17th Hollywood Music in Media Nominations
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Film Preview: Dear White People (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 17, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A satire that follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over a popular ‘African American’ themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in ‘post-racial’…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Jul. 4-6, 2014
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Life Itself There are many legendary film critics. Bosley Crowther. Pauline Kael. Andrew Sarris. Yet, one critic managed to bridge the gap between elitist examination of the cinematic art form and populist exploration of cinematic language, bringing an audience to film…
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The Morning After: Jul. 7, 2014
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: Rise of the Planet of…
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Review: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
The Place Beyond the Pines Rating Director Derek Cianfrance Screenplay Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, Darius Marder Length 140 min. Starring Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Mahershala Ali, Ben Mendelsohn, Bradley Cooper, Rose Byrne, Bruce Greenwood, Gabe Fazio, Ray Liotta, Dan DeHaan, Emory Cohen MPAA Rating R for language throughout, some violence, teen drug and alcohol use,…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 7 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Our Site Milestones 2010: Trailer Watch / Film Previews (4) 2011: Polls: Oscar’s Best (3)
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Poll: Best of Jul. 2013, Wide
Return Links Poll Archives What’s the Best of Jul. 2013, Wide? Cinema Sight Asks: Which July 2013 wide release is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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The Inbox (Jun. 28-Jul. 4, 2014)
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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Film Preview: Land Ho! (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: July 11, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A pair of former brothers-in-law embark on a road trip through Iceland.” Poster: C- Review: A tepidly-colored design that may set our protagonists in the environment of the film, but which doesn’t make the film seem like an appealing diversion worth taking time to…
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Film Preview: The Empty Hours (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: July 11, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “On the desolated coast of Veracruz, Mexico, 17-year-old Sebastián takes over running his uncle’s small & cozy rent-by-the-hour motel. There all by himself much of the time, he meets Miranda, a regular customer who comes to the motel to meet a lover who always…
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Film Preview: Dracula Untold (2014)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: October 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The origin story of the man who becomes Dracula.” Poster: B / B- / D+ / B Review: (#1-#2) Both use the bat-cape (cape made out of bats, not Batman’s cape) concept well, though given the…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 27, 2014)
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 #48
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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