Film Preview: Hope (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Precursor: 28th American Society of
Cinematographers Winners (2013)The ASC finally recognizes a cinematographer working in a digital medium, something they’ve been resistant to do for a few years. Gravity should have little problem taking the Oscar now. The Awards Best Cinematography Gravity – Emmanuel Lubezki (Wesley, Peter, Tripp) American Society of Cinematographers Data Year Founded: 1919 First Awards: 1986 (28)
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Precursor: 22nd Annie Awards Winners (2013)
The winners have been announced and, as expected, Frozen had a huge night. This should be the springboard to a guaranteed Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The strange part is that it lost in several key categories where it should have been more dominant. Award Tallies (5) Frozen (3) The Croods (2) Monsters University (1)…
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Precursor: 66th Writers Guild Winners (2013)
American Hustle took a major hit with the Writers Guild of America deeming Her a more worthy screenplay. While it’s still possible the Oscar could go its way, it will be hard for anyone to argue that it’s a frontrunner. The Awards Best Original Screenplay Her (Wesley, Peter, Tripp) Best Adapted Screenplay Captain Phillips Documentary…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 1 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Brightest Star (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: January 31, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After the heartbreaking end of his first love, a recent college graduate sets out to win back the girl of his dreams only to discover a greater journey awaits him.” Poster: D- Review: One of the film’s plot threads involves an observatory and while…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 5, 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 #26
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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2013 Precursor Predictions: ASC, WGA & Annies
There are three precursors announcing prizes the same night (Saturday). One of them, the Annie Awards, will be live streamed (At least, it should be. I haven’t checked, but it has been in the past.) Since the Annies are quite a bit more difficult to predict since they sometimes feel so whim-intensive, none of our…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 31 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Ceremonies
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Poll: Best Cinematography (1963 – 1967)
Return Links Poll Archives Best Cinematography Poll: 1963 – 1967 Cinema Sight Asks: Which Best Cinematography winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Film Preview: Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: March 15, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A straight-laced pharmacist’s uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murde.” Poster: C Review: The former chemistry student in me appreciates the references to…
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Feed the Queue #157
Here are the results of last week’s poll. The Conformist Nicholas and Alexandra Klute The Conformist wins and goes into my queue.
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Oscar Profile #171: Joanne Woodward
Born February 27, 1930 to Wade and Elinor Woodward, Joanne Woodward was named after Joan Crawford by her avid movie fan mother. When she was 9, her mother took her to the world premiere of Gone With the Wind in Atlanta. When Vivien Leigh exited her limo, young Woodward jumped in the car and sat…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 30 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Academy Rescinds Nomination
For the first time in 21 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has decided to rescind the nomination of controversial Best Original Song nominee “Alone Yet Not Alone.” After information surfaced that composer Bruce Broughton may have used his influence and status as a former governor of the Academy’s Music Branch, the…
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