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2008 Oscar Awards
Nominations were announced ?? January 2009; polls close ?? February;
the 80th Academy Awards show will be televised ?? February 2009 on ???
complete listings of 2009 Acadamy Awards for films of 2008
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And the winner is...
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"Revolutionary Road"
[DreamWorks; scheduled for Dec 2008 release]
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Mired in creeping boredom in the suburbs, with unfulfilled lives and careers, a prosperous Connecticut couple decides to move with their two children to France to escape the consumerist demands of capitalist America.
Co-produced & directed by Sam Mendes; based on the novel by Richard Yates; starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates & Michael Shannon
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"Revolutionary Road" [rediscovered 1961 novel] by Richard Yates
The book is compared to Updike, and described as well written, witty & intriguing. Vintage 8x5¼ pb [4/2000] for $10.17 Greenwood Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [10/71] for $89.95 |
"--" [2008]
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full credits from IMDb
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full credits from IMDb
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