Without Iron Man, there's a leader-shaped hole at the center of all of the various stories. Is Paul Rudd really supposed to fill that hole? - The Guardian (UK)
The list of those testing positive and missing Sunday's Critics Choice Awards, a few days after the Golden Globes, included nominees Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, "head cheerleader" Jamie Lee Curtis, and planned presenter Michelle Pfeiffer. - The Hollywood Reporter
Six producers of potential Oscar contenders explain why they did it anyway. Says the producer of Banshees of Inisherin, "Your aim is to be invisible and make sure that nothing interrupts" the director's process. - Los Angeles Times
Marlee Matlin, Billy Porter, and Michael Chiklis discovered the other side of the camera with TV episodes in a new series. Chiklis: "One of the wonderful thing about directing is your creative mind really is firing on all cylinders. You’re creating the narrative." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"(Olivia) Hussey has spent the last 50 years not just telling the story of how the nude scene came to be shot, but defending it. … Are they imagining that, had the movie been made without the nude scene, they would have had better careers? Because … why?" - San Francisco Chronicle
"Edison Research's quarterly analysis of the top genres shows Comedy continues to have the most listeners. The bigger surprise could be that despite the fall election season, the News genre lost ground. It slid back to third place (behind) the all-encompassing Society & Culture." - Inside Radio
Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources: "Update: The Twitter wildfire is at 44 billion acres and 0% contained." NE Ohio Regional Sewer District: "now that sports betting is legal in ohio please remember we’ve been throwing your money down the drain for 50 years with much better returns" - The Guardian
In the end, the Globes had to make three arguments Tuesday: that it has survived its past scandals to become a better organization; that it still matters as an important benchmark in an awards season topped by The Oscars. And that it's still Hollywood's coolest party. - NPR
The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once each received five nods: one for lead performance (Colin Farrell and Michelle Yeoh, respectively), three for supporting performances, and best ensemble, the union's equivalent of Best Picture. With four nominations, Ozark led the TV categories. - The Guardian
TV Rain (Dozhd) – once headquartered in Moscow, long harassed by Putin's government, and finally shut down in the months after the invasion of Ukraine – has secured a five-year broadcasting license from the Dutch Media Authority, six months after Latvia removed the station from its airwaves. - Euronews
"Reporter Amelia Ferrell Knisely claims she was fired from West Virginia Public Broadcasting … after investigating the alleged abuse of disabled patients at state-run facilities." The broadcaster's board chair responds that Knisely has not been fired and remains on payroll as a part-timer. - Inside Radio
