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BEST
PICTURE |
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Release
Date |
Picture |
Studio |
Comment |
Oct
5 |
Michael
Clayton |
WB |
Solid, clean... the morality tale in a suit |
Nov
9 |
No
Country For Old Men |
Miramax
|
A movie that sticks to the ribs |
Dec
7 |
Atonement |
Focus |
The Toronto choice... the media is committed |
Oct
26 |
Before The Devil Knows You're Dead |
Think |
Heating up |
Dec
21 |
Charlie
Wilson's War |
U |
If it's Nichols' version of Three Kings, it's in... if not, it falls from grace in a hurry. |
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Dec
21 |
Sweeney
Todd |
DW |
There will be blood... too much for Oscar? |
July
20 |
Hairspray |
NL |
The media wants it gone... but if nominated, likely to be the highest grosser in the group by 10s of millions. |
Sept
21 |
Into The Wild |
ParVan |
Still fighting for truth... |
Sept 7 |
3:10 To Yuma |
Lions |
Lurking.. |
Nov
28 |
The
Savages
|
FoxS |
Has the media underestimated the story's connection to the Academy audience? |
- |
Dec 26 |
There
Will Be Blood |
ParVan |
When it really lands, the noise will fascinate... a better Jesse James |
Dec 5 |
Juno |
FoxS |
Can any real percentage of Academy voters get past the clever, but modern, chatter? |
Dec
17 |
The Diving Bell & The Butterfly |
Mir |
The great beauty of the group... art. |
Nov
2 |
American
Gangster |
U |
Big, brassy, and not anything close to the joyousness of The Departed |
Dec 14 |
The
Kite Runner |
ParVan |
Will people commit longterm to this one... and if so, will it knock out Atonement? |
Nov
16 |
Beowulf |
Par |
So much better than it deserves to be... 1000 times better than 300, but still, a geek flick |
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| The Current Long Shots (in aphabetical order) |
Oct 12 |
Lars & The Real Girl |
MGM/Kim |
Just didn't catch. People will wonder why after they've seen it |
Nov
21 |
I'm Not There |
TWC |
Where is it ? |
Oct
26 |
Things
We Lost In The Fire |
DW |
Hard to overcome box office trouble |
| - |
Pretty Much Out Of The BP Race (by release date) |
Dec
14 |
Youth
Without Youth |
SPC |
Finally starts screening this week |
TBA |
The Bucket List |
WB |
Starts screening next week |
TBA-Dec |
The Great Debaters |
TWC |
Screening when? |
TBA |
Crossing Over |
TWC |
Not definitely opening 2007 |
TBA |
The Lucky Ones |
Lions |
Not definitely opening 2007 |
| - |
Pretty Much Out Of The BP Race (by release date) |
June
8 |
La
Vie En Rose |
PictH |
|
June
22 |
A
Mighty Heart |
ParVan |
|
May
4 |
Away
From Her |
Lions |
|
July
13 |
Rescue
Dawn |
MGM |
|
Aug
24 |
Ressurecting
The Champ |
Yari |
|
Sept
14 |
The
Brave One |
WB |
|
Sept
14 |
Eastern
Promises |
Focus |
|
Sept 14 |
In
The Valley Of Elah |
WIP |
|
Sept
28 |
Lust,
Caution |
Focus |
|
Sept 29 |
The
Darjeeling Limited |
FoxS |
|
Oct 12 |
Elizabeth:
The Golden Age |
U |
|
Nov
9 |
Lions
For Lambs |
UA |
|
Nov 16 |
In Bloom |
Mag |
Still coming out this year??? |
Nov
16 |
Love
In the Time Of Cholera |
NL |
|
Nov 16 |
Margot
At The Wedding |
ParVan |
|
Dec 7 |
Grace
Is Gone |
TWC |
|
Dec
7 |
His
Dark Materials |
NL |
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