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Edelstein! Hoffman! The New York Times! Alarm's favorite critic shows that he's starter-level in every spot on the field with this superb profile of everyone's favorite tubby character actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

This weekend, Jack Bauer returned with more fury, more regulation-flouting and another high terrorist body count in what definitely ranks as one of (maybe the single) best four episode sequences in the 24's history. I'll have more on this, possibly at another venue, later, but for now, head on over to AICN for ranting, raving, rumors, and talkbackers with not-so-platonic Jack Bauer mancrushes.

James Cameron's next film may not be 3D live action anime after all, which is sort of a dissapointment. After nearly a decade with no new cinematic wizardry from filmdom's most self-important, dictatorial genius, anything less than the spectacle to end all spectacles will probably be a little bit of a let down. Still, at least it isn't Aquaman.

Wolfgang "I'm going to string you along about directing Ender's Game till I die" Peterson still likes boats. A lot. Bonus grizzled Kurt Russell in a tux macho shots.

And finally: forget Star Wars, Harrison Ford's sad slow descent into finger-pointing hackery is what really raped my childhood. More evidence of that descent is on display here, in another one of those trailers that does the favor of giving away the entire damn movie, conveniently making it utterly unnecessary to purchase a ticket.