The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Guillermo Del Toro dropped some more hints about what we can expect from the one or two Hobbit movies he's going to direct. Check out Pixar's first short film. More pics from Scorsese's upcoming film, Ashecliffe. An upcoming film version of King Lear is set to star Anthony Hopkins as the titular king and Naomi Watts, Keira Knightley,......

Women's roller derby rolls back into town with the Philly Roller Girls' season opener this Saturday. The Heavy Metal Hookers will kick off the evening's bloodshed as they attempt to show the Carolina Roller Girls' Debutante Brawlers how we do things up north. In the second matchup of the night, two-time Warrior Cup champions the Philthy Britches will face off against the Broad Street Butchers. Doors open at 6:00 PM, with the first bout......

Performances: Bitch on Wheels (The Elastic Theater) (Future performances); Flyin' High (Shaneca Adams) (Future performances). ...And then there are those nights that you really plan to go to only one show, and you end up at two. You know, to make up for that cancelled show on Monday night. They're in the same venue, on the same night, 15 minutes apart, so why not? There was wine and beer there, anyway. Bitch on Wheels Viewers......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Friday Acoustic Philly: An evening of acoustic music (and puppets) from a variety of acts, courtesy of Acoustic Philly at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut Street). 7:30 PM - 1AM. $5 bowerbird presents: Normal Love, Snacks & Drums Like Machineguns, Clown Food & Mincemeat or Tenspeed at Lava (4134 Lancaster Ave) 8PM. $5 Kill Your Idols: Robert Drake is hosting a free midnight screening of the coming-soon-to-DVD post-punk......

Philly Roller Girls...

Word association time: what do the words "roller skating" make you think of? To me, "roller skating" is equivalent to "summer, " "glide," "wood floors," & "couple's skate." Take a look at the Philly Roller Girls press release', however, and you'll see words like "brutal," "bout," and "battle." And I used to think the worst one could suffer from skating was a twisted ankle or a skinned knee. The Philly Roller Girls, Philly's women's roller......