The Observer's Bruce Feirstein, reporting from Hollywood (in that Jayson-Blair-and-by-reporting-from-Hollywood-we-mean-making-shit-up sense), intercepts a letter to Mr. Blair's agent from "Transnational Pictures": "Everybody here at Trans-National is really excited that you decided to sell us your life story. And I couldn t agree with you more: Despite the offer of $27 million, a jet, an Oscar and a date with Gwyneth, you made the right choice: At the end of the day, Harvey Weinstein would have probably sold you out for some positive reviews in The Times. Good call, Jayson." Commentary on the script: "The final action sequence is amazing, when you steal the submarine and stop the Al Qaeda attack on Times Square just as the Raines character has climbed on the parapets moaning 'Sanctuary!' and is about to pour cauldrons of molten lead onto the reporters below. Wow."
Blair gets the Hollywood treatment: new developments [Observer]