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  • By March 31 it will be exactly 301 days since season 2 finale of Game of Thrones. This is madness. Thankfully, HBO has finally gave us things to make the wait more bearable.
  • Check out this fabulous breakdown of season 3 trailer which definitely didn't disappoint. The dragon flying next to Daenerys's ship! The confirmation of Reek storyline! Jaime shouting which could only be the shot from one of the most famous moments! It took barely few days for the trailer to reach 17,000,000 views on youtube - and I'm responsible for just half of those. HBO is also doing pretty cool job advertising the show with the use of the new poster (see here and here). In addition Mondo is gradually releasing posters inspired by the series and will do so until the premiere of season 3.
  • What's better than 60-second long trailer? 2-minute long trailer which will air on HBO Sunday night.

  • I recently rewatched the previous two seasons. I am currently working on the list of my favorite scenes, I was going to make top 10 list, yeah right, I'll be lucky if I manage to do less than 25. I'm probably going to have to split the post into two parts, as I did with my Ally McBeal list (part 2 coming up tomorrow). Anyways, I'm hoping it will get 2 or 3 of you out there not familiar with the show to watch it. 
  • The final scene of season 1 is still the most amazing finale scene I've seen on TV. Also I wish Daenerys hooked up with Jorah. I hope HBO will use their creative licence to change her story a bit because I don't think Martin himself knows what the hell he is doing there. Exciting news, though - the seventh episode of season 3 is actually written by him, for the first time in the show's history.  
  • Another thing I noticed - every single episode of season 2 has tits in it. I don't mind that, but really? In every single episode? Even before the battle? Still, it's better than actually reading sex scenes written by Martin - Jeyne Poole's wedding night? Cersei and Jaime going at it by the corpse? That was some disturbing shit right there.
  • Now let me tell you I'll take so much sick pleasure after 3x09 premiers - I just can't wait to see that outrage. It will contain the event that was the very reason for HBO adapting the series. The single most shocking thing in the series and probably in any HBO show. I actually know people who upon reading that part in the book, threw it across the room and refused to read on for weeks to come. My only advice to you all - don't wait for the DVD and watch the show as soon as it airs, because there is no way you will avoid spoilers on this one. As I understand it's already hard for non-book readers to avoid being spoiled. Yesterday WinterIsComingrevealed the titles for the episodes and I can't imagine anything better than calling this one The Rains of Castamere.
  •  The fact that Kristen Stewart presented an Oscar was met with the wide - and vile - outrage. Do you think Kristen Stewart begged people to let her present? She was asked. She was a good sport about it - she came even though the night before she got Razzie for worst actress and even though she stepped on a glass two days prior. That was why she limped on the stage. And here is the most disgusting thing - she limps on stage because she is injured, people yell "She can't walk! She is stoned! Worst Oscar presenter ever!". Jennifer Lawrence trips and falls on stairs and she is "cute". I don't think she is a bad actress. But even if I thought she was the worst actress the lengths to which people go to, writing that she probably "gave blow jobs" just to present an Oscar...  I may not like Anne Hathaway but I give credit where the credit is due - I still gave her win for The Dark Knight Rises because she deserved it. Even though this is a woman who flashed people with her vagina for publicity, which I don't believe Kristen has ever done. I'm not a fan of Stewart - I don't go see movies just because she is in them. But really, calling her a slut just because she was at the Oscars is taking it much too far for me to write nothing about how gross it is. Everyone seems to adore Jennifer Lawrence. Perhaps they should follow her example:
  • The only way I'm watching next Oscar ceremony live is if both Michael Fassbenderand Idris Elba are nominated. I was bored out of my mind last Sunday plus I gotta say if someone sues MacFarlane for the emotional distress over that intro song, I gotta say they would have a good case. 
  • There is a good chance both of those fine men will be nominated - Fassbender may finally get in for one of the many movies he has premiering this year and Elba is playing Nelson Mandela in Long Walk to Freedom, which as I predicted was bought by Harvey Weinstein. He kinda dropped the ball this year but hey, Tarantino has Oscar win for Django which shooting script was far from being his best work and Lawrence has her Oscar too.
  • While we are on Fassbender (we are never off Fassbender) Jaime Kingrevealed he is in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. That's simply fantastic.
  • For the love of God don't let MacFarlane host again. Get Hugh Jackman, get sock puppets. Anything but that guy.
  • Here is the casting news I can get behind - the lovely James McAvoy is considered to be the lead in The Crow reboot. Now I find the idea of remaking The Crow only slightly less disgusting than the idea of remaking Carrie, but with McAvoy on board....count me in. 
  • I got myself into a situation - I will go see Oz: The Great and Powerful. Upside: I won't be alone as I'm babysitting. Hopefully the movie won't be scary, though what's scary here is that someone actually entrusted me with their child. Downside: I live in a country that mercilessly uses dubbing for movies made for children. God help me.
  • Another situation, which I avoided with Gustav's aid, is my younger cousin's wedding. Normally I'd say there is 80% chance she is pregnant but since my uncle doesn't even know the groom yet and they are getting married on the 13th (who the hell wants to get married on the 13th?!) I'm gonna say I'm 99% sure I'll have to get out of attending the christening in few months. Someone has to stay home with Gustav so I volunteered. I just can't look at weddings. It's like looking at a pigeon that is about to hit a brick wall.
  • My mother started allowing Gustav to sit on the couch. Guess where he is napping right now. There's more - next week she is planning on buying him a special pillow. Now he just uses her sweater as one.
  • Because of Oz getting released in a matter of days, the three lovely ladies are making their rounds promoting the movie in talk shows. Michelle Williamslooks so pretty now, with her short hair that she let grow a little bit longer on one side.
  • AWESOME NEWS - the incredible Kathy Bates was cast in American Horror Story season 3. We still don't know what the season will be about but this is just a brilliant move on Ryan Murphy's part.
  • I just have to share this:
  • This right here is why JayPritchett is my favorite character on Modern Family. He has the best WTF faces. And let me tell you, when I saw the above gifset that was my expression for about 5 minutes:
  •  She is coming across like a hybrid between a chick running for Miss America and a 5-year old in a Sunday school. Has she been brought up in a house where they shat rainbows into the golden toilet? Did she have a flying pink pony that braided her hair? I feel like Cartman when he saw that Mormon family. Of all the things to say to the press after you win an Oscar. I think she should hang out with Paltrow, it seems they are both pretty far gone.
  • First teaser for The Conjuring appeared online this week and it was really spooky. The leads in the movie are my darling Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson who usually annoys me. The teaser features Lili Taylor wandering around the creepy ass house. I'm so glad I stopped going to the basement after that pilot episode of American Horror Story.
  • New David Bowie video is fantastic - what makes it so awesome? Tilda Swinton.
  • New trailer for new series Hannibal was released and though it doesn't look great and I think literally every part is a miscast (except Mikkelsen, maybe) it still looks much better than Bates Motel. Also I was shocked when I found out Hannibal's creator is Bryan Fuller, who did Pushing Daisies. Pushing Daisies was the most adorable show on TV and if there is a word to describe Fuller it's "quirky". I'm not sure it makes him the right person for this job.
  • Lee Paceis coming back to TV and just from reading the description of the show I can tell it you that it will either get cancelled after first season or it won't even air. He should be doing movies, this is insane.
  • Alright we got two new stills from highly anticipated movies. First one is from Grace of Monako and the other is from Carrie. While I think Kidman is much too old and too...botoxed for this part, she looks nice on the photo. Very pretty. The problem with Carrie - so does she. Come on, what the hell is that? I said it before, I'll say it again - Moretz is too attractive for that role. She is blood soaked and she looks sexy. And we are supposed to believe the entire school picked on her? Ah, this world is going down the crapper.

  • links:
    • Fogs shares a guide to spring movie releases
    • Ruth asks about our favorite TV bad boys. Oh, there are so many...
    • Alex Thomas reviews Side Effects
    • Jaina finally got to see wonderful Young Adult
    • Tim enjoyed Game of Thrones season 1
    • Sarah lists movies that were met with her strong reactions
    • Sophia takes a look at the Oscar fashion
    • Mark reviews divisive The Master
    • Chris reviews Flight
    • and finally m.brownreviews What to Expect when you're Expecting, which I thought was one of the worst movies from the last year.
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