We lead off today's links with the sad news that filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been arrested in Iran. Brendon Bouzard comments and links to a news item from the Onion A.V. Club.
Roger Ebert speaks in his own voice. See the full clip here.
Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach: The Phantom of Pulp delves into the sordid tale of celebrity cannibal Issei Sagawa.
Congratulations to Filmbrain of Like Anna Karina's Sweater for his debut review at Eye for Film.
Stephen Kuusisto guest columns at the Des Moines Register ("Disability in the crosshairs"), then ponders some of the instantaneous hate mail at his personal site, Planet of the Blind.
Da awesome of da day: Milch, Mann and Hoffmann and Malick in November.
House reader Professor Coldheart recommends reading Peter Fenzel's "The Lethal Weapon in the Hurt Locker," which finds some uncanny similarities between a potential Oscar winner and the adventures of Riggs and Murtaugh.
Finally, via Craig Simpson, Haven Hamilton in utero:
Links for the Day: A collection of links to items that we hope will spark discussion. We encourage our readers to submit candidates for consideration to keithuhlich@gmail.com and to converse in the comments section.
