A Matter of Timing; When a Film Debuts Can Play a Part in Its Chances for an Oscar
The Columbian (December 05, 2006)
Author: David Germain Associated Press Writer
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Timing isn't everything when it comes to the Academy Awards -- but it helps.
Two big fall films -- Martin Scorsese's box-office success "The Departed" and Clint Eastwood's faltering "Flags of Our Fathers" -- are bookends for the benefits and hazards of releasing acclaimed films early in awards season, when they could either get a jump on front-runner status or be forgotten come Oscar time.A Matter of Timing; When a Film Debuts Can Play a Part in Its Chances for an Oscar
Driven by glowing reviews and word-of-mouth that it's a return to Scorsese's old mobster form, the cops-and-gangsters epic "The Departed" opened the first week in October and has shot past $100 million at the box office, becoming the director's biggest hit ever.
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