All the great masters crib ideas from others: "Casablanca" was adapted from a failed play, "Hamlet" from a Norse work called "Ur-Hamlet" (subtle work with the title there, Shakespeare), but could Michel Gondry have stolen the idea for "Be Kind, Rewind" from…Amanda Bynes?
That's the rumor going around today after an 8-year-old clip from her eponymous Nickelodeon comedy show began circulating around the interwebs. The two-minute clip basically shows Amanda working behind a video store counter, repeatedly telling customers that their versions of rented movies (which she has sweded with her brother) are "better" than the originals. So yeah, it's got a video store, shabby looking remade movies by the staff, and some complaining customers.
Which all adds up to…nothing. Absolutely nothing. Read more...

