Page Revisions: (August 23, 2015) Original (November 22, 2015) New Posters (#2-#3) Release Date: November 25, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Told from Igor’s perspective, we see the troubled young assistant’s dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man…
Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals in the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
We started over at the beginning of August 2013, but with a new, more streamlined methodology to collecting votes. Just choose one selection in each of the ten categories (or fewer depending on the week) below. Our first few weeks were to select winners in cases of ties or in years where multiple categories existed…
Although we all miss having the Governors Awards presented at the Oscar ceremony proper, the fact that the Academy is giving out so many more as a result of their changes is at least a small solace. This year, three legendary names received special recognition from the Academy. two-time Oscar nominees director Spike Lee and…
Page Revisions: (August 23, 2015) Original Release Date: October 23, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.” Poster Rating: C- / D+…
Oscar has four acting categories, one each for Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress. Actors who are co-leads in their films with other actors and actresses who are co-leads with other actresses can be nominated in the same category or, as is often the case lately, one can be can nominated as a…
Page Revisions: (August 23, 2015) Original Release Date: May 29, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A teenage special ops agent coveting a “normal” adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of high school is more challenging than international espionage.” Poster Rating: D /…
Apart from this being the last weekend in August, the upcoming Labor Day holiday means the studios are dumping everything they don’t suspect will be a hit into these remaining weeks. As such, the competition this week will be anemic with the little-advertised No Escape facing off against the teen-targeted We Are Your Friends. Neither…
The end of the year brings the most combative environment for films trying to become Oscar winners. The next four months will be an interesting proving round.