11/27 Osarweb Round-up

• The significance of “Nine” for Anthony Minghella’s legacy. [The Guardian]

• Steven Zeitchik catches on to the year’s thin original screenplay race and bangs the drum for “Sugar.” [Risky Business]

• Lauren Shucker talks “Up in the Air” with director Jason Reitman. [Wall Street Journal]

• “Avatar” video game to expand film’s alien world. [Associated Press]

• Pete Hammond reports from a Quentin Tarantino-moderated SAG screening of “Inglourious Basterds.” [Notes on a Season]

• Steve Pond sits down with “The Road” star Viggo Mortensen. [The Odds]

• Serious films duke it out with lighter ffare this holiday season. [Los Angeles Times]

• “The Messenger” star Morton spreads word on foster care. [USA Today]