Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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This Day in Oscar History: November 17 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Remaking Best Actor, 2007
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Actor, 2007 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: Coco (2017) Updated
New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#3-#16) Coco, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Oscar Profile #366: John Alton
Born October 5, 1901 in Sopron, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) as Johann Jacob Altmann, the son of an American-born father, legendary cinematographer John Alton was raised on films steeped in German Expressionism during his European childhood, which informed his later use of low light, his motto being “it’s not what you light…it’s what you don’t light.”.…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 16 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Magnolia/Magnet
And finally, the annual Magnolia/Magnet bundle. It’s a bit thinner this year, but still quite bountiful. There are nine titles, though their insert says Lucky should be among them, it wasn’t. We might receive it later. Magnolia/Magnet seldom includes recommended categories, though they’ve done so on three films, one of which is the aforementioned Lucky.…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Orchard
Next up, we have the package from The Orchard, which includes two contenders, two non-contenders, and a likely pariah. BPM (Beats Per Minute) Oscar Chances: Excellent: It is not only an almost assured Best Foreign Language Film nominee, it could end up winning the whole thing, making it France’s first win in the category since…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Fox Searchlight
Fox Searchlight is first up. They have submitted a non-contender and a film that was once thought to be a pretty major contender, but has been mostly forgotten in recent weeks. Battle of the Sexes Oscar Chances: Decent: Emma Stone is the primary contender for this film. While Costume Design and Production Design are possibilities,…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Nov. 17-19, 2017)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Nov. 17-19, 2017)
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Film Preview: Game Night (2018)
Page Revisions: (November 12, 2017) Original (February 4, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#1-#4) (February 11, 2018) Added Image Gallery (February 18, 2018) New Release Date (changed from 3/2/18) Release Date: February 23, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves trying to solve a…
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Looking at the Weekend: Nov. 17-19, 2017
What do comic book movies and the box office have in common? The former always debuts at number one on the latter. That’s certain to be true of Justice League whose only competition is the third weekend of Thor: Ragnarok. There is nothing that could destroy the film’s chances at this point. It will be…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 15 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Trailer Watch: The Shape of Water (2017) Updated
New Trailer (#3) / New Poster (#3) The Shape of Water, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Eyeing the Truth: November 2017
One of Us (Netflix) A great documentary can open your eyes to a topic that is far more fascinating than you had ever really considered. Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s One of Us, now on Netflix, does just that for the Hasidic Jewish community in New York. It is a subset of society that I,…
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The DVD Report #542
New This Week The Glass Castle is based on Jeanette Walls’ best-selling 2005 memoir about growing up in a nomad family led by an alcoholic father and a delusional artist mother. The film version is co-written by Destin Daniel Cretton, who also directed. It’s his first film since his 2013 breakout hit Short Term 12,…
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