The only drive-in cinema in Manhattan is open seven-days a week, twice a night. It’s also built into a small storefront, with seating for only six people in a restored 1965 Ford Falcon convertible, surrounded by a full-concession stand, starry-night murals and potted oak trees.

The theater is starting with films from the 1960s and progressing chronologically each night. Tickets run you $75 and the drive-in is only open for a limited time (some say 1 month, some say for the next 3 months), so, book your tickets now.

At a press conference a few weeks ago in Germany (where Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox recently were spotted enjoying a Modest Mouse concert), the crew of the live-action film adaptation to Speed Racer gave some insight into the wonderful world being created in the film, as well as the physical Mach 5, which will be used throughout the film. The car looks excellent, though I’d prefer a bit less pimp on the wheels. Some of the acting choices, hmmm, I have to think about some of those. I like the thought of Matthew Fox (Jack from Lost!) as Racer X, but, Ricci as Trixie? I guess it’s worth a shot. The film is currently being shot in Berlin and is set for a May 2008 release.

Watch the press conference after the jump..

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Ever wanted to blast a cap in Gozer and change your last name to Venkman? Now you can, kind of. A large group of fans and crafter hackers have put a lot of time and effort into the recreation of various props from the Ghostbusters storyline, including their most popular tutorial, “Learn how to build a proton pack”. Not sure if you’ll be able to zap your neighbors or lock them away in your ghost trap, but it’s worth a shot and can always come in handy for Halloween.

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With the Oscars approaching fast, Al Gore and Laurie David’s movie, “An Inconvenient Truth” is all but locked in for winner of the Oscar for Best Documentary, meaning we’ll get a nice rousing acceptance speech from Al Gore. With that knowledge, a rumor appears to be burning through the political elite that Al Gore is going to announce his candidacy for president while accepting his Oscar. Such an announcement would not only be a first, but an amazing surprise, eclipsing schnitzel-buddy Arnie’s announcement on Jay Leno’s show.

My opinion on both rumors? For the Best Documentary Oscar, I think his movie is a shoe-in, for Best Presidential run announcement, I’ll remain a little skeptical. Gore, while just right for what is ailing the country, is able to accomplish much more in the private sector than most could in the public, so I think he’s comfortable where he’s at. Now, a Gore/Obama or Gore/Edwards ticket would set this country alight and would win my vote instantly.

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I hope I won’t regret this post, but let’s just see how this goes. So, what does September 11th, Jesus Christ flying a UFO, a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise and George W. Bush have in common? Stumped? Well, NESARA of course! NESARA stands for National Economic Security and Reformation act, a bill allegedly passed during a secret session of the U.S. Congress and signed into law by Bill Clinton. The bill supposedly would reorganize the entire U.S. economy and government, through acts such as forgiveness of bank, credit and mortgage debt, abolishing the IRS by creating a flat, new items only sales tax, restores constitutional law and naturally, ends all forms of aggressive U.S. military activities world wide. An admirable bill, I must admit, if only it were true.

NESARA a hotly contested conspiracy theory, with several splinter groups preaching various degrees of madness, features one such group that has recently seen the release of it’s first documentary (though often billed as a comedy) titled “Waiting for NESARA”. Following an organized group of ex-Mormons awaiting the passage of NESARA around Salt Lake City, Utah, the group meets in the back of a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise and believes that the passage of NESARA will bring about the removal of George W. Bush by exposing him as a reptilian alien and that Jesus Christ piloting a UFO will be installed as America’s new leader.

I’m now rendered speechless so hit the jump to witness the trailer for Waiting for NESARA…

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Not content to witness Darth Vader’s nervous breakdown, some very technical and curious fans have dedicated themselves to analysing the cause and extent of injuries suffered by our Lord Vader during the Star Wars films. By analyzing every bit of information they could possibly find, from the comments by Obi-Wan Kenobi, to behind the scenes interviews with the cast and crew, our delightfully nerdy investigators take a deeper look into one of the many things we’ve always wanted to know about, but were too shy to ask.

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I don’t know if this is about to be the best movie ever, or the worst. Sam Jackson does a great southern gentleman impersonation, Christina Ricci looks somewhat sickly, but ’snake’ is in the title of the movie, so the odds are 50/50. If Sam Jackson could just star in trailers he’d be the biggest star on the planet.

Our favorite snarky celeb blog has put up the trailer for the upcoming Die Hard sequel, Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die or Dead on Time or whatever it’s called now. Things blow up, Bruce Willis makes the cringy grumpy old man face, people get shot, there’s a helicopter, the same stunts seen in every John Woo movie occur. Sadly, no slimy Germans get thrown out of skyscrapers, at least not that I saw. Freehaw!

Watch the trailer after the jump..

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Leave it to fans to thoroughly analyze every drop of information they can gleam from a film or tv show. With all the analysis that Lost goes through every second of the day, it’s always a pleasure to see some real in-depth discussions into pop-culture icons. This is the case with Back to the Future over at Wikipedia, the home of all things analyzed. A group of Wikipediites are analyzing the timeline of the show, detailing key events throughout Marty’s many travels through space and time in both the movies and animated series.

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It’s been reported over the weekend that Monty Python stay Terry Jones has been diagnosed with bowel cancer and is currently undergoing treatment in a private hospital in London. The talk is that they’ve caught it soon enough and hopes are high that treatment will be successful, but, still, cancer is nothing to play around with, so let’s all hope for the best. Monty Python’s Spamalot has just opened on London’s West End, where Jones was in attendance, enjoying himself and posing for pictures along with Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam.

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