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Scott Weinberg and I are the Cinematical night owls. You're probably reading this at a very sensible time of the day, enjoying something called "sunshine" and a "blue sky," and we're probably sleeping. That's how dedicated the folks at Cinematical are -- we work around the clock!

I tell you this because you might be wondering why one Cinematical writer is posting about another. That's because Mr. Weinberg likes to shyly send me links to prove he never actually does sleep, and instead works 24/7 watching, reviewing, and compiling the best and worst in horror films all year long. He's gone and done it again over at GreenCine, compiling the Top 50 Horror DVDs of 2008. I've seen maybe three of these, because I actually do require sleep.

So heck -- I decided to be the Pepper Potts to his Tony Stark and write up a little something, since he was too modest to do it himself. Plus, the real reason Weinberg sent me the link was to show me GreenCine, which I'm itching to explore further. This place is like an indie-Netflix, with the added benefit of being able to access a community of lists, reviews, and recommendations. You can rent, download, and buy movies here -- it's going to be a lot of fun to watch this place grow. Between this and Netflix, movie fans may be leaving their houses less and less. I know you and I will -- we've got to beat Weinberg at his own movie watching game!

How much is too much when it comes to online film journalism? Even with your RSS reader and constant connectivity, how do you find new stories and voices? What do readers really want? And is the general public even aware there's actually smart, engaging writing about film on-line? This edition of The Rocchi Review features a guest who's thought about all these topics and more -- David Hudson, the man behind the must-visit news and review roundup GreenCine Daily. David and I talk about these topics and much more - from what films are so big you can ignore them to the fierce fight for eyeballs in an overloaded age. You can download the entire podcast right here -- and we hope you enjoy.

Odds and ends for Tuesday:

• Greencine has announced a deal with Zealot Pictures and Heretic Films to become the first vendor to release a DVD and make it possible that you at home can buy the film, rent the film through mail or download it over the internet -- all at the same time! Sheesh, and all I want it to do is sing me to sleep at night. Can you make that possible Greencine? Huh? Please? The film making history is called 24 Hours on Craigslist and it's a documentary that chronicles, well, take a wild freaking guess..

• Seeing as David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortenson have a history together, it's fitting that the two will once again be teaming up on the Steve Knight (Dirty Pretty Things) penned Eastern Promises. Cronenberg, who directed Mortenson in last year's A History of Violence will once again step behind the camera. Pic is being described as a thriller that focuses on a nurse who, while investigating a child's death, stumbles deep inside the world of sex trafficking. This one has dirty, pretty and violence written all over it.

• How can we possibly go a day without following Quentin Tarantino on his quest to break Jon Heder's record for Hollywood Person Involved in The Greatest Number of Projects At One Time? This latest rumor has the bad-boy director directing a Jimi Hendrix biopic. According to the report, Tarantino will have full access to Hendrix's music and likeness, with the film supposedly going into production later this year.