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At this early stage it's tough to suss out exactly what the chances of a film like Sicario making a big splash in the Oscar race are, but Supporting Actor (for Del Toro), Cinematography, and Sound seem like its safest bets, with nods for Actress, Director, Picture, and Score potentially in the cards — assuming the Academy doesn't brush this off as «too challenging», that is.

Not exact matches

Because octopuses have no bones, they are able to squeeze through some incredibly small spaces, like a tiny vent in the side of a fishing boat that Chance Miller of Millers Landing Alaska caught on film.

Completely unscripted and full of straight from the heart wisdom, this film gives parents a chance to hear from kids like their own but not their own.

It is a film of many a missed chance and I often felt like shouting at the screen to make them listen to sense.

Besides the fact that Franchise Pictures, the creators of this film, went bankrupt during its production, it looks like they didn't quite get a chance to finish it.

What Pelosi has here is the start of a more meaningful film about second chances and forgiveness, but what she ends up with looks more like a greeting card.

The strength of Julianne Moore and Still Alice gives breath to a possible Kristen Stewart nomination and Jessica Chastain's wobbly Best Actress possibilities could be paving a way for a possible déjà vu in which her roles in less seen films merely boost her chances for a nomination for a big blockbuster like she did for The Help, this time for Interstellar.

But even yesterday it looked like a long shot, and despite Carrey's apparent love of Matthew Vaughn's film, The Hollywood Reporter is saying that their sources think the chances of Carrey taking the role of Colonel Stars (a mobster - turned - fundamentalist - Christian - turned - superhero - recruiter) are slim — presumably the smaller budget of the sequel to the underperfoming original can't quite afford him.

But they haven't had quite the same luck with sequels, as evidenced by recent films like «Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2» and «22 Jump Street.»

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If you are a fan of Will Sasso, then there is no way you won't like this film as he gets a chance to shine in the starring role.

You're getting no more or no less than you'd expect from a movie like The Movie Never Stopped, but I was glad to see Simmons get a chance to help carry a film rather than simply move around the edges of the main story in a supporting role.

The result is a taut, unrelenting and frequently hilarious horror - satire that's scored a rare 100 % positive rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as raves from hip - hop luminaries like Chance the Rapper, who recently hosted a private screening of the film in Hollywood.

Haneke: I think that in my earlier films, like 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance and Code Unknown, I presented cross-sections of society, so this isn't quite uncharted territory for me.

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Whether or not you liked the first Ghost Rider film, chances are you won't think much of Spirit of Vengeance.

For the first time, it looks like Anderson has a chance of cracking the Best Picture field with «Moonrise Kingdom,» but despite the film's pitch - perfect cast, including both Anderson veterans and newcomers, it doesn't look likely that any actors will follow.

Some films that reached Australia this year, such as Django Unchained and Cloud Atlas were on last year's list, whereas I have not yet had a chance to see the likes of All Is Lost, Blue Is The Warmest Colour, In a World... or Cheap Thrills.

It's fast paced (and like all of Edgar Wright's films, the editing punches you in the face every chance it gets), witty and filled with glorious comic book inspired action scenes, complete with onscreen sound effects text.

That means a performer like Kate Winslet in Steve Jobs or Jessica Chastain in The Martian or Joan Allen in Room will have a better chance than names who are dangling randomly without a film that's headed into the race somehow, like Clouds of Sils Maria.

Sure, Bryan Cranston and Helen Mirren are both nominated for Trumbo and the film has a Cast nomination as well but Cranston, despite the legion of TV voters who will probably cast a few his way, has very little chance against DiCaprio and non-Oscar nominee Mirren doesn't feel like a formidable candidate against Oscar nominees Alicia Vikander or Kate Winslet.

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To have the chance to play an iconic leader like Winston Churchill at this point in my career was the opportunity of a lifetime, and I am so happy that my colleagues and partners on this wonderful film have also been honored with nominations.

Interestingly enough, the film likely stands a chance in some of the below - the - line categories like Cinematography, Sound Mixing, and probably Visual Effects.

Also at the festival are under - the - radar pictures like the Clive Owen / Juliette Binoche film «Words And Pictures,» Andre 3000 - starring Jimi Hendrix biopic «All Is By My Side,» comedy - drama «You Are Here,» the feature debut of «Mad Men» creator Matthew Wiener, Biafra war film «Half Of A Yellow Sun» with Chiwetel Ejiofor, the James Corden - starring «One Chance» (which has the Weinstein Company «s backing, but seems more «Unfinished Song» than «Silver Linings Playbook «-RRB- and, perhaps most importantly, Stephen Frears ««Philomena,» which could see Judi Dench being in contentioof «Mad Men» creator Matthew Wiener, Biafra war film «Half Of A Yellow Sun» with Chiwetel Ejiofor, the James Corden - starring «One Chance» (which has the Weinstein Company «s backing, but seems more «Unfinished Song» than «Silver Linings Playbook «-RRB- and, perhaps most importantly, Stephen Frears ««Philomena,» which could see Judi Dench being in contentioOf A Yellow Sun» with Chiwetel Ejiofor, the James Corden - starring «One Chance» (which has the Weinstein Company «s backing, but seems more «Unfinished Song» than «Silver Linings Playbook «-RRB- and, perhaps most importantly, Stephen Frears ««Philomena,» which could see Judi Dench being in contention.

One point of difference, though, is more than incidental: In Vertigo, Scotty, like Oedipus, thought he was acting freely throughout the «case,» only to find he was controlled by forces outside himself; in the second half of the film, he gets a second chance, and even when acting truly freely, ends up causing the same result, with greater and more tragic finality than before.

But it has connections to his other films, too, like the way Linklater can't help but send Jake into a miniature version of a Before Sunrise situation with Beverly (Zoey Deutch), a theater girl he meets by chance.

We no longer have 10 slots to back - fill, so if the Academy ends up with six or seven nominees in the lead category after voting, a number of films (like «Bridesmaids») have a chance of being left on the outside of the race, looking in.

Like The Help last year, it's clear that Silver Linings Playbook is the actor's film of the year, and fans may jump at the chance to secure the film's ensemble nominations in all four categories.

You kind of have to give the film a real chance b / c yeah for awhile it's like, well I've seen this so often before.

It looks like Diane Kruger's relentless campaigning has indeed helped the film (even though Kruger has a slim chance of earning a Best Actress nod, so this seems to be her consolation prize in a way.

What the director has kept is the earthy and ethereal treatment of redheads, here former 007 beauty Olga Kurylenko, who like Jessica Chastain before her, gets the chance to both soar and suffer (the shadowy yin to the free - spirited yang) over the course of the films run - time.

If you liked the first two entries — Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz — in this makeshift series, then there's a very good chance that you'll enjoy at least part of this new film, as well.

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Though it's been offered that the lack of any actual conflict is a product of the picture's miniscule budget, it feels a lot more like an unwillingness to take a chance at the moment of crisis, despite the film's generally uncompromising attitude.

Unique in its presentation of fully rendered individuals who have gravitated by choice, chance, or necessity to this particular sector of the postindustrial subsistence economy, Foreign Parts, like many of the early SEL films, is a beautifully shot observational film.

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The film (like the book, I presume) obliges us to consider the ethics of a reporter who, after being fired from the Times for fudging the truth in a major story, sees a chance at redemption — and riches — in landing a true - crime scoop.

Being a low - budget film from Canada without an easily marketable premise, «Still Mine» is only gradually opening up in these parts in a few cities and its chances of expanding any wider are almost totally dependent on generating a positive word of mouth reaction amongst audiences that will hopefully lead to more people deciding to give it a chance instead of blowing their money on the likes of «Grown Ups 2.»

Unlike the last few years, there are now at least three films that have a very good chance of winning the Best Picture trophy at the Oscar ceremony in February, and it looks like we'll be witness to a pretty intense fight to the finish line.

For the most part, the movies still suck, but following the box office success of films like «Taken» and «Ride Along,» the studios seem more willing to give higher - profile titles a chance to perform against the weaker competition.

Personally, I wasn't the biggest fan of the film until it had the chance to grow on me, but considering all the chatter about coming back for round two over the past eight years, this announcement is like a triumph and you can't help but to get excited, even if it's just a little bit.

The whole cast never misses a comedic beat either, and the whole film really represents one of those great, rare chances for an older female lead like Frances McDormand to shine - and shine she does!

The effect of Waltz being the standout of the film would most likely be to increase the chances that Adams joins the likes of Glenn Close with half a dozen failed tries for Oscar.

I'm into all types of movies — I'm trying to make a horror film (next), and there's some indie movies that'd cost about $ 5 to make that I'd like to do — but this was a chance for someone to write a check for a big - budget comedy, and to be able to do something as balls - out as this one... y ’ know, I'm gonna take advantage of that!»

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«artsy films», why do you think it is that the Academy shies away from recognizing horror films, and their impact in the film industry, and do you think a film like Get Out stands a real chance of any type of nomination this year?

Yes, it's hard to shallow that this is not just another «make a movie to sell toys» film, but the directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (best known for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street) really have a lot of fun with the concept and there's a very careful attention to detail that makes the film feel like it's truly made out of LEGO blocks (despite being CGI).