What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Most Likely to Rule: Be Kind Rewind Expect our review of this Michel Gondry comedy, starring Jack Black, Mos Def, and Danny Glover, later on this morning. Trailer - Freshness Showing at: Ritz at the Bourse The Band's Visit A fish-out-of-water comedy about the Ceremonial Police Band of Alexandria, Egypt arriving for a gig in Israel, only to find that their hosts and transportation have failed......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Some cool stuff is coming out of the NY Toy Fair, including pics of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull LEGO figures; some news and behind-the-scenes footage about upcoming movies like Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, G.I. Joe, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars; and Mattel Speed Racer toys. Apparently there's going to be a total......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Academy Award Nominated Animated Shorts Academy Award Nominated Live-Action Shorts Wow, this is totally cool: the Ritz at the Bourse is actually screening all the animated and live-action short films that have been nominated for Oscars this year. These films are usually quite difficult to see, so this is a really neat opportunity. Showing at: Ritz at the Bourse George Romero's Diary of the Dead It's......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. The cast is filling out for the upcoming Fox sci-fi drama Fringe, produced by, amongst others, man of the hour J.J. Abrams. Sounds like it's going to be an X-Files type of thing. We're down with that. Speaking of J.J., the director of the Abrams-produced Cloverfield is already in talks to do a sequel. Seeing that the recent controversy about Mass Effect made......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Cinematical staffers offer their thoughts and memories of Heath Ledger, in the wake of the young actor's shocking, tragic death yesterday afternoon. The inevitable parody of Tom Cruise's recently revealed super-crazy pro-Scientology video, this one starring Jerry O'Connell. Pretty funny. (Via Jill) Scott Adams unveiled a pretty cool new Dilbert widget on his blog yesterday. A highly detailed 14-inch tall action......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. A painfully true video about what's really important to voters. It's composed mainly of NSFW language, so remember your headphones! (Via Jill) Basic Instructions discusses something of serious importance: How to Decide Which Star Wars Character You Are Most Like. Cloverfield's impressive opening weekend box office numbers make the possibility of a sequel seem pretty inevitable. Grindhouse is back up on......

So, what is Cloverfield? Probably if you've watched the ads, you've thought of Godzilla, and although it certainly has a lot in common with that series, it also has elements of The Blair Witch Project. It's a monster movie, but told in a hyper-realistic way, from the point of view of the people on the streets who are running between the toes of the monster. Critics (well, the cut-rate ones, anyway) will often compare films......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Persepolis This film adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, which was co-directed and co-written by Satrapi herself, along with Vincent Paronnaud, is getting amazing reviews. It follows the trials and tribulations of an outspoken Iranian girl during the Islamic revolution. The English language version of the film being screened here features the voices of Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands, and Iggy Pop, with Catherine Deneuve and......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Nintendo has released its lineup of DS and Wii releases for the first half of 2008. WiiWare will also be launching in that time period, supposedly. And Myst will be coming to your DS in March. Steve Jobs' 90-minute keynote at MacWorld was just too long, which is why this version of the keynote, edited down to just 60 seconds (via), is so......

• Londonist pondered who might be the next sponsors of the London Eye and whether or not readers would be willing to donate £1,000 each for a Londonist Eye.
• Shanghaiist was shocked to find a cameltoe in the city's only English-language paper.
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A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. How about a deep-fried, cheese-filled burger patty made entirely of bacon? We'll take a couple over here, please! (Via) Cinematical points out that pretty much anything you might want to know about Cloverfield has now leaked online, so they're going to stop talking about it now. But if that's still not enough for you, Phillyist's cousin LAist has an interview with the director.......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. It may be an ad for a book about Spam, but it's also a really neat little movie featuring stop-motion animation via artfully toasted bread! (Via Sarah) Lake Superior State University has concocted its 33rd annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. Meanwhile, on the eve of the American Dialect Society (ADS) voting for its......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Phillyist. Cloverfield, the new JJ Abrams movie where a skyscraper-sized monster descends upon New York City. In theaters on 1/18. UWISHUNU, because you wish you knew. Hoovers, where you can find company information for free. Busted Tees, they're having a nostalgia sale - 12 shirts for $12 each. If you're interested in advertising on Phillyist or any other site in our network,......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. A father went to a lot of trouble to find a copy of Guitar Hero III for his son for Christmas, but when he caught the kid smoking pot, he put the game up for sale on eBay - and made 9,000 dollars. (Via Ross) A couple of inmates in New Jersey's Union County jail pulled their own......

Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2008 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! 10. Jumper - Yeah, I know it stars the whiny Darth Vader, but it's also got Sam "Motherfucking" Jackson, and a screenplay co-written by David Goyer about a war between teleporters and those......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Apparently it's National Fast Food Day! Is that a bell we hear? Perhaps a... taco bell? (Via Sarah) Rumor is that Tom Cruise will play Hugh Hefner in the upcoming biopic. It's kind of a creepy idea, but it sort of works, too. The secret, true name of Cloverfield is supposedly... Cloverfield. Also, there's a new trailer online, but it's a poor quality......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Well, good old J.J. didn't give up much more information about Cloverfield at Comic-Con, except to say that it's a monster movie, and it's not called Monstrous. But at least a decent image of the poster has been released. Meanwhile, on the subject of the upcoming Star Trek film he's directing, J.J. finally made it official: Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto are both......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Sure, Wikipedia can be unreliable. But just how reliable is the Encyclopedia Britannica? (Via Jill) The word from Jo Rowling is that she's not necessarily done with Harry after all - a Potter encyclopedia could be in our (admittedly distant, because she needs a break) future (via Jen). For a bit more of the interview quoted in that article, click here.......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Shatner has confirmed that he won't be in the new Star Trek movie, and Leonard Nimoy will. He seems kind of pissed, but he's got a sense of humor about it, too. Sci Fi has got a fun video from the red carpet outside the premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, featuring interviews with the director, screenwriter,......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. The internet is pretty much all Transformers, all the time these days. The latest morphing robot fun comes from Cracked and their list of The 7 Most Useless Transformers Ever. (Via) Wow, this weekend is the 60th anniversary of the Roswell Incident. What really happened? Will we ever know for sure? Why not head out to New Mexico and see if you can......