Adam_S
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Getting to be that time of year again, the last week of August, looking into a packed September through November of prestige releases--so it seems an apt point to open the yearly discussion.
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SEPTEMBER 14th 21st 28th Eastern Promises Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Lust Caution
Brave One Into the Wild The Kingdom
In the Valley of Elah Trade Darjeeling Limited
Across the Universe OCTOBER 5th 12th 19th 26th Grace is Gone Sleuth Rendition Things we Lost in the Fire
Michael Clayton Reservation Road Funny Games
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Gone Baby Gone Rails and Ties
We Own the Night NOVEMBER 2nd 9th 16th 23rd American Gangster No Country for Old Men Margot at the Wedding I’m not There The Kite Runner Lions for Lambs Love in the Time of Cholera
Beowulf DECEMBER 7th 14th 21st 25th/28th Atonement Youth Without Youth Sweeny Todd There Will Be Blood The Golden Compass Cassandra's Dream Diving Bell and the Butterfly Charlie Wilson's War Leatherheads
The Savages
The Orphanage
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Films already released that may be competitive in major categories:
Away from Her Hairspray Ratatouille Knocked Up Once Waitress A Mighty Heart Zodiac
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And naturally Transformers will win every technical award this year, but other films, such as Bourne Ultimatum, Hot Fuzz, and Pirates (amongst the other effects reliant films) will be competitive in the Sound and Editing categories
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At this point there are three frontrunners and about ten major players:
FRONTRUNNERS:
Atonement
No Country for Old Men
American Gangster
MAJOR PLAYERS:
Sweeny Todd
Rendition
Margot at the Wedding
There Will Be Blood
Youth Without Youth
The Kite Runner
Sleuth
Lust Caution
Away From Her
Reservation Road
Charlie Wilson's War
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EDIT: Sweeney Todd will be rated R, here's the article that prompted my initial reservations:
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/...4&in_a_source=
Which Variety has now debunked:
http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsono...y-todd-cl.html
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SEPTEMBER 14th 21st 28th Eastern Promises Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Lust Caution
Brave One Into the Wild The Kingdom
In the Valley of Elah Trade Darjeeling Limited
Across the Universe OCTOBER 5th 12th 19th 26th Grace is Gone Sleuth Rendition Things we Lost in the Fire
Michael Clayton Reservation Road Funny Games
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Gone Baby Gone Rails and Ties
We Own the Night NOVEMBER 2nd 9th 16th 23rd American Gangster No Country for Old Men Margot at the Wedding I’m not There The Kite Runner Lions for Lambs Love in the Time of Cholera
Beowulf DECEMBER 7th 14th 21st 25th/28th Atonement Youth Without Youth Sweeny Todd There Will Be Blood The Golden Compass Cassandra's Dream Diving Bell and the Butterfly Charlie Wilson's War Leatherheads
The Savages
The Orphanage
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Films already released that may be competitive in major categories:
Away from Her Hairspray Ratatouille Knocked Up Once Waitress A Mighty Heart Zodiac
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And naturally Transformers will win every technical award this year, but other films, such as Bourne Ultimatum, Hot Fuzz, and Pirates (amongst the other effects reliant films) will be competitive in the Sound and Editing categories
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At this point there are three frontrunners and about ten major players:
FRONTRUNNERS:
Atonement
No Country for Old Men
American Gangster
MAJOR PLAYERS:
Sweeny Todd
Rendition
Margot at the Wedding
There Will Be Blood
Youth Without Youth
The Kite Runner
Sleuth
Lust Caution
Away From Her
Reservation Road
Charlie Wilson's War
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EDIT: Sweeney Todd will be rated R, here's the article that prompted my initial reservations:
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/...4&in_a_source=
Which Variety has now debunked:
http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsono...y-todd-cl.html