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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Aug 31
L.A. Times Previews 17 Fall Movies as Awards Season Nears
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Aug 31

L.A. Times Previews 17 Fall Movies as Awards Season Nears

3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Aug 31

Summary

  • Seventeen films make the L.A. Times’ fall watchlist, spanning studio reboots, prestige dramas and literary adaptations scheduled from Sept. 18 through Nov. 25.
  • Notable picks include Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” reboot, Tom Cruise’s Oct. 2 dark comedy “Digger,” and Aaron Sorkin’s Oct. 9 Facebook sequel “The Social Reckoning.”
  • The guide also highlights awards-oriented titles such as Cannes winner “Fjord,” Paweł Pawlikowski’s “Fatherland,” and James Gray’s crime drama “Paper Tiger.”
  • Late-season entries include “Godzilla Minus Zero,” David Fincher’s “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” and Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “All of a Sudden,” underscoring a crowded fall corridor as summer gives way to Oscar jockeying.

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