Saturday Hot Links
Back for another installment of Saturday Hot Links… with a side of mashed yeast!
The videos this week: Cute kitties!!!
Variety senior critics provide a run-down of their highs and lows of the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
THR: Toronto 2011: The 10 most buzzed-about films that still haven’t found a U.S. distributor.
IndieWire: Everything you wanted to know about TIFF 2011.
Vulture: The five best and worst things about this year’s Emmys.
Speaking award ceremonies, Steve Martin provided this advice to Eddie Murphy re the Academy Awards.
Here are 10 ads that have nothing to do with the products they’re promoting.
Bizarre video clip with Andy Warhol interviewing Steven Spielberg in 1979 [via FilmmakerIQ].
Warren Beatty’s Howard Hughes project moves from Paramount to New Regency.
Hollywood Economics 101: Note the $211M distribution fee Warner Bros. charged for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. That is considered an expense… while it is income to the studio.
Was Nicholas Cage a Civil War vampire? Uh, not so fast.
What it’s like to work on a film crew with John Waters
Total Film: 40 most violent movie fights.
The best plays on and off Broadway in 2010–2011.
Here’s a guide to the LA locations from the movie Drive.
Steven Spielberg on the connection between Indian Jones and Tintin.
This is cool: The original magazine article by Cameron Crowe that inspired Fast Times as Ridgemont Hight.
15 books you should read before they hit theaters as movies.
Netflix CEO apologizes… then announces changes for which he will have to apologize again.
James Franco and Jonah Hill sign up for horror-comedy “Jay & Seth Vs. the Apocalypse”.
Smart career move: Lars Von Trier takes back apology for Nazi statements.
The latest issue of “Written By” magazine here — for free.
“Say hello to my little friend… again.” Universal preps new “Scarface” movie.
More cute kitties!
Sigourney Weaver spills some plot elements for both Avatar 2 and Ghostbusters 3.
The top ten celebrities who are the most dangerous to search the web for [i.e., spyware, malware, adware, spam, viruses].
J.K. Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe talk miniature golf! Not really [video].
What does it look like when 1000 Israelis pose nude in the Dead Sea? Like this.
Meet the mutant spawn of Darth Vader and Batman.
American Optometric Assn. says 3D is safe for kids. Sure, their eyes. But what about their minds?
The 30 coolest movie soundtracks.
Tintin image gallery found online.
Den of Geek: 10 low budget movies that could teach Hollywood blockbusters a thing or two.
Musicians on film Flavorwire wishes were real.
Former head of Warner Bros. and current CEO of Yahoo Terry Semel says the value of Hollywood content is on the rise.
Barry Levinson is bringing “Diner” to Broadway. Sheryl Crow to write the music.
The El Cheapo Guide to Culture.
This year’s MacArthur genius grants announced. Check to see if you’re on the list!
Britain’s top TV agent: Folks are failing to make enough TV that really matters.
What did Christian Bale and Terrence Malick shoot in Austin, TX last week?
Vulture: The men of the new fall sitcoms would hate the women of the new fall sitcoms.
Universal Pictures re-ups its chairman Adam Fogelson through 2014.
Flavorwire: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s guide to the good life.
Hey, indie filmmakers, this is for you: 7 tips on how to sell your film [from Submarine Entertainment’s Josh Braun].
Patrick Goldstein: Are the rednecks in Straw Dogs really an insult to Mississippi?
The new Showtime series “Homeland” has debuted early online.
Okay, this sounds like a mockumentary, but evidently it’s not: Popcorn seller lands a Hollywood deal.
Hey, that’s Brad Pitt gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated!
Saved the best for last: Three previously unreleased cuts by Nirvana.
And yes, even more cute kitties!
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