•  "American Gangster" draws heat and accusations of drifting a bit too far from the truth from the real Richie Roberts. [New York Post]

•  Lou Lumenick talks about it in his blog. [New York Post]

•  Tom O'Neil responds to all. [Gold Derby]

•  And Jeffrey Wells takes the wrong-headed approach. [Hollywood Elsewhere]

•  O'Neil also stirs the waters of a potential smear campaign to come, yet AGAIN pulling out the old "A Beautiful Mind" scenario from 2001. [Gold Derby]

•  Lots of action at The Envelope, as Paul Lieberman talks to Nicole Kidman about "Margot at the Wedding." [The Envelope]

•  Mark Olsen, meanwhile, dishes "Gone Baby Gone" with supporting actress hopeful Amy Ryan. [The Envelope]

•  Susan King has a chat with harm-warming favorite Hal Holbrook. [The Envelope]

•  And Elizabeth Snead discusses the threads of "The Golden Compass" with veteran costume designer Ruth Myers. [The Envelope]

•  Anne Thompson responds to yesterday's Gurus o' Gold director and screenplay predictions. [Thomspon on Hollywood]

•  Admitted Jonny Greenwood fan Ryan C. Adams gets into Entertainment Weekly's holiday preview tid-bit on the score of "There Will Be Blood," with a couple of other interesting insights. [Awards Daily]

•  A far cry from "A Mighty Heart," Angie talks macabre delights and "Beowulf" with William Keck. [USA Today]

•  Old news, but Steve Daly -- one of the chosen ones who has seen "Sweeney Todd" -- talks the bloddy musical up and down in a cover story. [Entertainment Weekly]

•  Karen Valby has a Diablo Cody profile. [Entertainment Weekly]

•  Eugene Hernandez launches his "Awards Watch" articles... [indieWIRE]

•  ...and offers his first set of predictions at his blog, "Eugonline." [indieWIRE]

•  Peter Knegt does same at "The Lost Boy." [indieWIRE]

•  "But seriously, folks"...amidst all the awards chatter, Variety launches a new blog dedicated to WGA strike talk and coverage. [Scribe Vibe]