Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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The NEW Friday Face-Off #205
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: June 30 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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New Board of Governors Elected
The Academy has elected its new board of governors. Below is the press release. Since current president Cheryl Boone-Isaacs is term-limited, we’ll find out who the new president is next month. THE ACADEMY ELECTS 2017–18 BOARD OF GOVERNORS LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected…
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Poll: Remaking Best Picture, 2007
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Picture, 2007 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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Trailer Watch: American Assassin (2017) Updated
New Trailers (#2 & #3) / New Poster (#2) American Assassin, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Oscar Profile #346: Sydney Pollack
Born July 1, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana to homemaker Rebecca and professional boxer turned pharmacist David Pollack, Sydney Pollack grew up in South Bend, Indiana. His parents divorced when he was very young. His mother, who suffered from alcoholism and depression, died at the age of 37 when he was still in high school. Upon…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jun. 30-Jul. 2, 2017)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jun. 30-Jul. 2, 2017)
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Film Preview: The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017)
Page Revisions: (June 25, 2017) Original (August 6, 2017) New Posters (#10-#11) / New Release Date (changed from 8/18/17) Release Date: August 11, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Following the events of the first film, Surly and his friends must stop Oakton City’s mayor from destroying their home to make way for a dysfunctional amusement park.”…
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Academy Invites 774 New Members
Continuing to ramp up their membership drives, they have admitted 774 new members. They have celebrated this with a huge, interactive web document that highlights various statistics. These new members represent 57 countries. 39% of the class are women, which increases the female membership in the Academy to 28% (27% in 2016 and 25% in…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jun. 30-Jul. 2, 2017
Always bet on yellow. While R-rated comedies have had success in the past, The House looks like it will go down in ignominious defeat to two of this weekend’s new films. Despicable Me 3 may feature its yellow-skinned minions, but Gru (Steve Carell) and company have proven time and again that this franchise is dependable.…
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This Day in Oscar History: June 28 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Our Site Milestones 2010: The Morning After (7)
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Trailer Watch: Annabelle: Creation (2017) Updated
New Trailer (#3) / New Poster (#2) / New Release Date (changed from 5/19/17) Annabelle: Creation, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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The DVD Report #522
New This Week The Marseille Trilogy, the title under which Criterion has released Marcel Pagnol’s immortal Fanny trilogy, was, whether you call it The Marseille Trilogy, Pagnol’s trilogy or the Fanny trilogy, the screen’s first trilogy. Pagnol (1895-1974) was born near Marseilles where he was raised, but moved to Paris in 1922 where he taught…
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This Day in Oscar History: June 27 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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