11/26 Oscarweb Round-up
• David Poland reports Cate Blanchett's lead actress push for "I'm Not There." [The Hot Blog]
• Jeffrey Wells thinks the idea stinks. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Tom O'Neil reports that Miramax studio executives are trying "to get to the bottom of the rumor." [Gold Derby]
• Nathaniel Rogers writes up the effect Golden Globe placement has on actor/actress campaigns. [The Film Experience]
• Anne Thompson, meanwhile, offers perspective on the typical jockeying for position. [Thompson on Hollywood]
• Back to Wells, he's got a chat with "4 months, 3 weeks & 2 Days" director Christian Mungiu... [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• ...offers some not-so-kind thoughts on Amy Adams and here Best Actress-aiming performcnace in "Enchanted"... [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• ...and ponders 2007 as 1999-ish in its broad swoop of quality cinema -- all in a slew of updates over the weekend. Sleep, Jeffrey. Sleep. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Brian Kinsley caught Peter Jackson snoozing in "Beowulf." [In Contention]
• Susan King talks to Janusz Kaminski about his innovative lensing of "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." [The Envelope]
• Lou Lumenick loved "Starting Out in the Evening" and commends the Best Actor push for Frank Langella. [New York Post]
• Peter Knegt responds to Variety's story re: quality, but genre-handicapped performances. [indieWIRE]
• Sasha Stone gets to "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," talks up Roger Deakins. [Awards Daily]
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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