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In years gone by, this generally took the form of disdainful cinephiles bemoaning the Academy's atrocious taste. ("Ordinary People" wins over "Raging Bull"! "Dances With Wolves" wins over "GoodFellas"! Yul Brynner wins over Olivier! And so on.) More recently, we've heard the inverse of that criticism, in which the Oscars have become an inward-looking, bicoastal-elite, anti-populist celebration of arty niche movies that no regular folks out there in cud-munching middle America have actually seen. You know, weird obscurities like "The Departed," "Chicago," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "A Beautiful Mind" and "Gladiator" -- all of them 21st-century best-picture winners, with a cumulative $1 billion-plus in domestic ticket sales. .
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Here we go again! See what's in store for Dusty Baker's squad as Enquirer reporter John Fay takes an in-depth look at the team before pitchers & catchers report Saturday. 5 PLAYERS TO WATCH Here are five players not on our projected 25-man roster who could have an impact in the future: RHP Johnny Cueto: The 21-year-old could make the club out of spring training. There are people in the Reds baseball department who like him better than Homer Bailey. Cueto generally pitches at 90-93, but he can dial up a 96 mph fastball when he needs to. .
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Speculation has been rife that he could be set for a return to club management and the Midlands looks set to be his next destination. McLeish attended the draw for the World Cup qualifiers in South Africa on Sunday, and afterwards admitted a move to the Premier League would appeal. Attractive Speaking on Sunday, McLeish told Sky Sports News: "I will fulfil my Scotland duties until something else happens. "At the moment there's a lot of speculation but football's a strange game and you don't know what can happen. "Right now I'm the Scotland manager and the stuff you've been hearing is pure speculation and there's been nothing done about that.
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