Oscar History: November 8 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Film Preview: Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2018)
Page Revisions: (January 28, 2018) Original Release Date: February 2, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 28 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Precursor: 22nd Art Directors Guild Awards (2017)
Proving that Downsizing has been roundly rejected, it lost the contemporary award to Logan. On the Fantasy side, Blade Runner 2049 pulls out the win in a move that could be a sign of an Oscar in its future. Period winner The Shape of Water puts itself into a two-way race for Best Production Design,…
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Film Preview: Acts of Violence (2018)
Page Revisions: (January 21, 2018) Original Release Date: January 12, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman (Ashton Holmes) and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. Along the way, Roman teams up with Avery (Bruce Willis), a cop…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 27 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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Film Preview: Beast of Burden (2018)
Page Revisions: (January 21, 2018) Original Release Date: Coming Soon: February 2018? Synopsis: From IMDb: “Sean Haggerty only has an hour to deliver his illegal cargo. An hour to reassure a drug cartel, a hitman, and the DEA that nothing is wrong. An hour to make sure his wife survives. And he must do it…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 4, 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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Precursor: 57th American Cinema Editors Awards (2017)
In a surprising victory in Comedy/Musical, I, Tonya beat out several other candidates to win the prize putting itself into the runner-up position for the Oscars behind Dunkirk. The Awards Best Drama Editing Dunkirk (Wesley, Tripp, Thomas) Best Comedy/Musical Editing I, Tonya Best Animation Editing Coco (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas) Best Documentary Editing Jane (Peter,…
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The NEW Friday Face-Off #235
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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2017 Precursor Predictions: Art Directors Guild
With so many different categories, it’s never a surprise to see all five Oscar nominees on these lists. Three of this year’s nominees were Period nominees while the remaining two were Fantasy. That sounds about right from historical perspectives. These awards will be presented Saturday evening. ART DIRECTORS GUILD AWARDS Best Period Art Direction Darkest…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 26 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Remaking Best Actress, 1997
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Actress, 1997 In our second pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Actor. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Actor slate. There will be an “Other”…
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Trailer Watch: Tomb Raider (2018) Updated
New Trailer (#2) Tomb Raider, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Oscar Profile #376: Lois Smith
Born November 3, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas, Lois Arlene Humbert was the youngest of six children of a telephone worker and his wife. She grew up performing in church plays put on by her father. At 18, she married fellow actor Wesley Dale Smith, becoming Lois Smith, the actress we know and love today. Smith…
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