• Anthony Breznican on the opening of “A Christmas Carol” and the early holiday grab. [USA Today]
• Dissecting “Amelia”‘s troubled road to the screen. [Hollywood Reporter]
• Hugh Jackman gives newly tapped Oscar hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin his blessing. [Vulture]
• How “Precious” became Hollywood’s next big thing. [The Independent]
• David Poland sits down with the film’s director, Lee Daniels. [Movie City News]
• Dave Karger on Owen Gleiberman going from “F” to “A” on Daniels’s work. [Oscar Watch]
• Pete Hammond says Sandra Bullock could land a nomination for her performance in “The Blind Side,” but, caveat emptor, he was similarly confidant about Robert De Niro’s prospects after an early screening. It sucks to see things in a vacuum sometimes. [Notes on a Season]
• A batch of photos from Jim Sheridan’s “Brothers.” [Entertainment Weekly]
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One response to “11/5 Oscarweb Round-up”
I sometimes wonder if film critics (or Oscar bloggers) have to convince themselves they’ve seen a great movie because… if they went to all these film festivals and saw only crap… what fun would that be?
Anyhow, “The Blind Side” has an awful trailer.