Oscar History: November 8 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 32, 2018)
Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
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The NEW Friday Face-Off #263
We are back to the winners bracket while the losers are percolating. We’re moving into round fou. Here is this week’s ten (or fewer) face-offs.
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This Day in Oscar History: August 10 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Remaking Best Original Song, 2004
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Original Song, 2004 In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Actress. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Original Song slate. There will be…
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Film Preview: The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 5, 2018) Original Release Date: June 22, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A major league baseball player, Moe Berg, lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: This attempted at intrigue doesn’t quite work. The hazy inset image feels time-worn, but irrelevant…
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Oscar Profile #404: Brenda Blethyn
Born February 20, 1946 in Kent, England to an engineer and his wife, Brenda Anne Bottle was the youngest of nine children. Married to Alan Blethyn in 1966, she worked as a stenographer and bookkeeper for the British Rail Company until her divorce in 1973 when she enrolled in the Guildford School of Acting in…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 9 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Aug. 10-12, 2018)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Aug. 10-12, 2018)
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Film Preview: Hell Fest (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 5, 2018) Original (September 2, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) Release Date: September 28, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A masked serial killer turns a horror themed amusement park into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all…
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2018 Spring Season Preview Wrap-Up: March
Let’s take a look back at our prior preview and see where we were right, wrong, and everything in between. March 2, 2018 Death Wish Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $60 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Uncertain. The Original film made roughly $108 million adjusted…
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Looking at the Weekend: Aug. 10-12, 2018
Although it would be quite a treat for Spike Lee to storm the box office with BlacKkKlansman, the likelihood of the Conjuring prequel The Nun topping it is fairly high. Slender Man may struggle against more familiar horror competition while The Meg has disaster film written all over it and I’m not referring to its…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 8 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Trailer Watch: Venom (2018) Updated
New Trailer (#3) / New Poster (#3) Venom, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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The DVD Report #580
New This Week Tully is the third collaboration of writer Diablo Cody and director Ivan Reitman. Their initial collaboration, 2007’s Juno earned Cody an Oscar and Reitman an Oscar nomination along with star Ellen Page and the film itself. Their second collaboration, 2011’s Young Adult earned star Charlize Theron a Golden Globe nomination. Theron is…
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The Top Tens: The 1970s
Every month, our contributors submit lists of ten films fitting certain topics. Each month, we feature an alphabetical list of films along with commentary explaining our selections. There will also be an itemized list at the end of each of our individual selections. When looking at the 1970s, one must consider that among film historians,…
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