Put away your superhero tights, your Harry Potter capes and your vampire makeup. No, I’m not saying you need to put away childish things — there are too many family-friendly films on board for that. But the holidays don’t offer the usual blockbusters based on franchise properties that appeal mostly to the teenagers that line Hollywood’s pockets during the summer. With families gathered for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and other holidays, studios offer more films than ever that appeal to the young and the young at heart. For those with more sophisticated tastes, this is also the best time of year: Executives release likely Oscar contenders late in the year, in the hopes they’ll be fresh in the minds of Academy members who will do nominating duties early in 2012. ‘Shame’

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