Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But there’s no reason to let this stuff go to waste: I can still share it with you, for your amusement, and start the new week with a clean slate.
Herewith this week’s leftover links, in no particular order:
Drive-In Theater Playing The Last Exorcism Erupts In Flames
The Rise of Self-Awareness in Cinema: Is Film Doomed to Become a Mockery of Itself?
On September 22nd, 66 Criterion Collection Films Will Expire From Netflix Watch Instantly
Rough Cuts: What’s Wrong With Critics — and Why Do They Love ‘The American’?
A Serbian Film pulled from FrightFest
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Will this new movie kill off torture porn for good?
‘Hatchet II’ director worries the MPAA will swing back: ‘I’m scared’
“Ground Zero Mosque” Controversy Animated by the Taiwanese (Man, Do We Look Bad)
‘Piranha 3D’ producer responds to James Cameron in a message that’d require 55 Twitter posts
Film and Feminist Criticism in the High School Classroom
Google Working on Pay-Per-View Movies
‘MSNBC would love if Keith Olbermann could turn out 300,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial.’
Glenn Beck Rally Draws Questions About Crowd Size
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Sues Apple, AOL, Google, Facebook, Others
The internet comes of age: Meet the tweeny bloggers
Leo Hunter Lands Book Deal at 6-Years-Old
Social Media: Impact’s NOT Just About How Many Friends You Have
Viewers ‘want more TV drama and documentaries’
Thompson: US-friendly shows are future of [British] TV drama
Radical Eco-Activist Imprisoned for ‘Friending’ Someone on Facebook
Cricket World in Upheaval, Not That Any US Media Outlet Cares
Third edition of OED unlikely to appear in print format
Judge Rules News Station Is Immune From ‘Cyber Libel’ Resulting From Commenters
A virtual counter-revolution [how the Internet might die, soon]