(It’s kind of hard to find anything with meat on its bones amid all the boring, derivative Sundance coverage.)

• David Poland spends 30 minutes with genius Charlie Kaufman. [The Hot Blog]

• Patrick Goldstein comes to Edward Zwick’s defence over a wrong-headed, borderline moronic assessment of his recent film “Defiance.” [The Big Picture]

• Nathaniel Rogers takes his final Oscar stabs. [The Film Experience]

• Tom O’Neil catches up with “Reader” makeup head Ivana Primorac. [Gold Derby]

• Speaking of which, in case you missed it over the weekend, Gerard Kennedy talked to Primorac and the rest of the film’s below-the-line crew in this week’s edition of “Tech Support.” [In Contention]

• Dave Karger wonders if Meryl Streep’s precursor consistency will nab her a third Oscar.  If pressed to answer today, my money would be on her, too. [Entertainment Weekly]

• Your chance to be interviewed about “The Dark Knight” and Oscar and a poll asking whether you’d be more inclined to watch the Oscars if the film is nominated for Best Picture. [USA Today]

• Christopher Campbell takes a look at a Sundance story of yore: “Little Miss Sunshine.” [Spout Blog]