The Weekly Top 5

1.  Why Twilight might ruin Comic-Con. Yes, this has to do with the freaks who call themselves Twilight fanatics.  They travel in hordes, they scream at a deafening high pitch, they pant at the sight of Rob Pattinson… and the majority of the world is crossing their fingers that this species will soon be extinct.

2.  Roger Ebert discusses Hollywood’s need to adapt toys and board games into films.

3.  Slash Film broke down the first five Harry Potter films and rated them on how critics and the public thought of them.  I’m happy that this proves that my favorite of the series, Prisoner of Azkaban, is the majority’s favorite as well.

4.  Here is a list of the worst-reviewed, highest grossing movies.  As you can expect, the recent surge of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was a catalyst for this post.

5.  Top Ten Reasons to See Bruno (on David Letterman):

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And I just want to throw in a bonus movie poster to finish off The Weekly Top 5…

Hell Yes indeed.

Cursive on David Letterman (3/13/09)

Below is the video of one of my favorite bands, Cursive, who performed “From the Hips” off of their new album titled Mama, I’m Swollen.

I recently saw Cursive at the Bowery Ballroom on March 10 and they put on one hell of a show.  Their performance on Letterman was just a snippet of how amazing their set was.  I’ve listened to the new album a few times and I can say that though I’m not completely sold into their reinvented sound, I must give props to their constant tweaking of indie-rock.

Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman 2/11/09

For anyone who missed this classic interview with the post-movie star Joaquin Phoenix on David Letterman, here’s the clip:

I think the video speaks for itself, but I’m sure I’m not alone when I say, “Joaquin… what the hell happened to you?”