• “Persepolis” director Marjane Satrapi (along with fellow filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf) presents evidence that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stole the Iran election. [Adnkronos International]
• Relax. Thankfully a handful of the 80s classics aren’t being remade. [Film School Rejects]
• For no reason whatsoever: the evolution of stop-motion animation. [Empire]
• Four days after a similar but much deeper story in the pages of London’s The Independent, Christopher Rossen bemoans Hollywood remakes of 1970s classics. [New York Observer]
• Special makeup effects legend Dick Smith to be feted by his peers. [Los Angeles Times]
• 10 movies about healthcare Congress should see. (In other news, Christopher Campbell is a list machine.) [Spout Blog]