Oscar History: July 12 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Film Preview: A Single Shot (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: September 20, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.” Poster: C Review: This is the second or third design I’ve seen recently…
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86th Oscars: Governors Awards Recipients Announced
Below is the press release the Academy sent regarding the individuals they will be honoring with Governors Awards this year. I am ecstatic that the brilliant Angela Lansbury will finally get her Oscar. Steve Martin’s an OK choice and Piero Tosi is pretty awesome. Angelina Jolie’s about 10 year ahead of where she should be.…
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Feed the Queue #136
Here are the results of last week’s poll. The Asphalt Jungle Adam’s Rib Panic in the Streets The Men Annie Get Your Gun Father of the Bride The Asphalt Jungle wins and goes into my queue.
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Oscar Profile #150: Miriam Hopkins
Born October 18, 1902 to wealthy parents in Savannah, Georgia, Miriam Hopkins attended the finest schools before becoming a chorus girl at the age of 20. On Broadway first in musicals, then dramatic roles, she had her first starring role on screen in 1930’s Fast and Loose featuring Carole Lombard and Frank Morgan but attracted…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 5 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Sep. 6-8, 2013)
Return Links Poll Archives What Are You Watching? (Sep. 6-8, 2013) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Sep. 6-8, 2013) Public OpinionPoll Results
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Film Preview: Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: November 1, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The story of Texas electrician Ron Woodroof and his battle with the medical establishment and pharmaceutical companies after being diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1986, and his search for alternative treatments that helped established a way in which fellow HIV-positive people could join for access…
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Game: 2013 Oscar Season Box Office Week 1
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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Game: 2013 Oscar Season Box Office Predictions: Rules
We begin our third Oscar Season Box Office prediction game today. We’re keeping the rules from our prior incarnation intact. I can’t think of anything to really improve upon it. This contest begins the weekend of Sept. 6-8, 2013 and continues through the weekend of Dec. 27-29, 2013. RULES FOR DIVISION ONE: #1 FILMS This…
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Looking at the Weekend: Sep. 6-8, 2013
There are no other wide releases this weekend, which should give Riddick a comfortable lead at the top of the box office. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: I have no desire to see Riddick, but Populaire looks fun. Peter J. Patrick: Absolutely nothing new of interest this week. Tripp Burton: Post-Labor Day must be the new…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 4 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Film Preview: Divergent (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: March 21, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Beatrice Prior, a teenager with a special mind, finds her life threatened when an authoritarian leader seeks to exterminate her kind in her effort to seize control of their divided society.” Poster: B- / B (7) / B+…
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5 Favorites #146: 5 Favorite Colleen Camp Performances
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 DVD Report #324
New This Week Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gasby is the fifth film version made from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel. A disappointing seller on its initial release, it was nevertheless turned into a Broadway play early the following year with James Rennie (Dorothy Gish’s husband) and Florence Eldredge (Fredric March’s soon-to-be wife). The first film…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 3 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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