• Jeffrey Wells responds to the documentary short list. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Dave Karger and Missy Schwartz go back and forth on the Oscar prospects of “Slumdog Millionaire.” [Entertainment Weekly]
• T.L. Stanley catches up with a report from the “Revolutionary Road” screening this weekend. [Gold Rush]
• Peter Bart whines about a lack of Oscar ads…again. And insultingly draws the conclusion that studios are hanging talent out to dry. Again. [Variety]
• Patrick Goldstein chastises Bart for the whining (fair enough), but in calling for a moratorium on ad buys, fails to understand that their existence might have something to do with the fact that he hasn’t had to accept a buy-out yet. Just sayin’. [The Big Picture]
• Reporting with the Dudes from the “Big Lebowski” festival. [The Guardian]
• Kathy Marks reports from the ground at the “Australia” premiere in Sydney. [The Independent]
• Alonso Duralde runs down 10 competitors for Best Picture. [MSNBC]
• Mickey Mouse turns 80. [CNN]
• David Frank comes up with 10 reasons not to make a third “Batman” film. Kris Tapley hunts David Frank down with a pair of garden sheers. [Rope of Silicon]
• Helen Mirren talks about the joys of being in her birthday suit. [The Times]
• Susan Wloszczyna talks to Henry Selick about the upcoming “Coraline.” [USA Today]
• Praising the film for the most part, Glenn Kenny hopes “Revolutionary Road” can find an audience. [Some Came Running]