Oscar History: July 31 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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The NEW Friday Face-Off #136
We are now in the second round of voting for the Friday Face Off, pitting winners from first round against each other. Just choose one selection in each of the categories below. One this round completes, we’ll pit those winners against each other until we have a final winner. There might be a losers bracket…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 4 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Best of the Adapted Screenplay (1976 – 1980)
Return Links Polls Best Adapted Screenplay Poll: 1976 – 1980
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Film Preview: Kill Your Friends (2016)
Page Revisions: (February 29, 2016) Original Release Date: April 1, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An A&R man working at the height of the Britpop music craze goes to extremes in order to find his next hit.” Poster Rating: C / C+ / C+ / C- / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) An indistinct…
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Oscar Profile #277: Donald Crisp
Born July 27, 1882 in London, England, George William (Donald) Crisp was one of eight children. Educated at Oxford, University, he emigrated to America in 1906. Spotted singing in concert on the ship, he was immediately offered a job by opera impresario John C. Fisher. He spent his first year in New York in Grand…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 3 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Mar. 4-6, 2016)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Mar. 4-6, 2016)
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Film Preview: Mother’s Day (2016)
Page Revisions: (February 29, 2016) Original (April 24, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#1 & #2) Release Date: April 29, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Intersecting stories with different moms collide on Mother’s Day.” Poster Rating: C+ / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1 & #2) There aren’t many differences between these two…
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Looking at the Weekend: Mar. 4-6, 2016
London Has Fallen is following a highly successful original, but Disney should handily take the weekend’s top spot. How far above remains to be seen, but unnecessary sequels don’t always sell well with audiences even if they liked the predecessor. Our Highest Rated Films: Zootopia, The Wave Our Best Awards Ratings: Zootopia (Oscars), Knight of…
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88th Oscars: Post-Oscar Commentary
Peter, Tripp, Thomas and I would love to thank you all for reading our humble comments for the last year regarding the Academy Awards for 2015. Your interest in our work make all of this possible and enjoyable. I asked each of our contributors to write a few words on this year’s telecast, winners and…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 2 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Mar. 2016, Limited)
Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Mar. 2016, Limited)
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Film Preview: The Light Between Oceans (2016)
Page Revisions: (February 29, 2016) Original (June 5, 2016) New Trailer (#2) (August 28, 2016) New Posters (#1 & #2) Release Date: September 2, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat. ” Poster Rating: D+ /…
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The DVD Report #453
New This Week Films about newspapers, like the papers themselves, are a dying breed. If they have to go out of fashion, they are going out on a high note with Spotlight, Tom McCarthy’s Oscar winning film about the investigation into the sexual abuse of children by priests within the Archdiocese of Boston and the…
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The Top Tens: Best Picture Winners
Every month, our contributors will be putting together a list of ten films on certain topics. Each month will be different and will feature an alphabetical list our selections, commentary from each of us on our picks and an itemized list showing what we each selected. For the month of March, we wanted to celebrate…
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