Today at Flavorpill, we knocked iPhones. We celebrated Woody Allen’s 74th birthday (!) by gazing at a lifetime’s worth of his muses. After reading this recap, we decided that Breaking Dawn must be made into a movie — and we didn’t even like Twilight. We argued over the rise of “snuck” over “sneaked.” We watched Marilyn Monroe get stoned and Jake Gyllenhaal just look stoked in the new Prince of Persia poster. We weren’t surprised to hear that the 18 to 49 demographic really loves Hoarders. Kids and old people never want to throw anything away. We listened to Norah Jones get remixed by the Beasties. We were sorry to hear that David Mamet’s Oleanna will close on Broadway this Sunday. Bill Pullman deserves better. And finally, we were left speechless upon viewing Draft Dick Cheney 2012. (“No other Republican leader has the stature or experience of Dick Cheney. He alone can lead the Republican coalition to victory in 2012!”) Apocalyptic insanity!

The trailer for Disney’s upcoming action flick Prince of Persia, which is based on the videogame franchise of the same name, leaked online today after running on British TV. Seeing the ever-vulnerable Jake Gyllenhaal in the role of action hero is a little strange — especially when he’s going up against a villain like Ben Kingsley. The guy could eat Donnie Darko for lunch.

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Over the weekend I finally saw Donnie Darko — you know, the 2001 cult favorite where Jake Gyllenhaal plays a troubled teen who talks to a giant rabbit named Frank about the impending apocalypse. (If you haven’t seen it, it’s good, but suffice it to say, leaves you in a strange mood. The fact that it was released a few months after 9/11 couldn’t have helped the abysmal box office numbers.) Maggie Gyllenhaal is in the flick too as his sis Elizabeth Darko which got me thinking about the best films featuring actor siblings. After the jump, my top 8, which is admittedly a little heavy on the Cusacks; add your own faves in the comments. Read More »