• Anne Thompson sits down with Golden Lion winner Sofia Coppola, from Venice. [Thompson on Hollywood]

• Patrick Goldstein on Hollywood’s on-going lover affair with mobster cinema. [The Big Picture]

• Pete Hammond concurs with the Oscar buzz surrounding “The Social Network” after a slew of screenings in New York and Los Angeles. [Deadline]

• Mark Romanek and the anatomy of a scene from “Never Let Me Go.” [New York Times]

• Matt Reeves on a vampire film with a Regan-era context. [Wall Street Journal]

• As “Cyrus” makes its way across the pond, Ryan Gilbey sits down with actor John C. Reilly. [The Guardian]

[Photo: Associated Press]