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• Steve Weintraub has a sweet four-video series on Ben Burtt’s process for creating the sounds of “WALL-E” and the “Star Wars” films. Worth a look if you’re into the tech arena like we are. [Collider]
• Bad news for Baz Luhrmann’s “Australia.” A forced happy ending. [News.com.au]
• Cherry Jones gives her approval of Meryl Streep’s turn in “Doubt.” [Gold Derby]
• But elsewhere, the odds are being stacked against the film. [Vulture]
• Dave Karger and Missy Schwartz discuss the season’s most unknown commodities: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Revolutionary Road.” [Oscar Watch]
• Brad Brevet finds some striking similarities between the new “Watchmen” poster and an old “Dark Knight” international one-sheet. [Rope of Silicon]
• In the midst of AFI Fest, John Horn gets some quality time with “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle. [Los Angeles Times]
• Meanwhile, Anne Thompson responds to a second “Slumdog” screening. [Thompson on Hollywood]
• The new gadgetry of Bond. [New York Daily News]
• Amy Raphael profiles Kelly Macdonald as “Choke” lands across the pond. [The Guardian]
• Also in the U.K., Toby Jones continues to stir the waters with below-the-radar portrayals. [The Times]
• Deborah Solomon cranks out a Q&A with “Frost/Nixon” director Ron Howard. [New York Times]
• Jeffrey Wells defends the violence of Matteo Garrone’s “Gomorrah” against the potential ignorance of the foreign film committee. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
