No, she’s not, but doesn’t her new wax figure at Madam Tussaud’s kind of resemble what that guy’s stomach looked like on Spaceballs, just before the mini-E.T. checked out of his abdominal cavity and did a song and dance?

What the hell is wrong with these sculptors at Madam Tussaud’s – are they drunk half of the time, or is it just laziness?

This is brilliant. This is how viral marketing is done, you guys.

I know this video just looks like some crappy VHS-transfer of an old episode of “Hard Copy,” but it isn’t. (Hey, remember “Hard Copy”? No? Maybe you were more of an “A Current Affair” type of viewer. It’s cool, mom.)

Anyhoo, WHAT THIS IS is a viral promotion for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara. Mystery is afoot! Something is rotten in the state of Denmark! And by “Denmark” I mean Sweden, and by “state” I mean “an island somewhere off the coast of Sweden.”

In the video, some dude with a beard is discussing Harriet Vanger’s (fictional) disappearance. “It was the ultimate locked-room mystery,” he concludes, which is straight out of chapter 12 of Stieg Larsson’s novel. Which, uh, I haven’t read. So I bet I’m missing tons of little references and allusions in the video. But according to Wikipedia, Larsson’s book takes aim at “incompetent investigative journalism,” so you can see why they picked “Hard Copy.”

I doubt the video had anything to do with Tattoo director David Fincher, but it nonetheless contains a quick nod to Fight Club: there is a single frame that has been inserted, and it briefly flashes onscreen. That single frame is NSFW. Which is to say, you can probably watch the whole video safely at work, but you wouldn’t want to pause on that single frame at work, if you catch my drift. (Oh, I’ll just tell you. It’s a penis.)

So, Lea Michele‘s been kind of getting the shaft from us lately here on Evil Beet, and I thought it appropriate to talk her up for a few minutes, kind of even out the playing fields for everyone. I mean, especially if she’s going to be the next Mrs. Kutcher. She sort of has that Demi-Moore-before-total-person-overhaul thing going on, just without all of the 80′s charm, so I’m willing to kind of put all of my generally-negative opinions aside for a few minutes to say that GIRL IS LOOKING GOOD. Seriously, she is. She keeps this up, she might actually land a role in Ashton’s pants, and wouldn’t that be just her biggest break yet?

I have never actually watched all of David Lynch’s Eraserhead—you know, because it’s in black-and-white, and I only watch movies in color—but I have heard that it is seminal. Seminal. Apparently it’s about a man with some hair.

Brad Pitt mines his inner Eraserhead on the cover of next week’s New York Times Magazine. Pitt quipped that he was channeling “Peter Lorre—with a dose of Kramer.” Apt! And whoever aquanetted Brad’s hair should be commended, because the height on that blond Beavis beehive is just marvelous.

You can check out a video of Brad Pitt doing his best Henry Spencer impression over here, but I dunno, man. If I were you, I’d skip to the (horrific) Gary Oldman video instead—or any of the other 11. Check out the photo gallery and corresponding essay by A.O. Scott while you’re at it.

Christina’s recent shoot here comes from an interview taken with Emmy magazine, where she talks about those crazy teenage years that we loved her for:

“I was rebellious. I said a lot of crazy things. I was doing that because I felt threatened. When you’re a teenager and people are asking you fairly intimate questions, or questions where you’re not really sure that your opinion is going to sound smart or interesting, your defense is to make fun of yourself or the situation.”

OK. Show of hands – anyone else out there who still has a total hard-on for Christina Ricci? Yes? I thought so. Even though her acting career’s pretty much been veritable shit lately, I’ve been pulling for girlfriend all along. Or, at least, I would be if I had something to pull on, but I’m just not equipped like that, don’t you know.

But her hair sure does look cute, doesn’t it? I guess if you cover up your biggest assets, all you’ve got to fall back on is your hair, huh? I mean, there’s no attempting to validate Katy through her gross-assed husband (seriously, what the hell does she see in that gritty gitch), that’s for sure.

Also, is anyone else kind of concerned that Katy‘s hosting SNL rather than performing? Is this her big transition into television and film, or is Robyn really more famous than she is these days?