· If you're trying to pinpoint the exact moment when the controversy over Sundance's Hounddog (aka, The Dakota Fanning Rape Project) officially became a circus, we recommend you consider this quote from Officially Outraged Catholic League Media Whore William Donahue, who refuses to see exactly what he's protesting: "If someone tells me that there's a statue of Martin Luther King with an erection receiving oral sex, I don't need to see it." [Variety]
· Pariah producing partners Gavin Polone and Jamie Tarses break up after 14 months of working together. Polone rebounds into an overall deal at HBO, while Tarses sticks around with a new deal at Sony Pictures TV. If you're wondering about the children already in development, the parents are maintaining joint custody. [THR]
· Among Var's Oscar fun facts: sound mixer Kevin O'Connell (Apocalypto) gets a chance to break his all-time record for nominations without a win by scoring his 19th bid. Also, Alan Arkin has gone 28 years in between nominations. [Variety]
· At last, a measure of vindication for persecuted showrunner Aaron Sorkin: Studio 60's ratings are up slightly following a long hiatus of first-run episodes. [THR]
· Coming-of-age film Son of Rambow finally inspires a Sundance bidding war that allows the trades to invoke last year's Little Miss Sunshine insanity. [Variety]

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