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Will 2017 follow suit?

But on the other hand, what else are we supposed to talk about?

Star Wars/ Broadcast News/ Titanic/ No Country for Old Men

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The current state of political discourse in America?

The New York Mets?

So, okay, how about a compromise: Lets look at some Oscar patterns.

ANNIE HALL, Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, 1977

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(If you havent read this book yet, you seriously should.)

So 1967 and 2007: great movie years indicative of the times in which they first premiered.

This led to looking at other 7s in a decade and guess what?

BROADCAST NEWS, William Hurt, 1987. ©20th Century Fox/courtesy Everett Collection

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Each year seemed to fit this pattern particularly good movie years and ones that reflect the decade itself.

Could it be afive-decadestring of coincidences that spectacularly good movie years fall in the 7th year in a decade?

Its hard to say.

TITANIC, from left: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, 1997. TM & Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Cor

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