Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Early Buzz




-Footage from Michael Jackson's This Is It! rehearsals will be released in theatres on October 28th. Seems like an odd Halloween flick.

-That great painting of the Breakfast Club is from Gallery 1988's "Monsters of Pop" art show, which opened on Tuesday in Los Angeles; it was painted before John Hughes's death.

-Ready for new TV? Here's a list of when new seasons begin.

-In the meantime, My So-Called Life is now available on Hulu.

-Watch the entire pilot for NBC's new comedy "Community" for free on Facebook.

-Activision is offering Guitar Hero: Van Halen for free with the purchase of Guitar Hero 5. You'll even get it before it hits stores.

-Here's a great read on the strenuous life of a B-movie zombie.

-A man was arrested for punching a police horse at Lollapalooza. Along with the naked wizard at Coachella and lovemaking couple at Sasquatch, it's been an exciting festival season.

-Check out The Ballad of G.I. Joe on Funny or Die. Come for the insane cast, stay for the funny.

-MTV is not planning to renew the lease on its Times Square studio. Apparently it costs ten times as much as it did 12 years ago. Sheesh.

-After Transformers and GI Joe, here's a list of 10 toys that should be turned into movies.

-This might be a major Lost spoiler. If only we knew what it meant.

-I wish I had grown up with a Y-Wing themed bedroom.

Can Major League Baseball and Topps save baseball cards?

Elton John will sing on the new Alice in Chains album.

People are playing more video games than ever.

This hilarious Harrison Ford "My family!" compilation video may be my new ab workout. Get it? Because I'm laughing so hard. I'll be here all week. (via Videogum)