• Perpetuating the false myth that this is a weak year for leading ladies. Not everything should be viewed through the prism of Oscar… [Awards Campaign]
• Following up on our Oscar Talk discussion, Anne Thompson considers the awards prospects of Oren Moverman’s “The Messenger.” [Thompson on Hollywood]
• Amidst his fully-in-the-tank review of “Where the Wild Things Are,” David Poland calls for Oscar to take note of James Gandolfini’s vocal performance. [The Hot Blog]
• Adam Dawtrey on the rebirth of Colin Firth. [The Guardian]
• In honor of “A Serious Man,” Nathan Englander picks the top five Jewish films from the 1970s. Why not the 1960s? You know, when the Coen film is set? [Film in Focus]
• Not Oscar related, but most desired remake: “The Goonies.” [Daily Telegraph]
• Tom O’Neil asks the question of the week: Will Cannes winners repeat at the Oscars? [Gold Derby]
• On the attraction to Amelia Earhart, featured in two films this year. [Los Angeles Times]
• Charles McGrath talks to director Sam Raim, whose “Drag Me to Hell” is more fun than it has any right to be. [New York Times]
• Arbitrary collective of the day: The top 15 movie boats of all time. [Premiere]
• Nathaniel Rogers stumbles onto a short film series, “Lady Dior,” starring Marion Cotillard from “La Vie en Rose” director Olivier Dahan. [The Film Experience]
• /Film gets a beautiful new layout. [/Film]
• William Goss on the latest vampire movie/TV trend, which could extend to…Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man 4?” [Cinematical]