• Oliver Stone wanted Christian Bale to play Bush in “W?” [GQ]

• Jeffrey Wells is getting more and more excited about the film, by the way. [Hollywood Elsewhere]

• ‘Synecdoche’ and ‘Doubt’ star Philip Seymour Hoffman is set to make his mark on the London theater scene. [The Independent]

• Patrick Goldstein finishes up his “Express” spotlight with Gary Fielder. [The Big Picture]

• Wendy Ide spends some quality time with director Walter Salles. [The Times]

• Perilous times for superstars paves the way for newcomers and has-beens, says Peter Bart. [Peter Bart]

• And some lists, starting with Glenn Kenny’s 12 hard-to-see films you haven’t seen but should… [Some Came Running]

• …and Christopher Campbell’s top 10 movie titles of the last 10 years. [Spout Blog]