Saturday Hot Links
Welcome back for another edition of Saturday Hot Links… prepared vegan style!
Today we honor one of the all-time great actors James “Jimmy” Stewart. Here is an excerpt from the French TV series “Cinema Cinemas” in which Stewart discusses working with Alfred Hitchcock:
Must start with this: Man who throws hot dog at Tiger Woods claims he was inspired by the movie Drive.
Why Tom Cruise still matters to the Hollywood film industry.
HBO gives Season 2 of “Game of Thrones” an April launch date.
Fascinating BBC TV analysis: Anatomy of a Hug.
Huzzah! More troops in the battle against 3-D! Toy Story writers dismiss it.
Pixar related: Were you disappointed by Cars 2? Marvel wasn’t.
Spielberg, Scorcese and others on the joy of celluloid.
Meanwhile companies like ARRI, Panavision and Aaton have quietly ceased production of film cameras.
Funny man Adam KcKay (director of Anchorman, The Other Guys) turns serious as he produces a documentary about the U.S. public education system.
Speaking of documentaries, here’s one on Steve Jobs debuting this weekend on Discovery.
Want to buy some of Elizabeth Taylor’s stuff? There’s an auction going on starting this weekend.
Actor Oscar Isaac has a new gig… with the Coen brothers.
Hey, indie filmmakers: You have 81 days to make your movie project sexy to investors.
And while we’re talking movies and money, AFM announced their slate for this year’s confab.
More announcements: The 20 finalists for this year’s National Book Award.
Soldier’s lawsuit against Hurt Locker filmmakers rejected by the courts.
“Arrested Development” tarot cards.
The power of Twitter for one writer.
Flavorwire: 10 best sketches from Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
Always wanted to go to Stanford University? Now’s your chance… sort of. The school is offering online computer science classes for anyone… for free!
Shirley MacLaine set as AFI Lifetime Honoree.
Speaking of notable actors in the veteran set, Clint Eastwood to get in front of the cameras again.
Total Film: The complete history of Marvel.
Hurry up and see the Taj Mahal… before it falls down!
An homage in images to Stewart:
Here is a helpful list of the top independent movies from the summer 2011.
Do you like animated movies? Check out this list and see if your favorites made the top 50.
Napster: This is your business model — on drugs.
Woody Allen changes the name of his newest movie. The new title? Nero Fiddled.
Not every idea from Steve Jobs was genius [video].
Seth MacFarlane sometimes thinks that “Family Guy” should have ended several seasons ago.
I never ever thought I’d find a reason to post anything about Beyoncé, but here it is: Beyoncé, dance moves, plagiarism, copyrights and you.
You can access all of the Coen brothers scripts here.
Anne Thompson: Sundance may not be a big factor in this year’s Oscar race.
Some poems inspired by movies.
THR’s list of the top 50 showrunners.
Here are 5 ways texting could have changed Nightmare on Elm Street.
Renée Zellweger sells a fictional historic drama to Lifetime about… Renée Zellweger.
Derek Zoolander is back courtesy of SNL [video].
Armenian photographer Suren Manvelyan chooses interesting subjects: Eyes. Here are some beautiful photos of animal eyes.
Ted Hope, indie film champion, is a busy guy.
63 countries submit movies for this year’s foreign language Oscars.
It’s the resurrection of Darth Maul.
Top Halloween costume trends this year? It’s pirates and zombies thanks to POTC and “The Walking Dead.”
Speaking of which, “The Walking Dead” from A to Z.
Finally a tribute to Stewart that aired on TCM and narrated by actor George Kennedy:
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