Oscars' schedule of official member screenings
Below is the September-October rundown of official screenings held for Oscar voters at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Beverly Hills headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Typically, they're held Saturdays and Sundays. Each academy member is permitted to bring one guest (except journalists — we're banned). Audience reaction is closely monitored by studio reps and award consultants, who count attendees and the number of walkouts, monitor applause (sudden loud clapping when the name of a director or costume designer appears on screen as the credits roll may mean a nomination is ahead), and eavesdrop on chatter in the lobby afterward.
WHAT HAS SCREENED SO FAR
Sept. 18, 10:30 a.m. — "Alpha and Omega"
Sept. 18, 4 p.m. — "Catfish"
Sept. 18, 8 p.m. — "The Town"
Sept. 19, 2 p.m. — "Jack Goes Boating"
Sept. 19, 7 p.m. — "Never Let Me Go"
Sept. 25, 4 p.m. — "Buried"
Sept. 25, 8 p.m. — "Waiting for Superman"
Sept. 26, 10:30 a.m. — "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole"
Sept. 26, 2 p.m. — "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"
Sept. 26, 7 p.m. — "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger"
COMING UP
Oct. 2, 4 p.m. — "Something's Gonna Live"
Oct. 2, 8 p.m. — "The Social Network"
Oct. 3, 2 p.m. — "You Again"
Oct. 3, 7 p.m. — "Easy A"
Oct. 9, 4 p.m. — "Tamara Drewe"
Oct. 9, 8 p.m. — "Howl"
Oct. 10, 2 p.m. — "100 Voices: A Journey Home"
Oct. 10, 7 p.m. — "The Sicilian Girl"
Oct. 16, 4 p.m. — "Let Me In"
Oct. 16, 8 p.m. — "Stone"
Oct. 17, 2 p.m. — "Inside Job"
Oct. 17, 7 p.m. — "Life as We Know It"
Oct. 23, 4 p.m. — "Secretariat"
Oct. 23, 8 p.m. — "Conviction"
Oct. 24, 2 p.m. — "Red"
Oct. 24, 7 p.m. — "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"
Oct. 30, 4 p.m. — "Nowhere Boy"
Oct. 30, 8 p.m. — "Hereafter"
Oct. 31, 2 p.m. — "The Company Men"
Oct. 31, 7 p.m. — "Idiots and Angels"
The November schedule has not yet been announced.
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Saw 100 Voices during it's qualifying run in Century City and thought it was just wonderful. There seems to be a buzz being generated by it. Can't wait to see academy reaction on the 10th.
Posted by: Peter | October 04, 2010 at 01:12 AM