Short Cuts: Moldy Peaches Hate Babba Wabba, Weinsteins Rival Criterion, Wale Loves The Show About Nothing

Apparently during the Barbara Walters Academy Awards special right before the Oscars last Sunday, Babba Wabba told guest Ellen Page that she didn’t “get” the Moldy Peaches. Well, Peaches’ Adam Green responded to Walters calling her a smelly old claptrap (sort of). “I don’t think anyone’s taking Barbara’s opinion too seriously,” he said adding that the fact that Walters sang along with Page is evidence that every senile Grandmother on Planet Earth loves the band. “You couldn’t surprise me now,” “If Michael Jordan turned out to be the biggest Moldy Peaches fan, I’d be, like, ‘Join the f—ing club.’” [EW]

Does the Criterion Collection have competition now via the Miriam Collection? Named after Harvey and Bob Weinstein’s mother, the former Miramax chiefs are trying to make a bid for the DVD market with their new high-end digital video imprint. The label launched in late January with a great epics previously not available on DVD, Anthony Mann’s “El Cid.” The brothers hope to release 12-15 extravagantly packaged and packed DVDs per year with plans to release “The Fall of the Roman Empire,” Akira Kurosawa’s last film “Madadayo” and and Pedro Almodovar’s “Dark Habits” and “What Have I Done to Deserve This?” on DVD. [Reuters] The reality is the Weinstein’s have released three new DVD labels including Kaleidoscope TWC, a family friendly vehicle; and Dimension Extreme, which will release “edgy and provocative” horrors, thrillers, sci-fi and schlock like that. Robert Rodriguez take note. [MovieWeb]

Up and coming Washington, D.C. Wale is a huge “Seinfeld” fan. “I think I’ve seen every episode, like, 30 times,” he said, so naturally, he plans to release The Mixtape About Nothing, an entire set of hip-hop cuts inspired by the show. [EW]

Given the wild success of the dance-off hip-hop movie, “Step Up 2 The Streets,” Disney is planning a third installment, only this time in breakin’ 3D. [Variety]

Yeah, yeah, New Line got absorbed into Warner Bros. and CEO mavericks Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne are out of jobs (this must make Peter Jackson especially happy) yadda, yadda. What we really want to know is, how does this affect “The Hobbit” if at all? [Hollywood Insider]

Watch: Ellen Page Sings “Anyone Else But You” on Barbara Walters