12/4 Oscarweb Round-up
• Gregg Kilday catches up with the notion that voters might cling to something up-beat in the midst of 2007's downer slate. Ya think? [The Hollywood Reporter]• Anthony Breznican talks to Best Actor hopeful John Cusack about the failure of war films this year and his role in the upcoming "Grace is Gone." [USA Today]
• David Halbfinger reports that "'The Kite Runner' boys are safely out of Kabul." [New York Times]
• Who says the "Atonement" campaign is quiet? Mark Salisbury talks to star James McAvoy. [Los Angeles Times]
• So does Tom O'Neil. [Gold Derby]
• Ramin Setoodeh, meanwhile, chats with Keira Knightly. [The Gold Digger]
• And Sasha Stone counts herself a fan, says the tables are finally turned with a man being "the object of lust and desire." Easy, now... [Awards Daily]
• David Carr attends the New York premiere of "The Golden Compass." [The Carpetbagger]
• David Poland reviews "Sweeney Todd" again. [Movie City News]
• Nathaniel Rogers sits down with the great Max von Sydow, who's working it hard for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." [The Film Experience]
• New York Magazine points out dire box office potential found in Variety's recent revelations. [Vulture]
• Peter Knegt smacks down a recent Hollywood Reporter story announcing the year of the independents. [indieWIRE]
• Lou Lumenick rocks out a list of the year's 25 best. Whatever happened to top TEN lists? [New York Post]
• Scott Feinberg talks to "La Vie en Rose" star Marion Cotillard. [And the Winner Is...]
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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