• Jeffrey Wells has kind words for “Bigger, Stronger, Faster” and spends some time with director Chris Bell. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Nathaniel Rogers talks with “Happy-Go-Lucky” star Sally Hawkins. [The Film Experience]
• David Poland talks to the “Slumdog” crew. [The Hot Blog]
• Ben Lynfield goes deep on “Waltz with Bashir” across the pond. [The Independent]
• Eastwood calls Jolie “a fine actress hampered by beauty.” [Daily Telegraph]
• Might the gyrations on Wall Street affect what we want to see in the cineplex? [MSNBC]
• Danny Boyle talks his Mumbai undertaking with the Gray Lady. [New York Times]
• Here’s a random list: the top 10 most accessible foreign films of the last decade. [Spout Blog]
• Donna Freydkin spends some quality time with Nicole Kidman. [USA Today]
• Guillermo Del Toro’s five favorite films. [Rotten Tomatoes]