Deadlines and holiday travel have limited posting this week, bur here's a few tidbits that I came across:
* I haven't seen if the trailer for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" that's supposed to be running before "The Day the Earth Stood Still" has been made available online yet. But Hugh Jackman's all over the place, having been named the host for this year's Oscars telecast.
* Looking at the newspaper ads for Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino," I spotted a name in the credits familiar to comics readers of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s: Jenette Kahn. An exec producer on the film, Kahn was publisher and/or editor in chief of DC Comics for something like 25 years.
* No fewer than four comic book movies made the cut for the Oscar's visual effects semifinals: "The Dark Knight," "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk." That list of 15 contenders will be pared down to seven for the famous VFX bakeoff in January, with the top three from that event getting actual nominations.
* And Bettie Page, queen of 1950s pinup girls and inspiration for countless comic artists, has died at age 85.
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