Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Godzilla Minus Zero”
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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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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This Day in Oscar History: February 9 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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Poll: Remaking Best Actress, 1999
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Actress, 1999 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 Actress slate. There will be an “Other”…
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Film Preview: The First Purge (2018)
Page Revisions: (February 4, 2018) Original (April 15, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) (July 1, 2018) New Posters (#3-#11) Release Date: July 4, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The film will be a prequel that will focus on the events that lead up to the very first Purge event.” Poster Rating: B /…
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Oscar Profile #378: Mark Robson
Born December 4, 1913 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Mark Robson was a political science major at the University of California who found work in the prop department at 20th Century-Fox. Fired by Daryl F. Zanuck for asking for a raise, he moved to RKO. At RKO, Robson became an assistant editor under Robert Wise, working…
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The Rundown 2017: Production Design
For our sixth Rundown article, we look at the category most responsibility for place and setting. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Production Design as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll cover the newest Academy category.
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This Day in Oscar History: February 8 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Feb. 9-11, 2018)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Feb. 9-11, 2018)
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Film Preview: Mute (2018)
Page Revisions: (February 4, 2018) Original Release Date: February 23, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A mute bartender goes up against his city’s gangsters in an effort to find out what happened to his missing partner.” Poster Rating: B SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The concept of muteness, with the neon lips, gives the poster design…
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2017 Oscar Season Preview Wrap-Up: September
Let’s take a look back at our prior preview and see where we were right, wrong, and everything in between. September 1, 2017 Unlocked Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: N/A Box Office Prospects: $5 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Weak. The film is being released on one of the worst…
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