Oscar History: August 2 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 42, 2016)
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 #168
We are now in the third round of voting for the Friday Face Off, pitting winners from the second round against each other. Just choose one selection in each of the categories below. Because we want to keep the polls open a bit longer before starting the next phase, after we finish this third pass,…
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Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Rating Director Tim Burton Screenplay Jane Goldman (Novel: Ransom Riggs) Length 127 min. Starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Judi Dench, Rupert Everett, Allison Janney, Chris O’Dowd, Terence Stamp, Ella Purnell, Finlay MacMillan, Lauren McCrostie, Hayden Keeler-Stone, Georgia Pemberton, Milo Parker, Raffiella Chapman, Pixie Davies MPAA Rating…
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Review: Brooklyn (2015)
Brooklyn Rating Director John Crowley Screenplay Nick Hornby (Novel by Colm Tóibín) Length 111 min. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domnhall Gleason, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Maeve McGrath, Eileen O’Higgins, Emily Bett Rickards, Eve Macklin, Nora-Jane Noone, Samantha Munro, Jessica Paré MPAA Rating PG – 13 for a scene of sexuality and brief strong language…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 14 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Cinema Sight @ 20 – Best of 1996
Return Links Polls Best of 1996 In honor of our 20th year on the internet, we’re beginning a series of polls aimed at the results of the last 20 years and picking what the best of the Oscar nominees were. Here are all of the categories for this year. Editor’s Note: Since this poll was…
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Film Preview: Paterson (2016)
Page Revisions: (October 9, 2016) Original (December 25, 2016) New Poster (#3) Release Date: December 28, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set in the present in Paterson, New Jersey, this is a tale about a bus driver and poet.” Poster Rating: D / B- / D SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Commonplace, boring, and ineffectual.…
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Film Preview: The Hollow Point (2016)
Page Revisions: (October 9, 2016) Original (December 11, 2016) New Poster (#1) Release Date: December 16, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A new sheriff of a small town along the U.S. & Mexico border investigates a drug cartel deal that went horribly wrong.” Poster Rating: D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Is the movie theater now…
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Oscar Profile #309: Ida Lupino
Born February 4, 1918 in London, England, Ida Lupino was the daughter of actors Stanley Lupino and Connie Emerald and the niece of actor Lupino Lane. Her theatrical ancestry goes back centuries to Bologna, Italy. Accompanying her mother to an audition, she was given the role her mother, the lead in the 1932 British film,…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 13 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Oct. 14-16, 2016)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Oct. 14-16, 2016)
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Film Preview: Patriots Day (2016)
Page Revisions: (October 9, 2016) Original (November 20, 2016) New Trailer (#2) (December 18, 2016) New Posters (#2 & #3) (January 8, 2017) New Posters (#4-#9) Release Date: December 21, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and…
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Film Preview: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Page Revisions: (October 9, 2016) Original (February 12, 2017) New Link (Super Bowl Trailer) (March 5, 2017) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#3) (May 21, 2017) New Posters (#4-#22) Release Date: May 26, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the trident of Poseidon.” Poster Rating: C+ / B- / B /…
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Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 14-16, 2016
Ben Affleck’s espionage-style actioner should be able to topple the teen-targeted superhero drama at the weekend box office. Whether The Accountant can also beat the second weekend of The Girl on the Train is uncertain. Our Highest Rated Films: The Accountant, Certain Women Our Best Awards Ratings: Miss Hokusai (Oscars), Certain Women (Oscars/Critics) OTHER LIMITED…
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2016 Blockbuster Season Preview Wrap-Up: May
May 6, 2016 Captain America: Civil War Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Good. Captain America: The Winter Soldier became the first film without Iron Man to score an Oscar nomination and, along with X-Men: Days of Future Past, they were the first superhero films outside of Iron Man-featured films to get nominated. This could very…
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