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And even then you still won’t believe it... So I’m sure you’ve had the experience of watching a film so bizarre and preposterous that you say to yourself: “What were they thinking when they made this?” Well that goes double for the film "Way Down South," a film that I can’t get enough of. It’s a truly strange and laughingly idiotic film which takes established stereotypes to a whole other realm, as well as making, from what I have deduced, some black film history and film history in general. But I’ll get to that in a minute... The film was released in 1939, the same year as MGM’s "Gone with the Wind," by Rko Pictures, which, from the early 1930’s until it...

And even then you still won’t believe it...So I’m sure you’ve had the experience of watching a film so bizarre and preposterous that you say to yourself: “What were they thinking when they made this?” Well that goes double for the film Way Down South, a film that I can’t get enough of.It’s a truly strange and laughingly idiotic film which takes established stereotypes to a whole other realm, as well as making, from what I have deduced, some black film history and film history in general. But I’ll get to that in a minute...The film was released in 1939, the same year as MGM’s Gone with the Wind, by Rko Pictures, which, from the early 1930’s until it went out of business in the mid...

As the Academy celebrates 85 years of great films at the Oscars on February 24th, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is set to take movie fans on the ultimate studio tour with the 2013 edition of 31 Days Of Oscar®. Under the theme Oscar by Studio, the network will present a slate of more than 350 movies grouped according to the studios that produced or released them. And as always, every film presented during 31 Days Of Oscar is an Academy Award® nominee or winner, making this annual event one of the most anticipated on any movie lover’s calendar.

As part of the network’s month-long celebration, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has graciously provided the original Academy Awards® radio broadcasts from 1930-1952. Specially chosen clips from the radio archives will be featured throughout TCM’s 31 Days Of Oscar website.

Hollywood was built upon the studio system, which saw nearly ever aspect...

Akira

"Tron Legacy" star Garrett Hedlund has just received a formal offer to take the part of Kaneda in Jaume Collet-Serra's live action version of anime classic "Akira" at Warner Brothers.

He joins a cast that could include Gary Oldman and Helena Bonham Carter who have both been offered key support parts. [Source: Twitchfilm]

Honour

After spending some time behind the camera, Paddy will return to acting with a starring role in Shan Khan's contemporary thriller "Honour" for CinemaNX.

Plot details are being kept under wraps. Shooting kicks off later this month in the Isle of Man and Glasgow. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

Dog Fight

Brian Cox is in final negotiations to join the cast of Jay Roach's comedy "Dog Fight" at Warner Bros. Pictures.

Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis star as two rival politicians running for a congressional seat in a small North Carolina district election. Cox is in talks to play...

Okay, for real this time:

Alessandra Torresani guest stars on American Horror Story tonight at 10 pm on FX. Here is the synopsis for both Halloween episodes, from THR:

In Part 1, Vivien (Connie Britton) and Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott) met the house's previous tenants, a gay couple (played by Zachary Quinto and Teddy Sears) obsessed with decorating the home just right for Halloween so the Harmons can unload the property.

In addition, Tate (Evan Peters) and Violet (Taissa Farmiga) inch closer when the couple takes advantage of the old Halloween loophole that all the ghosts come out to walk the streets for the night as they hit the beach for their first official date.Alessandra plays Steph, one of the unwelcome visitors on that date. For previews, go to Sci Fi Mafia.

Ryan Robbins tweets that one of his recent films, Marilyn, will premiere at the Whistler Film Festival, which runs...

Remember those Pace Picante Sauce television commercials that ran throughout the 1980s. "This stuff is made in New York City," a comical cowboy would say with horror after picking up a jar of salsa. A chorus of outraged cowboys would always follow that quip, screaming "New York City!" Before moving to New York City, I basically envisioned that same mindset coming from the trendy Manhattan social scene when the thought of country music came up. "This song is made way down south," a twenty-something would say as a toe-tapping tune came over the club speakers. "Way down south," the whole dancing mob would shudder in unison. Country western music just didn't seem like a likely fit for the Big Apple. All of that changed when Lincoln Center's annual Midsummer Night Swing imported The Time Jumpers, a group...

Normally I don’t like to jump ahead in recaps too much. But this week’s episode ended with a scene that was just so … so … um … er … My Eyes! My Eyes! Make it stop! Oh for the love of … I want my mommy, make it stop!

Nope, I just can’t process it yet. We’ll have to wait until my eyeballs come back from being disinfected first. Then, maybe, just maybe, I’ll be able to find the words to tell you about this seriously #$%@ed up sex scene.

So let’s get back to where we left off last week … Sookie. Eric. Wolf. Gun shot.

Suddenly, things get all Matrix-y. We see the bullet slow-mowing through the room. Just as it’s about to strike down some wolfmeat, Eric – with impressive ballet-like precision – leaps across the room and takes the bullet in the chest himself.

The wolf morphs into human form – hey,...