The Nightmare Before Pre-Production
· Say what you want about Tim Burton's auteur vision, but don't mess with Danny Elfman. That dude will cut a bitch.
· $400,000 may buy you four Tesla Roadsters but it won't buy you a good review from Variety, as Iron Cross director Joshua Cross found out. Now, he's threatening to sue. [Gawker]
· Roger and Chaz Ebert don't necessarily want your tears, but I'm sure you'll deliver anyway. [Jezebel]
· Actors from ABC's Sunday night programming block are fleeing their shows -- First, Rob Lowe from Brothers & Sisters, then Dana Delaney from Desperate Housewives and now, Drea De Mateo is also leaving Wisteria Lane. [EW]
· Shrinking violet Bethenny Frankel flashes all of us in a new Bravo preview. Kelly Bensimon believes that is just like her. [bSide]
· Buzz Aldrin claims that walking on the moon was easy compared to rehearsing for Dancing with the Stars. [People]
Comments
1. Looks like someone in Tim Burton's organization is snitching out their boss!
2. With the way things are going for Variety, they'll soon be offering good reviews in exchange for a subscription.
3. I won't give him my tears. But I do have bottled sweat that he can have. In Mongolia it's considered an aphrodisiac.
4. And for some reason, I just couldn't care any less.
5. Oh, something I care even less about. A new record.
6. They're already starting conspiracy websites saying that he's not really dancing, and that it's all faked on a sound-stage.