Well, that's the most tabloid headline I've ever written. But then again, what you're about to see will shock, amaze, make you laugh, make you cry, make you glad that CGI creations don't have an olfactory presence. (What? It's Friday; I'm giddy.) Personally, I've been waffling on the Beowulf film. On one hand, I really hated reading the Cliff Notes to Beowulf. On the other hand, there is the promise of some nifty battle action, and there is also this.

As Dorothy Snarker and a few of you commented, animated Angelina has a certain artificial allure. Her presence could even overcome my biggest potential irritation with the film: Bad adaptations (as this one threatens to be) of classic works (even the ones I didn't read) mean me making a nuisance of myself by saying things like, “No, kids, the REAL The Scarlet Letter does NOT have a happy ending.” Um. Quick, more pictures! … continue reading

Take a look at the picture below and tell me what you see. Angelina Jolie emerging from a pool of water? An outtake from one of her Tomb Raider movies? A shot of her as she prepares to visit Atlantis, her next destination for humanitarian work and possible child adoption? Well, wrong. Wrong. And, um, really wrong.

This photo is not actually Angelina Jolie because it’s not actually real. It’s a computer-generated Angelina from the new ancient action-adventure saga Beowulf. Clips from the upcoming film adaptation of the Old English heroic epic poem (you remember the one, with the warrior slaying the monster, from your high school Brit Lit class — or, if you’re English, just Lit class) were previewed at Comic-Con yesterday. I saw the trailer online, and it completely blew my mind. Check it out yourself and then let’s discuss why. … continue reading