Film Blog Roundup

Once again, a few items from around the Web that caught our attention.

• The Queen for the masses. We adored everything about Stephen Frear's movie, from Helen Mirren's stellar performance to Peter Morgan's Oscar-nominated screenplay. Now you can download your very own PDF copy of the script straight from Miramax. [via Ray Pride]

• Free Thai Cinema: Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Tropical Malady) is protesting censors in his home country, who demanded cuts to his new film Syndromes and a Century. The film opens in the US on Friday. You are invited to sign the online petition. IFC has an interview. [via Twitch and GreenCine]

• Akira 2019 is an in-depth site dedicated to Katsuhiro Otomo's classic film, which still tops our list of top ten anime. [via Metafilter]

• The occasional indie/world film face finds its way into Famousr, a devilishly addictive hot-or-not-style site for rating celebrities. Marcy's record is 52 in a row.

• An "exclaustrated member" of the Carthusian order conducts a Q&A after a screening of the hit monk doc Into Great Silence, and the New Yorker is there to witness the occasion. [via IFC Blog]