Because Japan never ceases to amaze me , ‘Crying Girls’ is a soon-to-be-released DVD of, well, girls crying . Because some people are into that. And those people should be put on a watch list. It may not be The Crying Game but “Crying Girl” ( Nakigao , in Japanese) from Amuse Soft Entertainment has its fair share of crying. In fact, it’s almost ALL crying. One after another, 11 minor female celebs shed real tears as they recount some of the worst days of their lives. The “11 stories of people crying in earnest”, as the DVD’s tag line states, include some that really don’t seem so terrible but instead reflect the rigors of being an up & coming model in Japan’s fiercely competitive “idol” culture: * Marika, who was yelled at by her manager. * Risa, who had been jilted by her boyfriend. * Nana, who saw a bad picture of herself in a magazine. * Shiho, who cried when her boyfriend said goodbye. * Mai, who cried “touching the loneliness of the city”. * Yutaka, who has a friend with breast cancer who’s engaged to marry. Wow, Japan, wow. You have officially crossed the line. That said, for $20 I’ll video chat you for 30 minutes and cry my eyes out. BECAUSE I’M SENSITIVE. Muscular and sensitive. Crying Girl DVD Helps Men Feel Strong [inventorspot] Thanks to Rob, who will video chat and scream at you for free.

That's right, folks - Jennifer's Body comes out on DVD tomorrow and Megan Fox looks hot hot HOT on the cover! (Unrated? Yes, please!) I know the Transformer starlet talks too much, and JB basically bombed in theaters… but…

That's right, folks - Jennifer's Body comes out on DVD tomorrow and Megan Fox looks hot hot HOT on the cover! (Unrated? Yes, please!) I know the Transformer starlet talks too much, and JB basically bombed in theaters… but…

For Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, the last couple years have probably been the best since their fall from ass-kicking relevance to straight-to-video sadness in the ’90s. Last year, Van Damme starred in JCVD , a self-aware comedic drama that received high marks from critics and fans; this year, Lundgren has been working on the set of Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables , a high profile action film that unites the star with the likes of Stallone, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham and other former/current action greats. So, in case you were starting to get the wrong impression, that these two might be headed for greener jump-kicking pastures, they’ve decided to team up again and make another fucking Universal Solider movie. Just to make sure you know that they still don’t give a shit. Whatever you’ll pay them to do, straight-to-video producer. I barely paid attention to this trailer, but I think the idea is the 1992 Mel Gibson film Forever Young with guns and an MMA fighter:

Remember how you heard J.J. Abrams snuck R2-D2 somewhere in the new Star Trek movie ? And remember how you kept going back to the theater with the hopes of spotting him? God, you need a hobby. I dunno, World of Warcraft or something. Anyway, thanks to the recent release of the film and newfangled slow-motion technology, the droid has been spotted. The blog Gizmodo has located the brave droid’s appearance, and frankly, it’s no surprise that 99.999% of the world couldn’t spot the “Star Wars” star. R2-D2 appears for about one microsecond during a battle scene. Floating across the screen from left to right, the droid appears to be enjoying himself, however briefly. Well, there he is. Finally, we can all sleep at night. Together, in a big pile like in Where The Wild Things Are the one time they’re all happy before Max proceeds to eff everything up. And speaking of which: you run away from my home and guess what — there isn’t going to be any chocolate cake waiting for you when you get back. There’s gonna be a locked door. And maybe a belt so you can whip yourself if you’re lucky . Confirmed: R2-D2 Finally Discovered In Star Trek [gizmodo] via Found: R2-D2 in ‘Star Trek’ [yahoomovies] Thanks to jessica, Matty and Lunarion, who spotted him the first time but didn’t want to say anything because they didn’t want to ruin it for the rest of you. Plus, they make great friends because they can keep secrets.

Remember how you heard J.J. Abrams snuck R2-D2 somewhere in the new Star Trek movie ? And remember how you kept going back to the theater with the hopes of spotting him? God, you need a hobby. I dunno, World of Warcraft or something. Anyway, thanks to the recent release of the film and newfangled slow-motion technology, the droid has been spotted. The blog Gizmodo has located the brave droid’s appearance, and frankly, it’s no surprise that 99.999% of the world couldn’t spot the “Star Wars” star. R2-D2 appears for about one microsecond during a battle scene. Floating across the screen from left to right, the droid appears to be enjoying himself, however briefly. Well, there he is. Finally, we can all sleep at night. Together, in a big pile like in Where The Wild Things Are the one time they’re all happy before Max proceeds to eff everything up. And speaking of which: you run away from my home and guess what — there isn’t going to be any chocolate cake waiting for you when you get back. There’s gonna be a locked door. And maybe a belt so you can whip yourself if you’re lucky . Confirmed: R2-D2 Finally Discovered In Star Trek [gizmodo] via Found: R2-D2 in ‘Star Trek’ [yahoomovies] Thanks to jessica, Matty and Lunarion, who spotted him the first time but didn’t want to say anything because they didn’t want to ruin it for the rest of you. Plus, they make great friends because they can keep secrets.

In need of a reason to dress up uniformly and walk around together now that Halloween zombie walks are over, citizens of Philadelphia gathered yesterday to put on yellow robes, run on steps, punch meat, and celebrate the Blu-ray release of Rocky: The Undisputed Collection . Also, Danny Bonaduce was there. (He played Rocky, right? OK, that makes perfect sense, then.) There is video evidence:

I don’t want to get in the habit of posting about two-year-old movies, but IWS reader Randy sent in the poster and DVD art for Heavy Petting –a 2007 romantic comedy starring Watchmen ’s Malin Akerman–and with my love for terrible, dogs-doing-human-things movies, they were too ridiculous to ignore. I love that, after the first terrible poster, the only ideas for revisions were dropping the pun, making everyone orange, and blatantly replacing the dog’s head with another dog head with a crazier tongue–”and make sure this dog is making uncomfortable eye contact with the audience as it paws at the woman’s breasts!” The Amazon summary is really good too: When Charlie (Brendan Hines) meets Daphne (Malin Akerman), the girl of his dreams, he never expects he’ll have to battle past her pet dog “Babydoll” to win her heart. Just when it seems he can’t beat the beast, and all is lost, something unexpected happens. Charlie begins to fall in love with the dog himself, realizing he never really needed a girlfriend in the first place. Now, in order to keep hanging out with “man’s best friend,” Charlie must scramble to keep his relationship with Daphne going at all costs, or risk losing them both. He falls in love with the dog! I think I’ve just found the perfect double-feature complement for Marley & Me night (every Wednesday)!

At long last, the talent that brought us The Terminators (plural) has unveiled the follow-up to one of the most accidentally-rented-by-confused-parents movies of all time: trailer for Transmorphers 2: Fall of Man ! As a warning, those already planning to purchase Transmorphers: Fall of Man may wish to avoid the trailer, as I think it kind of spoils what are probably the best scenes and lines. Going into the film already knowing that a satellite dish transmorphs into a narrow Terminator, and that something in the air gives a guy a suspicion that “the machines are coming,” can only negatively affect my experience. Not to mention that the title already gives me a strong hunch that man may fall. But if you decide to watch, note this innovation: this may be the first trailer with an arbitrary modem intermission.

Air Bud’s speech-capable, eternally-youthful stereotype-based scions are back for another adventure, and this time they’re straying even farther from the innate athleticism that made their family such a popular target for dognappers. This time they’re on the search for Santa Paws! Yes, “Paws”! The Santa Claus that has paws! Because it’s a dog! I’m not really sure if this concept is more or less absurd than when the talking puppies went to space :