New This Week Masaki Kobayashi was one of Japan’s great post-war directors whose most enduring work was 1964’s Kwaidan, the most expensive Japanese film made up to that time. The film, which was an anthology of ghost stories, was a bigger hit outside of Japan than within despite having won a special jury prize at…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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The Academy has, today, announced the 10 documentary short films competing for the final five slots at the Academy Awards. This list was apparently winnowed down from 74 eligible submissions. 10 DOC SHORTS ON OSCAR’S 2015 SHORTLIST
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Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen The Last Witch Hunter…?
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New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#1) Joy, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here.
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We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Suffragette As women struggled for the right to vote in England, they were met with violence and repudiation before taking up arms against their oppressors. Suffragette is a picture that demands attention for the light it brings to a dark time…
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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: GayDivorcee In 1934, One Night…
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Star Trek: First Contact Rating Director Jonathan Frakes Screenplay Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore Length 111 min. Starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell, Alice Krige, Neal McDonagh, Robert Picardo, Dwight Schultz MPAA Rating PG-13 for some sci-fi adventure violence.
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Nov. 2015, Limited)
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Page Revisions: (October 25, 2015) Original Release Date: October 30, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A family of beekeepers living in the Tuscan countryside finds their household disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenage boy and a reality TV show intent on showcasing the family.” Poster Rating: D / C- SEE ALL POSTERS…
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Page Revisions: (October 25, 2015) Original Release Date: October 30, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Eli McAllister, our eleven-year-old hero, is on a quest. He is also setting out to win The Fiesta Cup, a local bowling tournament. Joining him is his famous fashion designer uncle, Sean McAllister.” Poster Rating: F SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review:…
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Page Revisions: (October 25, 2015) Original Release Date: October 30, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed.” Poster Rating: C-…
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Page Revisions: (October 25, 2015) Original Release Date: October 30, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.” Poster Rating: C- / C+ / B- / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Pretty in the sense…
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