Oscars panic time: A catch-up guide for the 7 most essential films

LOS ANGELES — Uh oh. The Oscars are four days away, and you've seen how many nominated movies? If you're a normal person, the answer is "not nearly enough."

While it's definitely time to panic, there's good news: You'll have the bases covered by watching less than two movies per day — mostly from home — between now and Sunday's telecast. The bad news is that three key movies are not yet available on home video, which means a few trips to your local arthouse theater are part of this assignment.

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Fifteen films are nominated for the six "major" categories, those being Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Actor, as well as supporting acting categories. (Sorry screenwriters, animated filmmakers and editors — we love you, but we're running out of time here.) Read more...

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