Popular films did, however, break into the best picture race last year.

One additional problem: Family films should not clock in at 115 minutes.

Of course, the second question is less interesting than the films themselves.

Her previous films include Point Break, Strange Days and K-19: The Widowmaker.

Following are the 23 films announced so far for the main competition.

However, deposition of few-layer SnS 2 films has remained a great challenge.

The 50 best films of the decade so far according to Indiewire.

New Zealand films were also numerous, if a bit patchy, this year.

Indeed, it is among the best-reviewed films on wide release this year.

That is the point we hope these 32 films will drive home.

This year, 71 countries, from Afghanistan to Vietnam, are submitting feature-length films.

The one obvious exception holds, of course, in respect to British films.

George Clooney's two new films tackle high-level corruption in the US government.

Plus five great mid-life crisis films to put you in the mood.

I look at previous film, particularly student films, more recently sometimes commercials.

Last year, the readers' films tallied surprisingly closely with my own choices.