Saturday Hot Links
Time for another installment of Saturday Hot Links!
Today: The David Simon TV Visionary Edition!
Here they are: 2013 WGA screenplay nominations.
The U.S. military’s top-secret ‘tsunami bomb’ from WWII.
Sony is #1 in 2012 worldwide B.O. market share.
17 offbeat holidays and anniversaries to celebrate in 2013.
Did blowing into Nintendo cartridges really help?
The top grossing specialty films of 2012.
7 ancient writing systems that haven’t been deciphered yet.
Concept art for Pixar’s next 4 films.
Blood found in dried squash belongs to Louis XVI.
The 5 biggest disappointments in the 2012 specialty B.O.
Do lobsters really mate for life?
The 7 most anticipated sci-fi films of 2013.
David Beckham’s son Romeo debuts first Burberry commercial [video].
24 movies to see in 2013.
On its 15th anniversary, cast and crew of Good Will Hunting reminisce about the movie.
Jennifer Aniston overdoses on coffee in British commercial cameo [video].
Chinese B.O. hits $2.69B in 2012.
8 countries with fascinating baby-naming laws.
Joshua James Friday Fight Scene: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
George Lucas gets engaged.
A German perspective on U.S. indie film.
Teens hate Twitter, world leaders love it.
Promised Land and the pitfalls of political cinema.
Here’s a New Year’s resolution: Read a book a day for the entire year.
James Bond to get Oscarcast tribute.
NASA’s bizarre plan to drag an asteroid into the Moon’s orbit.
FilmmakerIQ: Steven Spielberg on how Lawrence of Arabia inspired him to become a filmmaker.
The cable universe is shrinking.
10 online marketing trends for 2013.
“Twin Peaks: Season 3”? Uh, no, says co-creator Mark Frost.
The 50 best viral campaigns of 2012.
The future of French cinema.
Will an Apple watch replace the iPhone?
Vince Gilligan on writing the “Breaking Bad” finale.
20 books every woman should read in her 20s.
Lionsgate stock hits all-time high on film and TV slate prospects.
This is what fireworks look like in reverse [video].
Griffith Park ranks as top L.A. film location in 2012.
The 100 greatest sports photos of all-time.
What the indie film community is most looking forward to in 2013.
10 snack foods originally sold as medicines.
6 places you’ll recognize from the background of every movie.
11 weirdly spelled words and how they got that way.
31 interviews with the most notable cinematic voices of 2012.
10 of the world’s most expensive beers.
Prediction: Tech companies will conquer Hollywood in 2013.
Creativity Post: How we’ll learn in 2013.
Hope For Film’s top posts from 2012.
A comprehensive, interactive chart of Zeus’s affairs.
The original Star Wars trilogy as maps.
Geek vs. Nerds infographic.
J.J. Abrams grants sick fan’s request for early screening of Star Trek Into Darkness.
50 prison slang words to make you sound like a tough guy.
10 really bad movies that define ‘bad movies’.
Good news! Sex can make you smarter!
Jurassic Park map [HT to @NateWinslow].
The genius who invented brunch.
Pixar animator dreams up a new superhero… for every day of the year.
5 historical attempts to ban coffee.
Ewan McGregor talks Star Wars: Episode VII.
11 creative breakthroughs people had in their sleep.
The Django Unchained cheat sheet: 10 things that will help you understand the movie.
11 Tweets that led to a whole mess of legal trouble.
The reunion of Mike Nichols and Elaine May.
Spaun: The most realistic artificial human brain yet.
10 dirty secrets of independent film.
Will a robot take your job?
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