“Their fanbase, being pretty cretinous, took it like a serious smackdown.” – Longtime proponents of the deevolution theory, Devo calls out Korn on their use of the “Devolution: Nature’s U-Turn” fake film trailer and Korn fans naturally go apeshit with a barrage of hateful emails. “This is a perfect example of devolution,” said Devo’s Jerry Cassale. [Rolling Stone]
He passed away a few days ago, but we wanted to give him his due. Legendary Hungarian cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs died in his sleep on Saturday at the age of 74. The celebrated director of photography was a pioneer in the use of natural light and gave distinctive looks to many filmmakers from the ’70s Hollywood New Wave including Bob Rafelson (“Five Easy Pieces”), Dennis Hopper (“Easy Riders”) Martin Scorcese (“The Last Waltz”), Peter Bogdanovich, and Hal Ashby. “I think he’s one of the great cameraman of the New Hollywood era,” “Paper Moon” director Bogdanovich said. [International Herald Tribune]
Tim Blake Nelson (the houndog-faced Coen Brothers’ favorite) has joined the cast of “forget-the-original-happened” “The Incredible Hulk” do-over. He apparently plays a scientist who is one of the green skinned behemoth’s major antagonists. Which probably means more than just tickling him relentlessly. [Hollywood Reporter]
No justice in this world? Apparently Zach Braff earns $6.3 million a year for starring in the lowly-rated “Scrubs.” [Vulture]
Let the Nerdathon commence. 20 minutes of “Beowulf” were screened at the geek mecca Comicon and thousands of comic-book store types jizzed themselves on the spot. [MTV] The film’s new website is all up.
