A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Johnny Depp has officially signed on for a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film. It's also now official that Depp will be playing the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. And he'll be playing Tonto in Jerry Bruckheimer's adaptation of The Lone Ranger. Wow! We're glad to see he's keeping busy. Bruce Willis will make his directorial debut with an indie......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. At least some of the images included in Microsoft's "I'm a PC" ads appear to have been produced on a Mac. D'oh! The relatively new blog ThingsWithApproximatelyAsManyPeopleAsWasilla.com kind of explains itself. (Via Phillyist Contribute page) Defective Yeti has put out part one of his Halloween Gaming Guide. Woo hoo! Cinematical has what appear to be images of the......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. The rumor that Tom Cruise might voice the villain in the fourth Shrek film is apparently false. (Via Jill) Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will be starring in the next Disney-ride-turned-film: Tomorrowland. Well, actually, Disney seems to be saying the movie is just a space-centric film and is not based on the Tomorrowland ride, but Variety says otherwise. *shrug* Deus Ex lead designer Harvey......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. America, in the person of San Francisco native Craig Billmeier, AKA Hot Lixx Hulahan, has won the Air Guitar World Championships. We are swelling with patriotic pride. Our sister site LAist reports on a woman who continued Twittering even while having a baby. That's dedication. Looks like no Preacher on HBO after all. The new head of HBO felt the adaptation was just......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. A recent xkcd features a pretty hilarious send-up of Google Maps. (Via Star) Paris Hilton is being sued for not promoting a comedy she starred in recently, Pledge This! We were only vaguely aware the movie existed, so maybe they have a point! If you fear not the spoilers, then click through for a look at the true face of Rorschach from Watchmen.......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Dude, Mountain Dew cupcakes! Brilliant! (Via Sarah) Oh no! What have they done to our beloved Clue? Now there are nine rooms, nine weapons (and no lead pipe), and the house is modernized (apparently the new version is more like a mansion from Cribs). Argh! (Via Sarah) Forbes lists the top earning celebrity chefs. We can't believe that......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Disney has optioned a new graphic novel called Monster Attack Network, about a group of tough first responders who battle the sea monsters that are constantly attacking the otherwise perfect South Pacific island of Lapuatu. Sounds like fun. Kevin Smith dropped some interesting tidbits in a recent interview about his struggles with the MPAA over Zack and Miri Make a Porno,......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Amazon.com has an exclusive preview of Beck's new album, Modern Guilt. The video is more of the lame experimental stuff Beck's been doing lately, but the music is pretty cool. PC Magazine picks the best websites for movie fans, and do a pretty good job of it; included are some of our favorites, like Rotten Tomatoes, Apple's movie......

Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Greg Wood. Thanks to Don for the link!......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. If you, like this Phillyist, went to see The Incredible Hulk this weekend and were completely unable to spot the Captain America cameo, even after staying through the entire end credits sequence, well... there's something you should know: the director recently revealed that the cameo scene he'd promised us in a previous interview had to be cut out because it was......

Why doesn't anybody tell us about these things before they happen?......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. It's finally official: Guillermo del Toro will indeed be directing the movies based on The Hobbit. Hoorah! (Via Ross) America, prepare to be stimulated even earlier than you expected! Btw, we hear the government is considering following up the free money with some free bread and circuses. (Via Sarah) Warren Ellis has the normal collection of weird, interesting, and mind-blowing stories today. We......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Photographs of real places with video game characters added. We like! (Via) Wired takes a closer look at the world's most powerful laser, recently built and turned on at the University of Texas at Austin. It's 2,000 times more powerful than all the power plants in the United States and the builders hope to use it to recreate astronomical phenomena like......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. MoviesOnline has a ton of clips up from the upcoming Neil Marshall film, Doomsday. (Via) The next group in Hollywood we have to worry about striking is the actors. They're represented by the Screen Actors' Guild, who for some reason don't even want to start negotiating with producers until April. So another union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists,......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. The upcoming print edition of Empire Magazine has a couple of cool new pictures from The Incredible Hulk. Looks like William Hurt makes a kick-ass General Ross! Rumor is that a sequel to The Last Starfighter is on the way, focusing on the son of the titular character from the first movie, and featuring the talents of the original writing, directing, and acting......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Caramel This romantic comedy set in a Beirut beauty salon follows the lives, conversations, love affairs, and drama of the women customers, ultimately revealing that people are the same all over. Could be fun; anyway the critics seem to enjoy it. Trailer - Freshness Showing at: Ritz Five Most Likely to Rule: Honeydripper The latest film from critically acclaimed American independent filmmaker John Sayles is a......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. 25 more films are being added to the Library of Congress' national registry, our favorites being Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Oklahoma!, Back to the Future, 12 Angry Men, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and The Women. (Via Jill) The Movie Blog has a first look at a new Disney animated film called Bolt. It's about a dog who's the star......

Mary Poppins, or at least Disney's Mary Poppins, makes the British Suffrage movement look like fun. You paint signs and you go out and sing songs about equality. Linda Griffiths' play, Age of Arousal, currently being produced at the Wilma Theater, takes a different approach, showing things in what is likely a far more realistic light. The first scene of the play, in which Mary Barfoot (played by the always excellent Mary Martello), reclining......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s (Mon, 10PM-11PM, VH1) - Time for the debut of another new VH1 countdown/clip show! This one will come in five parts; this first episode takes a look at songs 100 through 81. The next episode airs in the same timeslot on Tuesday, episode three on Wednesday, and so on. Independent Lens (Tue, 9PM-11PM, WHYY & WLVT) - This time the PBS......

Disney has this remarkable ability to adapt classic fairy tales and works of literature, distill them down to their basic moral cores, slap a happy ending on the end where one might not belong, and make us forget how incredibly dark their source material is. So it is with Mickey's Christmas Carol, and, to a certain extent, the now-Disney-owned Jim Henson Company's feature film, The Muppet Christmas Carol, the two interpretations of Dickens' cherished holiday......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Here's the fascinating story of how amateur sleuths solved the mystery of the missing remains of Czar Nicholas II's family members. (Via Jill) Just because the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is over doesn't mean we're out of fun Thanksgiving-related links for you. First of all, turns out it's probably not the turkey itself that makes you sleepy after the......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this holiday weekend (all of these movies open today). Most Likely to Rule: I'm Not There - An "unconventional" biopic of Bob Dylan wherein six different actors play him at various stages in his career. Said actors include Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, and Heath Ledger. Also in the cast (but not playing Bob) are David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, and Julianne Moore. We could see how this......

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......

As it gets closer to Halloween for LAist, a contributer recollects her tale of staring down the serial killer, Richard Ramirez, otherwise known as the Night Stalker. Must think happy thoughts -- okay, free organic chocolate chip cookies for Los Angeles -- now that's a happy thought. Other happy Los Angeles thoughts include an interview with Jack Kehler of The Big Lebowski (he was the Dude's landlord), a beautiful and magical photographic moment in Venice......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. In honor of John Lennon's birthday, the Imagine Peace Tower (surrounded by buried capsules with wishes of peace in them) will be unveiled today on the Isle of Videy, Reykjavik, Iceland. You will supposedly be able to see the unveiling, and send your own messages of peace, at ImaginePeace.com. Apparently scientists have developed a God helmet. We're not......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With - Jeff Garlin plays a rather pathetic Chicago actor who lives with his mother, and who, in the opening scenes of the film, gets dumped by his girlfriend, loses a part to Aaron Carter, and leaves an Overeaters Anonymous meeting to go to an ice cream parlor. When he falls for a girl there (Sarah Silverman), it could mean......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Remember the news about Universal's upcoming Harry Potter theme park? Turns out Disney thought about doing it, too, but passed on the project, after deciding that realizing Rowling's vision would be too complex and expensive. The Logan's Run remake isn't dead yet! Now Joel Silver has taken it over to Warner Brothers, with a new director (Joseph Kosinski,......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. There's finally an official teaser trailer for The Dark Knight officially on the web, and you can watch it here. There's no footage from the film, just audio - but you do get to hear the Joker. (Via) Fun little profile of Neil Gaiman here, on the occasion of the upcoming release of the film adaptation of his book Stardust (via).......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. NaughtyCodes.com actually has nothing to do with porn; it's a site that lists all those coupon and promotional codes that are only supposed to be sent to select customers. But now they're available to you, for naughty deals! (Via Jill, via her Mom) Um... this is just creepy. (Via Jill) What's the hottest new solo indie release? Songs for Ice Cream......

This week's quote comes from the musical Wicked, which is returning to Philadelphia next week. Glinda the good witch asks Elphaba, the soon-to-be-bad witch, in reference to her old broom, "You're still riding that old thing?" Elphaba responds with the line above - but wouldn't it be nice if we all could? Now, on with the listings! Disney’s High School Musical - Admit it, you rented the DVD. Through July 22. Tickets online. Wicked -......