Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Minions & Monsters”
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Happy Birthday to Me
I seldom talk about myself these days, wanting my work to speak for itself. But in order to set up today’s updates, I thought it important for me to start off this way. Today, 11-11-11 is my 36th birthday. I began this website 15 years ago when I was only 20 years old. In 1996,…
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Screener Watch: Contagion
The first major studio screener out of the gate is Contagion from Warner Bros. Unlike most past screeners I’ve received, I’ve seen this one already. As for their category placement, it’s the standard kit-and-kaboodle selection, though the lead actor citation for Laurence Fishburne and not Matt Damon is a bit surprising. Also unexpected is the…
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Billy Crystal to Host 84th Oscars
Going a rather obvious and not entirely unwelcome direction, the Academy has announced that Crystal, who had previously been mentioned as a participant in this year’s festivities, is going to take on full duties as host of the Oscars. This will be his first appearance in 7 years (he last hosted the 76th Academy Awards).…
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Poll: Best Original Song (1939 – 1943)
Return Links Best Picture Poll Archive Best Original Song Poll: 1939 – 1943 Which Original Song winner is best? Public OpinionView Results
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Trailer Watch: New Year’s Eve (trailer #2)
Can lightning strike twice for Garry Marshall? I’m not so sure. New Year’s Eve (trailer #2) Plot Summary: An ensemble romantic drama from Valentine’s Day director Garry Marshall. Release Date: December 9, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: See Previous Preview Rating: C+ Commentary: While it looks every bit the clone of Garry Marshall’s prior…
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Feed the Queue #71
Here are the results of last week’s poll. JFK (1991) One Upon a Time in America (1984) Ryan’s Daughter (1970) Andrei Rublev (1966) Alexander Nevsky (1938) The Fall (2006) War and Peace (1968) Back. And to the Left. JFK wins and goes into my queue.
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What to See: Nov. 11-13, 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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Oscar Profile #59: Mary Astor
Director Lindsay Anderson, who never had the opportunity to work with Mary Astor, wrote in Sight and Sound in 1990, “… when two or three who love the cinema are gathered together, the name of Mary Astor always comes up, and everybody agrees that she was an actress of special attraction, whose qualities of depth…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 45, 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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Academy To Announce Brian Grazer as New Show Producer
It’s being reported that the Academy is soon set to announce that Oscar winning producer Brian Grazer will be taking up the mantle of producer for the 84th Academy Awards. I don’t know if this is good news or not as his films are only a couple of step above Ratner’s, but at least he…
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Trailer Watch: Shame
Fassbender’s been a busy guy this year and this may represent his best chance with Oscar. Shame Plot Summary: A playboy tries desparately to unravel his feelings towards a new object of desire, challenging his womanizing ways. Release Date: December 2, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: When simplistic works effectively, it’s usually what the…
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Murphy Out as Host of the Oscars
In a surprise move (I thought he had always dreamt of hosting the Oscars), Eddie Murphy has dropped out of hosting duties for the 84th Academy Awards. While this is a bit of a shock, a lot of people weren’t terribly enthused with Murphy as host. The question is now, who will they get to…
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Game: Week 11 – 2011 Oscar Season Box Office & Week 10 Results
For a full list of rules, click here: 2011 Oscar Season 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. Top limited release film and its per screen average.…
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