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Here Are Some Afternoon Links!

Kelly — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:00:32 +0000

Here are eight videos of dogs with their heads in yogurt cups, basically. -BWE
Does this “10 Biggest Flops of the Summer” list mean that summer is over???? Ugggghhh. I never went to the beach!! -FilmDrunk
Have you guys seen this Lanvin Fall/Winter promo video? With the models dancing? Everyone likes it a lot but I’m not sure if I really like it. It’s a FUN idea, sure, but these people don’t seem like they’re having a lot of fun. Why aren’t they having more fun? -TheDailyWhat
Here are some photos of Henry Cavill as Superman. Don’t look at them if you don’t want the thing that Superman always looks like spoiled for you. Spolier alert, looks like Superman except grosser. -Celebuzz
Holy moly Quentin Tarentino has terrible handwriting. I bet you cannot guess what this says without looking at the typed version. ”Geen a suutce fot yuut inspetation!” -LettersOfNote
Guess who allegedly wore a prosthetic penis to the VMAs?!!? “I couldn’t possibly guess.” – The whole world, in a sarcastic voice. -TheSuperficial
Salon makes an argument about why we should give remakes a chance, focusing on the upcoming Oldboy remake. My friend loves Oldboy and when I told him who was involved in this remake he said, “That could be good.” I’ve never seen Oldboy though so that’s why I’m saying this thing about this anonymous friend. CONVINCED? Ok read this now. -Salon
Here’s an interview with Patton Oswalt! -AV Club
~~Fall in love with, Jesus Christ, as if you needed to be in love with another celebrity~~ Watch Danny Pudi in this music video! -Splitsider
Oh, this is cool! Movieline’s interactive Drive map. I think there are some spoilers though. So maybe hold off if you don’t want spoilers? I’m sorry to have gotten your hopes up. -Movieline
Oooohh, here is another one of those Just Jared panopticon except reverse video interviews, with Brooklyn Decker. FELLAS. -Just Jared

The First Look At Henry Cavill As Superman

Kelly — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:00:19 +0000

Duh Aficionado Magazine: Superman And Lois Lane Have Not Broken Up

Gabe — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:30:00 +0000

Look, nerds, we all love superheroes, OK? There are probably one or two of us who don’t love superheroes, but based on the number of superhero movies they release each year and the amount of money those superhero movies make, it’s pretty clear that give or take one or two sourpusses, pretty much all of us love these wonderful characters. That being said, we all know that these guys aren’t real, right, nerds? That they are make believe and do not exist? And so that when things happen to them in comic books or in movies those things aren’t actually happening and are just stories? Because this article from TMZ that treats the “breakup” of Superman and Lois Lane like a real thing makes me wonder if everyone knows that. From TMZ:

Maria and Arnold … J.Lo and Marc Anthony … and now Superman and Lois Lane are officially KAPUT … TMZ has learned. Seriously. [Ed. note: No, TMZ, not seriously.]

Sources at DC Comics tell us … the company is rebooting the Superman comic book series in September — with a brand new Superman #1 — in the hopes of creating a new starting point for fans with more modern, relevant story lines. And there are some HUGE developments … including the fact that Lois and Clark are NOT together. In fact, we’re told Lois has new boyfriend.

But perhaps even more shocking — NO MORE RED UNDERWEAR!!!! Instead, new Superman (see photo) will sport an all blue bodysuit with his trademark red cape. Still, we gotta ask … Is that Kryptonite in his pocket … or is he just happy to see us? [Ed. note: You definitely gotta ask!]

Maria and Arnold. J-Lo and Marc Anthony. The end. How wonderful for those two very real couples who are going through very real public divorces to be lumped together with a comic book couple. I hope Superman has a secret family! (It is worth pointing out, in typical nerd-style, that if they are rebooting the whole series and Superman and Lois Lane aren’t together, then that doesn’t even mean they broke up necessarily, because in the reimagined world maybe they were never together in the first place, but also they are not real and this is not real. Seriously.) Anyway, don’t worry, nerds, Superman and Lois Lane didn’t break up. Because they can’t! No duh.

Easter Egg For The Superfans

Gabe — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:53:08 +0000

Last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the superman and spider-man kids from the Best Camera Test of All Time had an on-air dance-off. But first, a shout-out.

Nicolas Cage In A Superman Costume

Gabe — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:37:53 +0000

Faster than a receding hairline, am I right, you guys?

Jon Hamm Can Even Make Lex Luthor Sexy

Lindsay Robertson — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:05:06 +0000

In a new Funny Or Die video, Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm is Lex Luthor asking the president for a 100 million dollar bailout, and he has a plan for how he’ll use it (hint: it has to do with Superman.):

That’s as good as any SNL sketch since Jon Hamm hosted SNL, and he definitely used some of his “Don Draper’s Guide To Picking Up Women” charm. The internet wins again.

10 People Who Would Be Horrible Supermen But Still Better Supermen Than Brendan Fraser

Gabe — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:05:58 +0000

According to the blog io9, back in the early 2000s, when JJ Abrams was developing a Superman script, Brendan Fraser was in talks to play the lead role. The lead role, of course, being Superman. Just to make sure it’s really clear, at some point HOLLYWOOD ALMOST ALLOWED BRENDAN FRASER TO BE SUPERMAN.

Wait, whuuuuut.

I mean, it didn’t happen, so we can all breathe a sigh of disbelieving relief, but oh man. This is like when the American people didn’t really know about the extent of the Bay of Pigs invasion until days after. It’s basically like that. Just like it.

To be fair, I guess I mostly feel the same way I feel when Brendan Fraser is cast in any movie. That Hollywood has made a horrible mistake. And even though it never even happened, I’m going to carry this exercise in pointless speculation to its logical conclusion. After the jump, 10 people who would be horrible Supermen but still better Supermen than Brendan Fraser.

Taunt Dat Superman

Gabe — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:31:37 +0000

I think it goes without saying that people who wear Superman t-shirts have it coming. When you see someone wearing a Superman t-shirt, don’t you just want to shoot them in the chest and when they start to bleed, be like “I guess not”? I just made that HILARIOUS joke up on my own. It’s mine. Totally original. I don’t steal jokes. So it was fun last night when one of the coaches on Iron Ring laid into a contender with an injured ankle.

“Do you need your cape? You got the S, motherfucker, do you need your cape?” Classic. I also like when they show off their messed up knees. What happened to all those guys’s knees? I like to imagine this angry rant directed at other t-shirts.

Batman t-shirt: Do you need your wonderful toys? Where do you get those wonderful toys, motherfucker?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles t-shirt: Do you need your katana blade, Leonardo?
No Fear t-shirt: Do you need your menthol cigarettes and restraining order from your ex-wife, motherfucker?