I Am Link

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--- Geeks United - In case you're not aware, we think Lizzy Caplan is perfect, and we'll hear no insinuations otherwise. (Have you seen Masters of Sex yet? Watch it, she is perfect.) Zach Snyder made a huge mistake not casting her as Lois Lane... but then, he was busy making a lot of mistakes with Man of Steel. Anyway we adore Lizzy. So here's this news - she's going to star opposite her Freaks & Geeks co-alums Seth Rogen and James Franco in The Interview, the new flick from Rogen and his Superbad and This is the End co-writer Evan Goldberg, which is about "a talk show host and producer who somehow get mixed up in a plot to assassinate the leader of North Korea." Lizzy is playing a government agent that's along for the ride, or whatever.

---  Hard Write - Nathaniel's speaking to my heart this morning with a post over at The Film Experience on writing proper movie reviews and how they can sometimes just stop you right in your tracks - he's asking what makes for an easy film to write about, or to read about?

--- Blood Buds - The Playlist has some new pictures and posters from Blood Ties, one-time gratuitous recipient Guillaume Canet's flick starring his lovah Marion Cotillard as well as Clive Owen and Matthias Schoenaerts - nautrally it's the latter who's most interesting me. For some bizarre reason they made individual character posters for this crime drama, but hey, it gives the world a Matthias Schoenaerts poster, so I'll refrain from complain.

--- Mondo Doco - Our pal Daniel reviews the documentary The Dog - which is screening at the New York Film Festival and is about the real-life dude who was the inspiration for Dog Day Afternoon - of which he is not a fan. I feel guilty I'm not seeing more docs at the fest but time is a bitch, man. Thankfully he's reviewing them all so I can suss out what to see eventually.

--- Video Voorhees - This has actually been a rumor for awhile but there's renewed speculation, since the movie's probably getting closer to becoming a reality, that the next Friday the 13th movie - the 13th one, too! - will be a found footage kind of movie. Because a horror movie producer never met a budget he didn't think could be smaller, and a bandwagon's never too far gone!

--- Merci Blah Blah - The first trio of official images of Jean Dujardin in George Clooney's next directorial effort Monuments Men are out, and they're basically just an excuse to stare at Jean Dujardin in vintage military uniform, which is totally a thing I've been wanting an excuse for.

--- Bottom Boos - The first dozen or so titles from Final Girl's Shocktober list of the greatest horror movies of ever, as voted on by Stacie's readership, have been posted - that's numbers 323 to 310, natch. It makes for very strange bedfellows - how about a Wolf Creek and Practical Magic double-feature? Anybody?

--- Doctor Ian - This is probably the first and last time I'll ever link to anything at the Financial Times, but here's an interview with Jeff Goldblum where he's asked about whether he's in the fourth Jurassic Park movie or not. Which reminds me, have I even made mention of the fact that its probably going to star Josh Brolin and Bryce Dallas Howard? I think I've avoided saying it lest I make it be true.

--- Oh Billy - This is the first thing from the upcoming Carrie remake that's made me tingle in the right way in a very long time - hey look it's Chronicle's Alex Russell, who plays the John Travolta part in the new film. He is pretty pretty pretty. Oh, Billy. Billy. Oh, Billy. Oh, Billy. Billy. Oh, Billy. Oh. Oh, Billy.

--- Caffeine Pills - Is Elizabeth Berkley doing well on Dancing With the Stars? I thought Nomi Malone would be the one to get me to watch that show for a minute but no, I can't do it. But I want her to win anyway! She's a dancer! Anyway here she is talking about how close she still is with her Saved by the Bell cast-mates and making excuses as to why they haven't come to watch her dance. Note that Screech is never mentioned!
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