What We Learned About the Oscar Race at Telluride and Venice

More and more, the festivals Venice and Telluride introduce multiple Oscar contenders before they move on to wider audiences in Toronto and/or New York and London. Venice opened with"Everest" (Universal, September 25), Baltasar Kormákur's superbly executed alpine survival adventure, which boasts a strong ensemble cast, but will likely be relegated to technical Oscar categories. Johnny Depp, making a comeback bid as murderous Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, and supporting actor candidate Joel Edgerton earned initial praise for Scott Cooper's solidly commercial Boston gangster pic "Black Mass," but the grisly Warner Bros. film, in which...

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