Links For The Day – November 11, 2013
The links I found interesting today, while browsing the web:
- Hey, Did You Know Bob Dylan Is A Steampunk Metalworker?
- Typhoon Haiyan Even Looks Terrifying From 22,000 Miles Away
- A Guy Found a Dozen Lost Carl Sagan Tapes in a New York Thrift Shop
- Skeptical climate blog shamefully downplays Super Typhoon Haiyan
- What will jail terms be like when humans can live for centuries?
- The Hobbit takes us inside the home of Beorn, and it's wonderful!
- Access Most Google Drive Commands With One Keyboard Shortcut
- The Science Behind Why Breakups Suck (and What You Can Do About It)
- Ariel Levy's Story of Her Miscarriage Will Break Your Heart
- Sacha Baron Cohen's Killer Awards Show Prank Shocks Attendees
- Users outraged over Youtube’s switch to Google+ “real names” policy — Tech News and Analysis
- Why the Chromebook pundits are simply out of touch with reality — Tech News and Analysis
- City Lights: The Immortal Tramp – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
- Journalists reportedly banned from Instagramming 2014 Winter Olympics | The Verge
- Tweetbot 3.1 Brings Text Size Controls, Timeline Switcher, Quick Actions
- Pioneer Returns to TV Business | High-Def Digest
- Autopsy of a sea monster – Boing Boing
- Batman's existential origin explained in gorgeous fanfic comic: The Deal – Boing Boing
- Claustrophobic bookstore in Helsinki (photos) – Boing Boing
- Inside J.J. Abrams’s Brain-Bending Book-Within-a-Book | Co.Create | creativity + culture + commerce
- Amazing Home Movie Footage of ’70s-Era NYC – Flavorwire
- USPS and Amazon Strike Ridiculous Deal – Flavorwire
- 15 “Golden Rules” of Filmmaking from John Waters, Wim Wenders & Jim Jarmusch | Open Culture
- AFI: Agnes and "Cleo" – Blog – The Film Experience
- Film Studies For Free: Magnifying Mirror: On Barbara Stanwyck and Film Performance Studies
- Lynne Ramsay Responds to Jane Got a Gun Lawsuit | Women and Hollywood
- Black Friday: Where’s the Blu? | Home Media Magazine
- I Know That Voice and You Can Too | The Animation Anomaly The Animation Anomaly
- Ang Lee Arrives in Taiwan to Judge Golden Horse Awards – The Hollywood Reporter
- www.nytimes.com
- Birth. Movies. Death.
- Lady Moustache
- midnight marauder
- Bernardo Bertolucci: ‘The Last Emperor’ Destined to be Converted to 3D | Variety
- Amazon starts delivering packages on Sundays in new US Postal Service deal | The Verge
- What Greta Gerwig learned from John Wayne and Gene Kelly / The Dissolve
- Amazon Media Room: RSS Content
- Blockbuster Thanks its Customers, Employees | Home Media Magazine
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Links For The Day – November 10, 2013
The links I found interesting today, while browsing the web:
- Parents Instantly Regret Giving Little Girl Whipped Cream
- [Blu-ray Reviews] City Lights Blu-ray Review – DVD & Blu-ray Reviews – Home Theater Forum
- Developing iOS 7 Apps for iPhone and iPad: A Free Online Course by Stanford | Open Culture
- The Great Dictator (1940) [596×792] : MoviePosterPorn
- Rad URLs Shows the Top 100 Trending Links Across Facebook and Twitter
- www.nytimes.com
- Google Webfonts finally has a competitor – Designer News
- Reading net creates a kids' level in a library – Boing Boing
- The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library: Vol 5 – Boing Boing
- A Glimpse Inside the Unique Cinematic Style of Federico Fellini « No Film School
- Pinky and the Brain's greatest tongue-twister of all time – Boing Boing
- The Beginner's Guide to SoundCloud
- Need Chrome apps for coding or offline text edits? Here’s a few worth checking. — Tech News and Analysis
- Fade Out/Fade In
- www.latimes.com
- www.latimes.com
- This Week on Blu-ray: November 12-19
- Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Blu-ray
- Robot & Frank (2012) – from instantwatcher.com
- Skyfall (2012) – from instantwatcher.com
- Anime and the Horrors of World War Two | Cartoon Research
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Links For The Day – November 9, 2013
The links I found interesting today, while browsing the web:
- Moving Past Digital Schizophrenia | TechCrunch
- Lynne Ramsay denies lawsuit rumours | News | Screen
- Bye, Bye Blockbuster: A Eulogy for the 3-Day Rental (Guest Column)
- Loads of Filmmaking Advice from Poetic Director Wim Wenders « No Film School
- Dangerous Minds | ‘The Visitor’: The brown acid of science fiction films
- Throne of Blood (1957) [793 x 1123] : MoviePosterPorn
- 'In The Heat Of The Night' Coming Out On Blu-Ray DVD January 2014 | Shadow and Act
- The Phantom of the Opera on 3-disc dual format in December | Cine Outsider
- Beta Ray Bill To Return In The Pages Of 'Nova'
- 5by5 | The Incomparable #167: Space Wizard Musical
- Best Online Backup Service | The Wirecutter
- www.latimes.com
- Nosferatu Blu-ray (United Kingdom)
- The Message Blu-ray
- Unlike the PS4, the Xbox One won't support 3D Blu-ray playback at launch
- lifehacker.com
- Cinema Club Deconstructs 'The Royal Tenenbaums': Matt Zoller Seitz hosts at the Alamo Ritz – Screens Blog – The Austin Chronicle
- Want Ad – Hollywood Elsewhere
- Design Icon Chip Kidd Shares His Wisdom With The Pre-Teen Set | Co.Design | business + design
- DRAGON BALL Z Season Sets Blasting onto Blu-ray this Winter « SciFi Japan
- R.I.P. Blockbuster: A conflicted but sincere video-store requiem / The Dissolve
- 12 Years a Slave | LAST SEEN HERE
- Blue Is the Warmest Color | LAST SEEN HERE
- Miyazaki’s “Wind Rises” Briefly | Movie Journal by J. Hoberman | ARTINFO.com
- moviemorlocks.com – Too Smart Lucy
- No More Comic Book Gods « The Hooded Utilitarian
- seanax.com » Blu-ray: ‘The Spy Who Came In From the Cold’
- seanax.com » Videophiled: True Blu-ray Americana – ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’ and ‘The Right Stuff’
- Observations on film art : GRAVITY, Part 1: Two characters adrift in an experimental film
- John Sayles on the 12 films that most influenced his career / The Dissolve
- The 40th Anniversary of ROBIN HOOD, Disney’s Underappreciated Joy | Badass Digest
- Mickey Mania! | Animation Scoop
- Nosferatu Blu-ray
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Links For The Day – November 8, 2013
The links I found interesting today, while browsing the web:
- Exclusive clip from the most baffling movie we've ever seen The Visitor
- A Beginner's Guide to the Most Confusing Cooking Terms
- FInally, the ULTIMATE ultimate SANDMAN edition — The Beat
- Western Black Rhinoceros declared extinct – Boing Boing
- Riot Grrrl, redux – Boing Boing
- Guillermo del Toro's book, "Cabinet of Curiosities" – Boing Boing
- Review: Frederick Wiseman's Vitally Important Masterwork 'At Berkeley' | The Playlist
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray
- Did You See This? – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
- Review: ‘The Visitor’ – Film.com
- bell hooks, Melissa Harris-Perry On '12 Years A Slave,' 'Beasts Of The Southern Wild,' Much More… | Shadow and Act
- Akira Blu-ray: 25th Anniversary Edition
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Blu-ray
- Happy Birthday, Handsome – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
- A Look Behind The Future: Watch A Vintage, 20-Minute Look At The Making Of '2001: A Space Odyssey' From 1968 | The Playlist
- Watch: Extensive Behind-The-Scenes Docs About The Making Of Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Fountain’ & 'The Wrestler' | The Playlist
- Berlinale: Retrospective to Focus on Light in Early Cinema – The Hollywood Reporter
- James Cameron to Be Honored by Sound Editors
- Trailers from Hell: John Landis on Mel Brooks' Classic Western Satire 'Blazing Saddles' | Thompson on Hollywood
- Ketchup Flies at Comic-Con as Rotten Tomatoes Pits Critics Against Fans | Criticwire
- Exclusive: Poster for Claude Lanzmann's New Documentary 'The Last of the Unjust' (CLIP) | Thompson on Hollywood
- 5by5 | The Critical Path #100: Fin du siècle
- The Critical Path #100: Fin du siècle |
- GKIDS Announces English Language Cast for "Ernest & Celestine" | Animation Scoop
- What’s Happening on Hulu – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
- Best Buy Black Friday Sneak Peek
- Editorial – Build Tools – objc.io issue #6
- Brighter than the sun: stunning new details on the meteor that exploded over Russia | The Verge
- Lionsgate: Two New Major UltraViolet Retailers Expected to Announce Shortly | Home Media Magazine
- FULL TRAILER: Studio Ghibli's "Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" | Animation Scoop
- ‘District 9′ and the Legacy of Highbrow Sci-Fi
- www.nytimes.com
- www.nytimes.com
- Japanese Movie Posters: 2046
- MacBook Pro or MacBook Air? The Choice Is Clear as Retina [REVIEW]
- IFTTT on the App Store on iTunes
- Sundance Selects Acquires 'Run and Jump,' Starring Will Forte | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire
- The best free WordPress plugins for November | Webdesigner Depot
- Drafts 3.5 for iOS review: Note-taking app lets you focus on writing first | Macworld
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment Not Stuck in the ‘Mud’ | Home Media Magazine
- Europa Report (2013) – from instantwatcher.com
- The unexpected upside to "too much screen time" (sponsored)
- Trouble getting a physical copy of The Hobbit Extended Edition? You’re not alone. | Hobbit Movie News and Rumors | TheOneRing.net™
- Deja View: One of my Days
- Good Riddance, Blockbuster Video – Flavorwire
- Don’t Ever Apologize For Being A Good Parent, And Other Lessons For Hard-Working Women | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
- Chipotle Is Rolling Out Tofu In Burritos Across The Country–Here's How They Make It | Co.Exist | ideas + impact
- How to Automate your Inbox with Gmail Filters
- 5 Keys to Maintaining a Gluten-Free Diet
- 10 Quotes from 'Seduced and Abandoned,' the New HBO Doc All Filmmakers Should Watch « No Film School
- Elephants Never Forget When You Slaughter Their Family | Smart News
- The Inventor of Videotape Recorders Didn’t Live to See Blockbuster’s Fall | Smart News
- The 13 and a Half Nerdiest Film Picks at AFI Fest 2013 – Topless Robot – Nerd news, humor and self-loathing.
- The Life and Times of David Chen: Things to do Before Your Twitter Account is Suspended or Banned
- Bob White: Love It, Like It, or Not So Sure? |
- Blockbuster, Netflix and the end of movies as a product — Tech News and Analysis
- For This Iconic Bookstore, Digital Isn't Just a Footnote
- Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler Blu-ray (United Kingdom)
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Links For The Day – November 7, 2013
The links I found interesting today, while browsing the web:
- Netflix-Marvel deal leaves Hulu without superheroes – latimes.com
- New SD card format is speedy enough for 4K video
- Google Drive for iOS adds support for multiple accounts, single sign-in, and printing | The Verge
- Silk Road 2.0 statement promises 'a brand new era for hidden services' | The Verge
- Resolve and Clean URLs with Clean Links for iOS
- The App Design Handbook | Nathan Barry
- A List of New iOS 7 Keyboard Shortcuts
- The Mysterious Tool-Making Culture Shared by Crows and Humans
- Massive trailer for Studio Ghibli's hauntingly beautiful new movie
- As ‘Treme’ Ends, Creator David Simon Frustrated, Sings TV Blues | Variety
- Twitter Now Worth More Than Sony, Dish, Discovery and Netflix | Variety
- In the Heat of the Night Blu-ray
- F.W. Murnau's Sunrise Detailed
- JANE GOT A GUN, Lynne Ramsay Gets A Lawsuit | Twitch
- Three-Minute Trailer For Studio Ghibli’s ‘Princess Kaguya,’ From ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ Director
- Jason Schwartzman Likely The Next To Take A Ride At Jurassic World – Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors
- Studio Ghibli: ‘The Wind Rises’ Poster and ‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya’ Trailer | /Film
- www.latimes.com
- www.latimes.com
- ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’: J.J. Abrams’ film to open December 18, 2015 | Hero Complex – movies, comics, pop culture – Los Angeles Times
- www.apple.com
- X-Men: Days of Future Past – Movie Trailers – iTunes
- Cesar Chavez – Movie Trailers – iTunes
- RLJ Entertainment Ups Q3 Revenue, Loss | Home Media Magazine
- Epix to Launch PS4 App | Home Media Magazine
- Sony Tears Down the PS4 | High-Def Digest
- 'The Jungle Book: Diamond Edition' Blu-ray Pre-Order Live! | High-Def Digest
- The Academy Short List: "Animated Shorts" | Animation Scoop
- Repertory Pick: Celebrating Jan Němec – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
- The Best Foreign Language Feature Films of 2013, According to Members of the Criticwire Network: 'No,' 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' And More | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire
- Disney’s Marvel to Create Live-Action Series for Netflix | Home Media Magazine
- R.I.P. Blockbuster Video « High-Def Digest: The Bonus View High-Def Digest: The Bonus View
- io9 – We come from the future.
- www.nytimes.com
- REVIEW: Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises" | Animation Scoop
- Nikki Finke goes solo, but battle with Jay Penske may not be over – latimes.com
- The Empire Strikes Back / B1 / advance / Japan
- Death of Blockbuster Was Only a Matter of Time | Home Media Magazine
- Is Domestic SVOD License Revenue Growth Maxed Out? | Home Media Magazine
- Raro to Release Umberto Lenzi's Sacrifice!
- Watch: excerpt of a restored version of Aguirre, Wrath of God in 35 MM – A GROUP FOR CINEPHILES! on Vimeo
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Links For The Day – November 6, 2013
The links I found interesting today, while browsing the web:
- Sony to distribute The Criterion Collection DVDs and Blu-rays / The Dissolve
- TCM launches on-demand movie website and app / The Dissolve
- Michael Caine Goes 'In The Future' With Paolo Sorrentino & Will Be Samuel L. Jackson's Butler | The Playlist
- How to Make a Perfect Wes Anderson Parody — Vulture
- Werner Herzog, Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff Discuss Brotherhood and Americana (Exclusive Video) – TheWrap
- Ai Weiwei's Neo-Reality – Print Magazine
- www.latimes.com
- Internet Archive Burns Down, Data Survives
- Share Your Best and Worst Blockbuster Memories
- Forensics experts say Yasser Arafat likely murdered with radioactive polonium | The Verge
- www.nytimes.com
- www.nytimes.com
- From the Eclipse Shelf: The Baron of Arizona – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
- Daily | Ed Pincus, 1938 – 2013 | Keyframe – Explore the world of film.
- Blockbuster to Close Remaining Stores, End DVD-By-Mail Services | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire
- Review: Frederick Wiseman's Sprawling 'At Berkeley' Is Educational, But Whose Side Is He On? | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire
- Patsey's Plea: Black Women's Survival in '12 Years A Slave' | Shadow and Act
- '12 Years A Slave' Begins Nationwide Expansion This Weekend. Watch New 7-Minute Featurette On The Cast | Shadow and Act
- It's Official: Jay Penske Finally Fires Nikki Finke, But Is She Free to Go Solo in January? | Thompson on Hollywood
- Demonoid Will Come Back Soon, Rebuild in Progress | TorrentFreak
- Dish Closing All Its U.S. Blockbuster Stores | Home Media Magazine
- Blockbuster to Close Remaining Stores and End Disc By Mail
- Oldboy – Movie Trailers – iTunes
- Visitors – Movie Trailers – iTunes
- 12 Years a Slave – Movie Trailers – iTunes
- Vincent Price in The Baron of Arizona – YouTube
- Amazon Source offers indie booksellers the opportunity to sell Kindles — Tech News and Analysis
- Blockbuster exiting US retail market, closing its last 300 stores | The Verge
- More than a replicant: 'Moments Lost' revisits 'Blade Runner' through music | The Verge
- Amazon offers indie bookstores a Kindle discount to encourage reselling | The Verge
- Princess of Thailand courts Hollywood studios – latimes.com
- www.latimes.com
- www.latimes.com
- This Is How 'World War Z' Should Have Ended
- Amazon Source
- 1966 Documentary Explores the Making of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (and Our High-Tech Future) | Open Culture
- Watch Martin Scorsese’s Epic Dolce & Gabbana Ad, Starring Scarlett Johansson and Matthew McConaughey – Flavorwire
- Cute octopus flier on post – Boing Boing
- Warner Q3 Operating Income Misses ‘Dark Knight’ | Home Media Magazine
- Computer Chess (2013) – from instantwatcher.com
- Deja View: Disney Vis Dev II
- Cookie Monster pareidolia – Boing Boing
- defamer.gawker.com
- Nikki Finke to Exit Deadline Hollywood | Variety
- The Deleted 'Jedi' Line That Redeemed Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Deadline.com And Nikki Finke Parting Ways – Deadline.com
- Steve McQueen & Michael Fassbender on Why ’12 Years A Slave’ Is About a Free Man – Film.com
- Kirikou And The Sorceress Forum / The Dissolve
- A Place In The Sun – Hollywood Elsewhere
- www.nytimes.com
- Super Punch
- La Notte | DVD | HomeVideo Review | The A.V. Club
- www.latimes.com
- Lines and Circles [PLAYTIME and 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY] | Jonathan Rosenbaum
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