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Last week we had a bevy of new films hitting theaters and this week there is a precipitous drop off. Only one film is seeing a wide release and there is a much shorter list of limited releases than normal, including at least one single day limited engagement.
Don't worry, more Oscar contenders are hitting theaters next month as we enter the final stretch for consideration for this year's awards.
For everyone in the United States, happy Thanksgiving a few days early!
This week brings the largest list of wide releases since mid-summer and there are some true contenders in the pack. I would say at least half of the films releasing this week in wide OR limited outings will be in consideration for Oscar nominations come January with several being complete shoe-ins for their categories. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and that you get to see some movies over the long weekend! 
As if things couldn't get any busier this November, we head into this weekend with at least two films sure to secure Oscar nominations getting wide release.
Along with the wide releases, the list of limited release films grows each week I update my listings as many other films seek to get an official release in Los Angeles in order to become eligible for Academy Awards. If you're trying to keep up with all these new films, it's going to get increasingly difficult over the next month and a half so strap in and get ready!  I posted last week with the list of animated feature films that have been submitted to The Academy for consideration in that category this year. Yesterday The Academy announced the list of 166(!) films that have been submitted for the Documentary Feature category.
Now, you could go around and try to watch all 166 of these films, which assuming they average about 90 minutes each, would take well over 10 days of straight viewing to complete. Alternately, you could wait until December 17th when The Academy will be announcing the short list of 15 films considered for nomination in this category. Even that could take a full day of movie watching, assuming they are readily available. I am including the entire list in this post. If you want some additional information, you can always hop over to The Academy's official announcement of the list, but they won't give you links to trailers and availability information like you'll find below. Enjoy! 
This week we have a slew of animated features hitting theaters, some from the list of potential nominees I posted last week. The main attraction will of course be Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, but also keep an eye out for Ruben Brandt, Collector if it hits a theater near you.
Check out the post for the rest of the list of films hitting theaters this weekend.  Over the weekend, I had the pleasure to attend a special showing of several short films that were part of the 2018 Rochester International Children's Film Festival. The presentation was part of the 2018 High Falls Women's Film Festival in Rochester and exhibited 12 different short films in a roughly one hour program.
The best part was bringing my elementary school aged kids with me to enjoy the magic of films from around the world. They are very familiar with the Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, and Sony Animation studios and the big budget animated films those studios produce year after year. What they don't have as much knowledge of is small, mostly independent films that don't get as much attention. |
AuthorI'm just a film buff who wants to watch great movies. Where else to find the best, than the list of those nominated by the Academy each year? Archives
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