Good Bets for Oscar: Even if, deep in your cinephile heart, you

Good Bets for Oscar: Even if, deep in your cinephile heart, you feel utter disdain for the Academy Awards and all such events, it can’t be denied that the AFI Fest is chock-full of likely contenders. We spy at least three Best Picture nominees and a number of likely acting contenders among these festival titles this year: Silver Linings Playbook, Life of Pi, Rust and Bone, Hitchcock, On the Road, Lincoln, Amour, The Impossible and Quartet.Continue reading: AFI Fest 2012: Four Trends to Watch For by L.A. Weekly Film CriticsPublished on November 7, 2012

Rust and BoneRelease Date: November 23, 2012 (New York)Website

Rust and BoneRelease Date: November 23, 2012 (New York)Website

HitchcockRelease Date: November 23, 2012Facebook

HitchcockRelease Date: November 23, 2012Facebook

On the RoadRelease Date: December 2012Facebook

On the RoadRelease Date: December 2012Facebook

LincolnRelease Date: November 16, 2012Facebook

LincolnRelease Date: November 16, 2012Facebook

AmourRelease Date: November 16, 2012Facebook

AmourRelease Date: November 16, 2012Facebook

The ImpossibleRelease Date: December 21, 2012Facebook

The ImpossibleRelease Date: December 21, 2012Facebook

QuartetRelease Date: January 4, 2013IMDB

QuartetRelease Date: January 4, 2013IMDB