This is the trailer for Mister Lonely, from Harmony Korine, the writer of Kids (when he was 22) and director of Gummo and Julien Donkey Boy. Korine makes movies that hipsters swear are amazing, but I’ve thus far avoided them on account of the whispery cheeseball voice overs in the trailers.

This one (which at least doesn’t look like it was shot on a butt cam) is about a Michael Jackson impersonator falling in love with a Marilyn Monroe imprersonator in a land of celebrity impersonators.  Whispery voice over quotes include:

You are the reason why I’m here.  You make this place beautiful.
There are miracles!  There are miracles to happen to everybody!
If you’re pure enough, you will fly.
A little faith can take us a long way.
You must stay strong, Michael.  Keep searching.
They’re all chasing a great dream.  They’re all looking for answers.  What they don’t realize is that they have found it already.  They have found it in one another.

I’m sure it will be an emotional tour de force, revolutionary in its subtlety (expository dialogue is way more subtler when you whisper).

The Fall, opening in limited release in May, has two new posters.  The synopsis sounds kind of cheesy:

In a hospital a little girl with a broken collar bone meets a bedridden man who starts telling her a fantastical story which reflects his state of mind. As time goes by fiction and reality start to intertwine in this uplifting epic fantasy.

But the trailer (after the jump) and the stills released so far look pretty badass. How shall we solve this dilemma?  I say Russian roulette.   

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This latest Wall E TV ad rightfully highlights Pixar’s stellar track record of Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, and other movies that are awesome when you’re really high. 

They prove that you can make solid kid-oriented fare without covering yourself in slime, annoying tween music, or Kenan Thompson.

Mos Def has been cast as Chuck Berry in the upcoming Chess Records period piece, Cadillac Records.

He joins Gabrielle Union (playing a girlfriend of Muddy Waters), Adrien Brody (Leonard Chess), Jeffrey Wright (Muddy Waters), Columbus Short (Little Walter), Eamonn Walker (Howlin’ Wolf), Beyoncé Knowles (Etta James), and Cedric the Entertainer (Willie Dixon).

Chuck Berry famously got the idea for Rock and Roll from his cousin Marvin, who made Chuck listen live to a crazy white kid who’d traveled back in time and was filling in on guitar at the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance.  The kid’s showboating briefly brought the dance to a halt, but Chuck knew he was on to something so he re-recorded the song note for note.  

Berry also served jail time after some involvement with a 14-year-old waitress, and wrote a popular song called “Sweet Little 16”.  I guess what I’m trying to say is, maybe they should’ve cast R. Kelly?

NBC’s Knight Rider TV movie was up there with croc sandals, the Holocaust, and Viva Laughlin in terms of things so bad you can scarcely believe they’re real.  But that didn’t stop NBC from moving forward with a complete series, because they’re evil and/or retarded.

Knight Rider has been given an episodic order and has been mentioned as a contender for a Friday night timeslot.

But it’s important to balance any guesses about NBC’s new sked with one important caveat: Even Peacock insiders say what will be revealed this week will be written in pencil. Execs have made it clear they’ll reserve the right to make changes in order to react to competitors’ moves or if promising scripts or pilots take a wrong creative turn.

Considering the decision, I’m surprised it won’t be written in crayon, or safety pencil, or alphabet soup.  I guess bottom line, expect misspellings. 

"We’re selling advertisers platforms as opposed to specific shows," said NBC Entertainment co-chairman Marc Graboff.  What’s important is not that, say, "Knight Rider" airs Fridays at 9 but that the Peacock delivers some sort of action-drama in that timeslot.  "Advertisers don’t care as much about a specific show as opposed to ‘Am I getting the kinds of eyeballs I paid for?’" Graboff added.

They’re obviously after the kind of eyeballs with nothing behind them.  Anyway, read the rest of the source article if you like being depressed.  I haven’t finished it myself, but any second now I get the feeling Graboff’s going to bite the head off a live puppy and then cackle maniacally.