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2 responses so far
1 9-01-2009 at 9:20 am
Mike_M said...
So anyone think In the Loop even has a chance of being on the list of 10 (or even a list of 15)?
I thought it was a great movie, but not sure if the Academy would agree?
I looked on your chart yesterday Kris, but didn’t see it…
2 9-01-2009 at 9:40 am
Jeremy said...
Cieply: “[Benjamin Button] never quite found its footing in the awards quest and accompanying box office derby.”
$127 million domestic gross and 13 Oscar nominations translate into “not finding footing” … how, exactly? If he was desperate for a justification for the “Shutter Island” delay, he could have at least discussed “Up in the Air” instead.