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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Time for another week of the Friday Face-Off. It’s a simple affair in which you are given a choice between two Oscar winners in specific categories. You choose which of the two is best. When the game concludes, we’ll have the ultimate winner in each category. For example: If you were to choose between Oscar…
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Return Links Poll Archives Best Director Poll: 1983 – 1987 Cinema Sight Asks: Which Best Director winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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A new De Palma erotic thriller. Nothing out of the ordinary. Passion Plot Summary: From IMDb: “The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.” Release Date: August 30, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: It isn’t very passionate, nor is…
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Here are the results of last week’s poll. The Magnificent Ambersons Random Harvest Now, Voyager Woman of the Year With a tie, I pick the winner and one film has been on my Netflix queue list for quite some time, but was far enough down I wasn’t getting to it soon, so I’ll move it…
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Born December 23, 1887 in Toledo, Ohio, actor/director Elwood Dager Cromwell (stage name John Cromwell) had one of the longest and most prolific stage and screen careers of the Twentieth Century. He directed ten actors to Oscar nominations and had more films open at Radio City Music Hall than any other director – 18 in…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Our Site Milestones 2011: Polls: Now That You’ve Seen… (2)
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Return Links Poll Archives What Are You Watching? (Jul. 12-14, 2013) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Jul. 12-14, 2013) Public OpinionPoll Results
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Waiting for this one to thaw. Frozen Plot Summary: From IMDb: “Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna’s sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.” Release Date: November 27, 2013 Poster…
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For a full list of rules, click here: 2013 Summer 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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Adam Sandler versus giant robots? Sandler may have once been a dominant force at the box office, but after a series of missteps, his prospects look bleak. This is doubly obvious with the lame sequel to his popular comedy team-up Grown Ups. And putting a male-centric comedy up against a male-centric film about giant robots…
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February 1, 2013 Bullet to the Head Box Office Prediction: $40 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Apart from his collaboration with other big name action stars in The Expendables, Sly hasn’t had a very good history with the box office in recent years. This looks like another in a long line of career…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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This is not a re-telling of the birth of Christ. Black Nativity Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.” Release Date: November…
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