Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Oscar Profile #326: Oliver Stone
Born September 15, 1946 in New York, New York, Oliver Stone’s father was a non-practicing Jewish stockbroker and his mother a German-east European non-practicing Catholic war bride. Stone was raised Episcopalian in Manhattan and Stamford, Connecticut. He is now a Buddhist. Stone graduated New York University with a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree in 1971.…
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The Rundown 2016: Foreign Language Film
For our seventh Rundown article, we look at the only category with mandatory subtitles for all the nominee. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Foreign Language Film as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll tackle the penultimate acting category.
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89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Sound Mixing
For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 9 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Oscar Nominations
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Feb. 10-12, 2017)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Feb. 10-12, 2017)
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Film Preview: The Circle (2017)
Page Revisions: (February 5, 2017) Original (February 12, 2017) New Trailer (#2) (April 23, 2017) New Poster (#2) Release Date: April 28, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A woman lands a job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, where she becomes involved with a mysterious man.” Poster Rating: C+ / C- SEE ALL POSTERS…
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Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 10-12, 2017
Two vastly different demographics form the basis of this weekend’s race for the top of the box office. On the adult-only side of things, Fifty Shades Darker hopes to replicate its predecessor’s success when it opened two years ago to $85 million and topped out at $166 million. On the other end of the spectrum…
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2016 Oscar Season Preview Wrap-Up: September
September 2, 2016 The Light Between Oceans Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Uncertain. Everyone seems to think this is a solid player this year, but a Labor Day release is a bad sign. The Academy seldom pulls films relaesed over the holiday into its warm embrace. This might buck the tradition, but I’m not optimistic.”…
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The Rundown 2016: Best Cinematography
For our sixth Rundown article, we take a look through the lens at life. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Cinematography as well as general commentary about the race. Thursday, we’ll cover a category that the vast majority of Academy members will have to read to watch.
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89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Production Design
For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…
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Precursor: 15th Visual Effects Society Awards (2016)
The Oscar frontrunner dominated the Visual Effects Society awards, taking five awards total. The Jungle Book had received six nominations and, had it not been double-nominated in the Animated Performance category, it would have done a clean sweep, as such, it merely won in every category in which it was nominated. Deepwater Horizon won the…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 8 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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89th Oscars: Ceremony Presenters, Part 2
The Academy has released its second (and technically third) batch of presenters this week. Among the main batch are Oscar winners Halle Berry and Shirley MacLaine; Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld; and non-nominees Jamie Dornan, Chris Evans, Gael Garcia Bernal, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Dakota Johnson, and Kate McKinnon. The third set I referenced was…
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Trailer Watch: Fist Fight (2017) Updated
New Trailer (#3) Fist Fight, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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The DVD Report #502
New This Week Warner Archive has released a sparkling Blu-ray upgrade of Vincente Minnelli’s 1960 film Bells Are Ringing, the last musical from prolific MGM producer Arthur Freed. Minnelli’s first musical since his Oscar win for 1958’s Gigi, the film is a faithful, albeit nicely opened up, transposition of the 1956 Broadway musical that won…
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