• Oscar Profile #223: Tony Curtis

    Born June 3, 1925 in The Bronx, New York, the eldest of three boys to Hungarian Jewish emigrants Helen and Emanuel Schwartz, Bernard Hershel Schwartz would rise to become one the screen’s best known actors after changing his name to Tony Curtis. Young Bernie had a rough childhood. His father was a tailor and the…

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  • 2014 Precursor Predictions: Spirit Awards

    The Academy Awards seem to be turning into the Spirit Awards, with dozens of surprise matches between the groups. Best Picture at the Oscars contains four of the five films nominated for Best Feature here. This will be the last precursor of the season and won’t really have much impact since it’s showing the day…

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  • The Rundown 2014: Picture

    For our sixteenth and final Rundown article, we look at the Big One. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Picture as well as general commentary about the race.

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  • This Day in Oscar History: February 19 (2015)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Ceremonies

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  • Poll: What Are You Watching? (Feb. 20-22, 2015)

    Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Feb. 20-22, 2015) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Feb. 20-22, 2015) Public OpinionPoll Results

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  • Film Preview: The Water Diviner (2015)

    Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: April 24, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons.” Poster: C+ / C+ / B- / C / D+ / C- Review: (#1) Some nice colors,…

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  • Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 20-22, 2015

    Although I doubt it will beat out Fifty Shades of Grey in its second week, of the three new wide releases, Hot Tub Time Machine has what it takes to be the top new wide release. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: None of this week’s wide releases seem that interesting, though Wild Tales might be. Peter…

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  • 2015 Spring Season Preview: March

    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.

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  • The Rundown 2014: Production & Costume Design

    For our fifteenth Rundown article, we look at the visual foundations of all films. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design as well as general commentary about the race. Thursday, we’ll cover the final category.

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  • 87th Oscars: The Polls – Your Predictions

    The 87th Academy Awards arrive on Sunday. In our coverage leading up to the big event, we’re going to be hosting two sets of polls. This second set of polls lets you vote on the achievements you think were best, not the ones you think will win.

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  • Precursor: 17th Costume Designers Guild Awards (2014)

    It says something for the predictability of awards season (in certain categories) when four predictors can choose the same film as winner in three categories and be 100% correct when the final envelopes are opened. The Awards Best Period Costume Design The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas) Best Fantasy Costume Design Into the…

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  • This Day in Oscar History: February 18 (2015)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died

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  • Film Preview: What We Do in the Shadows (2015)

    Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: February 13, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane – like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate…

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  • Eye on Warner Archive: Feb. 10, 2015

    Here are some highlights of the recent releases to the Warner Archive Collection. DVD’s and Blu-rays are manufactured on demand. They also have a streaming service. Before you visit Warner Archive to check out their selection, check out the selections below an a few of my thoughts.

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  • The DVD Report #400

    New This Week The Gilroys are probably one of Hollywood’s lesser known dynasties. 89-year-old patriarch Frank D. Gilroy is the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of The Subject Was Roses as well as a screenwriter, producer and director whose TV and film career goes back to the 1950s. His son Tony Gilroy earned Oscar nominations for writing…

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