Pete Hammond pens a weekly column for The Envelope under the banner "Notes on a Season," which this season has become a blog.

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Pete's inaugural Notes On a Season blog post from Friday night was the exclusive news that Overture Films has moved up the release date of an upcoming film so it qualifies for a derby dash.

"Overture Films was supposed to release the new comedy/drama 'Last Chance Harvey' on Jan. 23 — not exactly prime time for potential awards contenders," Pete writes. "But buzz on this Dustin Hoffman/ Emma Thompson romance has been so strong among those who have been given an early peek, the distributor has now decided to throw it into the heart of the holiday season and the Oscar race by opening it on Dec. 26.

"Dustin Hoffman is said to be terrific in the role of a 'rumpled' man who finds love when he travels to London for his daughter's wedding." READ MORE

(Overture Films)