Film Preview: Not Alone (2027)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Shortlist: Best Visual Effects
Unlike the past few years, the Visual Effects category has been pre-narrowed to ten films, each of which has an equal chance of gaining one of the five Best Visual Effects nomination slots. Here’s the Academy press release. John Carter and Snow White seem to me the least likely to make it through with Skyfall,…
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Trailer Watch: The Impossible
The trailer makes this look like “The Rudimentary.” The Impossible Plot Summary: A British family struggles to find each other after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami strikes Thailand. Release Date: December 21, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written. Rating: C- Commentary: After that opening…
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Oscar Profile #113: Roland Young
Born November 11, 1887 in London, England, Roland Young was a graduate of London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his stage debut in 1908 and his Broadway debut in 1912. Becoming a U.S. citizen in 1917, he served with Uncle Sam in World War I. After his war service he married Frances Kummer…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012)
Return Links What Are You Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012) Public OpinionPoll Results
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Trailer Watch: On the Road
Kerouac defined a generation; something the filmmakers only wish their film could do, but won’t. On the Road Plot Summary: A big screen translation of the classic Jack Kerouac novel On the Road. Release Date: December 21, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: Admittedly the colors and layout are better than a lot of what…
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Game: 2012 Oscar Box Office Week 13 & Week 12 Results
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…
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Looking at the Weekend: Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012
The weekend after Thanksgiving is typically one of the dullest ever. It’s where studios dump genre flicks that they hope will pick up a few leftover scraps while the holdovers from Thanksgiving continue to dominate. While I can envision a situation where all four of these titles fail to break the top 5, The Collection…
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2012 Summer Preview Wrap-Up: June
June 1-3, 2012 Battlefield America Box Office Prediction: $60 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “The first Step Up film earned a sizable amount guaranteeing a franchise. This one has had far less press, but should perform about on par with the dance extravaganza.” Box Office Results: $172 K Thoughts: [Major Flop] I don’t…
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Precursor: 28th Spirit Awards Nominations (2012)
The first thing to note here is the number of big names on the list. That so many prominent actors managed to find time to do indie films (some of them questionably indie), is a showcase of how important the genre still is. Of course, there are plenty of Oscar contenders on this list, including…
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Trailer Watch: Any Day Now
Alan Cumming has range, but is it best used here? The trailer doesn’t seem to suggest such. Any Day Now Plot Summary: A gay couple adopts an abandoned, mentally disabled child, but finds resistance in the courts for putting a youth in the hands of homosexuals. Release Date: December 14, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C…
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5 Favorites #106: 5 Favorite Bond Theme Songs
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 #284
New This Week Les Miserables, the most anticipated film of the year and the most anticipated screen musical since Chicago ten years ago or maybe even Cabaret forty years ago, got me thinking about the best musicals available on Blu-ray vs. the best musicals not yet on the best home video format ever. Let’s list…
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