And the production as a whole, "Flags of Our Fathers" together with "Letters From Iwo Jima, " speaks more eloquently still -- of epic folly and shared tragedy, of purblind imperatives and dire necessity.

WSJ: Film Review

I'd love to see United 93 director Paul Greengrass grab the last slot, but it will probably go to Clint Eastwood, whose impressive one-two punch of Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima will be impossible for the Clint-worshipping Academy to ignore.

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Sure, we'd expect a legend like Clint Eastwood to stick to his theoretical guns when it comes to manhandling the cameras on the sets of Flags of our Fathers and the forthcoming Iwo Jima, but when HD camcorders almost win out against the tried and true 35mm film approach, we can't help but take notice.

ENGADGET: Clint Eastwood edges closer to shooting in HD HD