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Before leaving Los Angeles, Martin attended several promotional events for 'The Reader' and even appeared on a TV program with Kate Winslet.
Time was too tight for Kate to resort to a pregnancy strategy to sweep the awards.
There wasn't the case where a lioness bit a male lion, either.
Martin still clocked in at the psychological clinic punctually, which Ivan captured on film and published in the entertainment media.
Such news no longer caused much of a splash; from fans to public opinion to quite a few industry insiders, everyone was convinced that Martin had psychological issues.
In early November, 'The Reader' was released by Warner Bros. as scheduled.
Initially, the screening scope was limited to a single independent theater in Los Angeles.
According to the Academy's rules, a film must be publicly screened in Los Angeles continuously for a period of time before the new year to qualify for Oscar consideration.
