-The lovely Mahnola Dargis reviews two for the NYTS, "The Year of the Dog" and Alain Renais'"Private Fears in Public Places."

- Andrea Arnold talks about making her film "Red Road"  within the constraints of Lars Von Trier and co. Fascinating.

- Try your hand at the Will Ferrell plot generator!

- I don't think they are going to let Jerry Sienfeld host the next Academy Awards : "...all a big jerkoff," he says. "They don't mean a goddam thing. Stupid...they're all stupid. On TV, it's beyond me why we feel the need to...dig out these jagoff bowling trophies six times a year so all these people can pat each other on the back about how much money they're making [and] boring the piss out of half the world...