It’s a terrible title for a film so bland and milquetoast. People Like Us Plot Summary: When his father dies and leaves him a hefty some of money, his father’s request that he split it with the sister he didn’t know he had puts a crimp in his plans to use the money to pay…
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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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It’s possible that The Avengers could again top the weekend box office. This weak line up is evinced by the number of releases competing for a piece of the pie. While The Dictator might be the kind of comedy that does good business, never underestimate the power of aliens+visual effects, which I think gives Battleship…
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For the For Love of Film Blogathon this week, we’re not only counting down our favorite Hitchcock films, but Peter and I have both prepared articles for the event. Peter’s article will cover prominent actors and how their onscreen personas were altere at his hands in various films. My article (this one) will be a…
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For the For Love of Film Blogathon this week, today we’re counting down our fifth and fourth favorite Alfred Hitchcock films along with a brief note on why they are important to each of our contributors (Wesley Lovell, Peter J. Patrick, Tripp Burton) here at Cinema Sight. Number 5 The Birds(Wesley Lovell) Being a fan…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1929: 1st Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1927/28}
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Return Links What Are You Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (May 18-20, 2012) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (May 18-20, 2012) Public OpinionPoll Results
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A period mob drama starring some of the hottest actors working today…but will it be any good? Gangster Squad Plot Summary: As Los Angeles falls deeper under the control of a powerful mob boss, a group of cops return their badges and begin taking the law and the destruction of the mob into their own…
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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 I tend not to read other people’s reviews of films before rendering my own opinion of them so as not to allow other people’s thoughts to influence my own. This week, however, I made an exception and checked out Rotten Tomatoes’ reviews of The Vow. I had been under the impression that…
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77For the For Love of Film Blogathon this week, today we’re counting down our seventh and sixth favorite Alfred Hitchcock films along with a brief note on why they are important to each of our contributors (Wesley Lovell, Peter J. Patrick, Tripp Burton) here at Cinema Sight. Number 7 Foreign Correspondent (Wesley Lovell) In his…
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Return Link Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen Dark Shadows… Cinema Sight Asks: Now that you’ve seen Dark Shadows, what’s your favorite Johnny Depp performance? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Will this be the first bona fide Oscar contender released in the fall? It could be. Argo Plot Summary: During the Iranian revolution, a group of American embassy workers seek refuge in the Canadian embassy where a CIA operative hatches a risky plan to rescue them by posing as a Canadian film crew making a…
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We had one film releasing this weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Dark Shadows Although his first feature film, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure wasn’t an Oscar contender, his second film, Bettlejuice, began the Academy’s love affair with the twisted world of Tim Burton. Beetlejuice won the Oscar for Best Makeup, which he followed up…
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