• Dave Karger cusses with “Fantastic Mr. Fox” star Bill Murray. [Oscar Watch]

• Owen Gleiberman whines about the snubbing of inferior documentaries, fails to recognize the solid slate of short-listed films we ended up with. [Entertainment Weekly]

• Nicolas Rapold talks to the principals of “The Last Station.” [New York Times]

• “The Princess and the Frog” directors Ron Clements and John Musker talk about their fairy tale ‘valentine’ to New Orleans. [Los Angeles Times]

• Second hand coverage of the film across the pond. [The Independent]

• Jeffrey Wells understands that David Poland is a bit out to lunch in thinking “Up” (which has a strong ad presence on Movie City News) is the film to beat for Best Picture. [Hollywood Elsewhere]

• Pete Hammond stumbles onto a new rule that allows former nominees in multiple categories to vote in any such area.  I totally thought this was already the case. [Notes on a Season]

• Starring in Harry Brown doesn’t make Michael Caine a social scientist. [The Guardian]

• Chatting with “Broken Embraces” director Pedro Almodovar. [indieWIRE]