· Remember that weird Twitter dispatch dashed off a few weeks ago by Richard Kelly? The one where he said he'd finished his new script, and that it was "expensive." Turns out he was just talking about a futuristic tale set in Manhattan, wherein 30 to 40 percent of the film would be Avatar-style motion capture. Good luck with that, son.
· Among the other sites covering Comic-Con, few do it better than Hollywood Elsewhere, where Jeff Wells offered up this exclusive report of falling asleep at a party with half a glass of champagne in his hand. MUST CREDIT HOLLYWOOD ELSEWHERE!
· Syfy issued a trailer today for its forthcoming series Stargate: Universe.
· Spout reminds us not to believe the hype (or at least not all of it) about those hotly touted Comic-Con titles, with 10 examples to prove they can bomb just like the rest of 'em.
· "A Gathering for Geeks Jumpstarts the Oscar Race." Yes, it has finally come to this at the New York Times.