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| FOR IT: The trailer that premiered put this film on the map as a huge contender. At this point, it looks like the one to beat. | FOR IT: New posters, trailer looking good, buzz seems to be building on this Australian epic. | FOR IT: An acclaimed novel with a stellar cast and a great director promises to be a great relationship drama a la Far from Heaven & Little Children | FOR IT: A heavy political film in a very heavy political year for America that may speak volumes... | FOR IT: Cannes was very kind to this Eastwood film. Is it another hit for the veteran director? | |
| AGAINST IT: Being touted as the early frontrunner can be helpful but if its anything less than A+ material, it could be left in the dust. (Cold Mountain, Dreamgirls) | AGAINST IT: Expectations may be too high or there may be bigger, more potent projects hitting the scene that will overshadow it. | AGAINST IT: Relationship dramas do well in Acting and Screenplay categories, its rare for them to walk away with the big one. Buzz seems mute at the moment. | AGAINST IT: ...but has homosexual subject matter and from what we saw with Brokeback Mountain, that sometimes doesn't sit well with some voters. | AGAINST IT: Europe loved it, doesn't mean America will. | |
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| FOR IT: Now the 2nd highest grossing film of all time, can it make the cut? can the buzz continue? | FOR IT: Defiance has many of the ingredients for an Oscar contender; Holocaust, war, upcoming stars in need of recognition. | FOR IT: This Cormac McCarthy book is getting very good buzz right now and fresh off the Coen's last year, this seems to be in the mix. | FOR IT: Still waiting for a trailer but still looks very promising with Meryl Streep helming this ship. | FOR IT: Last year's 3:10 to Yuma & Jesse James showed that westerns are back and with a vengeance. Could it be time to reward one again? | |
| AGAINST IT: People are saying its either the entire film or just Nolan that will make the cut. That can cause a split and both can be ignored. | AGAINST IT: The poster is kind of terrible, you can't judge a film by its trailer, and Zwick is very hit and miss. This could bomb altogether. | AGAINST IT: In comparison to past films and books, this is the darkest in contention, maybe too dark for voters. | AGAINST IT: Quiet buzz, quiet everything. | AGAINST IT: Needs to be across the board amazing to critics and voters. Harris needs to step it up from his first work Pollack. | |
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| HAPPY GO LUCKY | GRAN TORINO | RACHEL GETTING MARRIED | THE SOLOIST | BROTHERS | |
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Buzz has been building for a few projects as the summer winds down; Australia is looking very promising, The Dark Knight had the best month of any film in history but I may feel I jumped the gun in putting it in my Top 5, The Road is really looking good at this point as well as Appaloosa. Can we have a confirmation on the title for Clint Eastwood's film by the way? Is it Changeling or The Exchange? Buzz is dying for Revolutionary Road & The Soloist, where are posters and trailers? The Reader & Che are looking less likely to come out this year so they have been left off. Also, Valkyrie may not be in the Top 20 but we are keeping a close eye on it... |
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May 1, 2008 |
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| AUSTRALIA | THE CHANGELING | THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON | DOUBT | REVOLUTIONARY ROAD* |
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May 15, 2008 |
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| AUSTRALIA | THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON* | DOUBT | REVOLUTIONARY ROAD | SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK |
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June 1, 2008 |
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| AUSTRALIA | THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON* | DOUBT | THE EXCHANGE | REVOLUTIONARY ROAD |
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July 1, 2008 |
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| AUSTRALIA | THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON* | DOUBT | THE EXCHANGE | REVOLUTIONARY ROAD |
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July 20, 2008 |
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| AUSTRALIA | THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON* | THE DARK KNIGHT | MILK | REVOLUTIONARY ROAD |
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August 25, 2008 |
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| AUSTRALIA | THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON* | CHANGELING (THE EXCHANGE) | MILK | REVOLUTIONARY ROAD |
