Little buzz for top Oscar films
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One film has an oblique ending that's left some viewers dissatisfied and others floored by its profundity. The other features a slowly developing plot and a brutal, operatically violent finale.
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The Oscar race of 2007 has begun with a pair of grim films capturing attention over more widely-hyped movies, indicating to awards watchers that the race for Hollywood's most prestigious awards is wide open.
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There just might be  blood. The domestic boxoffice will feature a kind of midwinter  mayhem this weekend, as strong holdover films are joined in a  competitive fray by four wide-release debutants and  Oscar-rejuvenated titles.
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The movie-going public may not think much of this year's major Oscar contenders judging by their weak box-office performances. But for US movie critics, the nominations announced amid a debilitating writers' strike and a global market meltdown were a sign that the US movie machinery is at least doing one thing right.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is giving some lucky movie buffs the chance to see their favorite stars up close at the Oscars next year.
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Quite a few categories in this yearâs Oscar race bring all of the challenge of the wading pool. While some head out to the deep end.
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Many questions came to mind when the Oscar nominations were announced: Who's going to win best picture? Why wasn't "Once" nominated more than once?
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We're still looking for people who love movies and are interested in catching a free flick.  Now that the American Film Institute has released its list of the 100 greatest films of all time, we'd like to hear what you think.  As of 4 p.m.
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Top five movies of the week 19-08-2004
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Some of this year's most interesting Oscar battles revolve around what Academy Award voters hear -- rather than see.
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Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
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LOS ANGELES  - With the economy sinking into recession, the war in Iraq about to enter its sixth year, and lingering uncertainty in Hollywood following the writers strike, it's perhaps fitting that the films competing for the best documentary Oscar mirror the gloom.
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Hollywood's major studios are  parading their big Oscar contenders, but low-budget art films  and even animated movies are stealing their thunder as the  contest warms up for the U.S. film industry's top honors.
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This yearâs Academy Award nominations are being announced this morning. The list will be posted here.
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Mostly, these lists give me an excuse to remind readers of good and great films that they may have missed. But in some respects, the actual list is the least of it.
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It takes guts to chase  after an Oscar. It also takes serious money, luck, and insider  experience. Fail to land a nomination, and that cash doesn't  magically come back.
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Viewers may think some of the nominees for best picture at next week's Academy Awards are dark, but they pale in comparison with the movies competing for the coveted Oscar for best documentary.