. Yet Buffy was, in many ways, a prime-time role model for teenage girls, teaching them to learn about themselves and live with who they are, values most parents won't argue with.

Also interesting, Ofsted chief praises Buffy the gender bias slayer,

More television programmes such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer would help ensure that the superior achievements of girls at school and university were mirrored later in careers, David Bell, the head of Ofsted, said yesterday.

Finally, a funny, somewhat retro trailer for Buffy and Angle DVDs, What makes a great DVD?.

[Links courtesy WHEDONesque]

M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Village'

So I'm a huge M. Night Shyamalan fan. Check out the trailer for his new film The Village. Also check out the Official Movie Website,

In M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village, the Academy Award-nominated master of suspense who brought you The Sixth Sense and Signs assembles an all-star cast, including Academy Award-nominees Joaquin Phoenix and Sigourney Weaver and Academy Award-winners Adrien Brody and William Hurt, to bring audiences the thrilling tale of an isolated village confronting the astonishing truth that lies just outside its borders.

Big News:Sarah Michelle Gellar Open To Angel Gig

Good news. Let hope she makes it on Angel...

Sarah Michelle Gellar, former star of TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, told SCI FI Wire the reasons she reluctantly pulled out of appearing in the Buffy spinoff Angel earlier this season and left open the possibility that she might still make an appearance, if asked, before Angel winds up its fifth and final season this year on The WB. Gellar, speaking for the first time about the issue, said in an interview that she had to bow out of a planned guest appearance on Angel when her aunt died late last year. Gellar spoke to SCI FI Wire during a break in the filming of her new project, the supernatural horror film The Grudge, in Tokyo.More...