That means we’re swamped with press coverage about the latest crop of multimillion dollar blockbusters. If you like your cinema original and fresh, your best bet is to hibernate until the kids go back to school and quality returns to the filmmaking agenda in favour of the first weekend profit grab.

Such films are hoping to get the notice of two kinds of people. One is the discerning viewer who likes his or her entertainment a little quieter, a little more thought provoking. The other is members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who vote early next year on the 2008 Academy Awards.