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9/11 Oscarweb Round-up

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Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler• James Rocchi gets “Hurt Locker” director Kathryn Bigelow on the record. [Cinematical]

• Ditto Anne Thompson. [Thompson on Hollywood]

• David Poland has considerable praise for John Malkovich’s work in “Disgrace.” [The Hot Blog]

• Anthony Kaufman reports Toronto as a shot in the industry’s arm. [Wall Street Journal]

• A.O. Scott from that of sobering realism. [New York Times]

• Patrick Goldstein gets some choice quotes out of Darren Aronofsky and Mickey Rourke.  [The Big Picture]

• David Germain makes sure you’re aware that Rourke is in the midst of a career comeback. [Associated Press]

• Danny Wood corners Javier Bardem in Madrid for a little “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” talk. [The Independent]

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    Ryan

    I just realized what the sign the crowd member is holding in the background. Necro Butcher plays The Hellbilly in the film. He’s actually a pretty nice guy, from the brief time I met him.