Get Onboard The Virtual Ark With Evan

Evan Almighty might not be setting sale for Japan, but next Friday the film opens in the UK. To tie-in with this, the Virtual Ark has been created, inviting users to upload their pet pictures and out-cute all comers.

I'm definitely going to be putting Delilah up there later - we've got a picture of her in which her smile is so full-beam she's going to make all other dogs look positively miserable by comparison (which, actually, they are - I reckon Delilah's either a buddhist or just, somehow, permastoned).

I hope to see some weird pets up there on the ark soon. Don't any of you own a tapeworm or anything?

Direct Download Links For 8 Full Minutes Of Evan Almighty

Download big Evan Almighty clip. Burn to DVD. Get nice cold drink. Use DVD as coaster.

Actually, I like Carell a lot. And this clip is a fair bit better than most of Bruce Almighty.

Choose from 480p, 720p and 1080p versions of the clip. Remember to rename file catweazle.mov or similar to make it work.

Movie Minesweeper - The Hot In The City, Supposedly, Edition

- AintItCool are reporting that DVDRama are reporting that Takeshi Kaneshiro is to take the lead role in Onimusha. Reportedly. Fair enough: he's the model for the videogame character after all.

- The script review for Prince of Persia over at LatinoReview is one of their typically sycophantic plugs for what, in fact, sounds like quite a dreadfully dull film. It seems like every last ream of banal geek fodder scriptwriting ends up on the table at LatinoReview - and almost all of the time, they shower these screenplays with praise.

- Tom Shadyac has blown his top over the marketing for Evan Almighty. According to Nikki Finke's piece, his main beef seems to be that there's not enough TV advertising for the film - though this may well be as a result of him taking the film over budget. And she does explain a history that seems like a more substantial excuse for his behavior too.... but what a shame we're even discussing this story and not resting comfortably, confident that good worth of mouth will turn the film into a genuine hit and not just a big opener.

- Three short plays by Ethan Coen are to premiere at The Atlantic Theater next January.

- Reuters have a video press conference regarding Speed Racer. Most of the major players appear, as does the Mach 5 in a weird FX moment.

- A LucasArts games division spokesperson (apparently - it isn't clear who exactly) has revealed that an upcoming Wii game will feature lightsabre battles. That's right: wield your Wii wand like a lightsabre. Even more cash tills will ring out the Nintendo anthem.

- If I Know Who Killed Me doesn't tank outright, scriptwriter Jeff Hammond's plans for sequels and prequels may well come to fruition.

- Tobe Hooper's next is to be Tequila Joe, scripted by Dan Madigan and, apparently, planned for a theatrical release. Fingers crossed.

- Some of the Family Guy/Star Wars show is currently streaming on YouTube. A preview, if you will.

- A would-be moviestar who put his genitals in a mousetrap - which then, of course, snapped shut - is suing Adam Corolla and Jimmy Kimmel, claiming they owe him $10 million. Of course, there's some kind of backstory that makes sense of this...

- The organisers of the New York Asian Film Festival appear to have been a little naive. They cooked up a handshake agreement to advertise Midway Games as their sponsor for the year, but after receiving a whole load of free publicity Midway have apparently reneged on the deal (I think there's a moral to this story, don't you?). If you want to join in, TwitchFilm are calling for a boycott of the upcoming John Woo/Midway game Stranglehold, which could be an effective strike against the publisher, if word spreads far enough.

Movie Minesweeper - The Distant Voices Edition

Sometimes, I truly hate Blogger. Hate it.

I just wrote a very long Movie Minesweeper post, complete with links, then posted it, and...

Nothing.

I looked back at the apparently oft-saved post in drafts and all that remained was:

"- Tavis Smiley's show on PBS has turned into a week-long preview for"

Here's a reprise of everything, in a nutshell. I can't find all of the links again - for technical reasons too tricky/embarrassing to go into. But here's the content I remember, and you can Google anything you are desperate to know more about.

Tavis Smiley is showcasing Jonathan Demme's New Orleans' documentary all week. The lead girl from the new Kevin Williamson show is to be in a film called Get Some. Evan Almighty is being marketed to Christians in particular, at least on one front. Empire claim they have an exclusive - Aronofsky is making a Noah film. But we've known that for weeks - some exclusive. I probably moaned a bit about the whole Batman/IMAX silliness (or maybe not, but here I go now anyway). On The Lot has quite poor ratings. Aaron Eckhart is going to be in a new film or something. Some films are coming out. Some films are being made. Oh - and some producers have optioned the Lew Griffin books, but I've never heard of them. There was loads more, but I don't remember it. If it crosses my path again, I'll mention it later.

And that's why I hate Blogger. Sometimes.

A Scene From Evan Almighty

Dotcomedy are unveiling a new Steve Carell clip every day - and, as an added bonus, have premiered a full scene from Evan Almighty. There's no dialogue of any consequence in the whole fil... er... clip, so feel free to watch at work with the speakers down.

(Okay, okay, there is dialogue at the end of the clip but it only made me cringe, not laugh, if anything)