• Joel Coen says Jeff Bridges didn’t give a BLEEP about living up to John Wayne’s legacy in “True Grit.” [The Race]

• Trent Reznor discusses his next scoring gig: David Fincher’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” [The Playlist]

• Gregg Kilday writes up the Best Picture race as he sees it. [Hollywood Reporter]

• On the Utah canyon country of Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours.” [Daily Telegraph]

• Pete Hammond wonders whether Natalie Portman is overexposed and if it could hurt her Oscar chances. [Deadline]

• Speaking of which, before “Black Swan”: ballet and the movies. [The Guardian]

• Nancy Kriparos talks to “Never let Me Go” and “The Social Network” star Andrew Garfield. [Awards Daily]

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