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• John Horn dutifully writes up the pre-release buzz of “2012.” [Los Angeles Times]
• Pete Hammond on how legends Orson Welles and Tennessee Williams could figure into this year’s Oscar race. [Notes on a Season]
• Years that could have used 10 Best Picture nominees. [Variety]
• Carey Mulligan and the making on an “it” girl. [CNN]
• Ang Lee talks briefly about “cracking the structure” on a draft of “Life of Pi.” [The Guardian]
• Chris Orr on the success of user-generated content vis a vis “Paranormal Activity.” [Thompson on Hollywood]
• The “District 9” Blu-ray unites home video with video gaming with first-ever demo, “God of War III.” [IESB]
• Steve Pond chats up “Up” director Pete Docter just as awards screenings of the film gear up in town. [The Odds]
• Scott Feinberg gets a handful of us Oscar dorks to chime in on his Streep vs. Mulligan debate. [And the Winner Is…]
• Willem Dafoe was almost cast as Batman in Tim Burton’s 1989 blockbuster? Whoa. [IGN]
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4 responses so far
1 10-29-2009 at 10:17 am
Chase K. said...
That’s brilliant marketing by Sony to package the “God of War III” demo with “District 9” Blu-ray.
It reminds me of way Microsoft made Crackdown a blockbuster by packaging it with the “Halo 3” beta.
2 10-29-2009 at 1:45 pm
Louis said...
I’m sad that the Variety article doesn’t mention “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” for 1969
3 10-29-2009 at 2:49 pm
Adam Smith said...
Willem Dafoe, eh? Well, I’ll say this: he would make a damn good Batman, but he would be a poor Bruce Wayne.
4 10-29-2009 at 3:07 pm
James D. said...
The article about ten nominees in certain years has me thinking: could the Academy adopt a sort of free-form nominees list? Maybe 4 one year and 7 the next depending on the quality of films. Kind of like how the football Hall of Fame enshrines 4 to 6 people each year. Of course that would be entirely subjective, but I would find it interesting.