I guess I have nothing better to do tonight than follow links back from the user log on my site to this page.

Hi, guys, and no, I haven't received a copy of FINISHING THE GAME. But thanks for the flattering mentions of my site.

Also, fyi, none of the disks are Cinea coded this year...in fact they all seem to play fine on any of my DVD players, at least the few of which I've even opened the (invariably this year) flimsy cardboard container. The nice thing is that they're thin and lightweight sent this way. This entire year's group is only about 2 feet tall so far, as opposed to the yards of thick jewel cases that were sent in previous years.

Also, I think it will be some time before any of these screeners are sent out in either of the HD formats. I doubt if even a fraction of the recipients could play them at this time...and the Blu Ray vs. HD-DVD dilemma has to be settled first. Especially since the studios seem to be increasingly polarized in their format choices.

It's only in the last two years that DVDs replaced VHS tape for all releases. Each studio sends out an info request to all members before the season starts, and for a few years they allowed for people to check whether they'd rather receive VHS or DVD copies. I noticed that this year the studios stopped even asking. I doubt if any VHS tapes are being sent out now. I suppose that sooner or later they'll start asking if people would prefer to receive HD disks; but it hasn't happened yet.

By the way, here's some info only for you: By my rough count about 10% of these screeners are mailed, 50% sent FedEx and the rest sent United Parcel. But I live in L.A., the point of origin for practically all these screeners. I don't know how recipients in other states (or foreign countries) get theirs.

Keen on keeping on...

--Ken Rudolph

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Hi Ken

Thanks for the useful information, also, thanks for not being too smug about being one of the lucky few to receive these movies pre-release... legally.

As an academy member, someone who actually has a vote in who wins, are you allowed to give predictions on who you think will win the major awards this year? If you can, I would love to hear who you think will win; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

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Just watched Charlie Wilsons War. Best contender yet, If Philip Seymour Hoffman doesn't get at least a nomination for Supporting actor I will eat my own anus.

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wow ken returns. thanks for not having anything better to do...

and the predictions thing if you could.... ???

awesome question cupidstunt.


curious ken do you think it was better(for movie fans/reviwers/and non mainstream films etc) when the academy awards happened a few weeks later ???

things now seem hyper compressed why only a few weeks to work in/work with...


regardles, thank you sir for dropping by. yes i discovered you page via the scr listing thing in this forum. but i do love you page/movie reveiews and i rather jealous you get to see so much cool stuff at festivals. you definitely mention stuff i see no one else covering.


p.s.

cinea is dead/long live flimsy cardboard container.

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I'm thinking that "There Will Be Blood" will probably be sweeping the awards. Am I right in thinking it is eligible for this years Oscars because it had limited screenings in 2007?? It's already been voted 'Film of the year' by the US National Society of Film Critics.

It's definitely the movie I am most looking forward to watching at the Berlin film festival next month, that and of course Madonna's directorial debut??

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cupid i believe you are right as it must have a showing before midnight on december 31st as per the rules here:

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The required Los Angeles County qualifying run (described in Rule Two Paragraph 2) must open between January 1, 2007 and midnight of December 31, 2007.
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A picture theatrically exhibited inside the U.S. prior to the Los Angeles qualifying run shall be eligible for submission provided the prior exhibition takes place in a commercial motion picture theater after January 1, 2006, and that no other form of public exhibition occurs through the completion of its Los Angeles run (previews and festivals excluded).
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A picture first theatrically exhibited outside the U.S. prior to the Los Angeles qualifying run shall be eligible for submission provided the prior exhibition takes place in a commercial motion picture theater after January 1, 2006, with the following further conditions:

a) the film may not be exhibited publicly in any other medium for a three-month period following the commencement of its initial theatrical engagement, and

b) after the three-month period, the film may play in non-theatrical forms provided they are outside the U.S. (No film that is shown inside the U.S. in any nontheatrical form prior to its qualifying Los Angeles run shall be eligible for Academy Awards.)

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