• On the hunt for “Catfish”‘s Angela Wesselman-Pierce. [Los Angeles Times]
• Michael Cieply and Brooks Barnes write up the beginnings of the season (with a little quotage from yours truly). [New York Times]
• Scott Feinberg makes the case for both Annette Bening and Julianne Moore getting nominated for “The Kids Are All Right.” [ScottFeinberg.com]
• FX nails down the television premiere rights to “The Social Network.” [Hollywood Reporter]
• Nathaniel Rogers suggests shortening, ever so slightly, the time frame for eligibility in order to impact the glut of awards season. [The Film Experience]
• An exclusive deleted scene from “Let Me In” with director Matt Reeves’s explanation for its dismissal. [/Film]
• Jeffrey Wells chats with “Another Year” star Lesley Manville, makes her look out a window for a photo op. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Jessica Winter writes up the working habits of Terrence Malick after diving into the recent Criterion release of “The Thin Red Line.” [Slate]
• Turns out Emma Stone will take on the role of Gwen Stacey in “Spider-Man,” not Mary Jane Watson. Bummer. [Deadline]
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5 responses to “10/6 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Making the case for dual ‘Kids’ nods, FX nabs ‘Social’ rights, Stone up for Stacey”
“Jeffrey Wells chats with “Another Year” star Lesley Manville, makes her look out a window for a photo op. ”
LOL!
Why is Emma Stone taking the role of Gwen Stacey a “bummer?” She was a fairly major character in the Spider-Man mythology, and if her role is expanded from the fan-service cameo of Spider-Man 3, there’s nothing to be sad about (Besides the fact that I’m almost positive this reboot is going to suck).
Just meant that I was stoked for the possibility of an actress like her taking on the sultry Mary Jane after dealing with Dunst for a few years. But don’t misread. I’m very happy to see Stone in the film in any capacity.
“Some people have looked at that stat and said that it illustrates how rare it is for such a thing to occur. I beg to differ. How many quality movies, other than those listed above, have ever revolved around two women? Not many.* The problem is not the Academy failing to recognize co-leading ladies, but the fact that so few movies feature them.”
Feinberg makes a great point.
On the NYT article…
“But its (Social Network’s) less than spectacular box office performance in its opening weekend…”
“Less than spectacular” based on what?