I'll admit that I remain skeptical when it comes to Rob Zombie's re-imagined Halloween flick. The original just happens to be my favorite horror film of all time, and just the idea of someone going near a film I absolutely adore literally scares the crap out of me. Then again, part of me feels Zombie is finally telling the Halloween story we've been waiting for -- one that not only offers up a slew of blood-soaked mayhem, but also provides more of the man behind the mask. MTV recently spent time on the set of Halloween, where they brought back some footage and some spoilers that may or may not leave a bad taste in your mouth.

Originally, Zombie planned to re-imagine that classic Halloween theme song; in fact, the new version was one of the first Halloween-related tidbits to hit the net. However, that's all changed -- now, Zombie says he's cut it out: "The actual way it sounds now doesn't really work with what we're doing." Apart from the missing theme song, Michael Myers will not drive in the film -- an aspect of the previous films that always bothered Zombie: "They would always play that off like someone must have given him lessons, but you know no one gave him lessons! He's in a maximum-security prison! So, no, he doesn't drive." MTV also tells us that the film begins long before the original's opening scene, and Laurie Strode (who, according to Scout Taylor-Compton, is "conservative, but has a little but of attitude now) doesn't even make an appearance until the final third.

The article also reveals more about the characters, as well as the history behind Myers' mask. And, last but not least, Zombie insists he will make no sequels, that "Everything I've wanted to do I've done with this movie." Though I'm a bit peeved over the missing theme song, I feel better about the film after reading this. What about you?

With the 21st James Bond film set to hit theaters this November, it's hard not to find yourself at least a little bit excited. Heck, we know Casino Royale producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson are stoked, seeing as they've already gone ahead and cemented a Bond 22, due out May 2008. We've debated whether or not Daniel Craig was a good choice for Bond. We've spent a tremendous amount of time, throwing out name after name, while producers searched for their Bond girl(s). Then came those first Casino Royale images. Sweet! They were followed by a teaser trailer. Double sweet! However, amidst all the hype and announcements, one crucial aspect of the film was missing: Its theme song.

Over the years, the James Bond theme song has grown in popularity, as producers continually search for just the right artists to lend their voices to the classic franchise. This past weekend, a Finnish newspaper revealed that Chris Cornell (Sound Garden, Audioslave) has written the theme song for Casino Royale, making him the first male artist to perform a Bond song since A-Ha gave us one for 1987's The Living Daylights. Being the big Audioslave fan that I am, this news sits very well with me. Will Cornell end the streak of crappy Bond songs put forth by artists like Madonna, Garbage and Sheryl Crow?

So, I ask you: In your opinion, which James Bond theme song is the best of all time (Duran Duran rocked!)? And which is the worst?

OK, here's the short version. Paramount and the L.A. Times decided it might be nifty to jam a little music box into 4,500 of the newspaper's sales machines, one that would treat you to a tiny, tinny rendition of the Mission: Impossible theme if you, movie fan or not, happened to purchase a newspaper. And nobody stopped to consider that if one of those little music boxes were jarred loose (Really, don't folks let those newspaper machines just SLAM shut?), then one unfortunate paper-buyer might open said machine and discover something that looks ... a lot ... like a ... bomb.

Granted, a bomb that plays the Mission: Impossible theme probably isn't all that hazardous, but let's cut right to the meat of the matter:

Movie marketing is freakin' ridiculous already. I mean ... are you MORE likely to go see Mission: Impossible 3 (on May 5th!) if your local paper machine is chirping its theme song? Does the fact that Lalo Schifrin's eponymous theme song has been permanently seared into your brain-stem make you want to see Tom Cruise's latest actionfest? ("Hey honey, I previously had no interest whatsoever in seeing Mission: Impossible 3, directed by Lost's J.J. Abrams, but after buying that fantastic copy of The L.A. Times ... I now, strangely, feel more likely to purchase several tickets ... and on opening weekend, too! Oh, let's go over to Best Buy right now and ask if they have Impossible Missions 1 and 2 on DVD!")

Yeah, so the L.A. bomb squad was called, they blew up the paper machine (an ironic thing for a bomb squad to do, but there you have it) and discovered that the nefarious-looking doo-hickey was merely an expensive toy from Paramount ... and the studio got a nice big dose of extra publicity because of it. Apparently it was all part of Paramount's plan to "turn the 'everyday news rack experience' into an 'extraordinary mission'. " -- to which I'd humbly respond "just gimme my freakin' newspaper and quit trying to brainwash me."

Mission: Impossible 3, which I'm looking forward to AND sick to death of at the same time, opens on May 5th.

It's bad enough that the Golden Globes seem satisfied with being the exta shallow, tacky version of the already eggregiously shallow and tacky Academy Awards – why must NBC hammer home the point with their skin-crawlingly awful theme songs. Every year, they're bad, but this year's intro song – a take-off on the Pussycat Dolls' Dontcha – was grossly embarassing. Josh Horowitz actually took the time to trascribe the lyrics, and we're going to withold judgement on what would compel someone to do such a thing, because really – the words themselves are so very painful, it's almost like by posting them on his blog, he's providing somekind of a public service. This is like the Holocaust Museum of awards show coverage. Here's an excerpt; go here for the whole thing.

Hannibal Lecter is licking his lips to taste the Cecil B,
This guy’s a riot
He’s a riot
Funny worldwide
Funny worldwide
I hope that this cast that’s known as Lost can find their seats inside
Don’t ya dig the bling on the robes tonight?
Don’t ya want to come to the Globes tonight?

Excuse me a sec ... I have to go clean up the blood that just came spurting out of my eyes.