It's all about the craft

December 11, 2008 Bonus points for a big name director (David Fincher) exploring serious universal themes (love, aging, death, etc.)? Similarly, Universal's "Changeling" (James J. Murakami/Gary Fettis), which recreates 1920s Los Angeles, and Fox's epic "Australia" (Catherine Martin), which takes viewers Down Under in the days before World War II, should also be seen as favorites. [...] "Quantum's" sleek, ultramodern, epic-scale sets, hearkening back to the iconic work of original Bond production designer Ken Adam, could inspire voters to buck that trend.

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