"The Bourne Ultimatum" and "Michael Clayton" scribe Tony Gilroy is one of the coolest cats I've had the pleasure to speak with this Oscar season.  Always quick with an answer or thought, but never one that reads as unconsidered, he's one of the sharper tools in the shed to say the least.  Artistically, his attention to precision can easily be found in "Clayton," which wrangled 7 Oscar nominations Tuesday, including two for Gilroy himself (for writing and directing).

I stumbled across this clip yesterday of Gilroy in New York talking about the rights of writers and the issues presented in this season's now infamous WGA strike.  Forgive me if it has been posted elsewhere before, but this is the first I've seen of it.  It's great to see him get so fired up about the issue and clearly have an educated understanding of it, rather than toeing the party line, so to speak, without anything substantial to add to the conversation.