• Tom O’Neil wonders if Bill Maher can cure his Emmy drought with an Oscar instead. [Gold Derby]
• Patrick Goldstein calls ‘W.’ a “mess,” confirming my worst fears… [The Big Picture]
• Erica Abeel corners Mike Leigh at the New York fest. [indieWIRE]
• Bill Murray talks “City of Ember,” his divorce. [Associated Press]
• Stephen Holden thinks “Changeling” and “The Wrestler” are “shameless Oscar bait.” [New York Times]
• Oscar-winner Faye Dunaway talks to Xan Brooks about her work in a new indie. [The Guardian]
• Tom Wilkinson, the actor who does it all. [USA Today]
• Jeffrey Wells continues to pass along the good “Milk” word second hand. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Variety’s Peter bart is blogging again after a week’s drought. Call off the search party. [Peter Bart]
• Glenn Kenny paid to see “An American Carol.” [Some Came Running]