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9/15 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Flamboyant ‘Drive’ strategy, Oscilloscope nabs ‘Heights,’ eight minutes of ‘Dragon Tattoo’

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• John Horn talks to FilmDistrict honcho Bob Berney about the flamboyant advertising of Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive.” [24 Frames]

• Dana Harris chats with “Albert Nobbs” stars Glenn Close and Janet McTeer. [indieWIRE]

• Oscilloscope picks up Andrea Arnold’s “Wuthering Heights” in Toronto. [Variety]

• Phil Brown sits down with “Dark Horse” director Todd Solondz. [Collider]

• Sasha Stone on this year’s knee-jerk Oscar predictions from around the web. [Awards Daily]

• Jeff Wells is on board for “Rampart.” [Hollywood Elsewhere]

• An 8-minute taste-tester reel of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” screened before a press screening of “Straw Dogs” last night. [First Showing]

[Photo: FilmDistrict]