We had six films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. The Book of Life The dearth of animated films this year has left the Best Animated Feature category without a firm slate of five potential nominees. Other than a guaranteed nomination for early success The Lego Movie, Disney/Pixar’s sole effort this…
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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: One Fine Day Romantic comedies…
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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. 2014, Wide) Cinema Sight Asks: Which November 2014 wide release film are you most anticipating? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Every week, I get several press releases, screening invitations and other notifications from a handful of studio contacts. While I won’t be sharing any information regarding my screening invites, some of the press releases might be of interest to my readers, so I thought I’d start sharing them in toto with all of you. These…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 24, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two best friends rise through the ranks of New York’s Chinese underworld in the 1980s.” Poster: B Review: While the image isn’t original, nor is it particularly bold and striking, it is an attempt to create something spellbinding and beautiful in a sea of…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 24, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes, then, taking an opportunity to escape for a week, hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika, who lives with her world-weary single dad.” Poster: C+ / D…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 24, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A family on a ski holiday in the French Alps find themselves staring down an avalanche during lunch one day; in the aftermath, their dynamic has been shaken to its core, with a question mark hanging over their patriarch in particular.” Poster: C Review:…
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Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: October 24, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.” Poster: C+ / C / C / C- Review: (#1-#4) Four semi-distinct designs that produce little interest from non-Keanu Reeves…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 24, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a high school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible total blindness, he must decide whether to live a safe handicapped life or bravely return to the life he once knew and the sport he still loves.” Poster: D Review: Once you get…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poster Poster #2 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: February 13, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A veteran secret agent takes a young upstart under his wing.” Poster: C+ / A- / B+ / C+ (6) Review: (#1) As a teaser, it’s adequate. There’s plenty to look at. However, as a genuine…
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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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