Updated Preview: The End of Oak Street (2026)
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The DVD Report #446
New This Week Roger Deakins has been nominated for an Oscar twelve times without winning. Perhaps the greatest living cinematographer, he may well receive his thirteenth nomination and possible first win for Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, a visual masterpiece that ranks right up there with Deakins’ work on Fargo, Skyfall, Unbroken and many others. The film…
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How to Count Best Picture Ballots
For some, one of the most confusing aspects of predicting the Oscars is understanding their somewhat convoluted method of tabulations. While their preferential balloting is strange enough, Best Picture is a wholly other matter. To help you understand the process as simply as possible, I’m going to do my best to demystify the whole experience.…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 12 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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88th Oscars: Nominations Announcement Details
As with last year’s awards, the Academy will announce nominations in all 24 categories live. The details are in the press release below. I’ll have a live stream embedded in my Oscar Morning article on Wednesday that you can use to watch these announced. I’m not sure yet what order these will be announced in,…
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88th Oscars: Scientific & Technical Awards
Every year, the Academy selects scientific and technical achievements to receive certificates, plaques, and, in rare circumstances, statuettes. This year, they have selected 11 achievements to be honored at the separate Sci-Tech Oscar ceremony. Eight of the achievements are Class III Technical Achievement Awards, which receive certificates. Two of the achievements are Class II Scientific…
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Film Preview: High-Rise (2016)
Page Revisions: (January 10, 2016) Original (March 20, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#11) / New Release Date (changed from: 2016) Release Date: 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.” Poster Rating: C+ / C / C+ / A / B+ /…
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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). There was some big news this past week as the guilds have finally started revealing their nominations. We’ll…
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The Morning After: Jan. 11, 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: Spotlight Tom McCarthy’s journalism drama…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 11 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 73rd Golden Globe Awards (2015)
The Golden Globe Awards have been announced and apart from the early shock of Kate Winslet winning Best Supporting Actress, most of the categories when as expected. The Revenant was a modest surprise winning both Best Picture and Best Director apart from the expected win for Leonardo DiCaprio. While this might not change nominations predictions,…
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Film Preview: Elvis & Nixon (2016)
Page Revisions: (January 10, 2016) Original Release Date: April 15, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The untold true story behind the meeting between the King of Rock ‘n Roll and President Nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives.” Poster Rating: C / C- SEE ALL…
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Precursor: 9th Houston Critics Awards (2015)
Spotlight comes out on top of the Houston Film Critics awards losing another Best Director award, this time to Alejandro G. Inarritu for The Revenant. Revenant took three total awards, including prizes for Best Supporting Actor and Best Cinematography. Hardy’s win notwithstanding, there’s nothing particularly revelatory about these selections. There was announced a Best Poster…
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