Early Buzz: George Lucas, 'Oz' and more news

Hi there! I hope the short week is going well for you — last night I caught up with CNN's Inside Man (the Morgan Spurlock series) and was surprised to see much of the latest episode takes place in my hometown of Fredericksburg, Va. The topic: gun ownership. Considering I was required to take a hunting safety course in junior high, I'd say the setting was appropriate ...

Headlines:

- Watch the new trailer for the Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis.

- Feel better, Lou Reed!

- George Lucas talks about his proposed museum.

- Neil Gaiman is returning to Vertigo Comics with a Sandman prequel.

- TheNew York Times has a great story about the guy who was kicked out of Nirvana and Soundgarden ... and then became a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces.

- Watch a trailer for the 75th anniversary IMAX release of The Wizard of Oz.

- Nick Cave took a nasty fall the other night.

- Yes, it's official: Fred Armisen has left Saturday Night Live.

- Russell Brand writes a piece for the Guardian about his recent appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe.

- This is one 90210 reunion I don't care to see.

- A company is partnering with NBC Universal to create comics based on Knight Rider, Saved by the Bell, Punky Brewster and other classic shows.

- Here's a preview for the new film Afternoon Delight (with Josh Radnor and Jane Lynch).

- We have a story about the summer's breakout indie films.

- HBO has put every episode of The Sopranos on demand.

- Dexter's season premiere got great ratings.

- The A.V. Club visits Nick Offerman's wood shop.

- Yikes, Kyra Sedwick chopped off the tip of her finger.

- Penguin Random House is a reality now.

- Watch the trailer for the new book William Shakespeare's Star Wars.

- And finally, it's "100 of the Greatest Opening Sentences in Literature."