Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo. This is the best thing I’ve seen all month. A guy asks his friend, who has only seen bits and pieces of Star Wars, to describe the original Star Wars trilogy. What follows is something that seems vaguely familiar, if not completely wrong. So hilarious.

I can’t say that this movie even looks all that great, but I also can’t think of any time I’ve ever seen Cameron Diaz not play the pretty, nice girl in anything. This is a shift plus Jason Segal is hilarious in everything. Will I watch it? Maybe.

Been a while since I’ve talked about the tv I’m watching. Here’s a breakdown: Justified Based on novels and a short story by Elmore Leonard, Justified is about to enter its second season. I’m catching up on S1 and I gotta say I’m a huge fan of US Marshal Raylan Givens (played by Timothy Olyphant) and the crime landscape of Eastern Kentucky. It’s definitely worth tuning into. ...

Great cover of “Bottoms Up” by the always fantastic April Smith.

Bonus points for closing with a Ferris Bueller reference before the LONG linkfest.

I can pinpoint the moment about halfway through El secreto de sus ojos where it got me. In the scene, federal agent (for the courts? I don’t really get the Argentine legal system) Benjamin Espósito (Ricardo Darín) launches into a heartfelt entreaty to his boss, Irene Menéndez-Hastings (Soledad Villamil), about a week after her engagement to reopen a case that she misinterprets as a confession of his feelings for her. You might be able to guess that the real strength of a scene in a movie whose title translates as “The Secret In Their Eyes” has to do entirely with the degree of emotions expressed through these actors eyes. You’d be right. The range of feelings that Soledad Villamil manages to capture, hope, love, and excitement that gives way to disappointment, self-doubt, embarrassment, and anger, is astounding. She does so much with something we all take for granted that I now hold actors to a higher standard of expression. ...

I’m interested in this. Got a sweet cast.

“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” from Aaron Paul Hits every musician biopic note you expect it to. Almost wish this actually happened.

Who knew Brian Wilson had such comedic timing?

She & Him - Don’t Look Back from Merge Records on Vimeo. Warning: Watching She & Him videos may cause death from excessive cuteness/preciousness. I’m not keen on She & Him, but I like their videos.