Weekly Links

Definitely several Batman themed posts and lists this week, but for my money, read the Fight Club essay, the two lists about replacement actors/recasting, and the line-up of actors who should play villains in the Batman sequels, or characters in Tarantino's new flick.

• Can Spike Jonze Save "Where the Wild Things Are?"
• Discovering Colin Firth, Again
• 13 Memorable Films Set During Heat Waves
• Q & A: 'Dark Knight' Director Christopher Nolan
• The Fight Over 'Fight Club'
• Is Vanity Fair's "Hollywood" Issue Cursed?
• 8 PG-Rated Movies That Should Not Have Been Rated PG
• Stephen King: Why Hollywood Can't Do Horror
• Hitchcock's Focus on the Wrongly Accused
• Writers Need Actors
• Where Have You Gone, Mastrantonio?: Actresses We Miss
• 13 Great Heist Movies
• Bring on the Bad Guys: Who We'd Cast as Villains in Batman Sequels
• These Movies Not Currently on DVD Need Your Vote!
• Strange Moments in Replacement Actor History
• The Most Jarring Character Re-castings
• Wishful Casting for Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards
• See The Watchmen Trailer
• History of "The Joker" in Pictures
• An Unsuitable Attachment: The Classic American Screwball Comedy
• Interview with Maggie Gyllenhaal
• NPR: The Joker, Torn Between Good and Evil
• First Look: "9 to 5" the Stage Musical
• More '90's Stars Primed for a Comeback
• 50 Biggest Emmy Snubs