edendale.typepad.com - 12/31/2008
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For weeks now, film reviews, writers and Oscar prognosticators have lamented that 2008 was not the great year for cinema that was 2007. Further, some suggest that most of this year's crop of Oscar hopefuls wouldn't stand a chance in...
For Your Consideration: WALL-E
slashfilm.com 10/30/2008 —
Earlier this week, we told you that Disney would be pushing WALL-E for a Best Picture nomination. I just happened along the first advertisement over on the Hollywood trade-paper websites.
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