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Paul Bettany stars as Charles Darwin in Creation, from Jon Amiel, the director of, uh, Entrapment.  Jennifer Connelly co-stars as his wife, Emma Darwin, who seeks to keep him from publishing his controversial theory of evolution, which postulates that the human race was formed when Jesus made love to an orangutan.  And afterward they drank sweet, sweet wine.  Toby Jones co-stars as Thomas Huxley.  I don’t know who that is, but I’m guessing he was short.  My, that was informational.

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Well folks, hope you had a good Thanksgiving.  As for me, I’ve taken nearly five shits since dinner yesterday.  And speaking of massive turds, here’s the trailer for He’s Just Not That Into You.  Okay okay, maybe it won’t be that bad, I just have a hard time seeing past Drew Barrymore and her stupid speech impediment.  On a related note, I think “Drew Burymore” would be a good name for someone in a goth band.

The studio released the first five minutes of The Day the Earth Stood Still, which opens December 12th.  The plot involves an attack on Earth by a civilization of advanced aliens, and if history tells us anything, it’s that Earth will prevail because of some really half-assed plot device, like we upload a virus on the alien computers, or the aliens all die of an Earth cold, or the aliens are allergic to water but for some reason still chose to land on a planet that’s 70% water.  Even on a list of the lamest alien-death plot devices, Shyamalan’s is still so lame it stands out (not to mention he stole it from Alien Nation).  Oh, and Mel Gibson’s family just happens to be the only rural farmhouse in America that doesn’t own a shotgun? God you suck, Shyamalan.
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After the jump, I’ve got the trailer for the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, in which Keanu Reeves plays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on Earth triggers a global upheaval, and who sounds suspiciously like Bill S. Preston Esq of San Dimas.  Personally, I would’ve preferred a remake of lesser-known 50s sci-fi flick, The Day the Earth Shook Like a Motherfucker.  Much more action in that one.

-Thanks to Liam for the tip.  That’s ‘Mail’ backwards!

The remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still starring Keanu Reeves recently released their first poster.  If that doesn’t look like rejected cover art for an L. Ron Hubbard paperback, I don’t know what does.

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