The Editor's Log

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As the editor of Predict The Oscars!, I try to stay pretty up to date on new releases, particularly during the late fall and winter. It can't be an accident that many, indeed, most of the movies that will be nominated for Academy Awards won't be released until the last month or two of the year. I've read various reasons for this from those purporting it's because more people are out of school / work to those thinking early releases will be forgotten by the time nominations are announced. Whatever the reason, it's seems to hold true.

This means that since about early November, beginning at the St. Louis International Film Festival, I've been spending considerably more time in the theatre than I do during the summer and fall. I also begin catching up on notable early season releases available on DVD. I've been more impressed with what I've seen this year than I have been in the last few. I think there are a number of films that will do well both at the box office and with the Academy. It's nice to see that again.

Anyway, here's what I've been watching recently.