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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Return Links Best Actress Poll Archive Best Actress Poll: 2003 – 2007 Cinema Sight Asks: Which Best Actress winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Woody Allen playing Woody Allen? Whodathunkit? To Rome With Love Plot Summary: A multi-faceted love story set in Rome. Release Date: June 22, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: D+ Commentary: Woody Allen’s title sequences are already bland enough, they don’t need to stretch that to the poster design. Rating: B- Commentary: There are some lightly amusing…
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Here are the results of last week’s poll. Dodsworth (1936) My Man Godfrey (1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) The Thin Man (1934) The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) San Francisco (1936) Since both are obviously Oscar nominees and neither are available on Netflix Instant, I’m going based on the most interesting plot…
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Born October 17, 1900 in Plattsburgh, New York, Gladys Georgianna Greene quit school at 15 to become a model. With modeling jobs tough to come by, she worked as a stenographer in Lower Manhattan during World War I. Back in modeling in the 1920s, she was discovered by a Fox Film executive and changed her…
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Revision isn’t always better. The Bourne Legacy (trailer #2) Plot Summary: Jason Bourne gets a new image and a new origin…at least this version of him. Release Date: August 3, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: See Previous Preview Rating: B Commentary: I like disjointed trailers that keep you guessing about the film it teases.…
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For a full list of rules, click here: 2012 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. Awards…
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I want so much to say that Prometheus will be the weekend’s top film, but if the past is any indication, it isn’t going to open too strong, though the blossoming fan community may bolster the numbers more than I expect, but not enough to beat the likely staggering opening of Madagascar 3. Its predecessor…
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Return Links What Are You Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (Jun. 8-10, 2012) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Jun. 8-10, 2012) Public OpinionPoll Results
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Anne Hathaway is awesome. The film might be ok, too. Les Misérables Plot Summary: The celebrated stage musical about a wronged man and his attempts to correct his mistakes. Release Date: December 14, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B+ Commentary: This was the face of the musical from its opening on Broadway through much of its…
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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 Generally dismissed by critics, Man on a Ledge, the feature film debut of director Asger Leth, is an efficient thriller. You may question the many coincidences and general credulity of it once it’s over, but during the film’s intense 102 minute running time you’ll be too busy wondering what’s going to happen…
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