• Jeff Wells knows how to fix “Valkyrie” after the fact. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• John Campea suffers through the worst films of the year. [The Movie Blog]
• Scientists claim that real-life relationships can’t live up to those in the movies. [Daily Telegraph]
• Rob Turbovsky says biopics are hijacking real life for narrative gain. [Rope of Silicon]
• David Poland spends 30 minutes with “Che” star Benicio Del Toro. [The Hot Blog]
• Kelley L. Carter reports from Monday night’s rainy “Revolutionary Road” premiere. [USA Today]
• Roger Ebert gets lifetime honorary membership in the DGA. [Associated Press]
• Reed Johnson covers the making of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” [The Envelope]
• Mark Olsen, meanwhile, catches up with David Kross and his coming of age in “The Reader.” [The Envelope]
• Tom O’Neil finally gets around to why Hugh Jackman is the perfect choice for Oscar host. [Gold Derby]
• Dave Karger makes a sound argument for the Best Picture exclusion of “Doubt” and “Revolutionary Road” with 42 West honcho Cynthia Swartz’s stretch for a counter argument based totally on things that…haven’t happened yet. [Entertainment Weekly]
• Karina Longworth lists the top 10 unreleased films of the year. [Spout Blog]
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One response to “12/17 Oscarweb Round-up”
Yeah, that rebuttal by Swartz was a bit cringe-worthy … talk about hubris.