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Old Movies - December 2007

Oscar Season has officially started!

December 22nd 2007 05:31

Well, it's getting to be that time again, the lead up to the Oscars has well and truly started. The Golden Globe nominations came in last week, closely followed by the Screen Actors Guild awards and all the other knock offs, and it's looking like the best year for award-films in quite some time. I can't remember the last time the prospective nominees actually happened to look like genuinely good films... American Gangster, There Will Be Blood, Eastern Promises, No Country for Old Men, Juno, etc, etc, seem less along the lines of typical Oscar-bait and more along the lines of films that appeal to a wider audience without getting lame about it.

After looking at all the films that have been getting nominated and noticed by reviewers, I've collected a list of movies to check out this season for those who want to be on the ball when the Awards actually come around (of course, that's if the writer's strike doesn't get in the way). I'm not saying all these films will neccessarily get nominations, I'm just saying, hey, at least 90% of the nominations will be coming from this list, so don't get caught short.

American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Savages
The Great Debators
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
Juno
There Will Be Blood
Away From Her
Sweeney Todd
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Charlie Wilson's War
Hairspray
The Brave One

A Mighty Heart
Youth Without Youth
The Darjeeling Limited
La Moine
The Kite Runner
I'm Not There
Lars and the Real Girl
Into the Wild
Lambs for Lions

and some other probably un-nominated films also worth checking out around about now (and soon) look like these (and some of these have been out a while)...

3:10 to Yuma
Superbad
Stardust
Cloverfield
I Am Legend

I'm excited.

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Posted By: Luke - Category: Academy Awards

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Comment by Cibbuano

December 24th 2007 08:08

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though we all like years long gone for movies, at the end of every year, I think I've seen a lot of damn good movies.

Comment by Anonymous

January 1st 2008 04:19

I watch 99% of the films that come out - at least those that come to south GA. I have to say I was quite unimpressed with No Country For Old Men. And I love the Thin Man films as much as the Saw movies, so I consider myself having quite an open mind. But I didn't find this movie fun, it was dull to me. And I'd rather see a fun film than a great film any day.

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