• Keanu Reeves on Patrick Swayze: “He was a beautiful person, an artist.” [People]

• Peter Bart salutes John Calley for landing an honorary Oscar but highlights the producer’s roller coaster career. [BF Deal Memo]

• Peter Knegt talks to the beautiful Anna Kendrick about butterflies going into the “Up in the Air” shoot. [indieWIRE]

• How long before there’s an Oscar for Best 3D Film? Uh, never? [Cinematical]

• Jeffrey Wells walks out of Todd Solondz’s latest in Toronto. [Hollywood Elsewhere]

• Recalling “The Battle of Britain,” 40 years on. [Daily Telegraph]

• Jane Fonda apologizes for having a moment, re: her petition against Toronto for screening films from Tel Aviv. [The Huffington Post]

• On the superlative value of “The Shawshank Redemption.” [The Times]

• “Star Trek” sequel to tackle the zeitgeist? [Hero Complex]

• Dave Karger says Meryl Streep has Best Actress competition in Abbie Cornish, interviews the “Bright Star” actress. [Oscar Watch]

• Yours truly chats with some chaps about this and that. Vague, I know, but it’s an all-encompassing podcast. [The Movie Blog]