One of my least favorite questions in the world is: “What’s your favorite movie?” I get that a lot, obviously, but I always weasel out of it by either explaining that I have to break my favorite movies down into genres because it’s impossible to pick just one ultimate film or by kicking the person in the balls and sprinting away. Another reason it’s so difficult is because I prefer to be a Negative Nurnsy. That’s how I make all of my cool Internet friends, by criticizing and defecating on the hard work of others.

One movie that I won’t ever criticize is The Shining, or my Favorite Movie of All-Time, Category: Films that Scared the Sh*t Out of Me as a Kid (Okay, and Now, Too). And between the holiday season rolling in, my eternal fear of ever staying at a ski resort during a snow storm, South Park’s recent send-up of the Stephen King/Stanley Kubrick classic, and the fact that girls everywhere still awesomely dress as the dead twins for Halloween, I’ve become rather nostalgic.

So I scoured the webs and found some of my favorite tributes, photoshops, memes and just generally enjoyable pictures and GIFs regarding The Shining to share with you all, because I love them and they deserve to be shared. Also, working on the Worst Movies of the Year feature drives a good man insane. This is more therapeutic than anything.

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When you call your movie “The Box” (though it used to be called “Button, Button,” which isn’t much better), put Cameron Diaz on the poster, and put a big red slit down her face, it sends a pretty strong subliminal message.  And that message is, “THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT PERIODS AND VAGINAS.  IF YOU COME SEE THIS, CAMERON DIAZ IS GOING TO HAVE HER PERIOD ALL OVER YOUR FACE.”

I’m not sure that’s a selling point, but hey man, don’t shoot the messenger.

^{RDJ pats a young coffee vendor on the head.  “Give us a shilling then, guv,” said the cheeky lad.}

The first pictures from the London set of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes adaptation have hit the web.  Just the thought of Robert Downey Jr. chewing scenery as Sherlock Holmes made me squirt a little glee pee down the leg of my sweat pants.  Here we see him sporting a great period costume, and by that I mean it looks like the outfit they give you in the nurse’s office when you get period on yourself.  Blood on your skirt?  Here, wear these plaid parachute pants, we wouldn’t want you to feel embarrassed.

[Inf via Bestweekever]

[JustJared via CHUD]

I don’t know about you, but I’m worried that The Duchess with Keira Knightley (our generation’s greatest underbiter) just isn’t going to be enough to slake my thirst for period pieces about fashionable ladies – specifically Duchesses. 

Just when I thought my craving couldn’t get any worse, I find the trailer for this, The Duchess of Langeais.  I don’t know much about pronouncing French stuff, but I’m pretty sure it practically has "gay" in the title! 

Antoinette is the Duchess of Langeais, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls in 1820’s Paris during The Restoration, where hypocrisy and vanity reign. Upon the handsome general Armand de Montriveau’s first meeting with her, he realized it was true love. Flattered by his attentions, the alluring Antoinette orchestrates a calculating game of seduction, but she repeatedly refuses Montriveau. Despite his sincere romantic declarations, Montriveau’s passion remains unfulfilled. When the humiliated Montriveau eventually seeks his revenge, Antoinette’s love awakens. But it may well be too late for the star-crossed lovers.

Snap! I wonder if they’ll finally get it together before the credits roll. I hope there’ll be longing and unrequited passions, I’m a sucker for that shit.