Link Roundup: Oscar Edition

Everyone's talking about the Oscars, which is not too shocking since the big day is just three days away. If you're excited as I am, here are a few links that might interest you...


15 Minutes of Focus Artist Hunter Langston creates beautiful and creative posters for all of this year's Best Picture nominees.

In Contention Guy Lodge writes a must-read essay on the Academy Awards and awards season in general asking for cooler heads to prevail.

Awards Daily is attempting to compile a close-to-comprehensive list of Oscar predictions. What are yours?

Encore Speaking of predictions, have you all been reading Andrew's "incoherent" Oscar predictions on his blog?

Film Experience Jose views and shares his thoughts on the films nominated for Best Animated Film so you don't have to.


Vulture features an impressive set of infographics by Jesse David Fox of all of the Best Picture nominees. LOL, oh shit indeed.

IndieWire has a nifty and updated list of the announced presenters for this year's ceremony.

New Yorker Michael Shulman takes a look back at some of Meryl Streep's best acceptance speeches through the years.

Salon Andrew O'Hehir in the meantime lays out the almost too friendly rivalry between Meryl Streep and Viola Davis at this year's awards circuit.

Link Roundup: Weekend, Who, and Oscar Memo

Seems like everyone was talking about Weekend or other gay films the past week or so. I already made my feelings known regarding Weekend and it should figure in my own top 10 list, but you should also try to check it out yourself. If you have Netflix, it's available on Instant. Also peruse...

In Contention Guy Lodge posts his personal Top 20 Films of 2011 with Weekend topping his list.

Towleroad Nathaniel includes Weekend's British pair on his list of Best LGBT Characters of the Year.

A Blog Next Door But Manuel shows that not everyone is high on Weekend as he eloquently lays out his problems with the film.

After Elton looks at the Year in Movies and duly notes queer films and actors who made their mark in 2011.

Already having slight Doctor Who withdrawal even if I was decidedly mixed on the Christmas special. Others had their own thoughts...

Rob Will Review loved "The Doctor, The Widow, and the Wardrobe" and does an amazing job making me rethink about my own thoughts about the episode.

What's Alan Watching though is one of the many critics not exactly enthused.

And finally, Oscar nominations are a little less than a month away and...

Film Experience Nathaniel sends a friendly memo to AMPAS members on the top 10 things they need to consider as they fill out their ballots, which they should've received today.

Link Roundup

Just a few links that I wanted to share with you all. From pop song tournaments to a possible tennis partnership for the ages to a whole bunch of lists.

The Critical Condition The Ultimate Pop Song Tournament ends with Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" winning against Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" in the championship round. Re-live the whole tournament by going to the site.

After Elton kindly put together a list that combines two of my favorite things, hot guys and TV, as they present The Hot Men of Fall TV. Love the eye candy, but they forgot to include Sean Maher who apparently plays gay in the new The Playboy Club.

GoToTennis looks into the possibility of a Roger Federer-Martina Hingis mixed doubles team for the London 2012 Olympics. My life would literally be complete if this were to happen.

Dynamic Duos: Federer/Hingis, Fassbender/McAvoy

Flix Chatter Ruth posts the top 40 reasons she loved X-Men: First Class. Her top two reasons are mine as well: Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy.

Foreign Policy talks about what Harry Potter and the greater wizard world can expect after the brutal war with Voldemort. Just a great read even if you're not a big fan of the series.

Very Aware presents The Geek Bucket List: 100 Geektastic Things To Do Before You Kick. #17 is "Accept Joss Whedon as your dear and fluffy lord and savior." DONE.

Doctor Who And finally, I apparently need to have a Who-link in every link round-up and this one is the prequel to "Let's Kill Hitler" which airs on BBC America August 27th. It's less than a minute, but I found it quite emotional.

Link Roundup: Comic Con Edition

So didn't it feel like everyone who's everyone was at Comic Con and reporting on it? Every year, I get so jealous, but then I realized as awesome as it may be to be surrounded by so many like-minded geeks and be close to celebrities, I would absolutely hate the crowds, waiting in endless lines, and my indecision over which panels to check out would render me catatonic.

With that said, here are some Comic Con-related links for you!

Vulture Watch Andrew Garfield deliver a touching love letter to Spider-Man as only a true fan can.

In Contention Kris Tapley summarizes his Con experience the highlight of which was his screening of Winding Refn's Drive.

TVLine Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof debut lost footage from Lost starring the Man in Black and Jacob.

Flix Chatter Ruth gives us an enviable inside look of her great day inside the very popular Hall H.


Doctor Who The trailer for the second half of the sixth season has been released complete with Rory punching Hitler!

Hitfix After some great coverage all weekend, notably from Alan Sepinwall and Daniel Fienberg, the Hitfix staff present their Best and Worst.

Whedonesque Take a look at the massive banner for the Whedon-helmed Avengers combining all of the released character posters.

DailyMotion Some familiar, unexpected, and hilarious faces auditioning for the role of Fringe's Peter Bishop.

These are just a handful of links and news that came out during this very busy weekend. In the days ahead I'm sure there'll be some more news to filter down or a few follow-ups. Feel free to share a link or any news from Comic Con that you want to highlight!

Link Roundup

Attempting to do my first link roundup. It's these people's fault really since they post some quality stuff and I need to find a way to share them with you all. Of course, there's some sad news as well towards the bottom.

Rob Will Review Rob eloquently writes a non-spoilery essay on why you should be watching Fringe. It's what I've been telling everyone, except coherent and well-written.

Encore Entertainment Andrew fondly revisits the scrumptious Pushing Daisies' pilot. I miss that show more every day.

Flix Chatter Ruth lists her 15 favorite period drama heroes and asks her reader to vote for their favorite. I surprised myself when I realized I hadn't seen most of these. I chose Mr. Darcy by the way.

Entertainment Weekly recaps the first episode of Game of Thrones and for someone who has had no prior knowledge of the great world that George R.R. Martin created, this was both informative and funny.

Edgar Wright posts a video of how his film Shaun of the Dead would look like in the style of his other film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. As a fan of both films, I saw this about ten times.

Peter Jackson shares the first videoblog on the set of The Hobbit. It's long, but I was flailing the whole time. I can't wait!

Hide Your Arms has compiled a list of more than 100 Doctor Who T-shirts. The fact that I don't own a single Doctor Who shirt should be grounds for immediate expulsion from fandom. Sigh.

Speaking of Doctor Who, some sad news today as Elisabeth Sladen passed away due to her until-now secret battle with cancer. Lis played Sarah Jane, one of the Doctor's treasured companions, and she did so for a long time spanning decades. She was so beloved that she went on to lead a successful children show spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. She will truly be missed.

- The official Doctor Who page pays Lis Slader a lovely tribute
- Maureen Ryan over at TV Squad compiles some reactions to Lis' death
- Finally, io9 looks at the legacy that Lis leaves behind