I laughed...not endlessly but I laughed and that's a start. Now I haven't seen (and more than ten years have passed since it was released so I doubt I will) The Dinner Game so there's no reason for me to hem and haw about how it  is not as brutal or funny as the original.

So Far One Of My Faves for 2010

I understand this is not everyones cup of tea...nasty dialogue, stupid costumes, brutal violence and a kid who has had her childhood stripped away to become a merciless killing machine.

Personally...despite a few flaws...I loved this film.

I have to admit, after the fun that was Iron Man, I was a tad nervous about where the sequel would be going, especially with all the casting 'issues'.

Appears I shouldn't have lost that 1 minute of sleep over it.

Iron Man 2 Trailer here!

I have to admit I was a little surprised, the film wasn't getting a huge push from the studio...hell, I only saw the first trailer for the flick the week before it came out in theatres. And it still took the number one spot at the box office with just over $22 million. And then it repeated the feat the second weekend with another $15 million.

Maybe this sounds crazy but I don't think this really is the final Final Destination flick.

Ok, I know, I know...

But I am still a fan of the man...yes he has hit me over the years and I always come back for more. Bringing Down the House (Slap!), Cheaper By The Dozen (Ka-Pow)...The Pink Panther series may be one of his most financially successful outings of all time but it's like a groin-stomping to me.

But I always come back for more...because I know he's going to do something awesome somewhere amongst that...and in the last decade, it's been his novels.

Pure Drivel, Shopgirl...I love both of these books and coming out Nov. 9 I get a few months to hope for redemption once more as Steve Martin releases his latest book An Object Of Beauty.

Fingers crossed.

David Fincher to Direct Girl With The Rose Tattoo?

Don't you just love a headline with a question mark? Hell, the problem is you see Fincher's name attached to so many interesting projects you have to basically wait and see which one progress along faster.

But on an upnote, it isn't in his In Development section of IMDB but in pre-production...so that counts for something.

Jason Segel Lands Muppet Role

This should come as no shock to anyone who has been listening to what Segel has been saying for years, but I am still jealous.

The project has been rumoured for awhile and with Segel showing his muppety interest in character through Forgetting Sarah Marshall it seems like he will now actually be sharing the screen with Kermit and Co.

Lets hope all involved bring the goods like the Muppet crew have been doing with their Youtube videos (Muppet Bohemian Rhapsody is comedy gold my friends).

Roy Disney - Dead at 79

Ok, quick run-down here on lineage. Roy Disney is the son of Roy O. Disney, Walt's brother, making this Roy his nephew. Sure you can call it nepotism but this guy helped preserve the animation department of Disney when Michael Esiner and others turned their back on what made the company into an (some might say, evil) Empire.

Anyway, the guy also helped shepherd Fantasia 2000 off the dusty drawing boards and onto the silver screen. That says more about a love of animation than the bottom line.

One quick weird note though...in 2007 Roy divorced his wife Patty Daily after 52 years of marriage. He even remarried in 2008...he is survived by his wife of one year Leslie DeMeuse-Disney and his four kids from Patty: Tim Disney, Roy Patrick Disney, Abigail Disney and Susan Disney Lord.

At least he lived to see Disney's cel animation return to the big screen with the success of The Princess Frog.

Val Kilmer is an interesting man, an interesting actor who never makes the more obvious choice it seems.

Here's a not-so-obvious choice for him to make. Candidate for U.S. state governor in New Mexico.

While I hesitate about any celebrity taking a spot in office, something about Governor Batman amuses me.