The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. We brought you some excellent top 10 lists this week on art, technology, director Errol Morris, and naughty celebs who should rethink their eco-lifestyles. Don’t forget to catch up with some of our other most popular articles of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.

Katie:

Bush’s War: PBS Frontline Brings the War to a Computer Near You

Inverted Areola, Asymmetrical Breasts, & the Miss Bimbo Game

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Nicole:

Where the Wild Things Are: Top 10 Art Blogs

Dark Water: Artist Explores Consequences of Three Gorges Dam Project

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Giulia:

A Pregnant Man?

Is the Lebron / Gisele Vogue Cover Racist?

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Gina:

Top 10 Technology Blogs

Errol Morris’ Top 10 Films

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Kerry:

Top 10 Celebrities Who Need a New Cause

Dead Bats Flying: Mysterious Fatal Illness Alarms Scientists

Back in 2002, film magazine Sight and Sound had an impressive list of directors name their top 10 films of all time. One of those directors was Errol Morris, the man behind the upcoming Standard Operating Procedure. His list was one of the more unique and I am happy to say features my all time favorite film (number 10 for him) and a film by one of my most favorite directors (his number 2). I’ve always been of the mindset that the best way to learn about cinema is to find out what films the folks you admire like.

So if you’re looking for a good film to watch, check out his list below and if you’re feeling in an especially cinematic mood and see what the other directors thought. Also below Errol’s list is my own (although it’s always changing!) - make yours and leave it in the comments section. If I get enough comments I’ll post other’s choices next week:

ERROL’s TOP 10 (From 2002)

1. Detour (Ulmer)
2. There’s Always Tomorrow (Sirk)
3. Make Way for Tomorrow (McCarey)

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Robert Redford wants you to use your cell phone to watch short films - more than that, he thinks you will. In Spain on Wednesday, with actress and now director Isabella Rossellini, Redford discussed how phones can help to make short films popular and viable source of income. The audience at the Mobile World Congress listened to Redford, Rossellini and a panel of others talk about the short film industry , noting that now was an exciting time, but that there were still challenges ahead, namely getting folks to invest:

“The question is, who’s going to be brave enough to support the innovators?” Redford said. He pointed out that funding also has to include a fair share for writers, whom he praised for their long holdout in the strike. “Most of the time over the years, they’ve gotten the short end of the stick. By going on this long, you have to have a lot of courage or be crazy.” [The Hollywood Reporter]

As someone who makes short films now and then, the idea of a new venue that could be a viable moneymaker for shorts sounds like a great idea! As for now, Redford’s Sundance Institute funded Rossellini’s new short film Green Porno and hopes that others follow suit in developing content that could be screened on mobile phones. The short was created specifically for mobile phones and looks at the bizarre sex lives of insects and other creatures.

Filmmakers should to learn more about Green Porno and the exciting world that could await folks interested in making shorts. And everyone should also and definitely take a look at Sundance’s ECO-MMUNITY a community for folks who love being green!