Oscar History: July 12 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 41, 2013)
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 #10
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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This Day in Oscar History: October 11 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Poll: Best Music Score (1970 – 1974)
Return Links Poll Archives Best Music Score Poll: 1970 – 1974 Cinema Sight Asks: Which Best Music Score winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Film Preview: Mr. Nobody (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: November 1, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? An infinity of possibilities rise from this decision. As long as he doesn’t choose, anything is possible.” Poster: C-…
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86th Oscars: Documentary Short Shortlist
I’m not a very astute documentary watcher, so the names on this list don’t mean a lot to me. I will have to research each to see which has the best chances, but for now, I offer the below without further comment. 8 Doc Shorts On Oscar’s 2013 Shortlist BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy…
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Feed the Queue #141
Here are the results of last week’s poll. Bad Day at Black Rock Picnic Ugetsu Blackboard Jungle The Pickwick Papers To Catch a Thief Bad Day at Black Rock wins and goes into my queue.
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Oscar Profile #155: Ellen Burstyn
Born Edna Rae Gillooly in Detroit, Michigan on December 7, 1932, the high school cheerleader and young model was the “away we go” girl on TV’s Jackie Gleason Show in 1955 and 1956. Deciding to become an actress, she changed her name to Ellen McRae, racking up nearly thirty credits on numerous TV shows before…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 10 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Oct. 11-13, 2013)
Return Links Poll Archives What Are You Watching? (Oct. 11-13, 2013) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Oct. 11-13, 2013) Public OpinionPoll Results
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Film Preview: Birth of the Living Dead (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 18, 2013 Synopsis: A documentary about George A. Romero and his horror creation, Night of the Living Dead Poster: B Review: Normally, I would grouse about the black-and-white-and-red motif of this documentary design, but considering the subject matter, it’s almost perfectly fitting. Trailer: C+ Review: The trailer design is…
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Game: 2013 Oscar Season Box Office Week 6
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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Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 11-13, 2013
Tom Hanks starring in Captain Phillips doesn’t guarantee it’s success, but word of mouth and relentless marketing may. Captain Phillips was initially slated to win the weekend easily against the grindhouse niche film Machete Kills. However, after the stellar debut of Gravity, it will need to do exceedingly well to top that. Individual Commentaries Wesley…
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2013 Summer Season Preview Wrap-Up: May
May 3-5, 2013 Iron Man 3 Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Strong. The first film earned two Oscar nominations. The second picked up one. While that doesn’t give the film a lot of hope, it’s sure to be a contender in Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects, the latter seemingly like…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 9 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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