Its July 1, summertime, a hot one.Political stormsthreaten.
In West L.A., one of the awards-friendly billboards on Wilshire is blank; another is selling spring water.
Not a moment to be worrying about theOscars.
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(AndBarbiewould arrive with it.)
(AndTop Gun: Maverickhad been running hot since Memorial Day.)
But they certainly prove that the early-to-midyear release of sophisticated yet popular movies can only help the Oscars.
Which makes this year a little worrisome.
Not impossible, but worrisome.
Its happened, but not often.
More, its hard to see anything radically altering the equation in the next two months.
And that one, again, is a sequel.
Those keep us all engaged.
Mix things up a bit.
Steal a beat on thefilm elitesand their fall and winter games.
Make the summer less worrisome.
