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Film Preview: McFarland, USA (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: February 20, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A cross country coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.” Poster: C- Review: Not every film about running has to be reminiscent of Chariots of Fire. Seriously. Trailer: C+ / C Review: (#1) This first trailer is…
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Film Preview: The DUFF (2015)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: February 20, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier more popular friends.” Poster: C- / D / C…
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Precursor: 67th Writers Guild Awards (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel continues to steamroll through the Best Original Screenplay awards, likely leading to its win at the Oscars. With Richard Linklater and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu both pursuing Best Director and Best Picture, voters seem to be most inclined to make sure Wes Anderson, one of the most prominent indie filmmakers working today,…
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Precursor: 22nd Cinema Audio Society Awards (2014)
The Oscars take an unusual turn with the victory of Birdman in a category that didn’t seem like it was in its favor. Beating out the likes of American Sniper, Guardian of the Galaxy and Interstellar, Birdman shows it’s still a formidable opponent, even outside the expected categories. The Awards Best Sound Mixing – Live…
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Precursor: 6th Make-Up Artists Guild Awards (2014)
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild doesn’t appear to have cleared up the muddy waters in the Best Makeup category at the Oscars. With the two front-runners taking two awards apiece, it’s almost impossible to tell if either is more dominant than the other. Award Tallies (2) The Grand Budapest Hotel, Guardians of the…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 15 (2015)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Ceremonies Our Site Milestones 1996: The Oscar Guy Launched on GeoCities (19)
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This Day in Oscar History: February 14 (2015)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Ceremonies
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Film Preview: Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: July 1, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The continuing story of male stripper, Magic Mike.” Poster: C / C (8) / C+ Review: (#1) A punny teaser that isn’t very clever, isn’t very subtle and isn’t very interesting. (#2-#9) While a punny teaser…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 7, 2015)
Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…
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The NEW Friday Face-Off #80
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 below. Our first few weeks will be to select winners in cases of ties or in years where multiple categories existed for each discipline. After that,…
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2014 Precursor Predictions: Writer Guild of America
The WGA prohibits nominations for non-WGA members or films not made under a WGA-approved contract. That’s why you’ll never see animated films on these lists as the WGA doen’t represent animation writers. That’s also why you don’t see some prominent titles this year, including Birdman and Selma. You also have a mis-match between Best Original…
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2014 Precursor Predictions: American Society of Cinematographers
While it is one of the most significant categories at the Oscars, the American Society of Cinematographers has a checkered past when it comes to selecting the winner that will match the Oscars. Look to this category to either clarify or muddy the waters, but it won’t be a definitively jumping off point for your…
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2014 Precursor Predictions: Sound Editors Guild
The other major sound award at the Oscars, Sound Editing, deals with the creations of new sounds. Formerly called Sound Effects Editing, this award is given to a film that displays excellence in sound effects, foley, dialogue and ADR. The only two categories you really need to focus on here are Best Sound Editing: Sound…
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2014 Precursor Predictions: Cinema Audio Society
While normal filmgoers don’t know the difference between sound mixing and sound editing, those of us who work this trade know all about the differences. The Cinema Audio Society focuses on sound mixing, the blending of all sound elements, dialogue, sound effects, music and so forth. This overall aural composition forms the soundscape for the…
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The Rundown 2014: Actress
For our twelfth Rundown article, a category that will bring someone their first Oscar (or second). After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Actress as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with two categories that bring the theatrical experience to life.
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