Slim pickings today, but then what did you expect? Think of this as your leftover turkey sandwich.
• The estimable Michael Wilmington goes to bat for “Australia” in a big way. [Movie City News]
• Meryl Streep discusses her “career renaissance.” Uh, when did her career ever fade? [Los Angeles Times]
• Simon Hattenstone talks to Benicio Del Toro, concludes he’s “Hollywood’s finest mumbler since Brando.” [The Guardian]
• Here’s a refreshingly un-PC list: the top 10 movies (and TV series) that made us want to smoke. [Premiere]
• Jeff Wells looks into the mysterious disappearance of Sean Penn from Wayne Kramer’s “Crossing Over.” [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• David Poland chats to two extraordinary ladies: Michelle Williams and Kristin Scott Thomas. Our interview with the latter will appear next week, by the way. [The Hot Blog]
• John Campea digs into that old chestnut — the iffy movie careers of the “Friends” cast — but curiously fails to mention “The Opposite of Sex” or “The Good Girl.” C’mon, credit where it’s due. [The Movie Blog]
• Well, at least “In Bruges” has won something. [Irish Times]