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The Inbox (Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2011)
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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Gallery: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Below is a gallery for the upcoming film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
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Weekend Preview: Dec. 9-11, 2011
There are seven new releases this week. We have previews for seven of them below.
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Precursor: 10th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Nominations (2011)This is only the third year that the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) has announced nominees, prior they only revealed winners. So, the history of the group is not actively known, but we’ll recount the last 2 years anyway just to give a limited frame of reference. From the nominations below, The Artist…
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Screener Watch: We Need to Talk About Kevin
Oscilloscope Laboratories has deposited We Need to Talk About Kevin in my mailbox. This prominent indie film played at Cannes, Telluride and Toronto where it earned praise for Tilda Swinton’s performance. We Need to Talk About Kevin Genre: Drama Stars: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Siobhan Fallon, Ursula Parker, Jasper Newell, Ashley Gerasimovich…
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Oscar Week in Review: November 27 – December 3, 2011
Oscar News The Academy released another shortlist this week, listing the 10 eligible Animated Shorts. Among the short films are new films from Warner Brothers (starring Tweety Bird), Pixar and Aardman Studios. The New York Film Critics were the first awards group to announce their winners this year, and they gave their Best Picture and…
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Trailer Watch: Underworld Awakening
Another in a long line of unnecessary and unwanted sequels. Underworld Awakening Plot Summary: After twelve years imprisoned, the war between vampires, lycans and humankind begins in force as the vampires attempt to protect a rare vampire-lycan hybride from being destroyed by their enemies. Release Date: January 20, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster…
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What to See: Dec. 2-4, 2011
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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Precursor: 23rd PGA Documentary Nominations (2011)
The Producers Guild of America have announced the nominations for the first of their three film categories. Documentary nominations are announced today, and the remaining categories will be announced January 3, 2012 In addition to the nominees and/or winners listed below, this year, we’re giving you a quick background on each individual precursor including founding…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 48, 2011)
Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 (starting in January) 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…
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Precursor: 16th Satellite Awards Nominations (2011)
The nominees have just been announced. When the IPA first broke away from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (they put on the Golden Globes for those who don’t know), the International Press Academy was concerned over the forced populism the Globes engendered each year by trying to name the biggest stars possible regardless of quality.…
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Screener Watch: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Focus Features has sent another screener, this time it’s a stronger Oscar contender with some Oscar watchers feeling it could sneak into more than just one top tier category. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Genre: Thriller Stars: Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Dencik, Colin Firth, Stephen Graham, Tom Hardy, Ciaran Hinds, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Simon…
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