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 Best Actor Poll Archive Best Actor Poll: 1973 – 1977 Cinema Sight Asks: Which Best Actor winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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It might be interesting to see this story from another culture’s perspective. Dangerous Liaisons Plot Summary: A Chinese adaptation of the classic French novel, romantic entanglements threaten to unravel a relationship in a potentially deadly manner. Release Date: November 2, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C- Commentary: Not very seductive. Not very dangerous. Attempting to appeal…
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Here are the results of last week’s poll. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) Driving Lessons (2006) O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) The Open Road (2009) Y Tu Mama Tambien wins and goes into my queue.
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Return Links What Are You Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (Nov. 2-4, 2012) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Nov. 2-4, 2012) Public OpinionPoll Results
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Now that the franchise has gotten its dud out of the way (Iron Man 2), maybe the filmmakers can break the third-film curse for comic book movies? Iron Man 3 Plot Summary: Tony Stark finds his life in colossal upheavel as his life and the lives of those around him are threatened by a dangerous…
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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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With no major family release since Hotel Transylvania, Wreck-It Ralph should be able to take a large bite out of the box office (though numbers may be a bit depressed with the East Coast in the path of a hurricane). Combined with its appeal to video game enthusiasts, Wreck-It Ralph will easily trump the week’s…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1929: 2nd Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1928/29}
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Everything old is new again. I don’t like that trend Carrie Plot Summary: A bullied young woman with telekenetic powers menaces her high school prom as her anger overtakes her reason. Release Date: March 15, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written. Rating: B Commentary:…
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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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New This Week Two years after British director John Schlesinger made Midnight Cowboy, the definitive film about life in modern day New York, he returned to England to make the definitive film about life in modern day London. Whereas 1969’s Midnight Cowboy exposed the grit and grime of a city few filmmakers were willing to…
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