On your faces, maggots. Iraqi war vet (and former SLC punk) Jason Christopher Hartley (pictured) has collaborated with The International WOW Company to create one hell of an interactive theatrical experience. Called SURRENDER, audience members sign up as active participants in simulations of counterinsurgency operations. Upon arriving at the Sanford Meisner Theater, you’ll be issued boots, a uniform and a replica M-4 assault rifle. You’ll train with Hartley for 100 minutes in basic combat techniques,......

We were catching up with Law & Order: Criminal Intent tonight and at one point, Detective Robert Goren is talking to a former Marine. He asked former Marine where he did training and former Marine answers, "Parris Island." Ha! Of course, Parris Island is familiar to Goren's portrayer Vincent D'Onofrio, who played Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket. Goren responds, noting that Parris Island has changed a lot. Maybe the L&O:C! writers will work in......

The movie studios are adding blogging to their marketing repertoire: Fox Searchlight Pictures has started it's own blog, foxsearchlight.blogspot.com, to "join this online phenomena" plus innundate people with information about screenings, box office data, interviews, articles in which their releases are mentioned, etc., etc. Part of what's helpful in driving traffic to the blog is the fact that the releases Fox Searchlight has out there right now are actually good, like 28 Days Later and......

I've liked Vincent D since Full Metal Jacket- he has that sort of slightly unhinged intensity down cold. Plus, he seems smart. And it's not just the giant head. CNN.com - The man with the meaningful stubble - Feb. 3, 2003 [Jen, 3PM]: Funny you should mention Vincent D. - I just saw Happy Accidents, this romantic comedy with a sci-fi bent that he stars in with Marisa Tomei. We need more Vincent D.......