Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 3-5, 2014

Of the Oscar-friendly directors working today, David Fincher is one of the few who command attention at the box office. Gone Girl should be the latest in a recent string of strong openers at the box office, though horror flick Annabelle may build on pre-Halloween anticipation and come close. Christian adaptation Left Behind will open strong with religious groups, but will not be able to top David Fincher.

Individual Commentaries

Wesley Lovell: Fincher’s latest looks excellent and, though others aren’t as optimistic, Men, Women & Children looks engaging.
Peter J. Patrick: The Fall Film-going Season AKA Oscar Season begins with the opening of the first major Oscar contender, Gone Girl, along with a couple of minor contenders.
Tripp Burton: We could have our first major Oscar contender of the year out this week, so the season is upon us!
Thomas LaTourrette: Finally some movies worth seeing. Both The Good Lie and Men, Women & Children sound interesting, if flawed. The best should be David Fincher’s Gone Girl, which should boast good performances and taut direction, and may well prove to be a major Oscar contender.

Oct. 3-5, 2014
	Annabelle (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Gone Girl (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	The Good Lie (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Men, Women & Children (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	On DVD For Horror Fans None	In Theaters For Everyone M,S	On DVD For Everyone None	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts M,S
	On DVD For Horror Fans None	In Theaters For Everyone M,S,C,T	On DVD For Everyone S	On DVD For Dramedy Fans S
	On DVD For Horror Fans None	In Theaters For Everyone M,S,T	On DVD For Everyone None	In Theaters For Film Enthusiasts M,S
	Never For Horror Fans None	In Theaters For Mystery Fans M,S	On DVD For Uplifting Fans None	On DVD For Family Drama Fans M,S
KEY:	Personal Impression Personal Pick of the Week Recommendation (For Everyone) Recommendation (For Genre Fans) Recommendation (For Film Enthusiasts) Recommendation (Avoid It)		Oscar Impression: Oscar Codes: M: Major (Picture, Directing, Acting) S: Support (Writing, Music, Editing, Cinematography) C: Creative (Production Design, Costumes, Makeup) T: Tech (Sound, Visual Effects) A: Animated Feature D: Documentary Feature F: Foreign LanguageFilm
KEY:	All ratings are on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being no interest / no recommendation, and 10 being absolute interest / recommendation). The Avoid rating follows the same 0 to 10 format with 10 being the highest recommendation that you avoid the film at all costs. Each Person selects makes a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all.