• Kim Voynar sets up Film Essent at MCN. [Movie City News]
• Tom O’Neil collects some more guesses from Oscar prognosticators. [Gold Derby]
• And he reports that “Slumdog Millionaire”‘s Dev Patel will be campaigned as a supporting actor. [Gold Derby]
• John Campea explores the reasons why “The Dark Knight” will land a Best Picture nomination in the wake of delayed and underwhelming competition. [The Movie Blog]
• Eugene Hernandez and Peter Knegt discuss the Gotham nods. [indieWIRE]
• Brooks Barnes looks into Wall Street’s creative affect on Hollywood. [New York Times]
• Brad Brevet sits down with “Happy-Go-Lucky” helmer Mike Leigh. [Rope of Silicon]
• Lauren Schuker looks at Paramount’s two release date retreats as a sign of the economic crisis. [Wall Street Journal]
• The meteoric downfall of Roberto Benigni. [Spout Blog]
• Anne Thompson had a good time watching “Quantum of Solace.” [Thompson on Hollywood]