Also, found some truly interesting news floating around the net. Sadly, the site I found this on gave no link to the actual story, so it could be complete bullshit...but still, interesting.
Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall.
After reading briefly from the final book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” she took questions from audience members.
She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds “true love.”
“Dumbledore is gay,” the author responded to gasps and applause.
I have been reading this really interesting comic lately...yes I have delved into comics and have begun the shame spiral downward that is associated with them. Anyway, it is called "Preacher" and it is definitely worth a look. I have no way to compare this with anything else that I have ever seen in comics before. It is about, you guessed it, a preacher and his literal search for God. Who quit. God quit and came to live on earth. It is fucked up, sexy, covered in blood and blatant cursing, dripping with beauty, covered in the dust of a Texan run amok, with vampires, serial killers, a ridiculously old woman leading some fuckall cult, and absolutely amazing. I would say that I hope that this series gets made into a movie, but I just do not think that it would be done justice. This series is beautiful.
And that is all I will say about it for the moment.
Today I am going to blow a shit ton of money on delicious food and a movie. Heading to PF Changs and then to see 30 days of Night.
And here is the review for that from, The Stranger:
Even among the most jaded of geeks, Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's 2002 comic series 30 Days of Night raised a seismic ruckus, thanks to a premise so ingenious that it's amazing that no one had ever thought of it before. I mean, really: vampires in Alaska? Where the sun doesn't rise for a solid month? Holy crap! Unfortunately, the creators never quite figured out how to capitalize on their initial stroke of genius. Beyond that killer idea and Templesmith's unsettlingly abstract art (no Anne Rice-ish romantic creatures of the night here, just vaguely humanoid things bursting with thickets of fangs), it comes off as a case of more sizzle than steak.
Thankfully, then, the inevitable cinematic adaptation stands as that rarity that rises above its source material, both in plot and gut-rumbling tone. Even accounting for a few logy sequences, it's the most relentless, sustained freak-out since The Descent.
Director David Slade (Hard Candy) takes an unusual amount of time setting things in motion—establishing the geography and an air of anticipatory menace before letting fly with the red stuff. He's aided in his efforts by a cast (including Danny Huston, Melissa George, and a surprisingly capable Josh Hartnett) who take things seriously, with none of the winking at the camera malarkey that's wrecked so many post-Scream horror flicks. The two-hour running time does occasionally feel excessive, but when all cylinders are firing, it generates an atmosphere that few examples of the genre can match. Impressive as the episodes of full-blown splatter are, it's the quieter moments, such as an insta-classic extended overhead tracking shot of the town under siege, that make you kind of sort of wish that they had never flicked off the theater's house lights. ANDREW WRIGHT
Fuck IGN and RottenTomato, I have generally agreed with the Stranger on their movie choices, so I am excited. PLUS! VAMPIRES!!!!!!!
If anyone ever wants to turn me into a full-fledged vampire, please do.
3 comments:
They're turning Preacher into a cartoon or a movie... I don't remember which... We were talking about it at work.
And seriously J.K. Rowling. Your characters are FICTIONAL! If there was no allusion to it in the novel, they can not be gay. Or even if they are, no one gives a shit. (Sorry Andy, but you know it's true).
IGN gave it a good score.
I had heard something similar to that. Though, I think that it was HBO and some mini-series thing...dunno.
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