• On the language, cult following and press-shyness of reclusive “True Grit” author Charles Portis. [Speakeasy]
• Mike Leigh discusses “Another Year” and why he’ll never make a superhero movie. [Movieline]
• “Avatar” tops list of 2010′s most pirated movies. [New York Post]
• Ross Messer talks to “Casion Jack” (and “True Grit”) star Barry Pepper. [Collider]
• Harvey Weinstein’s full-court press for “The King’s Speech.” [The Carpetbagger]
• David Poland posts a lengthy reader comment diving into the “big ideas” of “TRON Legacy.” [The Hot Blog]
• Tom O’Neil and Pete Hammond dig in on the race for Best Picture. [Gold Derby]
[Photo: Wall Street Journal/Jonathan Portis]