“We created Letterboxd so that we could share our enjoyment — or otherwise — of film with online friends.” I’ve been around the web for a while, even before the days of launching Film School Rejects. And I’ve been a fan of film since I was ten years old, seated in a theater in Cleveland, Ohio, having my mind splattered across several rows of seats behind me by the wonders of Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park. Since the first time I logged on to the web through a 24.4 kbps modem in the mid-1990s, movies have always been a part of that journey. To think of how far we’ve come from that time. Message boards, news sites, waiting for 30 minutes to load a trailer, reading the movie ranting of people all over the globe (particularly that of Garth at Dark Horizons, back in the day) — all the way to stream films on our Apple TVs, Netflix on iPads, a billion movie blogs and voices, comments, YouTube mash-ups. Film fandom has come a long way in the Internet Age. But it’s only recently that I found a service that has truly changed an important part of my film fandom. Even in years of internetting, I’ve never found a great replacement for writing out the movies I’ve seen in a list in a Moleskin notebook. Keeping a tally of movies online has never been simple, easy, or intuitive. That is, until I met Letterboxd.

What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a nightly column that has been returned to the hands of its rightful owner, for now. But before we get to my triumphant return after a week of vegging out and eating BBQ, lets give a round of applause to Nathan Adams, Luke Mullen, Kate Erbland, Kevin Carr and Robert Fure, who did a wonderful job last week during guest week. I don’t know about you, but I lizzed a few times while reading their work. Lets hope that I can bring the same verve to this week’s return. We begin, of course, with naughty bits… Several new images from Brian De Palma’s Passion this past week, courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival. That includes the above image, depicting a very devious, scantily clad Rachel McAdams burning a hole in my heart of hearts. It’s the eyes that do it. And the stockings. Definitely the stockings.

What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a nightly column about movies and television and things that are said about movies and television. Sometimes it’s full of news. Sometimes it’s weird. It’s always worth reading. We begin tonight with a fact that should be well known to readers of this column. If not, you’re not paying attention, and you should feel shame. I enjoy reading the work of Pajiba’s Joanna Robinson more than I enjoy reading my own work. Which is a lot to say, as I find myself to be downright brilliant. That said, the supremely talented Ms. Robinson has written a list all about 5 Kickass Female Characters You Wouldn’t Want to Meet in a Dark Alley – including Thor‘s Sif, as played by Jaimie Alexander and seen above. The only problem is that I want to meet all of these women in a dark alley. But not in a combative manner. Unless they’re into that sort of thing. What can I say? I’m flexible.

What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a nightly column about movie news. That is all. We begin this evening with a look at Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby in Dredd, the revival of the Judge Dredd franchise. First impressions: Karl Urban’s helmet is huge and Olivia Thirlby needs more leather. Or something along those lines. Either way, it’s a good conversation starter.

What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a nightly collection of links and stories that you won’t know about unless you continue reading. Then come back tomorrow night and read more. Then the night after that. And the… You get the point. The power of Christ compels you. We begin this evening with a promo image from the 1991 Steven Spielberg fantasy epic Hook, featuring Dustin Hoffman as the titular captain and Robin Williams has his pudgy, crowing nemesis. There’s no news here, though I’m sure you were all thinking remake or sequel for a moment, just that I saw Hook on the big screen last night while eating a giant turkey leg courtesy of the Alamo Drafthouse’s Hook mini-feast. It was delightful. But more on that later.