omg this ATJ story. omg. I'M SO NOT SURPRISED TO HEAR THIS. THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I dislike that dude so much for basically no reason at all except that I get general bad vibes from him so THIS PLEASES ME TO HEAR. I seriously do feel so bad for Elizabeth Olsen. can you imagine. godddd.

I mean, as sources go, SHE AIN'T BAD.

This is not quite as good as Bring Up the Bodies, but it comes close.

In person it was actually very good-natured -- not boos so much as "oooh!!" I mean, I am sure she felt awkward and obviously can't speak for her but it was actually one of the only moments of levity -- like, it felt sort of like an in-joke? Because we all know what was up and the moderator... did not, lol. And then Ruffalo made his comment and we all laughed. Like, IT WAS THE ONE BRIGHT MOMENT OF THE PANEL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. She seemed nervous but okay. Aaron Taylor-Johnson was worse. But I find him... generally... worse, lol. I do not envy that woman having to deal with him on that press tour. IT'S GONNA BE A LONG MONTH FOR HER.

HOW DO ALL DOG STORIES END

YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS DOG. DO YOU. I AM GOING TO FIND YOU A LINK TO A THING I SAW RECENTLY ABOUT THIS DOG:
http://neenya.tumblr.com/post/93595053109

YEARS OF INTERVIEWS TALKING ABOUT THIS DOG

GUESS WHERE THAT DOG IS NOW

Aaahhhh, WHAT A GOOD COMMENT. WHAT A GOOD. THANK YOU.

I always think about this when I think about like, running into actors on the street, which is in any case not something that ever happens to me; I am, like, actor-repellant. (I have been in proximity to Chris Evans one singular time, years ago, and had no idea he was who he was until he was leaving the shop we were both in, lol. Very meaningful.) Because like -- well, one thing, I'm from New York, and it is VERBOTEN to ever say anything to anybody. It is just Not Done. But also, I just have never been able to understand why people feel the compulsion to stop people and talk to them, or ask to take photos, or whatever. Like, WHAT DO YOU SAY IN THAT CONTEXT? There are a lot of actors whose work has meant a LOT to me but just saying that is such a kind of meaningless thing, in a way. Like, there's no context for it, so -- what's the point? Why bother them? And the photo thing just boggles me.

During the overnight camp-out Lee Pace and Andy Serkis came down the line -- I wanted to include this anecdote but it didn't fit -- and were taking pictures at three in the morning, and the handler came down the line to where we were to give instructions if we wanted photos, and I was just like, NO, from my place on the ground, and he just could not fathom that I was passing up this opportunity. But like -- I don't care about those people! I mean, they're fine! I like Gollum as much as the next girl! But even if fucking -- RDJ had been coming down that line, I would not have fucking gotten up. It's too weird, it's a fake interaction. Like, quite obviously, from the above, I'd find it really interesting to sit down with any of these people and have a real conversation with them, because I find the mechanics of fame and the psychological effects of fame fascinating -- but that kind of thing holds no appeal for me whatsoever. And yet clearly to many people it does, and so... hence... Comic-Con, I suppose. I mean I like hearing people talk about their work etc too, I love talks & Q&As etc, I go to them a lot in New York. But. BUT.

Anyway I'm going to stop now, lol, that got out of hand. I JUST HAVE A LOT OF OPINIONS ABOUT THIS. Also seriously the line story was so funny. The dude just COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT I WAS SAYING NO TO HIM. Dude, it was 3am and I was trying to sleep. Take your random middle-aged dudes and go, thank you.

I was talking to a friend about the children thing -- I think it's kind of the critical thing in the movie, no? I mean, obviously the underlying metaphor is capitalism, but within the text of the film itself -- like, they're trying to Get to the Front, but they're also really trying to get those kids. And then of course there are the children in the front section, who are presented very, very differently, and the contrast between the image of Alison Pill's pregnancy and then, later, Edgar's mother -- and Edgar as another child being brought up. There aren't really proper family units of any kind anymore but the connection between parent and child then becomes incredibly paramount (which you don't see in the front, where children are literally used as parts in the machine if it's convenient). Idk, I don't have a like, well-thought-out or well-formed argument here, but I think it's really important -- Curtis starts out EATING BABIES, changes by stopping, then lets Edgar die, and then sort of repents for all of that by saving another child, and then dies protecting the last two children left -- who are the ones who survive the end.

THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON. Gah. I love this movie.

"it's getting harder to appreciate chris evans's perfect hair/bone structure game when his eyes won't stop screaming"

THE GREATEST THING I HAVE EVER READ

okay I may be exaggerating but AT LEAST the greatest thing I have read TODAY

for real though :((((

The meta levels are so real. Particularly since Captain America 2 is all about Steve Rogers' Great Depression, not to be confused with the actual Great Depression. BLEAK. B L E A K.