Gone With the Wind With Vampires

From the folks who gave us the 1951 version of Raiders of the Lost Ark -- wink-wink, nudge-nudge -- we now have an epic drama of bloodsucking in the Old South.

Film faves: Wind rules

Just in time for Oscar weekend, there's a new Harris poll listing the top ten all-time favorite films of U.S. moviegoers. That the No. 1 spot goes to Gone With the Wind isn't at all surprising. But I think you'll agree that No. 7 is something of a shocker.

What is the most-translated film of all time?

I'll give you a clue: The most-translated film is not Gone With the Wind, Star Wars or even Transformers. On the other hand, like most popular movies, it has a traditional three-act structure, a charismatic hero with a strong sense of purpose, dramatic reversals of fortune -- and a happy ending.

Hitler speaks!

From the Telegraph, yet another item I wouldn't dare make up: "New computer software that can read lips at almost any angle has helped make sense of one of the Second World War's lingering mysteries —Hitler's home movies."

No, really -- I didn't make this up.

"The technology allows the dialogue to be dubbed on to the silent films, many of them made by Eva Braun at Hitler's mountain retreat, the Berghof. With the new soundtrack, Hitler can be heard encouraging young children towards a life in the military, criticising even his closest henchmen and flirting with Braun... The film shows very different Hitler from the strident orator who led Germany into war. At ease among his guests, he cracks jokes and talks animatedly about his love for cinema — his tastes included Mickey Mouse.

"He is also seen teasing Braun about a screening in his cinema at the Berghof. 'I understand you didn't like the movie last night," he says. "I know what you want. You want Gone with the Wind.'"

But I want to know: Who's the actor who dubbed Der Fuhrer? And could the dubbed home movies be any more unsettling than a German-produced comedy about Hitler?