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Link Time! 11/4

BuzzSugar — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:31:21 -0800

Not one, but two sequels to Road to Perdition in the works. - Cinematical
How to get Wendy Healy's relaxed Lipstick Jungle decorating style. - CasaSugar
Got questions for Robert Pattinson? Send 'em in. - Popwatch
Three people Kristen Wiig should imitate next. - TV Squad
This Q-Tip song, "Life Is Better," featuring Norah Jones, is a super great tune. - Stereogum
Here's a big Mystery Science Theater 3000 reunion interview. - The Onion AV Club
Do you want to smell like a TV show? - BellaSugar
Which candidate would famous comic book characters choose? - Pop Candy

Mystery Science Theater is Back! (Sorta)

BuzzSugar — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:30:00 -0700

OK, so it's not on TV. But that's pretty much the only bad thing about Cinematic Titanic, the new project from Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson. Hodgson has reunited the original cast of the show - Trace Beaulieu and J. Elvis Weinstein, the original Crow and Tom Servo, respectively - for a new project making fun of movies.

They haven't announced a ton of specifics about their new "lean, mean movie-riffing machine," but you can sign up for a newsletter to get updates. Right now, the team plans to have its first project available for the holidays. Cinematic Titanic will also premiere a live show in San Francisco in December - but unfortunately, it's not open to the public. (It's for Lucasfilm employees only; anyone want to sneak me in?)

Is this a competitor to Rifftrax, the DVD commentary project started by the second MST3K host, Mike Nelson, and the Servo and Crow of his era? Time will tell. All I know is, if there's double the snarky movie humor in the world, everyone wins!

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A Way to Fill the "Mystery Science Theater" Void

BuzzSugar — Wed, 23 May 2007 06:55:14 -0700

I spent an awful lot of nights in high school in my best friend's basement with a bowl of popcorn in my lap and the snarky commentary of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" on TV. I've missed the show ever since it went off the air in 1999, so I was thrilled to learn that Mike Nelson, the show's second host, has started RiffTrax, where he's recording commentaries for a slew of new and vintage movies - Daredevil and the original Willy Wonka among them. Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo) and Bill Corbett (Crow) have joined him in the venture, along with various other funny folks including Neil Patrick Harris.

Here's how it works: Download the commentary track for $2.99, rent the DVD in question, sync them up and let the funny begin. Sure, it's not as good as when "MST3K" was free and on my TV every weekend, but I might pay $3 to hear the guys riff on Glitter or the pilot episode of "Lost."

Even if you don't buy a thing, it's worth going to the RiffTrax site just to see the photoshopped movie posters and read the descriptions of the films. I mean, Neil Patrick Harris as Willy Wonka? Glitter described as "a nut-covered cheese log from heaven"? Simply genius. Maybe now my dream of hearing Mike, Crow and Tom Servo take on Gigli will be fulfilled.

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