Film Preview: The Last Temptation of Becky (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Precursor: 1st Boston Online Film Critics
Association Awards (2012)A brand new awards group (I didn’t think there were any more to make) based in Boston, mirroring the online version of the New York critics. A few new entries are included, but this is largely a carbon copy of other groups with some very interesting selections in their top ten list. Award Tallies (4)…
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Screener Watch: Disney, DreamWorks, Paramount
In a decade-long absence, Disney has not provided us with screeners. That changed this year Brave, Frankenweenie and Wreck-It Ralph. Granted, it’s only their animated slate, but it’s a start. DreamWorks sent over Lincoln and Paramount sent Flight. My weekend is dreadfully busy as it is. This just makes it worse.
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Trailer Watch: A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
Roman Coppola assisted with Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom. How come this doesn’t look nearly as good? A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Plot Summary: A graphic designer’s life post-break-up spins out of control. Release Date: February 8, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 49, 2012)
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 #50
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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Screener Watch: Hitchcock
The last of the Fox Searchlight screeners arrived today. And I have heard rumor (others in my organization having gotten them) that we have a Disney package incoming. Good times. Hitchcock Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Danny Huston, Michael Stuhlbarg, James D’Arcy, Scarlett Johansson, Toni Collette, Jessica Biel Director: Sacha Gervasi Premise: From IMDb: “A…
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Poll: Best Actor (1998 – 2002)
Return Links Best Actor Poll Archive Best Actor Poll: 1998 – 2002 Cinema Sight Asks: Which Best Actor winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Trailer Watch: The Host
I’d make a comparison between the novel author’s religion and the plot, but that would be too easy. The Host Plot Summary: In the future, humans have become husks, inhabited by alien lifeforms. One girl, succumbs to the procedure, but discovers she is able to retain full faculties while embodying the entity. Release Date: March…
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Oscar Profile #114: Tommy Lee Jones
Born September 15, 1946 in San Saba, Texas to an oil-field worker and his wife, who had been a police officer, school teacher and later beauty shop owner, Tommy Lee Jones is a colorful award-winning actor. Although mostly of Welch descent, one of his grandmothers was of Cherokee ancestry a fact heonce used to refer…
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Precursor: 55th Grammy Awards Nominations (2012)
The challenge of using the Grammys to predict the Oscars is that the Grammy eligibility period is three months off the normal Oscar eligiblity period. That’s why you have films like The Descendants, The Muppets and The Artist (and several others) on the below list. The only Oscar eligible entries on the Grammy list this…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 7-9, 2012)
Return Links What Are You Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (Dec. 7-9, 2012) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Dec. 7-9, 2012) Public OpinionPoll Results
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Trailer Watch: The Big Picture
You can’t hide from your past? Such a familiar tagline… The Big Picture Plot Summary: An accidental death leads a promising executive to go on the run, posing as a photographer. As his fame rises, his past becomes more pressing. Release Date: October 12, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: The poster design is too…
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