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Review: The Post (2017)
The Post Rating Director Steven Spielberg Screenplay Liz Hannah, Josh Singer Length 1h 56m Starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Zach Woods, Pat Healy MPAA Rating PG-13 for language and brief war violence Original Preview Click…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: December
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. Precursor season has now begun and…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 6 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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90th Oscars: Documentary Short Film Shortlist
The press releases are coming hard and fast. Below are the ten documentary short films that will compete for five slot at this year’s Oscars. 10 DOCUMENTARY SHORTS ON 2017 OSCARS® SHORTLIST LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for…
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Film Preview: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2017) Original (March 11, 2018) New Release Date (changed from 5/4/18) (March 18, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) (April 22, 2018) New Posters (#3-#34) Release Date: April 27, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large…
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The DVD Report #545
New This Week Your Name., not to be confused with the current Call Me by Your Name, was the highest grossing film in Japan in 2016 and the fourth highest grossing film in Japanese history. Less successful in the U.S., the film earned the 2016 Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Animated Feature, and…
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The Top Tens: Is There Any Role They Can’t Play?
Every month, our contributors submit lists of ten items based on certain topics. We then feature an alphabetical list of items along with commentary explaining our selections. There will also be an itemized list at the end of each of our individual selections. In cinema, certain actors tend to play the same or similar roles…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 5 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Annapurna
Annapurna has had a lot of success at the Oscars in recent memory, so they’ve sent along one of their early contenders. Detroit Oscar Chances: Unlikely: The film came, got good reviews, and then disappeared almost immediately. Although it could be a return to the Oscars for Kathryn Bigelow, it’s more likely that it doesn’t…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Entertainment Studios
A studio with very little experience and clout has sent a film that got good early notices. Hostiles Oscar Chances: Unlikely: While the film did receive solid reviews, it’s being handled by a studio with no real experience in Oscar campaigning, suggesting the film is unlikely to succeed at the Oscars. Campaign-Proposed Categories Picture (John…
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “The Shape of Water”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen The Shape of Water…?
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90th Oscars: Visual Effects Longlist
The Academy has released another shortlist. This one is more of a longlist as another shortlist will release later this month for the final ten contenders. Two films I had thought might contend were absent from the list: Geostorm, which isn’t terribly surprising, and Transformers: The Last Knight, marking the first time the Transformers series…
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Film Preview: A Quiet Place (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2017) Original (February 18, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#1-#2) (April 1, 2018) New Posters (#3-#4) (April 8, 2018) New Trailer (#3) Release Date: April 6, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A family live [sic] an isolated existence in utter silence, for fear of an unknown threat that follows and…
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Precursor: 26th Annie Awards Nominations (2017)
Decimating the competition, Coco should handily win many of its awards. The big surprise here is that The Breadwinner managed to pull off a feat that many indie animated films can’t: double-digit nominations. That could position it as a spoiler in a number of categories and should give it the corresponding Independent Picture race. Nominations…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 1-3, 2017
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. The Shape of Water In 2006, director Guillermo del Toro presented to the world a dark fairy tale called Pan’s Labyrinth. Although he had had success with critics and audience before that, this became the film that fully launched him into…
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