DVD That Might Interest You
It's a big day for DVDs: The Wrestler (DVD review) and Frost/Nixon (DVD review) have hit shelves. We've also got Sin City on Blu-ray and Notorious reviews coming your way later in the week. But my big news is Caprica. We're giving it away! Want a copy? Become my Twitter friend and @message me why you need a free copy. I've got five copies to give away, so your odds are pretty good.

Extremely Early Oscar Thought of the Day
You know what film won't be winning an Oscar? The Soloist. I haven't even seen it yet. I'm seeing it tonight, but expectations have sunk based upon early reviews and Dreamworks delaying it from last year's cherry Oscar slot. I can't imagine Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice, Atonement) making a bad film ... but all signs point to average on this project.

Press Releases of Note
Can I interest you in a new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trailer?

Sequel Rumor of the Day
It looks as though Dan Brown (Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons) has another book in him. Angels & Demons is definitely the wildcard of May. On one hand, Da Vinci Code was fairly lackluster. On the other, Angels & Demons does have better source material. So it could go either way.

Today's Movie Stories on the Internets
Premiere.com has a nice article on "Movie Stars Who Die the Most." Shame I didn't think of that one first.

What I Watched Last Night Besides a Movie
I've just started watching Battlestar Galactica. We're about eight episodes in. I only have two complaints so far: 1) The opening of every episode features rapid clips that are about to happen. To me this completely cribs the suspense, so I've started closing my eyes during this portion; 2) The entire "Day 25 Marooned on Caprica with Helo" storyline is odd. What do the Cylons hope to gain by tricking one lone human? And why are they so hung up on love as a concept? I'm intrigued, but I definitely think the Starbuck, Adama and Gaius storylines are far superior. Complaints aside, I will say the show is must-see TV. Not sure why I waited this long.

Deep Thought of the Day
Back in 2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone eked out a respectable billion dollars. Daniel Radcliffe and the gang appeared on magazine covers and seemed set to take over the world. And obviously they still could, as Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have come along nicely as actors, and Radcliffe himself occasionally makes the news for things that aren't particularly Potter-related.

However, right now you'd have to say that Robert Pattinson has capitalized the most off of his portrayal of Cedric Diggory, and he's not tied up in Potterland until 2011 like the rest of the gang (spoiler!). Of course, he will be tied up with Twilight until 2011, but he'll only have spent three years in the "Edward" shell as opposed to the Potter Gang's decade. Additionally, he's now considered a sex symbol, whereas Radcliffe is considered an icon. The difference? Audiences allow their sex symbols to try new things (Brad Pitt, Justin Timberlake, Johnny Depp) while icons are trapped into the character they originally became known for (Macaulay Culkin, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Soleil Moon Frye).

I think the reason is psychological. We expect those considered "sexy" to push boundaries, to try new things, to challenge us. From our icons we want safety, comfort, and the knowledge that they are always exactly what we thought they were. Which means Radcliffe will likely never escape the glasses-and-wand look in our heads. All of this adds up to Robert Pattinson being uniquely positioned to dominate the next decade of film. He'll be set up to take whatever parts he likes. It may not work out, as occasionally sex symbols burn out (see: Rourke, Mickey) but you'd love to be his agent right now. And with that meandering third person omniscient reference I'll digress.

Videos For You
Here's a Paper Heart trailer for you. The more distance I have from this screening the more I like the film. It had some great moments.

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