Oscar History: July 11 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Trailer Watch: R.I.P.D.
How many bad puns can you think of to write one-word reviews of this film? R.I.P. is obvious…how about D.O.A.? R.I.P.D. Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.” Release Date: July…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 18, 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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Friday Face-Off #72
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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Poll: Best Director (1932/33 – 1937)
Return Links Poll Archives Best Director Poll: 1932/33 – 1937 Cinema Sight Asks: Which Best Director winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Trailer Watch: The Bling Ring
Stealing from the rich to make you feel like the rich. Robin Hood this isn’t. The Bling Ring Plot Summary: From IMDb: “Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts in order to rob their homes.” Release Date: June 14, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: The…
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Feed the Queue #118
Here are the results of last week’s poll. The Public Enemy Hell’s Angels Little Caesar The Front Page The Love Parade Anna Christie The Public Enemy wins and goes into my queue.
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Oscar Profile #133: John Steinbeck
Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California of German, English and Irish descent, John Steinbeck’s father was the Monterey Country treasurer. Having graduated from Salinas High School in 1919, he spent five years at Stanford University, leaving in 1925 without graduating. He was then variously employed as a sales clerk, farm laborer, ranch hand and…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (May 3-5, 2013)
Return Links Poll Archives What Are You Watching? (May 3-5, 2013) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (May 3-5, 2013) Public OpinionPoll Results
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Trailer Watch: Thor: The Dark World
The Dark World doesn’t look particularly dark or particularly worldly. Thor: The Dark World Plot Summary: From IMDb: “When Jane Foster is targeted by the denizens of the dark world of Svartalfheim, Thor sets out on a quest to protect her at all costs.” Release Date: November 8, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: It’s…
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Game: 2013 Summer Box Office Week 1
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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Game: 2013 Summer Box Office Predictions: Rules
Three years ago, this May, I held my first box office prediction contest. With the recent announcement of a new Oscar predictions contest/game, I thought it was time to install a new version of the Box Office game to hopefully encourage more participation. At our peak under the non-prized games, we had four players. We…
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Game: 2013 Spring Box Office: Final
The Final Results Michael Bay still has muscles at the box office, but not as many as he did while at the helm of the successful Transformers franchise. It suggests that the only reason he remains popular is residual admiration of past features, not a general consensus that he’s a passable filmmaker. Top 10 Films…
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