Sam Mendes Directing an iPhone Ad? There's an App for That

· Sam Mendes has finally found a way to combat the suburban bleakness of his biggest films with the iPhone's new FaceTime application! In a new ad, the Oscar-winning director of American Beauty and Revolutionary Road shows off the video-chat capabilities and delights us with a Louis Armstrong soundtrack. If only this had been around in the early '50s -- April Wheeler could've flashed her straying husband "I Love You" in sign language before giving herself a fatal abortion in the living room. [Vulture]

· Speaking of iPhone ads, here's a fake one starring Jane Lynch. I mean, Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester. As Jane Lynch. [ONTD]

· NBC premieres a mystery show tonight about a group of people who are kidnapped and quarantined called Persons Unknown. Looks like elements of Lost are in play here -- and for a summer miniseries, it looks pretty damn good. [YouTube]

· MTV apologized for the incessant swearing in their Movie Awards telecast. Psh. They haven't been sorry since putting Trishelle on the air. [THR]

· In other apology news: Mark Wahlberg gave one to Tom Felton for interrupting his speech at the MTV Movie Awards. Good vibrations and sweeeeeeet sen-say-shuh-uh-uhnsss are back again. [ONTD]