I Am Link

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--- Selfie Love - I don't really feel like giving this its own post but I do feel as if I should at least take note of James Franco's shirtless selfie over at Instagram, since I have that responsibility, I guess. So yeah. James Franco uses his nips for attention, again. Go you, James Franco.

--- McQueen's Man - Here's a video chat with Chiwetel Ejiofor about 12 Years a Slave. I saw the film a second time on Sunday at MoMA, Chewy was supposed to be there for a Q&A but bailed, damn him. Anyway I was even more bowled over by the film this second time through. (Here's my original review.) Y'all better go see it!

--- Further Adventures - When the second Insidious movie made a bunch of money (and if you ask me, was actually pretty good while doing so) we figured the studio would want a third one even though the director of the first two, James Wan, says he's done with horror movies (for now). Sure enough the studio has set a date for Insidious: Chapter 3 - it'll be out in April of 2015. I still find it weird, horror movies not in October, even though honestly I'd love there to be a new horror movie opening 52 weeks a year. Writer Leigh Whannell is returning; I assume Patrick Wilson and Rose Byne will too. What else have they got that's this successful? And anyway we've got to see Patrick Wilson stand cluelessly in front of something scary again.

--- Murder Mystery - This probably means more to those of you who have watched Broadchurch but I have heard good things about that show and this is quite the cast - David Tennant, Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn, and Jacki Weaver have all signed on for an American remake of the show. 

--- Araki Storm - Gregg Araki's new movie White Bird in a Blizzard (love the title) is going to play at Sundance and The Playlist has the first batch of pictures. It stars Shaileene Woodley as a girl whose mother vanishes. It costars Gabby Sidibe, Chris Meloni, Eva Green, and Shiloh Fernandez - please please please Gregg Araki do not let me down you have Chris Meloni and Shiloh Fernandez in your movie - they must do it with each other.

--- Rodent Celebration - Yesterday was the 85th anniversary of the first Mickey Mouse cartoon, and over at The Film Experience Tim looks back at the mouse's legacy, along with a list of the best of the character's cartoons. I cast a weary eye towards all things Disney usually but that early stuff is indeed monumental.

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