Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
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The Morning After: Dec. 5, 2016
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. So, here is what I watched this past week: Manchester by the Sea Casey…
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Precursor: 15th DC Critics Awards (2016)
The Washington D.C. Area critics were over the moon for La La Land, handing the film a staggering 7 awards. This is the first blow-out the film has received this season and suggests it will be a much stronger player than previously thought. Natalie Portman and Viola Davis notch their first wins on what is…
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89th Oscars: Screener Watch: Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2016
This week, eight new films arrived in my mailbox. Three were from Netflix Studios; three were from Focus Features; one was from Cohen Media/Amazon Studios; and the other was from regular Amazon Studios. Here is what arrived. 13th Oscar Chances: Excellent: Ava DuVernay’s Selma scraped by with a small number of nominations, winning Best Original…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 5 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 42nd Los Angeles Critics Awards (2016)
The Los Angeles Film Critics have announced their winners for the best of 2016. Moonlight performed strongly with La La Land coming in second frequently. Adam Driver and Lily Gladstone received surprise citations while The Handmaiden makes a strong play in Best Foreign Language Film and Best Production Design. Award Tallies (4) Moonlight (2) The…
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Film Preview: The Book of Love (2017)
Page Revisions: (November 27, 2016) Original Release Date: January 13, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Henry is an introverted architect. After the death of his wife in a car accident, he sets out to help Millie, a homeless teen, to build a raft to sail across the Atlantic.” Poster Rating: C / D SEE ALL POSTERS…
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Weekend Preview: Dec. 9-11, 2016
Below are four previews for films opening next weekend. Office Christmas Party (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Bounce Back (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview La La Land (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Sugar Mountain (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: The Bounce Back (2016)
Page Revisions: (December 4, 2016) Original Release Date: December 9, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Father, author and relationship expert, Matthew Taylor is on a whirlwind book tour promoting his new best seller, The Bounce Back. He’s got it all figured out until he meets the acerbic Kristin Peralta, a talk show circuit therapist who’s convinced…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 4 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 15th DC Critics Nominations (2016)
The DC Area film Critics have announced their preliminary nominations for this year’s awards. They will announce their winners on Monday (December 5, 2016). Looking over this list, the usual suspects (Moonlight, La La Land, and Manchester by the Sea are here. There are also strong showings by Arrival, Hell or High Water and Jackie.…
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Film Preview: Silence (2016)
Page Revisions: (November 27, 2016) Original (December 18, 2016) New Poster (#2) Release Date: December 23, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In the seventeenth century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Christianity. ” Poster Rating: C+ / B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1)…
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Eyeing the Truth
The Witness (Netflix) By this point, most of us only know the Kitty Genovese story as the briefest of stories in a sociology textbook: a young woman was brutally murdered in Queens while 38 witnesses stood by and did nothing to help her. The Witness, the debut documentary from James D. Solomon, goes back and…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 3 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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