Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 13-15, 2016
The horror genre hasn’t had a major player at the box office in some time and with Star Wars fading fast, The Bye Bye Man could top the box office. Watch out, though, for Hidden Figures, which proved quite a draw coming in second for the weekend and building buzz; and La La Land, which…
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2016 Blockbuster Season Preview Wrap-Up: August
August 5, 2016 Nine Lives Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $25 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Weak. Family films have done fairly well this year, but this looks like a horrendously campy affair, which might hurts its potential. Opening against Suicide Squad is exactly that:…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 11 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 15th Visual Effects Society Nominations (2016)
Of the ten films that made the Academy’s Visual Effects shortlist, only six make an appearance on this list of nominees from the Visual Effects Society. With considerably more categories than the Oscars, we have to be care to draw too many conclusions. There are two categories that typically have any bearing on the Oscars:…
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Trailer Watch: The Founder (2016) Updated
New Trailer (#3) The Founder, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Precursor: 28th Producers Guild Nominations (2016)
The Producers Guild of America, above all other groups, looks to films that succeed financially oftentimes before the ones that succeed critically. Take for example the inclusion of Deadpool, a film that won’t come within a country mile of Best Picture versus the absent Jackie, a film with critical acclaim, but no love from those…
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The DVD Report #498
New This Week Whenever a major recording artists dies, his or her back-catalogue soars in popularity even if they have been out of the spotlight for a while. When a well-known actor or actress dies, interest in their old movies picks up, though not usually at the same level as a rock star’s. On December…
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Precursor: 24th Cinema Audio Society Nominations (2016)
The Cinema Audio Society has selected its nominees for Best Sound Mixing in three categories, one for documentaries, one for animated films, and one for live-action films. That latter is the one that has the cross-over with the Oscars, so it’s the one we’re most interested in. The only major omission I see here is…
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Precursor: 58th British Academy Nominations (2016)
Topping this year’s British Academy of Film & Television Arts nominations, La La Land pulled in a solid eleven nominations. The big surprise is the 9 that Nocturnal Animals brought in without a Best Film citation. As always, there’s some heavy favoritism towards British productions, including I, Daniel Blake in Best Film. Here are some…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 10 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Underworld: Blood Wars”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Underworld: Blood Wars…?
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Film Preview: Land of Mine (2017)
Page Revisions: (January 8, 2017) Original Release Date: February 17, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young group of German POWs are made the enemy of a nation, where they are now forced to dig up 2 million land-mines with their bare hands.” Poster Rating: C Review: I’m sure there’s an artistic reason for this design,…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 7
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). It’a big week in the precursors with several guilds announcing their nominations. While other groups announced last week,…
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The Morning After: Jan. 9, 2017
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. Nothing watched this weekend.
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This Day in Oscar History: January 9 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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