12/17 Oscarweb Round-up
• Warner Bros. unleashes the high def tailer for "The Dark Knight" onto a salivating web-geek community. [A Taste for the Theatrical]• Pete Hammond keeps those speculative wheels spinning on Will Smith's "I Am Legend" turn. [The Envelope]
• That's probably because the film shattered box office records this weekend. [Variety]
• Tom O'Neil calls the Lond critics noms "curious." Why, because they strayed from the herd? [Gold Derby]
• The American Film Institute sticks with the herd. [Variety]
• Jeffrey Wells responds... [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• ...and gets into the ins and outs of Daniel Day-Lewis' wardrobe choices. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• David Poland gets into the specifics of the year's top ten lists. [The Hot Blog]
• Speaking of top tens, yours truly adds his opinion to the collective. [In Contention]
• Jesse Green gets into Stephen Sondheim and "Sweeney Todd" at the Gray Lady. [New York Times]
• Richard Berke, meanwhile, reports on screenplay alterations that led to something of a white-washed "Charlie Wilson's War," among other things. [New York Times]
• Glenn Kenny also does "Wilson," with director Mike Nichols. [Los Angeles Times]
• Sasha Stone points us to a massive collection of FYC ads (though hers is still fabulous). [Awards Daily]
• "Juno" seems to have a new fan site on the web. [And the Winner Is...]
• Speaking of which, star Ellen Page fields unnecessary "Knocked Up" comparisons at New York Magazine. [Vulture]
Red Carpet District is Variety contributor Kristopher Tapley's attempt at making sense of the ever-expanding glut of film awards coverage. He's been on the beat for six years. Email 






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