• Ben Affleck discusses “The Town” across the pond. [Daily Telegraph]
• The Best Picture race begins to take shape for Sasha Stone. [Awards Daily]
• Michael Cieply talks to Kevin Spacey about his work as “Casino Jack” and his involvement with “The Social Network.” [New York Times]
• Regarding the gruesome depictions of Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours,” Scott Feinberg would like to remind, “you can’t scare the Academy.” [ScottFeinberg.com]
• Anne Thompson conveys Tony Goldwyn’s discussion of “Conviction” from Toronto. [Thompson on Hollywood]
• Paul Thomas Anderson Q&As Philip Seymour Hoffman about his directorial debut, “Jack Goes Boating.” [Collider]
[Photo: New York Times]