Early Buzz: 'Dark Crystal,' 'Spider-Man' and more news

Hooray, it's Friday! Before we kick off the weekend, I have lots of things to share, like the Mailbag (send me questions!), my Week in Pop and another "Best of 2013" feature.

Let's begin with some headlines:

- Another X-Men movie is coming in, uh, 2016.

- We have a story about the Bonnie & Clyde miniseries starring Emile Hirsch. It'll air on Lifetime, History and A&E.

- An Edward Hopper painting sold for more than $40 million.

- Jenji Kohan is prepping an HBO drama set in Salem, Mass.

- Watch the trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

- Ooh, watch the director's cut of The Dark Crystal. (Thanks, Zack.)

- Rolling Stone has a hilarious conversation with Noel Gallagher about the year in music.

- See what Questlove, Chuck D and others had to say about Nelson Mandela's death.

- David Lynch likes to take photos of old and abandoned factories.

- Sure, I'll play a Franz Kafka video game.

- What was edited from Morrissey's autobiography?

- See a trailer for Joseph Gordon-Levitt's new variety show.

- Indiewire picks its top films of the year.

- Chris Elliott is coming to Community.

- Later today I plan to get lost in these vintage David Bowie videos.

- Watch Gordon Ramsaybattle the Swedish Chef.

- Check out a cute Breaking Bad snow globe.

- Here's a fun piece in praise of velvet paintings.

- Have you seen Benedict Cumberbatch read the lyrics of an R. Kelly song?

- And from The Onion: "Grisly Remains of 15 Hobbits Discovered in Peter Jackson's Basement."