Two articles in the Times movie mailing caught my eye. There’s news that Blockbuster Decides to Go Online, a move that will bring them into direct competition with Netflix and Walmart.com. (The interesting part: Blockbuster will use its stores as distribution centers. That’s going to be a fun exercise in transportation, logistics, and inventory management.)

The more intriguing story was on Malkovich. In Being Any Number of Versions of the Self He Has Invented, the New York Times Magazine profiles the man, and it’s fascinating stuff: He lives in France full-time, in a home that features many pieces he designed directly or commissioned. He worked as a catwalk model. His directorial debut is now in distribution, though the production company hates it. He lost 60lbs. by subsisting solely on Jell-O. He… well, just read it. An interesting life.

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