indiewire.com - 10/22/2008
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by Anthony Kaufman (October 10, 2008)
From Bangladesh to Vietnam, nearly 100 countries were invited to submit films for this year's foreign-language Oscar race. (The official list of titles will come out early next week.) Notoriously, the category is one of the most unpredictable - last ...
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Oscar Watch: 67 Foreign Entries Announced
Thompson On Hollywood —
... This is huge.
3) She's done good work for a long time and is overdue (she was nominated once, for The English Patient).
4) Scott Thomas is also earning raves on Broadway for The Seagull. This does not hurt one little bit.
Tom Tapp agrees.
Meanwhile, word from the foreign film voters is that it is another strong year. The full list of 67 foreign entries is up at indieWIRE.com , where Anthony Kaufman looks at the foreign Oscar race. And check out the exhaustive database at The Film Experience. ...
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