Link Roundup for June 2nd through June 3rd

Weird Wednesday Blog!
Weird Wednesday is an incredibly popular, incredibly awesome weekly film series hosted by Lars Nilsen at the Alamo Drafthouse. Every week, he showcases bizarre, rare and/or fantastic movies you might not otherwise see. And now, he’s writing about them. Which is great, because I don’t get to go to Weird Wednesdays very often (they’re all Midnight shows), and Lars has a superhuman knowledge of cinema.
NPR: Tom Waits Interviews Tom Waits
I heart Tom Waits.
NY Times Piece on the “Reverse Rollout” of Baghead, Which Opens in Austin Before NYC and LA
The Times has a piece about the unconventional rollout for the new Duplass Bros. flick Baghead. I tried to see this at its single SXSW screening and was totally shut out, along with about 150 others. All early word suggests it’s awesome.
Watch Online, Through Your TV
This is the appliance that lets you stream Netflix “Watch Instantly” titles right to your TV. For $99, it’s beyond awesome. It’s not HD yet, but Netflix says it’s HD-ready, and they’ll have some fancy high-def content up soon.

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