Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 8 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 9-11, 2016)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Dec. 9-11, 2016)
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Film Preview: Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
Page Revisions: (December 4, 2016) Original (March 19, 2017) New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#2-#7) (April 2, 2017) New Posters (#8-#11) Release Date: April 7, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 9-11, 2016
Another weekend with only one major new release. Office Christmas Party will be that top release and, depending on how its popularity shakes out, it could top Moana in its third weekend, but it might be close. A separate note: this is the first time in my memory (not entirely reliable) that a film has…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 7 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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89th Oscars: Documentary Feature Shortlist
The short-shortlist is the final round before Oscar nominations are announced. Although the Academy usually issues press releases on these things, they have not done so yet. However, this is being heavily reported, I will post the list without the full press release. Cameraperson Command and Control The Eagle Huntress Fire at Sea Gleason Hooligan…
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Film Preview: Free Fire (2017)
Page Revisions: (December 4, 2016) Original (April 16, 2017) New Posters (#13-#27) / New Release Date (changed from 3/17/17) Release Date: April 21, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shootout and a game of survival.” Poster Rating: C+ / C…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 2-4, 2016
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. La La Land Musicals once dominated the Oscars like few genres could. In the 1960s, musicals were more popular than any other genre, both at the box office and in terms of Oscar’s glory. My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music,…
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The DVD Report #493
New This Week Disney continues to rake in the big bucks for many of its films, but two of its highly hyped 2016 releases underperformed at the box-office so much so that in their first week of release on DVD and Blu-ray, neither The BFG nor Pete’s Dragon gets the spotlight at Walmart and other…
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Precursor: 59th Grammy Awards Nominations (2016)
Grammy rules set the eligibility period from October through September, meaning their list includes releases from 2015 and 2016. This particularly frustrates Oscar observers because the Grammys are one of the few music-industry awards that recognize scores and songs. As such, we look to what shows up on this list to give us an idea…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 6 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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89th Oscars: Jimmy Kimmel to Host Academy Awards
Through decidedly different channels, it was announced today that Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC’s late night program will host this year’s Oscars, his first time doing so. The announcement is/was being made on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Here’s the Academy’s press release on the announcement. JIMMY KIMMEL TALKS OSCARS® HOST GIG ON “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!” To…
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Trailer Watch: Fences (2016) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#1) Fences, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 2
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). A small raft of precursors were handed out this week, both in terms of actual award and nominations.…
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