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The Nightmare Before Pre-Production

· Say what you want about Tim Burton's auteur vision, but don't mess with Danny Elfman. That dude will cut a bitch.

· $400,000 may buy you four Tesla Roadsters but it won't buy you a good review from Variety, as Iron Cross director Joshua Cross found out. Now, he's threatening to sue. [Gawker]

· Roger and Chaz Ebert don't necessarily want your tears, but I'm sure you'll deliver anyway. [Jezebel]

· Actors from ABC's Sunday night programming block are fleeing their shows -- First, Rob Lowe from Brothers & Sisters, then Dana Delaney from Desperate Housewives and now, Drea De Mateo is also leaving Wisteria Lane. [EW]

· Shrinking violet Bethenny Frankel flashes all of us in a new Bravo preview. Kelly Bensimon believes that is just like her. [bSide]

· Buzz Aldrin claims that walking on the moon was easy compared to rehearsing for Dancing with the Stars. [People]