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TheShiznit.co.uk presents: The Rules Of Attraction

Naughty teens are in your area! That is, if you happen to be nearby The Prince Charles Cinema on Thursday 15th May, when we'll be screening the adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' hard-edged tale of youthful excess, The Rules Of Attraction. See Dawson go dark.

What if John Travolta read the names of the Best Picture nominees?

We've all had a good laugh at poor old John Travolta for his unfortunate lingual boner at the Oscars - the moment he introduced actress/singer Idina Menzel on stage as "Adele Dazeem", he practically invited the entire internet round to ridicule him. Travolta may have flubbed Menzel's name, but it could have been worse: what if John had been tasked with reading the names of the nine movies nominated for Best Picture? And we all had to just go with it? Let's dare to go to there.

A few words on the Blu-ray release of Gravity

Gravity may not have won many of the flashier, showier Oscar categories at this year's Academy Awards, but it still picked up the most trophies on the night. So what better reason - aside from the fact that I got sent a free copy in the post and feel obliged to do so - to talk about the film's DVD and Blu-ray release today?

Gather round folks for a good old-fashioned poster cornholin'

How bad is this new poster for Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways To Die In The West? Let me count the ways.

The true identity of Andy's Dad in Toy Story will blow your mind

No doubt you have already seen the impressive theory online this week regarding the origins of Andy's mother in Toy Story? It's very convincing, but pales into comparison to the mind-blowing discovery I made upon poring through the Pixar archives for clues. It turns out that there is lots of evidence to suggest that Andy's absent father is actually none other than... DARTH VADER.

Guardians of the Galaxy trailer brings back horrible, terrible memories

Hey, guys, remember the '90s?

Today I learned: Dumb & Dumber could have been way more intense

To reiterate: that's Nicolas Cage coming off the back of Deadfall, and Gary Oldman fresh off True Romance. I'm laughing already! (Via IMDB)

Cannot unsee RoboCop's chest face

Dead or alive, he's feeding you into his big sad chest mouth.

Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014)

I'm at a loss tonight to describe the measure of Philip Seymour Hoffman's talents. At just 46 years old, you got the feeling he was barely even halfway done showing us what he could do. Just one glance at his CV shows you a range that's unparalleled in Hollywood: heroes, villains, love interests, sadsacks, wacky best friends, rock gods, slimy salesmen, butlers, writers and crooks. Regardless of the circumstances of his death, the loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman is a true tragedy; that he died of something so common as a drug overdose doesn't feel fitting to the man, although it acts as a stark reminder that no one is above or beyond the clutches of addiction.

Suggestions for the new Pixar Star Wars film

Last week, news arrived that Pixar will be jumping on the franchise juggernaut bandwagon and will make its very own Star Wars film. But how? Who? When? And indeed, wuh?