Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Film Preview: The Untamed (2017)
Page Revisions: (July 16, 2017) Original Release Date: July 21, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A couple in a troubled marriage locate a meteorite, initiating an encounter with a mysterious creature. Their lives are turned upside down by the discovery of the creature, which is a source of both pleasure and destruction.” Poster Rating: D+ SEE…
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Film Preview: Landline (2017)
Page Revisions: (July 16, 2017) Original Release Date: July 21, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In 1995, a teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan discovers that her father is having an affair. ” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The background is dull and while not white, might as well be.…
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Film Preview: The Gracefield Incident (2017)
Page Revisions: (July 16, 2017) Original Release Date: July 21, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In Gracefield, three couples are spending a long weekend in a luxurious cabin when suddenly an uninvited guest in the form of a meteorite, comes crashing the party…” Poster Rating: B- / C+ / C / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW…
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Film Preview: The Fencer (2017)
Page Revisions: (July 16, 2017) Original Release Date: July 21, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past however catches up and puts him in front of a difficult…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 16 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: All Saints (2017)
Page Revisions: (July 9, 2017) Original Release Date: August 25, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “ALL SAINTS is based on the inspiring true story of salesman-turned-pastor Michael Spurlock (John Corbett), the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Together, they risked everything to plant seeds for a…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 15 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Our Site Milestones 2011: The Cinema Sight Film Club (1)
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Film Preview: The Forever Woods (2017)
Page Revisions: (July 9, 2017) Original Release Date: September 15, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An unexpected story about the interior life of a young girl after a world-wide apocalypse.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated. Trailer…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 28, 2017)
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 #207
We are currently working on the losers bracket. Here is this week’s ten (or fewer) face-offs. So, let’s get started.
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This Day in Oscar History: July 14 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Remaking Best Picture, 2009
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Picture, 2009 In 1997, I began offering up Oscar Hopefuls, a list of contenders for each category at the Oscars. Today, we start a new series of polls that attempts to rebuild various categories based on what films were nominated, which were hopeful for nominations, and which were honored by…
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Film Preview: Polaroid (2017)
Page Revisions: (July 9, 2017) Original Release Date: August 25, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Polaroid is styled in the vein of The Ring and Final Destination and centers on a high school loner, Bird Fitcher, who stumbles upon a vintage Polaroid camera. Bird soon learns that the camera houses a terrible secret: whoever has their…
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Oscar Profile #348: Max Steiner
Born May 10, 1888 in Vienna, Austria, Max(well) Steiner was a child prodigy who conducted his first operetta when he was twelve and became a full-time professional, either composing, arranging, or conducting, when he was fifteen. He wrote and conducted the operetta, The Beautiful Greek Girl which led to opportunities to conduct other shows in…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 13 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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