A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Apparently there's an artist who goes around making bizarre, fake roadside attractions, including one that commemorates the Union's plan to use dinosaurs against the South in the Civil War. Awesome! Our old friend Toren Atkinson dug up a bunch of fun movie rumors: Frank Miller might direct an adaptation of his own graphic novel, Hard Boiled; Djimon Hounsou will star in and produce......

Although The Golden Compass is being compared to the Narnia Chronicles in some of the ads, the series that the book it's based on is a part of - Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy - is really the anti-Narnia: equal but exactly opposite to C.S. Lewis' saga of Christian allegory. Some people are saying that The Golden Compass is anti-Catholic - and they're right. The movie doesn't emphasize it as much as the book......

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......

Judging by the, as of this writing, abysmal freshness rating of 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lot of people don't agree with me, but I thought The Invasion was a pretty good movie. It's apparently the fourth film adaptation of a story originally told in a Collier's magazine serial (and which was later turned into a novel), but the only other movie version I've ever seen was the first one - 1956's Invasion of the......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. You know robotics is getting pretty far along when South Korea feels it necessary to draw up a code of ethics to prevent the abuse of robots by humans - and abuse of humans by robots. Of course, they don't really need to do that, as a code of that sort already exists - they're called the Laws of Robotics, by......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Nature (Mon, 8PM-9PM, PBS [WNJS]) - In this episode of the venerable PBS nature show, narrated by F. Murray Abraham, reptile expert Ron Whitaker actually goes looking for giant crocodiles - those are crocodiles that are over 20 feet in length! That's one of those things we'd never do, but are more than happy to watch someone else do. The episode description mentions that he succeeds in......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. How about some traditional Jewish hip-hop to start your afternoon off right? It's a good song, and a cool video! (Via AC) Man, the more casting news comes out about Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd, the cooler it sounds. Now we've got Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin. Woo hoo! Hooray for giant rabbits! (Via) And boo to bunny-haters (we always thought that......

Okay. Movie snob here. Seriously. Give me subtitles. Give me handheld cameras. Give me just about anything playing at one of the Ritz theatres. But once in a while? Give me a cartoon. About animals. Something where the characters are so cute that you want to jump through the movie screen into the film, and cuddle with them. That’s what Happy Feet is. One hour and forty-five minutes of adorableness. Singing, dancing penguins. Fluffy......

What's new and/or interesing in Philly theaters this weekend. Fast Food Nation - We wouldn't have figured in a million years that someone would think to adapt an expose of the fast food industry into a fictional drama, but that is exactly what's happened here. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the writer/director of this odd film is oddball Richard Linklater who, judging by his filmography, will try anything once. We can't call ourselves a Linklater fan, but we're......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. This Tribute to Ray Harryhausen doesn't exactly have any of the man's genius, but it is pretty funny, and certainly goes off in directions we couldn't have predicted. (Via) All of Bob Dob's paintings and drawings are really quite cool, but of course, it's the Mario and Luigi ones we like the best. (Via) It's classic album covers through the ages, animated and......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Gifts for the nerd who has everything: a replica of Link's Master Sword that's actually made of steel and leather and stuff; replicas of Link's ocarina; or Duck Fadar, an LED rubber duckie version of Darth Vader. (Via) Escher on Flickr. Quite an impressive collection of his work. (Via) We're very glad that Hayao Miyazaki keeps not being truthful when he......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Pac-Xon is a combination of two classic video games, and those two games are not Pac-Man and Zaxxon, as this Phillyist had anticipated - with geeky excitement, we might add. Instead, the two games are Pac-Man and Qix, which is nearly as good, and makes for some addictive fun. (Via) Ooh, more exciting His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass casting news!......

...Proof of Existence: Suri Cruise could be fictional. (Via The Superficial.) Or, she might exist after all. And she's probably ugly. (Via The Superficial.) ...Stating the Obvious: Britney Spears doesn't feel sexy these days. We wonder what her first clue was. (Via People.) ...Legal Troubles: Michael Jackson will be back in court, again. This one, he might actually lose -- I don't think anyone believes his kids are actually his kids. (Via Heckler Spray.)......

...Insanity: Connie Chung might just be crazy. The best part is where she gets off the piano and grunts like it really takes effort. (We first saw it on The Colbert Report, but the video is hosted on YouTube and embedded above. ...Street Cred: Lindsay Lohan is a thug. (Via The Superficial.) Or maybe Sean Combs is just a bully. (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?) ...Movies Scenes Happening in Real Life: Paris Hilton......

...Engagement: Nicole Kidman is engaged. We wish her best luck and happy endings, especially considering her last marriage. (Via The Superficial) ...Finales: Will and Grace ends tonight. Don't forget your tissues -- it'll probably be a tear-jerker! (Via E! Online) ...Golddigging: Heather Mills is divorcing Sir Paul McCartney. And there is no pre-nup. (Via People) ...Yawn: Nobody likes Lindsay Lohan, K-Fed, Paris Hilton, or Star Jones. Shocking! (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?) ...Stupid:......

...Name Game: Fresh off the news that Tom Cruise invented a new Hebrew word comes the news that he's renamed Katie Holmes. She will now be "Kate." Because "Katie" sounds too young for a "child-bearing woman." Shudder. (Via The Superficial.) ...Child-Pimping: Tom Cruise released photos of himself with adopted son (with ex-wife Nicole Kidman) Conor via the AP and Reuters. Tom Cruise really wants this movie to do well, and he's willing to put his......

Ask the Dust - This one opened in limited release a week ago, but is finally coming to Philly today. In it, Colin Farrell comes to Depression-era Los Angeles to write the great American novel, only to run into a beautiful Mexican waitress (Salma Hayek) while spending his last nickel on coffee in a diner. Things get off to a shaky start for them, but eventually, as you might expect, they end up together. Co-starring......