Since everyone had seen this movie, please tell everyone which details is your favorite.

All right, I’ll go first.

Like the mimosa in this movie. Very cute and is the prelude of Pandora planet.

Also like the computer screen when jack videotape himself, a lot of fun in detail.

Except the visual effect, Alien and the creature are convincing. Especially the person’s habits of neville.

Now, you can tell us which details is your favorite in Avatar?

Jon Heder, best known for playing the title role in Napoleon Dynamite, has signed on to star in an adaptation of Bradley Denton’s comic sci-fi novel Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede. Robert Rugan wrote the screenplay adaptation and will direct. Heder will shoot the film when he has time off from his untitled Comedy Central sitcom. The official plot synopsis follows

“February 3rd, 1959 was the “day the music died.” It was also marked the day when our hero, Oliver Vale, was conceived in the back seat of a car. And from that moment forward, he was raised to fervently believe in personal freedom, UFOs, higher consciousness and, of course, the power of rock n rock. Exactly thirty years from his conception, Oliver turns on the TV only to find Buddy Holly on every channel, broadcasting nonstop from Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter. Buddy’s message to the world? Oliver Vale holds the key to Buddy Holly’s “re-birth” and should be contacted for details. Now in a slight panic, Oliver makes the decision to race towards Lubbock, the birthplace of Buddy Holly, to search for some clues into why this is happening to him. And with Oliver on the run, the film becomes an action packed romp through the desert – with Oliver trying to keep ahead of the pack and away from his therapist, a killer cyborg dog, a FCC assassin, a couple of aliens, and a mob of couch potatoes who want their TV back… NOW.”

Sounds like a really crazy story. You can read parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Campbell Award-winning novel online for free. The character from the film, Oliver Vale, already has a twitter account, where he has been tweeting from the year 1988. Talk about advance marketing.

Rugan’s first indie feature Alice’s Misadventures in Wonderland won the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival. He has done commercial work for Budweiser, Diet Pepsi, Philips, Verizon Wireless, MTV, IFC, and HBO. In his director’s statement, Rugan notes that the film “is a story that breaks down the walls of convention encompassing humor, a wild imagination and the heartfelt message that we, as human beings, are connected by fate, but that we motivate our own destiny and that life is always worth living.”

I’ve always wished that Warner Bros had filmed extended editions of the Harry Potter films, in the same vein as Peter Jackson filmed the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Of course, anyone who knows the many differences between the books and the released films knows that it really wouldn’t have been possible. The squeeze the most important plot points into the films, scenes, characters and information have been combined in a way that sometimes eliminates the wonderful side stories that we loved from the novels.

Over the course of the series, there have been many scenes, sequences and moments that were filmed but ended up on the cutting room floor. And it appears that Warner Bros is hoping to squeeze a bit more money out of the very popular wizard franchise by releasing extended editions of all the Harry Potter films.

RopeofSilicon was the first to notice a listing in the latest MPAA Rating Bulletin for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Extended Edition) which earned the same PG rating, for the same reasons as te theatrical release (some scary moments and mild language). Ropes contacted Warner Bros Home Video about the mention, and they confirmed that “Although we’ve not announced [it yet], all Harry Potter films are being planned to get special upcoming releases!”

Will the new extended editions be released exclusively on Blu-Ray? DVD? Will the get a theatrical rerelease? We have no idea as no further details were mentioned.

And how much longer can we expect from an “extended edition”? Director Chris Columbus added 7 minutes of deleted scenes back into the movie for its May 2004 ABC broadcast premiere. The original two-disc DVD release of the film features seven deleted scenes, only accessible by searching for the Sorcerer’s Stone, which has been described by digitalbits as “a long, involved process that means getting a wand from one virtual location on the disc, and then going to another location and accomplishing a number of interactive challenges.” And from what I can tell, the deleted scenes didn’t add up to much more than 7 minutes. So I really wonder if the Extended Edition will be not much more than a marketing gimmick.

Will the extended editions be released theatrically, or just on home video? I’ve noticed that most of the director’s cuts released on home video are never resubmitted for MPAA approval. I’m not sure if this is because they usually include footage cut from a theatrical R-Rated release which the MPAA wasn’t too keen on to begin with, or if the MPAA rating doesn’t mean as much when releasing a film on home video. One could be quick to assume that by submitting the film for MPAA approval may mean that they are considering a theatrical release, even a limited one. But who knows?

Rumors of a home-video released extended editions have been floating around the Harry Potter fan community for a couple years now. A post from December 2007 on LeakyLounge.com claimed that Warner Bros was planning to release extended versions of the Potter films, starting with Sorcerer’s Stone in Mid-2008 which was going to run an extra 30 minutes in length. The rumor claimed that each film would be released in a 4-disc box set containing the original version, extended edition and two discs worth of special features.

Update: /Film reader Mark S points out that the Digital Bits reported that Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-rays for the first two films are now up for preorder on Amazon. It is very possible that the extended cuts will be included on these yet-to-be-officially-announced releases.

I Love You, Man

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: R

Studio: DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount)

Director: John Hamburg

Screenwriter: John Hamburg

Actors/Actresses: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, J.K. Simmons, Jane Curtin, Jon Favreau, Jaime Pressly

Plot Summary: In “I Love You, Man,” a comedy from John Hamburg (”Along Came Polly,” co-writer of “Meet the Parents,” “Meet the Fockers,” “Zoolander”), Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd, “Knocked Up” “The 40 Year Old Virgin”) is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey (”The Office’s” Rashida Jones), discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward “man-dates,” before meeting Sydney Fife (Jason Segel, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”), a charming, opinionated man with whom he instantly bonds. But the closer the two men get, the more Peter’s relationship with Zooey suffers, ultimately forcing him to choose between his fiancee and his new found “bro,” in a story that comically explores what it truly means to be a “friend.”

The only show on television that I enjoy almost as much as Lost is Dexter. Season 4 premieres on September 27th 2009, and Showtime has been airing a new promo using the classic Queen song “Under Pressure” which focuses on the new problems that Dexter will be facing at home. Thanks to BigScreenSmallScreen for reminding me to post it. And if you didn’t catch it check out our coverage of the Dexter panel at Comic Con to see a three and a half minute trailer for this season. The new promo, embedded after the jump, features no actual footage from the season, and is virtually spoiler free. Unless you haven’t yet watched the events that ended last season, of course. But honestly, the banner, tv, magazine, and billboard advertisements all feature the baby, so if you haven’t caught up – tough luck.