The Cricket's Daily 3: "Fifty Shades' and the 'white, male, straight gaze'

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Here's what is happening in pop culture:

• "Selma" director Ava DuVernay argues that too many movies are seen "from one dominant white, male, straight gaze" — and, as if to prove it, Universal announces that the "Fifty Shades of Grey" sequels will be directed by a guy, James Foley ("Glengarry Glen Ross"). [The Huffington Post, The Wrap]

• Nintendo is introducing a character with a major gender switch: Linkle, a female version of Link, the star of the "Legend of Zelda" franchise, will join the spin-off game "Hyrule Warriors." [The Mary Sue]

• Quentin Tarantino is breaking out some old technology — Super Panavision 70, which hasn't been used to film a movie since 1966 — for his new Western, "The Hateful 8." [The New York Times]