Fall Films Seek Oscar Buzz

Fall films seek Oscar buzz
Later releases hope to cash in on proximity to awards nominations, show

By Jack Garner
Gannett News Service

How about a dinner party with Ray Charles, Howard Hughes, Alexander the Great, boxing great James J. Braddock and singer Bobby Darin? They'll all be joining us on the silver screen this fall, thanks to an impressive slate of Hollywood biopics.

Also on tap are four animated films, 13 comedies and, surprisingly, five sports movies. Less surprising is Hollywood's dependence on old ideas - 11 films this autumn will be remakes or sequels.

Typically, the studios schedule their best stuff for the last third of the year - it's better positioning for Oscar nominations and best-of lists.
The best films of the season might surprise us. Here are the major offerings. Remember release dates are subject to change:
"Raise Your Voice": A modern variation of "Fame," with a teenage girl finding new horizons at a California school for the arts. Hilary Duff stars.

There were other film but I only put Hilary's new movie.

Cool that "raise your voice" is getting some nods, should receive better reviews than "ACS"

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Thanks for the news! Can't wait to go see "Raise Your Voice". It looks good. I didn't know that it was a remake, though. Did "A Cinderella Story" not get good reviews? I loved it.

ACS was awesome what were u talking about and raise your voice is a remake?

I never listen to movie critics anyway, they always put down the best movies, and make the worst movies seem like, "the best movie of the year".

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a cinderella story was so great

I never listen to movie critics anyway, they always put down the best movies, and make the worst movies seem like, "the best movie of the year".

how do they expect a 50-something man to rate a movie made for teens?