Speaking of Christmas, there's barely enough room under the tree for all the movies

Holiday movie preview 2013

If you thought Tom Hanks, Cate Blanchett, Bruce Dern and Robert Redford were adding up to a crowded Oscar season, just wait. Here come Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep.  This year's Oscar race is so jam-packed that it's starting to resemble the New York City Marathon. When a ferocious campaigner like Harvey Weinstein holds back the release of an Oscar gorilla like "Grace of Monaco," starring Nicole Kidman, you know things are getting rough. "This is the most competitive season I've ever seen," Weinstein reportedly said at a Zurich film festival earlier this year. "And if you aren't ready, don't get in it."