My most-anticipated movie of the year will be released tomorrow! I wasn’t sure if I would be able to watch the movie while it was still out in theaters (I still feel uncomfortable leaving J all alone to watch Claire and Aerin…I know he can do it, but I prefer that he has help!), but my mother insisted on coming over Sunday afternoon to help J watch the girls while I go have a movie date with my sister.  Having helpful, supportive family rocks!

In honor of Suzanne Collins’s bestselling-book-turned-blockbuster-movie, Entertainment Weekly has compiled a series of mock movie poster depicting what the movies would look like if they were directed by famous directors. They’re pretty hilarious, if I do say so myself, and I know that my readers will appreciate them too. Enjoy!

David Fincher:

Garry Marshall:

Peter Jackson:

Pixar:

Woody Allen:

Michael Bay:

Federico Fellini:

Terrence Malick:

Werner Herzog:

Kinji Fukasaku:

Nicolas Winding Refn:

Brett Ratner:

Roger Corman:

Christopher Nolan:

Nancy Meyers:

Alfred Hitchcock:

You’d have the best school ever!

Via 9gag.

Three things I love about these posters:

1. They can be displayed separately or together.
2. Each one has as its background pivotal locations from each movie.
3. The minimalistic yet still completely recognizable figures of Marty McFly at the bottom of each poster.

These screen-printed posters were printed on a limited edition run of 420 (haha) and sold out from Mondo within minutes. Did anyone else notice that the price was $88?

Via trfling.

Being the parents of two young girls, J and I have very little time to watch TV. So when we do get the time to catch up on our favorite shows, it is not uncommon for one of us to ask the other, “Why do we continue to watch this show again?”

Let me explain. Say that you started watching a television series. Say that you fell in love with its storyline, its characters, and the way that it makes you feel.

But after a few seasons, that show starts to lose its luster. The jokes become repetitive. The characters become clichéd and annoying. And worse still, the story begins to suffer.

In other words, the show has hit its prime long ago, and it’s been on a downward spiral since. In all likelihood, it should have been cancelled a season or two ago, but the network continues to air it because of people like us —

The people who continue to watch only because we’ve already invested so much into it.

In our household, the top three (currently running) shows that fit this criteria are:

How I Met Your Mother. Perhaps the worst offender of them all. CBS needs to realize that the show can continue even after Ted meets his future wife. (Think: courtship, engagement, wedding, kids!) Just let us find out who the mother is, already!

House. Granted, they are currently running the last season. But we feel that the show lost its magic after Cameron left.

The Office. Most fans say that the show should have ended with Michael’s departure. I say it should have ended after Jim & Pam got married.

On the flipside, there also exist shows that have been running for many seasons but still manage to keep us eagerly tuning in every week, consistently delighting and surprising us while maintaining its integrity. My top three runners in this category are:

Fringe. This fourth season has been the best yet!

Bones. This isn’t a great show, so I don’t know why I like it so much. The entire Booth & Brennan baby story has been a great turn of events.

Grey’s Anatomy. Sure, it has its moments. But you can’t deny that this is one show that is constantly filled with stimulating drama. (J would like to me point out that he does not watch “that horny doctors show.” This is solely my guilty pleasure. )

Do you also have shows that you can’t seem to stop watching although it’s grown stale? What about those that consistently keep you entertained season after season?

On a related note, everyone seems to be talking about Downton Abbey these days. Is it really that good?

I was first introduced to the genius of writer and director Christopher Nolan through his 2000 film Memento. A man suffering from anterograde amnesia who must take Polaroids of everything just to get by. An unsolved murder. And two timelines, one playing chronologically while the other presents backwards, eventually meeting in the middle at the end of the movie…what’s not to like?

(If you have never seen this movie, schedule some time off this weekend to watch it — because this movie is like Nolan’s better-known Inception in that you need to be giving it your full attention to fully enjoy it!)

Memento still remains one of my favorite psychological thrillers, so when I came across this visual map of the movie’s sequence of events I knew that I had to share it here with my readers. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Via haha.nu.