Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'thehobbit'
August 27, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. This is pretty hilarious: Denny's just started offering a new Rockstar Menu, featuring dishes created by actual rockstars when asked what they like to eat late at night. We're particularly excited about the Heart on a Plate created by Jesse Hughes from Eagles of Death Metal. (Via Filter) Director Mathieu Kassovitz says a troubled production and some bad editing have turned......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"April 25, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. It's finally official: Guillermo del Toro will indeed be directing the movies based on The Hobbit. Hoorah! (Via Ross) America, prepare to be stimulated even earlier than you expected! Btw, we hear the government is considering following up the free money with some free bread and circuses. (Via Sarah) Warren Ellis has the normal collection of weird, interesting, and mind-blowing stories today. We......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"February 12, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. David Murray, who'd been set to star as Destro in the upcoming G.I. Joe movie, apparently had some troubles with his Visa, and couldn't make it into the States in time for the start of shooting. So now Chris Eccleston will get the role. Which is actually pretty cool. Doctor Destro! Word came out a while back that......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"January 14, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. While we were watching Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles last night (which, btw, was surprisingly good), we saw a cool Dell commercial with a kick-ass soundtrack, and a quick Google search turned up the video, and the important information that the awesome song is a new, original track from Devo! Sweet. Elijah Wood said some interesting things about the upcoming Hobbit......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"December 19, 2007
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. The big news today is, of course, the fact that Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have mended fences and Jackson is going to direct not just one, but two movies based on The Hobbit. We don't remember the book being all that long, but hey, we'll give them our money twice. In slightly less exciting Peter Jackson-related news, Jackson and......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"December 6, 2007
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Sci Fi Wire reveals that Billy Connolly, Amanda Peet and rapper Xzibit will be in X-Files 2, while The Movie Blog tells us who won't be in it: Lance Henriksen. GameSpot has decided to release a more in-depth series of responses to the controversy surrounding their firing of Jeff Gerstmann, and Joystiq has the run-down. Meanwhile, this whole thing has gotten everybody thinking......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"October 15, 2007
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Drawn goes back in time to 1981 to bring us a video of Mel Blanc on David Letterman. In case you still need help preparing for Halloween, Cinematical has seven movie-related candies you could be handing out at your door, Basic Instructions has handy tips for how to deal with Trick-or-Treaters, and Angry Alien has brought back their Bun-O-Ween sound clip......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"October 5, 2007
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Dueling Philly cheesesteaks as political metaphor. Thank you, Comedy Central. (Via Debbie) Dude: new trailer for Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. It will rock your face off. Cross your fingers, folks! A new Entertainment Weekly article suggests a Peter Jackson-directed movie of The Hobbit is closer to becoming a reality. We think the Scream movies made up a great trilogy, and that they should......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"August 13, 2007
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Apparently there will be a hotel in space in 5 years. A three day stay will cost you a cool $4 million. As you may have noticed from past postings, we're pretty big fans of The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Reading lead singer Toren Atkinson's blog this morning, we had these observations: Supercthonic would be an awesome title for an......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"April 24, 2007
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Here's a nice list for you: 15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said Better Than Anyone Else Ever Has Or Will. (Via) And now, a questionable quote (for various reasons) from Overheard in Philly. Superman versus YOUR FACE!! Look out, he knows the secret code! Married to the Sea knows how seriously we take fashion here in Philly. Jason Statham......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"April 17, 2007
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. The song "Thou Shalt Always Kill" offers us some new commandments for a new age. Pretty brilliant! (Via) Anthony Hopkins says he might end up in that Wolfman movie with Benicio Del Toro. We're not sure how to feel about that. We don't really trust Hopkins anymore... A remake of Clash of the Titans written by Lawrence Kasdan?......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"March 21, 2007
This week’s quote comes from Eugene O’Neill: “It is Mystery—the mystery any one man or woman can feel but not understand as the meaning of any event—or accident—in any life on earth… [that] I want to realize in the theatre. The solution, if there ever be any, will probably have to be produced in a test tube and turn out to be discouragingly undramatic.” Now, on with the listings! A Few Small Repairs - It’s......
Continue Reading "It Is Mystery: This Week in Philadelphia Theatre"January 11, 2007
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Supposedly, you can watch the first 4 episodes of "24" season 6 online, right now, before the show airs on TV. You can find them at the bottom of the list on this page. We haven't tried this, so we're not guaranteeing anything, but The Movie Blog seems to think it's for real. (Via) Wired has a totally fascinating article about the ongoing......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"November 27, 2006
The Whiz went on hiatus this holiday weekend (did you miss us?), but now it's back with plenty of tasty internet leftovers - enough for everybody! Supposedly there's still a chance Peter Jackson may direct The Hobbit after all, when the rights go back to Saul Zaentz, but we don't give this news that much credence. We can't imagine New Line won't find some way or other to hang onto the rights. (Via) Ray Frenden,......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday (Leftover) Meat Slices"November 20, 2006
No, we did not get a Wii this weekend. Yes, we are exceedingly depressed about it. Regardless, we're still going to bring you the best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. It's just not going to have anything to do with video games. Banksy the guerrilla street aritst sneaks into famous museums and installs his art pieces next to the "legitimate" ones, complete with explanatory plaques. We love this......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Mourning Edition"September 13, 2006
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. A unique art show opened on Monday in Cleveland, Ohio, and runs until September 29th. It's called the Grumpy Freak Show, and on display are 8-inch vinyl Grumpy Bear dolls customized by over 50 artists. All the dolls will be auctioned to benefit Harvest for Hunger. As with all things these days, the show has a blog. Perhaps not as common,......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"