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The DVD Report #243
New This Week Universal has been busy upgrading many of its classics for Blu-ray release in this, its 100th Anniversary year. First up is Robert Mulligan’s 1962 film of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Released in December, 1962, this isn’t quite yet its 50th anniversary, but it comes close enough for the new release…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 14
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1989: 61st Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1988} 1990: 62nd Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1989} 1995: 67th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1994}
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen The Vow…
Return Link Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen The Vow… Now that you’ve seen The Vow, what’s your favorite Rachel MacAdams performance? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Trailer Watch: The Bourne Legacy
We start the week off with a bang and end it with a whimper. The Bourne Legacy 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: B Commentary: Taking its inspiration from the disjointed early imagery from the trailer,…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 11
We’re nearing the final moment. While the precursors have slowed, they aren’t over as this week and the five next weekend should show. We’re going to continue providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar…
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The Rundown 2011: Art Direction
For our ninth Rundown article, an opulent category tied closely with a category we’re covering next week. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Art Direction as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the most blockbuster-friendly category at the Oscars. (Note: Tripp’s comments and Rundown predictions…
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2012 Spring Preview: March
There isn’t a lot to say about the post-Oscars month of March. The studios are still in the midst of releasing films critics aren’t likely to appreciate and hope that the lack of competition will breed big box office.
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The Morning After: Feb. 13, 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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Precursor: 26th Am. Society of Cinematographers Awards (2011)
Emmanuel Lubezki has reason to be excited and to be fearful. His work on The Tree of Life was honored by the American Society of Cinematographers last night, yet it’s not even a guarantee of a win. In the last five years, only three winners have gone on to capture the Oscar. This is the…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 13
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1948: 20th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1947} 1996: 68th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1995} 2001: 73rd Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 2000}
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Precursor: 54th Grammy Awards (2011)
Prior to the live broadcast, the Grammy Awards for all of the film-related categories have already been announced. Here are the winners. With television in one category and 2010 releases in the other two, these will have absolutely no influence on this year’s Oscars (nor even next year’s). Of course, last year’s Oscar nominees (but…
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The Inbox (Feb. 4-10, 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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Precursor: 53rd British Academy Awards (2011)
And there you have the winners of the 53rd Annual British Academy of Film & Television Arts Awards. There were very few surprises and a lot of waters became clear, but a couple of contests remain as competitive as ever, though BAFTA may give us the final glimpse into the Oscar competition. Streep picking up…
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Weekend Preview: Feb. 17-19, 2012
There are eight new releases this week. We have previews for seven of them below.
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This Day in Oscar History: February 12
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1950: 22nd Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1949} 1951: 23rd Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1950} 1955: 27th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1954} 1973: 45th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…
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