Film Preview: River (2027)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Jun. 29-Jul. 1, 2012
We had four films releasing this weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Magic Mike Had this been a dud, director Steven Soderbergh’s latest film might have meant the latest chance for the Academy to snub him, which it still might. Soderbergh has been one of the most Oscar-inconsistent directors, nabbing Oscar nominations for his…
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The Morning After: July 2, 2012
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…
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Review: Brave (2012)
Brave Rating Director Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman Screenplay Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Irene Mecchi Length 93 min. Starring Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson MPAA Rating PG for some scary action and rude humor
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Review: Beauty and the Beast 3D (2012)
Beauty and the Beast 3D Rating Director Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise Screenplay Roger Allers, Linda Wolverton, Brenda Chapman, Burny Mattinson, Brian Pimental, Joe Ranft, Kelly Asbury, Chris Sanders, Kevin Harkey, Bruce Woodside, Tom Ellery, Robert Lence Length 84 min. Starring Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Bradley Pierce,…
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The Inbox (Jun. 23-29, 2012)
Every week, I get several press releases, screening invitations and other notifications from a handful of studio contacts. While I won’t be sharing any information regarding my screening invites, some of the press releases might be of interest to my readers, so I thought I’d start sharing them in toto with all of you. These…
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The Cinema Sight Film Club #10: Selection
Welcome to our tenth monthly Cinema Sight Film Club. We start on the first day of each month with one selection based on the order people signed up to be part of the club. Cinema Sight’s own Peter J. Patrick has selected Yasujiro Ozu’s Late Spring. The film is available on both Netflix standard and…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 1
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Feed the Queue (2)
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Academy Invites 176 Potential New Members
Below is the official press release from the Academy announcing 176 individuals who have now been invited to the Academy. Unlike past years, the number of questionable selections is minimized, though I wonder why the heavy admission of actors who are primarily working in television (Simon Baker, Margo Martinda and S. Epatha Merkerson do work…
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What to See: Jun. 29-Jul. 2, 2012
On Sundays, we list the weekend’s upcoming films along with previews of trailers and posters. On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll now tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their…
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Friday Face-Off #27
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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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 26, 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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Rules Changes for the 85th Oscars
Nothing major occurred (yes, they are still sticking to their convoluted Best Picture rules) with yesterday’s announcement of the rules changes for the 85th Academy Awards. The biggest news is that hairstylists will finally be given credit in the Makeup category, which will be renamed Best Makeup and Hairstyling. This is what the British Academy…
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