Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is a fabulous book, and I’m very pleased to see that a new movie is coming out.

I’m even more pleased to see that it stars Ben Barnes and Colin Firth. Oh, be still my heart!

Here’s the poster:

And the trailer:

(both courtesy of FilmShaft.com)

It looks lovely, in a dark, almost Burtonesque sort of way. But I have to admit, I’m a bit worried by Dorian’s apparent heterosexuality. I’m sure dear old Oscar would be a bit miffed, too. And I’ve got to admit, I was kind of hoping for a little something between Ben and Colin. ;)

i09.com has posters for the upcoming film release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I like the format; they don’t feel the need to proclaim the whole title because, for heaven’s sake, most people interested in the movie probably know what the heck the title is. The sexyfaces we’re getting from… well, everybody up to and including Dumbledore are kind of funny, when it comes down to it, and Michael Gambon is doing his very best Ian McKellan impersonation here.

But the thing that weirds me out is Alan Rickman’s makeup. Now, don’t get me wrong, I adore him as Snape (even if I think Tim Roth would be better), but Alan is a bit old for the role, considering that the Marauders-era characters are supposed to be in their mid-thirties. And since Snape’s only supposed to age a year between movies and Alan… well, can’t exactly hold back the hands of time, the makeup used to keep him looking more like a spring chicken is getting downright scary. In this poster, it looks like they spackled his face and then airbrushed it flesh-colored.

What say you?