First, some news:

Fifteen docs have been chosen for the 2008 Oscar shortlist. Nice to see Rape of Europa on there—maybe we’ll finally get a Seattle theatrical run?—but local favorite King of Kong has been eliminated.

The roof of Grand Illusion Cinema needs some repairs and I have been warned that the theater “may abruptly close for the installation and repairs ANYTIME in the next month.” The proprietors also tell me that they’ll let me know as soon as they know what dates will be affected, so check the Slog for updates. (Hopefully not during the Katharine Hepburn series that starts Friday, hmm, Guerren?)

And finally, enjoy Brian De Palma giving props to Flanders and Iraq in Fragments. Via The Chicago Reader’s On Film blog.

All the big releases this week are coming out today to catch Thanksgiving moviegoers.

In On Screen, these include Margot at the Wedding (Andrew Wright: “To watch it is to see a filmmaker at the absolute top of his game, even if this particular game probably shouldn’t be topped”), Enchanted (Lindy West: “A smart, sparkly, self-aware lampoon of every silly Disney cliché, Enchanted manages to make fun of princesses without being a total dick about it”),
I’m Not There (Chas Bowie: It’s “suggestive, not instructive; poetic, not prosaic. It is also, I strongly feel after only one viewing, one of the smartest, most innovative, and most beautiful films of this era”).

Plus (keep scrolling), August Rush (Megan Seling: “actually a charming little film about a musical prodigy”), This Christmas (Eric Grandy: “Happy birthday, Jesus! Do you like ‘dramadies’?”), Hitman (Andrew Wright: “Featuring a multitude of squib hits and a far better than necessary performance by Timothy Olyphant in a prime Deadwood smolder, it’s rooted firmly on the positive side of good and dumb”), and The Mist (Bradley Steinbacher: “Frank Darabont can’t help but fumble the big scares”).

For the Limited Run breakdown, you’re gonna have to wait till Friday. If you want to plan ahead, Get Out.