• Jen Yamato wonders what the hell happened to Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr. [Rotten Tomatoes]
• Jeffrey Wells puts up a positive review of Kevin Smith’s “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” philosophizes on the photographical approach to actually shooting a porno. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Logan Hill profiles “The Brothers Bloom” star Rachel Weisz back East. [New York Magazine]
• Scott Macaulay goes party-hopping in Toronto. [Filmmaker Magazine]
• Dave Karger and Missy Schwartz put together a video mid-term report for Toronto. [Entertainment Weekly]
• Focus Features honcho James Schamus is honored with the Trailblazer Award at the Woodstock Film Festival. WELL deserved. [MovieMaker Magazine]
• Lou Lumenick considers Dakota Fanning a “formidable actress” in “The Secret Life of Bees,” but doesn’t see Oscar on the horizon. [Lumenick on Film]
• A preview of Clint Mansell’s “Wrestler” score pops up online…I’m loving it. [MySpace]
• Tommy Lee Jones sues Paramount over “No Country for Old Men” profits. Show me the money. [Associated Press]
• Anne Thompson’s heart goes out to Charlie Kaufman. [Thompson on Hollywood]