12/18 Oscarweb Round-up
• Anne Thompson talks up the new trailer for "Miss Petigrew Lives for a Day" starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams. [Thompson on Hollywood]• The WGA picks and chooses yet again, denies awards shows waivers for its members to write on telecasts. [Variety]
• Meanwhile, sources tell Tom O'Neil that the Golden Globes may go on without a telecast at all. [Gold Derby]
• Adam Baer claims that Tim Burton has "re-invented the movie musical" with "Sweeney Todd." Really? [Los Angeles Times]
• Jeffrey Wells is not-so-stealthily anticipating the release of "The Dark Knight" and Heath Ledger's maniacal portrayal of the Joker. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Speaking of Batsy, Matthew Dessem decides to smack Warner Bros. down for the exhaustive PR campaign behind the film. [Vulture]
• "Live Free or Die Hard" actually makes a top 10 list. [Gold Rush]
• As expected, "No Country for Old Men" is walking away with the title "critics' favorite" this year. [Movie City News]
• Speaking of top 10 lists, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" tops David Edelstein's at New York Magazine. [The Projectionist]
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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Posted by: mickey | 12/18/2007 6:17:19 PM