omgomgomg peter jackson hobbit omgomg

This is AWESOME news. OK, so he probably won't be directing, but those who were worried that there'd be little "visual continuity" between the Lord of the Rings flicks and the two Hobbit movies can now rest a lot easier.

Read the full story at Cinematical. Oh yay.

Another Piece of My Childhood, Gone

It certainly wasn't the finest movie theater in Northeast Philadelphia, but I saw a LOT of movies at the Orleans when I was growing up. Really good stuff like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, but also a lot of Police Academys and Friday the 13ths. So sad. Oh, and I saw Mannequin there.

Thanks very much to EddieJ for snagging this snapshot. Here's a few more.