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Fri, 11/06/2015 - 6:21pm

Screen Talk: Debating 'Spectre' and 'Trumbo,' Quentin Tarantino and Spike Lee Controversies

This week, Angelina Jolie's new film as a director, "By the Sea," opened AFI FEST; we gauge its Oscar chances. Will "Star Wars" or "Concussion" be Oscar players? Will Tarantino and Lee's political controversies have an impact on their films' box office? How good is "Spectre" and another new film opening this weekend, "Trumbo?"

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