• Legendary producer Dino De Laurentiis dies at 91. [Reuters]
• Screenwriters round table with Aaron Sorkin, Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt, John Wells, Todd Phillips and David Lindsay-Abaire. [Hollywood Reporter]
• Todd Gilchrist talks to “Conviction” director Tony Goldwyn about capturing reality and avoiding the “Oscar Bait” curse. [Speakeasy]
• Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson on “Toy Story 3” reviews, Oscar campaign, and sequel chances. [Vulture]
• Steve Pond reports a positive reaction to Clint Eastwood’s “Hereafter” at a recent Academy screening. [The Odds]
• Gregory Ellwood sits down with Valerie Plame and Joseph Wilson, subjects of Doug Liman’s “Fair Game.” [HitFix]
Hey, two Zach Galifianakis trailers in a row. This one is for “Due Date,” the new film from “The Hangover” director Todd Phillips. The southern boy in me LOVES the Waffle House shout-out, but anyway, the film looks like a great tandem comedy for Galifianakis and Robert Downey Jr. Check out the trailer from Yahoo! Movies by clicking the image below, or watch the embed after the jump.
• With “The Hangover” on the way next weekend, Dave Itzkoff talks to director Todd Phillips. [New York Times]
• Tom O’Neil remembers Jay Leno’s 12-year Emmy losing streak as the host exits “The Tonight Show.” [Gold Derby]
• Hey, proper use of the word “exclusive” for a change (and a few days late linking). Steve Weintraub talks to Tony Scott about the recently announced “Alien” prequel. [Collider]
• Another late-to-link piece, but it seems Blockbuster Video will dip into the movie memorabilia racket to steer clear of fiscal life support. [Hollywood Reporter]
• With “Revolutionary Road” making its way to DVD and Blu-ray, a quick Q&A with Oscar-nominated Michael Shannon. [Premiere]
• 15 pages of silliness to jack up the traffic numbers: “Where are they now?” with the cast of “Friday.” [New York Daily News]
• A list of…wait for it…the top 10 best movie punches. Think that’s terribly specific? Wait until tomorrow’s requisite arbitrary list link. [Rope of Silicon]
• “Coraline” makes its way to Broadway, with analysis from the Financial District. [Wall Street Journal]
• First look at James Cameron’s “Avatar”: screenshots from the accompanying video game? Lame. [/Film]
• Glenn Kenny writes up the DVD release of Michelangelo Antonioni’s “Zabriskie Point.” [Some Came Running]