Painful may end up being the best descriptor to describe the film. Pain & Gain Plot Summary: A trio of weightlifters kidnap a wealthy crime lord, escaping with his millions. His revenge will be swift and dangerous. Release Date: April 26, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: It’s not worth much, but it will accomplish…
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…
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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Is it just me or does DreamWorks seem to be fading in terms of quality? Turbo Plot Summary: A bizarre accident may be just the impetus a ambitious snail needs to become the world’s fastest of his kind. Release Date: July 19, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time…
Born February 28, 1923 in Highland Falls, New York to Louise (née Leonard) and James Durning, Charles Durning was the fourth eldest of ten children, only five of whom survived into adulthood. His father, a wounded World War I veteran died when he was twelve. Five of his six sisters died of scarlet fever and…
July 3, 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man Oscar Prospects: What I said: “It could be nominated for Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Visual Effects, but I’m guessing it gets overshadowed by the large supply of other effects heavy films this year.” Oscar Results: The film hasn’t been making a lot of waves, so it’s likely the…
For a full list of rules, click here: 2012 Oscar 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. Awards…
I see a stream of young adult fiction writers entering the marketplace just hoping to be the next big thing. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Plot Summary: A half-angel, half-human woman is inducted into a secret order of protectors who keep the city safe from the dark powers the roil beneath its surface. Release…
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…
One of the groups with the most awards overall, the Phoenix Film Critics have been doing this type of awards layout longer than any other, but that doesn’t mean that they are very frequently accurate. Five films tied for the most awards with three each. One was named Best Picture, one carried two of the…