• Could Jarvis Cocker step into the original song race with “Fantastic Mr. Fox AKA Petey’s Song” from Wes Anderson’s latest? [The Guardian]
• Scott Feinberg talks to “A Single Man” star Julianne Moore. [And the Winner Is…]
• What are the real lessons of Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown.” [Beyond the Multiplex]
• Dave Karger addresses a concern that one of our readers jumped on earlier: Os the success rate of animated films in a five-nominee category justified? [Oscar Watch]
• On the word-of-mouth success of “Paranormal Activity.” [USA Today]
• Do critics matter? [indieWIRE]
• A heart-warming industry story in the midst of the craven Oscar season is always nice. [New York Times]
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4 responses to “10/13 Oscarweb Round-up”
I can’t even begin to describe how amazing it would be to see Jarvis Cocker get an Oscar nomination.
Academy Award nominee Jarvis Cocker sounds even more appealing than Academy Award nominee M.I.A.
The Jarvis thing ain’t happening. It’s a cute addition, but it’s barely a song.
Oh, well. The solo album’s still great.
I know it’s not appropriate comparing it to Elliott Smith’s nomination for “Miss Misery” from Good Will Hunting for multiple reasons, but it’s the first that comes into my head. Maybe it’s just that common indie rock thread and me being sick to death of what this category has offered this decade (Swell Season notwithstanding).