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You'll think I'm shamelessly name-dropping but it's a relevant (and amusing) story, so here goes: I once got to sit down with director Neil Marshall during a one-on-one interview at the Sundance Film Festival. (I agreed to the interview because I'd seen both of the guy's movies and was very enthusiastic about both. Ask Kim or James how often I do interviews. I can't stand 'em.) Anyway, more than eight months later I was in London to visit the 28 Weeks Later set, and one night a bunch of us horror nerds went out drinking. "My friend Neil is going to meet us here," said the lovely Axelle Caroyln of Fangoria Magazine. So imagine my surprise when "Neil" turned out to be not only Neil Marshall -- but also that the guy actually remembered dorky ol' me from that Sundance sit-down!

So yeah, the director of Dog Soldiers and The Descent is every bit the low-key, good-natured, horror-addicted movie freak you might suspect, and the whole bunch of us spent about three hours in a dingy pub discussing the guy's next movie. The script was called Doomsday, the conversation was off the record, and (needless to say) the night was a drunken hoot.

So now that Mr. Marshall's Doomsday is finished production in London, Scotland and South Africa, and marching firmly into the realm of internet marketing, I thought it was time to take a closer look at a project I know only from one lengthy and beer-filled conversation. (See? I told you that anecdote was relevant!) So far we know that Doomsday will be a gritty futuristic action thriller that stars Rhona Mitra, Malcolm McDowell, Bob Hoskins and the awesome Sean Pertwee. So far so good. The story deals with a Britain that's been walled up and infected for three full decades -- until someone has to re-enter the danger zone for a very important reason. (Yes, I'm still trying to remain relatively spoiler-free.)

The dreamy story-turned-film has a new dreamy website. Our wait for Stardust is steadily approaching and its publicity is beginning to kick in. The website is modest, not too many frills, but is just enough to satisfy those anticipating the film's arrival.

Stardust, directed by Matthew Vaughn, is based on the best selling book penned by novelist Neil Gaiman. The story is about a love-struck boy named Tristran (Michael Cox) who promises his beloved (Sienna Miller) he will capture a fallen star and bring it back to her. In order for him to retrieve said star, he must go beyond the wall of the village into the much-warned-about magical land. The website has an incredible collection of photos from the film. The sets are beautiful and the landscape is divine. The film has been entirely shot throughout England, go figure. The costumes are sweet and whimsical, and with Vaughn's track record (Snatch) we're in for a remarkably stunning film.

The site is by far not as elaborate as Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events -- probably the best film website I've seen -- but for now, it satisfies the senses.