BY MEGAN VICK

Pivot has been airing "remastered" episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer since August 2014, but it was brought to the Internet's attention on Dec. 12 that the show's makeover has caused some pretty big discrepancies.

Without getting too technical here, Buffy was originally shot in in a 4:3 camera ratio—because in the late ’90s and early 2000s that was the shape of most TVs. In the rebroadcasting Pivot—who claims they are getting the new HD masters from FOX—has widened the camera shots to a 16:9 ratio, which is more fitting for the more popular flat-screen TVs nowadays. However, making that change affects what is seen in several of the shots or even distorts the image. (For an in depth breakdown check out this Facebook note that has made a comprehensive list of the errors.) 

It's more than just closeup shots that used to be wide. In some of the frames crew members can now be seen standing off to the side, or the filters have been removed that change scenes from night to day—which is extremely important with a show about vampires. At first glance it may seem like technical mumbo jumbo, but in more than one instance the changes affect the integrity of the show.

If there's one person that isn't stoked about that, it's Buffy creator Joss Whedon. 

Whedon has shared his dismay at changing the ratio of the show in a previous statement, saying: "Adding space to the sides simply for the sake of trying to look more cinematic would betray the very exact mise-en-scene I was trying to create. I am a purist, and this is the purest way to watch Buffy. I have resisted the effort to letterbox Buffy from the start and always will, because that is not the show we shot."

When the new round of complaints hit the internet on Dec. 12, Whedon took to Twitter to register his dismay at what was happening. Buffy was shot in 4:3 so it should stay that way, and to change it is nonsense. 

As with all things Buffy, if Joss Whedon disagrees with it then it shouldn't be happening. Seriously, why would Angel and Buffy ever be hanging out during the day? That's crazy.

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It’s probably a good idea for a movie studio that’s suffered one of the most massive corporate hacks of all time to postpone its movie about hackers. And Sony has learned this the hard way.

Sony Pictures Television was the victim of a huge security breach in November, and hackers leaked troves of personal information about employees and celebrities including salaries, Social Security numbers, and aliases, along with private emails, unreleased movies, and film budgets.

Sony and law enforcement investigators have yet to determine who is behind the hacking group calling themselves the Guardians of Peace (#GOP), but as more and more information is leaked from the hacked documents, the situation becomes increasingly embarrassing for the entertainment company.  

Coincidentally, Sony was set to release The Throwaways, starring James Caan and Katie McGrath, on its digital distribution arm Crackle on Dec. 19. The movie follows a hacker captured by the CIA and his band of “throwaway” accomplices as they work technical magic for the government organization.

Apparently Sony thought it wouldn’t be appropriate to release the film in light of its own security breach, The Wrap reported, so it's planning on rescheduling the launch for January.

The fallout created by the Sony hack won’t be resolved by then, but perhaps it will have been out of our collective consciousness long enough for us to watch the company’s movie about hackers without smirking a bit at the irony.

It’s a safe bet the Sony hack itself will eventually become a big screen adaptation, considering all the drama and intrigue it’s created. As we continue to watch the revelations unfold, the script practically writes itself.

Forget the ice bucket challenge; Hollywood megastar Samuel L. Jacksonchallenged celebrities to speak out against police violence by singing what he calls “We Ain’t Gonna Stop Until People Are Free” in a viral video posted on his Facebook page.

These cases, along with others, including the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, have led to massive protests across the country, calling for law enforcement reform and justice for people unfairly targeted and racially profiled by police. Young black males are 21 times more likely to get shot and killed by police than young white men, according to ProPublica.

The rallying cries for justice have become “I can’t breathe,” Garner’s last words, and “Hands up, don’t shoot,” in honor of Brown.

The Avengers and Pulp Fiction star Jackson sang his protest on Saturday, and invited other celebrities to do the same. The lyrics to the 40-second song are as follows.  

“I can hear my neighbor crying, 'I can't breathe.'
Now I'm in the struggle and I can't leave.
Calling out the violence of the racist police.
We ain't gonna stop until people are free.
We ain't gonna stop until people are free."

“All you celebrities out there who poured ice water on your head, here’s a chance to do something else,” Jackson said in the video.

Jackson isn’t the only one speaking out against law enforcement actions in recent weeks. A number of athletes including NBA stars LeBron James and Derrick Rose wore shirts with the phrase “I can’t breathe” during recent game warm-ups, and NFL running back Reggie Bush wore one before a Lions game last week. Players from the NFL’s St. Louis Rams entered the field earlier this month making the “Hands up, don’t shoot,” gesture, honoring Brown and criticizing the hometown police actions.

Jon Stewart crucified the grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer who killed Garner on The Daily Show. He somberly said: “I don’t know. I honestly don’t know what to say. If comedy is tragedy plus time, I need more fucking time. But I would really settle for less fucking tragedy, to be honest with you.”

Many other celebrities reacted strongly to the decision not to indict in the Garner case.

Jackson isn’t the first celebrity to put a twist on the ice bucket challenge, either. In August, Sleepy Hollow actor Orlando Jones dumped a bucket of bullets on his head to protest “militarized police forces threatening people’s right to assemble” in the wake of Ferguson protests.

So far, no celebrities have answered Jackson’s musical call to action, but the celebrity has added his voice to a growing number of people calling for justice. 

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The trampish costume that Ian McKellan wore in the 2010 stage adaptation of Waiting For Godot was so convincing that while he was taking a break outside the theatre, passersby actually stopped to give him change. McKellan took it in good humour, describing the dollar he received as his “lucky talisman.” But when something similar happened to comedian Dave Chappelle, no one was laughing.

During a recent performance in New Orleans, Chappelle revealed that while working on the set of his first movie two decades ago, in which he played a mugger, he had a dangerous run-in with the police.

Jarvis DeBerry, a columnist for NOLA who attended Chappelle’s set, describes how the comedian recounted the incident: 

He was dressed for the part. The movie set was surrounded with police tape. He ducked under it. Then a police officer set upon him and immediately started choking him.

The officer only released the then-19-year-old performer after someone on the set intervened. “Why didn't he say something?” the cop reportedly asked afterwards.

Chappelle told this story while discussing the fate of Eric Garner, a black New Yorker whose death at the hands of police officers has sparked angry protests across the country. Garner died after being placed in an illegal chokehold by an officer, footage of which was caught on camera. The failure to indict the officer has reignited fury over the perceived unaccountability of law enforcement, months after the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson sparked extensive protests. 

The incident involving Chappelle took place in 1992. The status quo of the time was such that, as the comedian lamented, “You don't even wonder why it’s happening. You just think…‘OK, here we go.’”

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Beyoncé isn’t just your spirit animal. She’s a brand now. Here are some gift ideas for the Yoncé fan in your life.

1) Yoncé all on your mouth like Venom, $25

Is there someone in your life who enjoys Beyoncé and old-school British metal? Some genius has involved both. This shirt places Bey's image in the bowels of the band’s 1981 classic, Welcome to Hell. Great for your angst-y teen niece or nephew. 

2) Inspirational coffee mug, $18

Every morning I stare at my Beyoncé mug and chant as I ingest liquid energy that will make me want to nap by 3:30pm. I pray for more hours in the day, to wake up flawless. I don’t know if it’s working but this mug is a reminder to your family that you’ll definitely get around to calling them. A good gift for your bestie. 

3) "Don’t Worry" T-shirt, $18.75

No word yet as to what Bobby McFerrin has to say about this. This is totally a dad shirt. 

4) NCLA nail wraps, $18

Four different sets can now be yours, featuring the nail art from Bey’s 2014 VMA look, and art influenced by the “Flawless” video. Your mom needs these, naturally. 

5) “Diva Is a Female Version of a Hustler” T-shirt, $19.90

A perfect gift for grandpa. 

6) Beyoncé cross stitch, $34

A perfect gift for grandma.

7) Bey’s sweater from the “7/11” video, $40

Are ugly Christmas sweaters passe? Doesn’t matter. Bey’s “7/11” video made them relevant again. 

In 2000, hip hop singer D'Angelo put out a neo-soul masterpiece Voodoo, recorded one of the steamiest music videos of all time for the song's untitled single, and then promptly vanished from the face of the Earth. Now that all of the children conceived shortly after their parents bought their copies of Voodoo at Tower Records are entering puberty, the Grammy-winner musician has finally emerged from his cicada-like hibernation.

At precisely midnight on Monday, D'Angelo released Black Messiah, his first new music in 14 years, with only a few hours notice. The previous day, a lucky hundful of music fans got to be the first members of the public to hear the record at a listening party in New York City hosted by writer Nelson George and the Red Bull Music Academy.

While the actual announcement came just shortly before the album was released online, there have been rumors about the album being just around the corner for years. In early 2013, Roots drummer and D'Angelo collaborator Questlove told Billboard the album was "99 percent done."

Questlove added that D'Angelo started working on the record all the way back in 2004, but The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallonbandleader predicted it would become an instant classic. "I would not be far off by saying this is probably my generation's version of Sly [and the Family Stone's] There's a Riot Goin' On," he continued. "It's potent. It's funky. It's an extremely hard pill to swallow."

The year prior, D'Angelo joined Questlove and others onstage at Bonnaroo for a surprise set of covers, which reportedly inspired him to finally put the finishing touches on the album.

Unlike 1995's Brown Sugar, the album that first put D'Angelo on the map, Black Messiah follows the lead of its immediate predecessor and ditches concise songwriting for an organic, atmospheric feel of a loose, playful live band. The songs swing from sexy come-ons to revolutionary polemics.

During the listening session, a pamphlet was distributed explaining the concept behind the album.

Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be easily misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen. It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on the album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape where these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.

You can buy Black Messiah on iTunes or stream it on Spotify.

Jade Burke is only 14 years old, but her cover of a Whitney Houston song belies her age.

On the Scottish teen’s YouTube page, you’ll find covers of songs by Sia, Lorde, and John Legend, but her cover of tearjerker “I Will Always Love You”—originally performed by Dolly Parton but popularized by Houston—will give you goosebumps. 

The video is from April, but it's been making the rounds again, after being shared on Facebook by Seattle radio station 95.7 KJR-FM. 

Screengrab via Jade Burke/YouTube 

When the poet Robert Frost wrote “Nothing gold can stay,” he wasn’t talking about the tragedy that happens at the end of each month as a handful of streaming television and movie titles disappear from Netflix. But never the less, no sentiment better captures our feelings of bittersweet sorrow as we say goodbye to timeless coming-of-age movies like The Breakfast Club or romantic comedies like You've Got Mail.

So get started on making the most of your Christmas vacation by binge streaming all these titles before they make like the year 2014 and disappear on Jan. 1. But don’t cry too hard for their farewell, because starting New Year’s Day, the entirety of Friendswill be there for you to console you in this time of loss. 

1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
2. A Mighty Heart (2007)
3. A River Runs Through It (1992)
4. Backdraft (1991)
5. Bad Boys (1995)
6. Batman (1989)
7. Beethoven (1992)
8. Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
9. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
10. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
11. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
12. Braveheart (1995)
13. Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
14. Carrie (1976)
15. D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
16. Duck Soup (1933)
17. Far and Away (1992)
18. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Seasons 1–2 (1983–1986)
19. Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
20. Gladiator (2000)
21. Good Burger (1997)
22. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
23. Happy Gilmore (1996)
24. Hitch (2005)
25. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
26. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
27. Kiss the Girls (1997)
28. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
29. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
30. Love Actually (2003)
31. Manhattan (1979)
32. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
33. My Girl (1991)
34. My Girl 2 (1994)
35. Red Dawn (1984)
36. Rocky IV (1985)
37. Roman Holiday (1953)
38. Saved! (2004)
39. Scary Movie 2 (2001)
40. Spaceballs (1987)
41. Stargate (1994)
42. Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless (2010)
43. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan! (1978)
44. The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
45. The Breakfast Club (1985)
46. The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
47. The Company Men (2010)
48. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
49. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
50. The Longest Yard (1974)
51. The Mighty Ducks (1992)
52. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
53. The Parent Trap (1998)
54. The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
55. The Usual Suspects (1995)
56. The Wedding Planner (2001)
57. Titanic (1997)
58. Tombstone (1993)
59. Transformers: Generation 1, Seasons 1–4 (1984–1987)
60. Turner and Hooch (1989)
61. You've Got Mail (1998) 

H/T Vulture | Photo via Purely Penzance/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

BY CASEY RACKHAM

Well, this is a movie that should never, ever be made. 

On Saturday (Dec. 13), a ridiculously weird trailer for a mysterious movie called "MoonQuake Lake" starring That 70s Show alums Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher hit the Web. The thing is, it's a totally fake movie—thank goodness—that is featured in a scene in the upcoming Annie remake. 

In the above clip, Kunis cries translucent blue tears, Kutcher talks about catching Kunis if an asteroid hits them, and Rihanna tells the couple, "It's time." (Yes, the super famous singer is most definitely in the trailer as some bizarre creature with razor teeth.) 

Basically, it's just one of the most confusing trailers ever. Fortunately, fans can rest easy knowing that it's not actually being made ... or is it? 

Get a sneak-peek of my new movie #MoonQuakeLake when you see #AnnieMovie December 19th.http://t.co/kqU0g2IlAN

— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) December 13, 2014

Annie hits theaters Dec. 19.

Screengrab via Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice is about to start serving jail time for tax fraud, so it seems like the perfect time for her daughter, Gia, to release a cheery holiday music video.

Yes, the 13-year-old has her own girl group, 3KT, and they’ve just debuted the video for “Season of Joy,” because nothing screams “season of joy” like your parents serving time for federal tax fraud.

This song isn’t quite as bad as a Patrice Wilson joint, which isn't saying much. It’s certainly much more wholesome than the group's last video, which Teresa Giudice allegedly dropped $10,000 on. This video was helped along by a Kickstarter campaign, which only collected $926 of its proposed $7,500 goal. 

But with "Season of Joy," the girls want to remind us what’s important this holiday season: shopping. And keeping your family name in the news no matter what the cost.

Scott Stapp, a rock star who once fronted the band Creed and now seems to be in the late stages of a total mental breakdown, just days ago told his family he was on a CIA mission to kill President Barack Obama. Now TMZ has released audio recordings of several strange 911 calls he’s placed over the past two months, none of which could be used as proof of sanity.

In the four clips below, the troubled singer insists that he’s been chased for six to seven weeks by people who took $20 million from him and intend to kill him, and that his estranged wife, Jaclyn Stapp, has stolen his truck. He also left a voicemail for the dean of his son Jagger’s school, warning that the terrorist organization ISIS was planning an attack in Florida.

“The people of Florida are at risk. I’ve uncovered the core of ISIS—it’s within my own family,” he says after asking about Jagger’s safety. “Please call me immediately. This is not a joke.”

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Anything can happen on the set of a late-night talk show, but you hardly realize just how much has happened until it’s all presented in front of you.

Conan O’Brien and his team tracked down the best—and the worst—of Conan’s fourth season and condensed a year’s worth of celebrity appearances, recurring segments, and elaborate gags into just under five minutes of utter craziness.

Try as you might, you won't be able to unsee this.

Screengrab via Team Coco/YouTube

How many hours of Netflix did you watch in 2014? The heart races a bit thinking about it, but it's already time to clear your queue and plan what you're going to binge-watch in 2015. 

As we stumble into the holidays, Netflix is helpfully adding a “Last Call” feature to its newsletter, as a reminder of which movies are leaving at the end of the month. You’re going to want to spend some quality family holiday time with Carrie and You’ve Got Mail.

The big news for the new year: Every episode of Friends will be available Jan. 1, to carry you through the dead zone of winter. Also landing on New Year’s Day: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Wayne’s World 2, two perfect hangover movies if there ever were.

Next month you’ll also be able to stream season 2 of Netflix original drama The Fall, Alexander Payne’s 1999 sleeper Election, and William Friedkin’s 1971 masterpiece, The French Connection.

Here are all the titles hitting Netflix in January:

Jan. 1

101 Dalmatians (1996)

Bad Boys II (2003)

Batman & Robin (1997)

Bruce Almighty (2003)

Cast Away (2000)

Dallas (season 3, 2012)

Get Low (2009)

Election (1999)

Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Fort Bliss (2014)

Friends: Complete Series (1994-2004)

Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)

Mean Girls (2004)

Shall We Dance? (2004)

To Be Takei (2014)

The French Connection (1971)

The Quiet Man (1952)

The War of the Worlds (1953)

Wayne’s World 2 (1993)

Jan. 3

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

White Collar (season 5)

Jan. 7

Brick Mansions (2014)

Jan. 8

Frank (2014)

Psych (season 8)

Jan. 9

Z Nation (season 1)

Jan. 13

Being Human (season 4, U.S.)

Jan. 15

Wolfblood (season 3, 2014)

Jan. 16

The Adventures of Puss in Boots (season 1)

The Fall (season 2)

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)

Jan. 23

Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot (2014)

Jan. 28

Chef (2014)

Beauty & the Beast (season 2)

Photo via Davide Restivo (CC BY-SA 2.0) | Remix by Jason Reed

On Thursday, the final episode of Serial's first season will air. If you’re among the many listeners turned would-be sleuths, hoping for the satisfying conclusion host Sarah Koenig alluded to in earlier episodes may be as futile as penning a letter to the North Pole.

Before you start cursing the day you fell prey to the hyper-addictive podcast, you might want to peruse the blog of Susan Simpson. The lawyer who methodically broke down the phone records at the center of the prosecution’s argument wrote a new post pinpointing what she believes to be the time of Hae Min Lee’s murder, imbuing the famed Nisha call with revelatory meaning.

It's the next best thing to the ending you’ve been waiting for.

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Its defenders in Hollywood, like Judd Apatow and Aaron Sorkin, claim that the publication of thousands of documents stolen by hackers amounts to a massive privacy violation. Sony, however, isn't stopping at impassioned pleas for journalists to cease and desist. Instead, it's issuing legal threats.

David Boies, an outside lawyer working for Sony in the ongoing leak debacle, told news organizations that Sony "does not consent to your possession, review, copying, dissemination, publication, uploading, downloading or making any use" of the terabytes of stolen documents leaked by a group called the Guardians of Peace.

In the letter to journalists, Boies wrote that Sony stood ready to "hold you responsible for any damage or loss arising from such use or dissemination by you."

News organizations do not typically react well to legal threats intended to stifle the publication of materials they deem relevant to the public interest. Nathaniel Mott of Pando Daily characterized the letter as Sony "bullying journalists," while The Intercept's Micah Lee wrote that the law was clearly on journalists' side, even if the ethics may not be.

"Sony should realize that journalists are completely within their legal rights to report on documents that are illegally obtained," Lee wrote, "as long as the journalists themselves don’t break laws to obtain them."

The Verge's Silicon Valley editor Casey Newton continued to push back on criticisms of the site's reporting by pointing to Sorkin's critical New York Times op-ed.

Internet rights group Fight For The Future (FFTF) saw the Boies letter as a direct result of reporting on the secret anti-Google plan. The group pushed back on Sony's threatening letter on a petition website.

"Just a few days after the media reported that that the MPAA and forces in Hollywood were planning the next SOPA, Sony Pictures sent threatening letters to media outlets demanding that they stop reporting on the corporate hack and delete any 'stolen information' in their possession," FFTF told its audience. "These abusive (and potentially illegal) letters are intended to censor the story."

Photo via David Goehring/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) | Remix by Jason Reed 

Screengrab via Film Nation Entertainment/YouTube

It’s not uncommon to see fans give their favorite performer a gift in the middle of a concert, but this gift in particular was special for Justin Timberlake.

Timberlake was performing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Dec. 14 when a ten-year-old fan handed him a present. The boy was a lifelong admirer of Timberlake, having started listening to him at age 2. He showed up at the concert dressed to impress, and when he handed over the small gift, the gesture affected the singer more than he or any of us were expecting.

“I might have to wear that on Christmas Day,” Timberlake said.

Photo via J Vettorino/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

If someone on your holiday shopping list is hoping to kickstart a YouTube career in 2015, buying them presents that will contribute to their production values is a sound investment.

People may be making money off YouTube nowadays, but it takes money to make money. Sure, you can shoot on your smartphone and upload directly to the platform and perhaps have a viral hit, but for sustained viewership, you’ll need to put a little more effort into your channel. The stars of digital video are using some advanced tools and tricks to get those almost-professional-quality shots, and with the right products, anyone can be in line with the Tyler Oakleys or Smoshes of the Web. If you’ve got a would-be YouTuber on your Christmas shopping list, here’s the starter-kit of items to get them on their way.

1) A computer and a digital camera or smartphone

We’re going to assume they’ve already got these key essentials, but any laptop that can run video-editing software and any smartphone or digital video camera will do to start.

2) A higher-end video camera

For more straightforward shooting, there’s a massive range. A good starting point would be the Canon 60D, which for $999 will capture a more cinematic production. If the YouTuber has vlog-only aspirations, you can keep it simple. Outside of just a smartphone camera, you could upgrade them to something small and suited for personal shooting, like the Canon Vixia Mini, at only $399.

3) Tripod

4) Microphone

5) Video-editing software

There’s an assortment of video-editing software you can use. If your aspiring vlogger has an Apple laptop, they probably already have iMovie, which is a good starting point. If they’re looking to up their game, either Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere are the best choices. Premiere has a monthly fee of $19.99, while Final Cut will run you $299 up front. We’d recommend Premiere simply because you can always get more updated software, and the product is more beloved than Final Cut’s latest version. You can also spring for online training courses so those programs don’t feel like hieroglyphics to the recipient. Lynda.com is running a holiday special for three months of access for only $59.

6) Selfie stick

7) Lights and backdrop

8) A shopping spree at the Dollar Tree

Finally, you’re going to need props. You can only tell so much; sometimes you have to show. The needs and wants of an aspiring YouTuber are endless, so a gift card to the Dollar Tree can let their imagination run free. There's a lot of ridiculous challenges out there, so you could proactively stock up on marshmallows, tie-dye supplies and, of course, sour cream to kickstart their first vlogs.

Photo via Ronaldo Ferreira/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Star Wars fans, there's a new, holiday-themed holy site to add to your list of pilgrimage spots.

After you've taken a tour of Skywalker Ranch in California and visited the Tunisian cities that stood in for Tatooine, schedule a trip to the corner of Ruschin Drive and Lafayette Avenue in Newark, Calif., to see Tom BetGeorge's astonishing Star Wars Christmas light show.

BetGeorge didn't just throw together a few synchronized lighting elements. He coordinated dazzling displays with around 100,000 lights strung across his house, a massive tree, a piano, and a giant guitar. Even better, he set the light show to John Williams' universally renowned Star Wars music.

Did those tracks still not do anything for you? Try to avoid getting emotional when you see BetGeorge's house come to radiant life to the tune of "Binary Sunset," the classic theme from A New Hope.

Obviously, when the iconic "Imperial March" plays, things quickly turn red.

BetGeorge, who works as a theater director at a conservatory ("hence the massive instruments!"), invited everyone to visit his house "most nights from 6-10pm."

J.J. Abrams is a long way from planning the bonus features for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-ray set, but we suspect few Star Wars fans would complain if they found this video on the set as an Easter egg.

Screengrab via Tom BetGeorge/YouTube

After months of ambiguous whiffs, Tim Burton has confirmed that a Beetlejuice sequel is moving forward.

Beetlejuice, the 1988 film starring Michael Keaton as a lecherous ghost and Winona Ryder as a death-obsessed teen, has become one of the cult hits in Burton’s canon, but the idea of a sequel hasn't been met with widespread enthusiasm. As of October, Burton didn't even have a script yet, though Keaton had said he was on board.

Of course, this is awfully convenient for Burton after the success of Birdman, a film that placed Keaton back into the meta-text of Batman. The Beetlejuice sequel has apparently cleared another hurdle, as Ryder is also on board.

H/T MTV | Photo via annaustin/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) | Remix by Fernando Alfonso III