Another late arrival, but one not likely to be seen before deadline (other films are a priority in my stack).

Lone Survivor

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Alexander Ludwig, Emile Hirsch, Taylor Kitsch, Eric Bana, Ben Foster, Jerry Ferrera, Dan Bilzerian, Scott Elrod, Ali Suliman, Yousuf Azami
Director: Peter Berg
Premise: From IMDb: “Based on the failed June 28, 2005 mission “Operation Red Wings”. Four members of SEAL Team 10 were tasked with the mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shahd.”
Oscar Chances: Uncertain: Its appearance on year-end best lists may help, but with absolutely no huge buzz leading up to this month, it’s going to have a tough time making it to the race, though it’s possible.
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Picture (Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Randall Emmett, Mark Wahlberg)
• Best Director (Peter Berg)
• Best Actor (Mark Wahlberg)
• Best Supporting Actor (Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Ali Suliman, Alexander Ludwig
• Best Adapted Screenplay (Peter Berg)
• Best Cinematography (Tobias Schliessler)
• Best Film Editing (Colby Parker Jr.)
• Best Production Design (Tom Duffield, Ron Reiss)
• Best Costume Design (Amy Stofsky)
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Howard Berger, Peter Montagna, Jamie Kelman, Geordie Sheffer)
• Best Sound Mixing (David Brownlow, Andy Koyama, Beau Borders)
• Best Sound Editing (Wylie Stateman)
• Best Visual Effects (Jesper Kjolsrud, Grady Cofer, Bruno Van Zeebroeck, Bernhard Kimbacher)

Rotten Tomatoes:
73% (6.5 average rating) (11 critics; as of 12/5/13)
Metacritic:
No Score Yet (2 critics; as of 12/5/13)