Poster Trailer Link Release Date: February 21, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two guys who make a pact to lose their virginity before prom find their friendship tested when one of them comes out of the closet.” Poster: B- Review: It’s a bit too simplistic, but the film’s premise is presented easily and without pompous excess.…
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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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New This Week One of the best Blu-rays to come down the pike so far this year is the newly re-mastered edition of Chicago, the last musical to win a Best Picture Oscar. With improved picture and sound, it lives up to Lionsgate’s hype as a more visually stunning presentation than it was during its…
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For our eighth Rundown article, we look at took categories that can change the visual appearance of anyone or anything. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Visual Effects & Best Makeup & Hairstyling as well as general commentary about the race. Wednesday, we’ll cover two true life categories.
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As we approach the 86th Annual Academy Awards, we would like to see what our readers think are the best of this year’s Oscar crop. To achieve such, we will be running one new poll each day for the next 24 days. Best Foreign Language Film Cinema Sight Asks: Which 86th Oscars nominee for Best…
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As we approach the 86th Annual Academy Awards, we would like to see what our readers think are the best of this year’s Oscar crop. To achieve such, we will be running one new poll each day for the next 24 days. Best Adapted Screenplay Cinema Sight Asks: Which 86th Oscars nominee for Best Adapted…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Captain America, trailer #2, posters #3-#9 Plot Summary: From IMDb: “Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier.” Release Date: April 4, 2014 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ (5) / C+ / C Commentary: (#3-#7) These five…
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We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. RoboCop In 1987, Paul Verhoeven brought the tale of a prominent cop, terminally wounded, is grafted into the body of a cyborg and employed as a crime fighter in the dangerous streets of the city of Detroit. That film scored two…
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Another group spreads the love to every film imaginable. Two winners are more noteworthy than the rest. Sound Effects and Foley to Gravity and Dialogue and ADR to Captain Phillips. Essentially, these are to be the likely contenders for the Oscar with the SFX/Foley award having more impact. Award Tallies (1) Captain Phillips, Dirty Wars,…
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Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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The Croods Rating Director Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders Screenplay Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, John Cleese Length 98 min. Starring Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Chris Sanders, Randy Thom MPAA Rating PG for some scary action
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Rating Director Kenneth Branagh Screenplay Adam Cozad, David Koepp (Based on the characters of Tom Clancy) Length 105 min. Starring Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, Lenn Kudrjawizki, Alec Utgoff, Peter Andersson, Elena Velikanova, Nonso Anozie, Seth Ayott, Colm Feore, Gemma Chan MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for sequences of…
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As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). We’re entering the final week of precursors before the Oscars. There will be one week of nothing new,…
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For our seventh Rundown article, we look at a category that frequently goes along with Best Picture. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Director as well as general commentary about the race. Tuesday, we’ll cover two very visual aspects of film.
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