Saturday Hot Links

Special Christmas edition hot links:

Let’s star off with a bang: Star Wars: Attack of the Models!

What the recent tax bill Congress passed means for filmmakers.

Via TotalFilm: 100 greatest behind the scenes photos.

Here’s 10 Christmas movies for people who usually hate Christmas movies.

Will Tony Scott direct the feature film version of “24”?

Want to hear the actual king’s speech that is the focus of The King’s Speech? I mean by the real king? Go here. 

Know how many movies are eligible for this year’s Best Picture Oscar? Answer: 248.

4 cool posters of Black Swan.

And there’s this: Aronofsky interviews Portman.

Swiss surrealist and concept artist H.R. Giger, who contributed so much to Alien, is working on the movie’s prequel. 

How about the 10 best movie trailers of 2010? I vote for any trailer that does not give away every freaking major plot point.

Jeff Bridges answers the question: “Were you high during last year’s Oscars?”

Harrison Ford wants to kill off Indiana Jones? I thought he did with IJ4?

Uh, about that whole killing off Indiana Jones thing? Nevermind.

Sad note: “The Lone Ranger” announcer Fred Foy has died. I can still hear his voice seared into my youthful consciousness…

Fresh out of bankruptcy, MGM eyes next James Bond movie. 

Thanks to Frank Freudberg for sending me the link to Leonard Maltin’s top 10 films of the decade. 

Not sure how to feel about this: Dan Brown to take over writing the screenplay for “The Lost Symbol”.

“Mad Men” recut as a psycho-thriller.

Another sign we’re near the end of civilization: Cable net TLC has a show called “Strange Addictions” that features hapless people such as this woman who eats toilet paper.

Guillermo del Toro weighs in with his favorite movies of 2010.

As I’ve reported on GITS, Steve Martin has found Twitter — and here are some tweets from a reported jury stint. 

And we end with an SNL spoof of It’s a Wonderful Life:

Enjoy your special Christmas hot links!