• Peter Knegt talks to “Ashes of Time Redux” director Wong Kair-Wai. [indieWIRE]
• Steven Zeitchick — who started a lot of the Rudin/Weinstein mess by printing gossip — writes up the “Rudin walks away” story with no mention of Patrick Goldstein’s breaking the news. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• Goldstein, meanwhile, gets some quality time with Jim Brown about “The Express.” [The Big Picture]
• Karina Longworth ponders the generational divide on “Che.” [Spout Blog]
• Nathaniel Rogers just can’t seem to get excited about “Appaloosa.” [The Film Experience]
• Dave Karger, meanwhile, sits down with Ed Harris to talk about the film. GREAT interview. [Entertainment Weekly]
• With westerns on the mind, Kyle Rupprecht recounts the best modern entries in the genre. [Moviemaker Magazine]
• Sasha Stone cherry-picks some of Nancy Kriparos’s wonderful Toronto coverage in case you missed the finer points. [Awards Daily]
• Is Val Kilmer going to be the next Governor of New Mexico?? I just like how the piece constantly reminds you that he played Batman, both in the headline and through a quote from Bill Richardson. [The Independent]
• Sam Adams talks to “Duchess” star Ralph Fiennes. [Los Angeles Times]
• Patrick Goldstein, meanwhile, talks to director Gary Fielder about how Jim Brown made “The Express” work. [The Big Picture]
• Want a bleacher seat for the Oscar arrivals? [Oscars.org]
• Scott Bowles gets Stacey Snider and our old pal Chad Hartigan on the record regarding the “Titanic” reunion set to unfold in “Revolutionary Road.” [USA Today]
• Kevin Kelly gets a nce sit-down with “Hurt Locker” director Kathryn Bigelow. [Spout Blog]