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A celebrity version of Survivor has been discussed off and on almost since the reality hit first aired back in the summer of 2000, but we may be closer to seeing it than ever before. When asked about it during a conference call with reporters last week, executive producer Mark Burnett replied, “Would I think about an all-celebrity version? For charity, if CBS wanted to, a shortened version, I would think about it.”
But last night, Survivor host Jeff Probst took it to a whole other level as a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. After being told by Fallon that he needed to re-up his contract, Probst replied: “I’ll re-up if you will agree to be part of a crew to do a seven-day Celebrity Survivor.” When Fallon squirmed, Probst continued: “Seven days and for one hour a day you can be in communication with your fans. You can tweet, you can talk about whatever and then it’s back to Survivor.” And Probst wasn’t done. After the show, he tweeted from @JeffProbst: “If you think Fallon should do Survivor, tweet him and encourage him. If we can get a handful of great celebs I think we could pull it off!” READ FULL STORY »
The Criterion Collection holds a kind of mystical allure for film geeks. Emerging out of the primordial mist of the Laserdisc era, Criterion quickly set the standard for overstuffed, gorgeously produced DVDs. Criterion had access to some of the greatest films ever — Ozu and Godard and Fellini, oh my! — and they had an unmatched capability for picking fantastic special features. (My personal favorite extra ever: The disc for The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie includes a short video in which Luis Bunuel teaches you how to mix a perfect martini.) So it’s hard to know what to make of the news that the Criterion Collection will be partnering with Hulu Plus, Hulu’s subscription service. According to 
