11/14 Oscarweb Round-up
• The Hollywood Reporter is ripping off the web as they work on rebuilding their Oscar coverage sections. [In Contention]
• The Buzzmeter finds new love for James McAvoy and Tim Burton. [The Envelope]
• Rachel Abramowitz talks to Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman about the upcoming "The Bucket List." [The Envelope]
• Having attended Monday night's screening of "There Will Be Blood," Todd Mrtens digs a little deeper into Jonny Greenwood's score. [Extended Play]
• Anne Thompson on the twisted road of Oscar publicity, and Sunday night's Behind the Camera awards. [Thompson on Hollywood]
• Elizabeth Snead adds her two cents on the awards. [The Envelope]
• Jeffrey Wells thinks Oscar handicappers are hindered by an "obeisance before established power" when predicting the outcome of the awards season -- as if they have any real say in the proceedings. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• He also has a recording of Monday nights snooze-fest Q&A with David Ansen, Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• David Poland talks to Best Actor dark horse Frank Langella about "Starting Out in the Evening," among other things. [The Hot Blog]
• Sasha Stone gives in to Nikki Blonsky, observes a nomination for Best Actress is a possibility. [Awards Daily]
• Ramin Setoodah thinks there are two lonks in the Oscar race for Best Picture: "Atonement" and "No Country for Old Men." [The Gold Digger]
• Lou Lumenick's chart of ten for Best Picture. [New York Post]
• Stephen Galloway previews a bleak Oscar slate. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• But Sam Adams sees politics instead. I hope the irony isn't lost on you. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• Diseny has an "Enchanted" music video starring Carrie Underwood in four formats. [Quicktime, Flash, Windows Media Player, iPod]
• Warner Bros. kicks "I Am Legend" marking into high gear with a new website. [I-Am-Immune.com]
• The Spirit awards go green. [Variety]
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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