I know Yoko Ono’s fashion designs aren’t strictly movie-related, but every time I look at anything in her new collection of men’s wear for the NYC boutique Opening Ceremony, all I can think is “Who cares? It’s only fashion.”

Stuff like this is why Zoolander remains one of the most quotable films of all time.

The international cool-kid boutique Opening Ceremony has created garments from several fashion sketches Ono made as a wedding gift to Lennon in 1969. And last night, OC feted the collection in its New York store. “She really wanted to celebrate every part that she loved about him,” OC’s co-founder Humberto Leon told The Daily Beast. And judging from the collection’s light-up codpieces ($200), pants with see-through rear window ($250), and handprint-embellished crotches ($335), it’s easy to pinpoint which of Lennon’s parts that Ono loved the most. “They’re like nipple headlights,” Ono’s son, Sean Lennon, was overheard explaining of a bandeau top baring two anatomically-positioned flashing lights ($250), “They’re great for when you ride your bike at night.”

The collection beholds additional conceptual accessories too. Like breastplate necklace baring two school bells that reads, “Ring for your Mommy” and pair of knee-high black boots featuring a set of Moroccan-type incense burners at the toe—each one only produced in a limited-edition run of 52, a number chosen for its numerology properties. “She’s an amazing artist, I think these pieces really reflect her,” Leon explained. [DailyBeast]

She gave him fashion sketches for his birthday? Man, that’s worse than socks. Better than hole in the head, I guess (terrible joke, sorry). Also, am I misremembering this, or didn’t Anthony Kiedis wear pants with a hand print on the crotch at some point? Like Blood Sugar Sex Magik-era Red Hot Chili Peppers? I thought it might be in the “Give It Away video,” but I didn’t see it. Maybe I just remembered it that way because the entire video is basically about Anthony Kiedis grabbing his dick.

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Hey Burnsy, do you like zombie movies? Why yes, yes I do. And do you like the Beatles? Sure, I’m quite fond of them. So how would you feel about a movie about the Beatles as zombies? Well, I’ll offer you a long, overdramatically drawn out fart noise, thankyouverymuch.

Paul is Undead is the latest pop-culture-meets-zombie-genre movie to get the green light, as the Alan Goldsher novel is being produced to bring zombie versions of John, Paul, Ringo and the other guy to the big screen. The story centers on zombie John Lennon reanimating George Harrison and Ringo Starr as the living dead, as well as turning Paul McCartney, presuming he’s still alive at press time. The zombie quartet goes on a world tour, playing their music and eating brains, until they run into some old friends.

Give yourself a swirly, Pajiba:

It’s based on a novel by Alan Goldsher called Paul Is Undead and it will chronicle the story of an undead John Lennon as he leaves Liverpool, kills and reanimates a band, and then takes them on tour of terror across Europe and the States. This might sound like a joke but the production team behind it has some credentials after working on Erin Brockovich and Pulp Fiction.

The film will supposedly also feature cameos by Mick Jagger as England’s greatest zombie slayer, Jesus Christ who admits they were bigger than him, and Yoko Ono as an Eighth Level Ninja Lord.

Produced by Doubles Features (your guess is as good as mine), the film will offer a unique take on the Beatles’ classic catalog and for some reason pay Yoko Ono money to act. You know, Vinnie likes to hate on the zombie genre a lot, and I usually flip him the bird when he’s not looking, because I dig most zombie movies since I want to stay prepared for the eventual human genocide plague. But Mick Jagger and Yoko Ono? Were David Coverdale and Tawny Kitaen unavailable?

I have a better idea – We’ll cast Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Ke$ha and the guy from Maroon 5 as zombies and I get to hunt them. I won’t spoil anything, but they all get hit by a bus in the end.

Everybody’s favorite person Yoko Ono is suing the makers of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, the Ben Stein-narrated anti-evolution documentary, for using John Lennon’s hit song "Imagine" without permission. 

They seek to bar the filmmakers and distributors from using the song in the movie, as well as unspecified damages.

The [film's] producers cited the fair use doctrine, which allows the use of copyrighted materials for the purposes of commentary and criticism. "We are disappointed therefore that Yoko Ono and others have decided to challenge our free speech right to comment on the song ‘Imagine’ in our documentary film," they said in a statement.

Gosh, I don’t know who to side with on this one.  I think it was the wise king Solomon who said, "Hey, let’s settle this by cutting someone in half.  Hmm, Yoko? Stein?  Aw, fuck it, let’s do ‘em both."

Sidenote: I also made this.  I think it really drives home my point about her looking like a tortoise.