Oscar History: November 8 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Film Preview: Oh Lucy! (2018)
Page Revisions: (February 11, 2018) Original Release Date: February 16, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A lonely woman living in Tokyo decides to take an English class where she discovers her alter ego, Lucy.” Poster Rating: C- / C- / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) It’s simple, but not particularly eye-catching or memorable. (#2)…
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Film Preview: The Monkey King 3 (2018)
Page Revisions: (February 11, 2018) Original Release Date: February 16, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “None available.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A horrid swirl of color and imagery that’s neither exciting nor interesting. Trailer Rating: B- SEE ALL TRAILERS BELOW Review: There isn’t much of a story presented in the trailer, but…
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Film Preview: Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead (2018)
Page Revisions: (February 11, 2018) Original Release Date: February 16, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a series of unusual murders occurs, Detective K (KIM Myung-min) and his partner (OH Dal-soo) are once again called into action as they discover a trail of bodies with mysterious bite marks.” Poster Rating: C- / D+ (5) SEE ALL…
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Film Preview: The Boy Downstairs (2018)
Page Revisions: (February 11, 2018) Original Release Date: February 16, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex-boyfriend’s apartment building.” Poster Rating: D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A generic, uninspiring poster that doesn’t add stylistic or visual distinctiveness worthy of…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 11 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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Precursor: 31st USC Scripter Awards (2017)
One of the easiest calls so far this Oscar season was the expected victory of James Ivory for Call Me by Your Name. The Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Call Me by Your Name (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas) USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First Awards: 1987 (31)
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Film Preview: Unsane (2018)
Page Revisions: (February 4, 2018) Original Release Date: March 23, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear–but is it real or a product of her delusion?” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The design is visually disconcerting, but…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 10 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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Film Preview: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Page Revisions: (February 4, 2018) Original (May 6, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) (July 1, 2018) New Posters (#3-#17) Release Date: July 6, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In the aftermath of ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father.…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 6, 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 #237
Back to the losers bracket. Here is this week’s ten (or fewer) face-offs.
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2017 Precursor Predictions: USC Scripter
Whereas the Writers Guild of America has its peculiarities, so too does the USC Libraries Scripter award. Although, films are seldom outright declared ineligible, USC prefers to select titles that are adaptations of literary works. The reason for this is that they also award the author of the original work. Winners here have a good…
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2017 Precursor Predictions: Writers Guild
The Writers Guild of America, in spite of its peculiar rules of eligibility, is the preeminent predictor of Oscar success. With a few exceptions, they will generally nominate the ultimate Oscar winner. Further, they are likely to also duplicate the selection or at least boost the potential of their winners to gain Oscar glory. WRITERS…
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The Rundown 2017: Animated Feature
For our seventh Rundown article, we look at the only category where the actors aren’t typically seen on screen. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Feature as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with a category we’ll examine the one…
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