I thought he was funny in Hit Girl. I mean Kick Ass.

I generally dig Nicolas Cage movies, really. The Rock, Face/Off, Con Air, Kick-Ass, Raising Arizona, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Adaptation, Matchstick Men, National Treasure, National Treasure 2... About the only one I'd seen that I didn't really like was Ghost Rider. And I guess Snake Eyes was kind of crap, too.

But I was not prepared for Knowing. Of course, even with that laughable plot turn, I didn't hate it. I have to give it props for ACTUALLY INCINERATING THE EARTH. And there was good stuff scattered about, even though it was overlong and overserious.

I bumped up Next in my queue, though. Nicolas Cage knows the future! Again!

Short and funny video: The Aftermath of Destroying the Death Star

Talk about unintended consequences! This video shows what would more likely happen to Endor at the end of Return of the Jedi if the normal laws of physics applied to the Star Wars universe.

Two of my favorite duets from otherwise non-musical movies, both very affecting and dealing with loss.

Jeff Bridges & Karen Allen from Starman.

Alan Rickman & Juliet Stephenson from Truly Madly Deeply.

Oh, my god, as much as I love that duet from Truly Madly Deeply, I love the cello and piano opening just as much.

has this tribute to Pixar been linked here?

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Totally wicked.

James Cameron on 'Battleship' Movie: "This Degrades the Cinema"

Cameron recently sat down for an interview with the German site Spiegel Online (though our report comes via Movieline), and decided that it was high time he let loose his opinion on Hasbro's ambitious adaptation. He began by pronouncing that "We have a story crisis," and then proceeded to make things a bit more personal: "They want to make the Battleship game into a film... This is pure desperation."

As Cameron's brief rant goes on, it seems that he regards 'Battleship' as a particularly sad case of marque taking precedence over merit. He expounded: "Everyone in Hollywood knows how important it is that a film is a brand before it hit theaters. If a brand has been around, Harry Potter for example, or Spider-Man, you are light years ahead. And there lies the problem. Because unfortunately these franchises are become more ridiculous. Battleship. This degrades the cinema."

I just watched Inception (still fun) but the most notable part for me was the trailer for an animated All-Star Superman. Which apparently comes out next month? I'm intrigued, but Quitely's art is such a huge part of that book, and the animation did not impress.

Pics of Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander.

I liked the original movie, but I'm also looking forward to Fincher's.