Saturday Hot Links
Welcome to another edition of Saturday Hot Links served up with a side of mashed yeast!
Today’s theme: Lego movie parodies. First This Is Spinal Tap:
Hot damn! New episodes of “Arrested Development” via Netflix.
Malcolm Gladwell in the New Yorker on Steve Jobs.
10 worst celebrity endorsements.
Third annual Governors Awards last Saturday night.
Rodeo Drive round-up: Who’s moving in and out of Beverly Hills most famous street.
And while we’re on real estate, this week in Hollywood’s biggest real estate deals: Rihanna, Michael Jackson, David Schwimmer, Sue Mengers.
Final real estate: UTA is moving to Beverly Hills.
“Dexter” reupped for two more seasons. Personally I hope Deb never figures out her brother is a serial killer so she can go down as the most clueless character in TV history.
Guillermo del Toro talks Vampires, Giant Monsters and the ‘Arrogance of Science’.
A new movie The Artist is a silent film. So what did the actors say when they were shooting scenes? Find out here [video].
Universal Pictures has big plans for its 100th year anniversary.
Author Michael Lewis interview about the movie adaptation of his book “Moneyball.”
After 12 years on the 80 interstate heading toward the Bay Bridge, the famous Yahoo sign is coming down.
100 masters of animated shorts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.
Facebook hit by porn attack. Another reason for me to dislike FB!
25 rejected titles of classic books.
After an accident on the set of Syriana severely hurt him, George Clooney contemplated suicide.
Another actor who is contemplating termination — thankfully not his life — is Brad Pitt who says he may give up acting in three years.
Nikki Finke says ICM is at war.
And here is some analysis via THR of what’s happening at ICM.
Flavorwire: 10 surreal and experimental works by Jim Henson [video].
The hellish production of 6 great movies.
Was Jane Austen murdered?
Speaking of writers, here are 10 videos of writers on writing.
From The Wrap: R.I.P. Movie Theaters.
Only in Hollywood: Steven Spielberg Circling Moses”.
Superheroes and their alter-egos imagined as single figures.
More superhero imagineering: Hipsters.
This superhero has boldly gone where no action figure has gone before. Yike! HT to @AmosPosner for getting to the… ahem… bottom of this.
Speaking of superheroes, here is a Lego version of The Dark Knight trailer:
In screenwriting news, Tom McCarthy (writer-director-actor, The Station Agent, The Visitor, Win Win) signs an overall deal with OddLot Entertainment.
Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) to write Cleopatra?
David Gordon Green (All The Real Girls) signs to write and direct sci-fi romance Q.
Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz (Thor) land a publishing deal for their first novel.
Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en) hired to rewrite 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Kudos to Trey Parker and Matt Stone! “South Park” reupped for three more years.
James L. Brooks (As Good As It Gets) and Sony split.
Diablo Cody one of the co-chairs for the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College.
Lionsgate pursuing Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) for the sequel to The Hunger Games.
More Lionsgate in weird legal news item: Lionsgate sued for hair debacle.
The 10 biggest winners of the TV development season.
More TV: What broadcast networks are betting on in 2012.
Slinky: The Movie alert: Universal developing a Woody Woodpecker movie.
New Mexico unveils the Santa Fe Studios.
Watch three video clips from the new Diablo Cody scripted / Jason Reitman directed movie Young Adult.
Cancer sufferer asks Joseph Gordon-Levitt out on a date.
How about this: 1,000 places to see before you die. I’ve been to Minot, North Dakota. Does that count?
Pamela Anderson to play the Virgin Mary in a Christmas TV special?!?!
Tim Goodman has some unsolicited advice for ratings cellar dweller NBC: Dear NBC: Don’t Tinker, Just Be Better.
An LAT backgrounder on the challenges facing Relativity Media.
Total Film: 40 greatest mondo movie posters.
Remember the bridal shop scene in Bridesmaidsd? Find out all about it from the writers’ perspective [video].
James Wolcott with a great essay on the 60th anniversary of the publishing of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.
Matthew Weiner is kicking around the idea of setting the final episode of “Mad Men” in 2011 — when Don Draper would be 84.
And some great news: The Golden Globes have invited back Ricky Gervais to host this year’s awards.
Finally Lego Star Wars: A New Hope
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