Beowulf
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Bee Movie
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Lars and the Real Girl
Helmer Craig Gillespie's sweetly off-kilter film plays like a Coen brothers riff on Garrison Keillor's "Lake Woebegone" tales, defying its lurid premise with a ...
Things We Lost in the Fire
A live-wire performance by Benicio Del Toro sparks an otherwise morose study of loss, addiction and catharsis in "Things We Lost in the Fire." ...
The Simpsons Movie
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BAFTA reinstates current affairs award
Move follows protests from programmakers

BAFTA is reinstating its award for current affairs television programs following protests from Blighty’s TV community.
 
Maltin lined up for award
Film critic to recieve Cuacus journalism honor

CMA Awards dominate Wednesday
Country crooners nab massive audiences

Films vie in Oscar animation race
Twelve films compete for feature prize

Eurimages sets up co-production prize
Award goes to Menegoz, Heiduschka

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Nov. 11 - AFI Festival ends
Nov. 12 - IPA TV entry forms due
Nov. 12 - WGA preliminary ballots mailed/available online
Nov. 14 - HFPA Cecil B. DeMille/ Miss Golden Globe announced
Nov. 16 - MPSE entry forms available online
Nov. 16 - NAACP submission offices closed
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Global Contenders
Variety profiles thirty international contenders vying for 2008 film awards glory.
• U.S. wants talented foreign directors
• Photo Gallery Part I
• Photo Gallery Part II
Letters from Iwo Jima
BAFTA Preview
As the runners line up for the Feb. 10 British Academy Film Awards, a handful of movies already have a head start.
• Expired Oscar films enter BAFTA race
• BAFTA screener piracy a concern
Beowulf
Eye on the Oscars: Animation Preview
For most of the history of cinema, it was easy to understand what was animated and what wasn't. Nowadays, even experts can't always agree on what qualifies as an animated feature.
• Academy struggles to define animation
• Is animation stuck in Oscar ghetto?
• Cartoon Contenders Gallery
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