Helen Mirren as Doctor Who
According to The Mary Sue, Helen Mirren would like to play Doctor Who. I think I’d like that even more than when Joanna Lumley was the Doctor for a minute or so in, “Doctor Who and the Curse of the Fatal Death.”
4600 Words on Reamde
Over at Asking the Wrong Questions, Abigail Nussbaum takes on the task of figuring out Stephenson’s Reamde.
A Marriage made in cinematic heaven
Kubrick’s producer sends him a letter about the new discovery of 1976: the Steadicam.
Two Series
James Gurney concludes his 12 part series on the origins of Dinotopia, while over at Punkadiddle, Adam Roberts is reviewing the ten bestselling books of all time… here he is with a fascinating stop at #7 (85 million copies sold): The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
“Vasquez Always Dies”
Ever wonder why the competent and kickass action ladies always die? TV Tropes examines why “Vasquez Always Dies.”
2011: The Cinescape
Matt Shapiro has put together a lovely compilation representing the Cinescape of 2011. (via Peter Gutierrez)
