• On Dec. 14, the American Film Institute will announce its picks for the top 10 U.S. movies and TV shows of the year. Two juries, with 13 members apiece, will decide the honorees for the ninth edition of these kudos. They may also be naming an additional five "moments of significance." All the honorees will be feted at a Jan. 9 luncheon in L.A. Last year's top 10 movies included four of the five best picture nominees ("Atonement" was ineligible because it was a British production) as well as "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Into the Wild," "Knocked Up," "Ratatouille" and "The Savages." And the top TV shows included Emmy champs "The Sopranos" and "30 Rock" as well as this year's Emmy favorite "Mad Men."

• "Frost/Nixon," which will get its world premiere at the London filmfest on Oct. 15, will unspool stateside at both branches of the Paley Center with screenings followed by panel discussions with director Ron Howard and cast members. The L.A. event is Nov. 21 while the Gotham panel takes place Dec. 2, three days before the film opens. As the film follows the negotiations that culminated in the historic TV interview by the English broadcaster David Frost of the disgraced former president Richard Nixon it is entirely appropriate that its American debut be at an institution whose mandate is to preserve and promote the best of television and radio.

• Speaking of the London film festival, "Slumdog Millionaire," the sensation of the Telluride fest and screening here in Toronto tomorrow morning for the media, will be the closing night film on Oct. 30.

• "Will a newly retooled version of 'Blindness' survive its bumpy ride on the Croisette to become the eye-opening experience of the Toronto Film Festival?" asks Pete Hammond in his latest Oscar feature for The Envelope. Fernando Meirelles' film got poor reax at the Cannes Film Festival in May. "The experience convinced him to take 'Blindness' back into editing for another three weeks of work, remixing the soundtrack, doing extensive color correction and adding scenes to the beginning of the film." READ MORE

• "Studio One," which picked up the second Emmy award for best dramatic series in 1952, is coming to DVD on Nov. 11. The six-disc set showcases 17 of the anthology series best installments, including the original production of "Twelve Angry Men."

• Variety reports on the continuing stream of entries into the foreign film race. Jordan has its first ever entry with "Captain Abu Raed," a charmer about an airport janitor who tells tales to children to inspire them that won an audience award at Sundance. The Netherlands is hoping for its first win since 1997 with "Dunya and Desie," based on a popular TV series about two teenage girls. Taiwan is hoping for a second win with "Cape No. 7" about a small-time rock band while the Philippines is looking for a first ever nod with "Ploning."

• The Library of Congress has announced Stevie Wonder as the second winner of the Gershwin Prize. The laurel is awarded to musicians whose lifetime contributions in the field of popular song exemplify the standard of excellence associated with George and Ira Gershwin. The first winner was Paul Simon. Wonder will be honored in the Great Hall of the Library on Feb. 23.

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