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Prior to the premiere Dominik and film stars Ben Mendelsohn and Ray Liotta sat down for a round table discussion with numerous news reporters. Latinospost's David Salazar was among those reporters at the round table.
Focus Features has one of the better slates for their upcoming Oscar campaigns. The company is showcasing five films for their campaign, two which have garnered tremendous critical reception.
Unlike Dominik's last endeavor (Jesse James), Killing Them Softly moves at a relentless pace that matches the plot's violent nature. His stylistic experiments do not always work, but the tremendous veteran cast nearly nullifies these complaints and elevatess the film.
On November 23, Les Miserables had its first screening for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Immediate responses were extremely positive with the screening eliciting a standing ovation.
Dreamworks Pictures and Dreamworks Animation have perhaps one of the smaller "For Your Consideration Slates" but also one of the best ones.
The Gotham Award nominations have been announced and with them are a number of surprises.
The Toronto Film Festival, Venice Film festival and the Telluride Film Festival are regarded as the start to Awards season. Most of the Oscar contending films strive to be screened in search for early attention and buzz. As always this year was not the exception. The following is a list of films which I predict will in contention for the Best picture at the Oscars.
