moviecitynews.com - 10/2/2009
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24 Weeks To Go Toronto Scores A Single, But Not Much More That sound you heard coming out of the Toronto International Film Festival this year Near silence. The films that came in hot ( An Education& Precious ) stayed hot, the new film expected to come out hot ( Up In The Air& A Serious Man ) ...
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Nomination 90% Locks (in alphabetical order) Dec 25 Nine...
TWC Marshall Day-Lewis Et al In a thin year, getting over the post-production fights, looking like the front-runner May Up Disney Docter ...
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What finally smashed me in the face up in Toronto was that with 10 Best Picture nominees and only five in each of the acting slots, it could get pretty weird. Nine and Precious are actress fests. Invictus, A Serious Man, A Single Man, and The Hurt Locker are actor parties. But at the same time, you have to assume an Oscar nomination for Daniel Day Lewis in Nine and for Julianne Moore in A Single Man. How many of the 8 star actresses can be nominated for Nine?
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