For a full list of rules, click here: 2013 Oscar Season Box Office Predictions Game Rules. Submit Your Predictions for This Week Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least. Individual monetary predictions for each film. Final box office tally for all new wide releases.…
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It used to be that Peter Jackson films dominated the holiday box office, but Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues changes that with this week’s likely #1 debut. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: I’m interested in the two limited release films this week, but not those going wide. Peter J. Patrick: Christmas comes early to both the…
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There are no two bigger months at theaters. While the Summer may provide box office swing, both box office and Oscars dominate the final two months of the year with November likely the biggest of them all. This year, a number of top notch films will compete for audience dollars and critics’ appreciation going into…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: January 24, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel. An attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants to live out his passion anyway.” Poster: B Review: The motif of…
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Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. If you want to take a look…
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The London Film Critics Circle have long had an eclectic appreciation for film and with their varied release schedule, some U.S. releases don’t appear at all, while others do. Even though The Wolf of Wall Street will not appear in U.K. theaters until 2014, they have qualified it this year. They also seem to like…
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New This Week Disney’s new film Saving Mr. Banks is a tribute to the perseverance of Walt Disney in getting Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers to allow him to make a film of her beloved character. The Disney studio is just as earnestly trying to get the legion of lovers of Mary Poppins to see…
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The San Francisco Film Critics can often be one of the best predictors of the younger film critics groups and they’ve given their top award to 12 Years a Slave, but gave the most prizes to Gravity. Their nominations tell the story of a group who got more access to The Wolf of Wall Street…
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Another announcement this morning, Toronto went on a completely different path than most precursors, giving first-time prizes to a number a couple of entities, including Inside Llewyn Davis as both Best Picture and Best Actor for Oscar Isaac. Nothing else is particularly out-of-expectations here. Award Tallies (2) Inside Llewyn Davis The Awards Best Picture Inside…
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Another recent awards announcement came from the Indiana Film Journalists who chose 12 Years a Slave as Best Picture of the year, along with three other awards. Barkhad Abdi picks up his first prize for Best Supporting Actor while the rest of the slate is made up of previous winners. Award Tallies (4) 12 Years…
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Last night, the Chicago Film Critics Association selected their awards for the best of the year. 12 Years a Slave picks up a major endorsement from one of the oldest critics organizations out there. The rest of the list is a who’s who of current competitors, with only the Act of Killing win in Best…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Steve McQueen is having a good day today with two Best Picture prizes (Online Film Critics Society and St. Louis Critics) and the most standard nominations from the Broadcast Critics. The narrative was drawn early, which may account for the “granddaddy” critic groups all trying to go different directions, but 12 Years a Slave is…
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Apart from the exclusion of the Inside Llewyn Davis song “Please, Mr. Kennedy”, all of the expected contenders showed up on the below list. Several titles pop out, but you can eliminate any film that most no one has heard of. 75 Original Songs Tune Up For 2013 Oscar®
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