Early Buzz: Laurie Anderson, David Blaine and more
Morning! Last night I dreamed I went shoe shopping with Mayim Bialik. How was your evening?
Headlines:
- Laurie Anderson wrote another wonderful tribute to Lou Reed.
- Could the Breaking Bad spinoff be a prequel and a sequel?
- Blockbuster is closing its remaining stores and shutting down its DVD-by-mail business.
- Saturday Night Live's director of photography explains how that Wes Anderson parody was made.
- The Hollywood Reporter features a roundtable interview with writers including Julie Delpy, Nicole Holofcener and Danny Strong.
- Netflix wants to stream movies closer to their theatrical release dates.
- FX has renewed American Horror Story.
- Indiewire is keeping track of the highest-grossing documentaries of the year.
- David Blaine's new special sounds crazy and includes appearances by Woody Allen, Ricky Gervais and George W. Bush.
- Production has started on the TV series version of From Dusk Till Dawn.
- Marvel Comics is introducing a Muslim girl superhero.
- Ooh, Ed Brubaker is on the latest episode of How Did This Get Made? to discuss Daredevil!
- Peter Gabriel just completed a demo that he started decades earlier (when recording for So).
- Steve Carell will write and direct a comedy pilot for TBS.
- Nice customized Ron Burgundy minifig.
- The most retweeted tweets of all time will make you lose faith in humanity.
- Watch a new Star Trek-themed Twizzlers commercial.
- And finally, it's the Pitchfork Review Generator.