Oscar History: July 6 (2026)
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5 Favorites #36: 5 Favorite Michael Cacoyannis Films
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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Game: Week 12 – 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions: Results
Captain America proved a potent force at the weekend box office handily beating the second weekend of Harry Potter which tumbled a dramatic 72% in its second week. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for our next week of the 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions Game. The full rules are linked…
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Oscar-nominated Director Michael Cacoyannis Has Died at 89
Three-time Academy Award nominee Michael Cacoyannis (Zorba the Greek) has died at age 89. Two of his foreign language pics were nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards: Iphigenia and Elektra. Below is an obituary from The Guardian. The Guardian – Ronald Bergen Although the first Greek films appeared in 1912, long…
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Trailer Watch: The Amazing Spider-Man
Superhero franchises are now getting rebooted faster than ever, which is rather disappointing. The Amazing Spider-Man Plot Summary: The popular webslinger gets the Hollywood reboot taking us back to Peter Parker’s origins. Release Date: July 3, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: I don’t review placeholders. Rating: B Commentary: While there are aspects of the…
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Oscar Preview: The “War Horse” – Steven Spielberg
Every week from now until the critics groups start giving out their prizes for the best of the year, I’m going to be spotlighting the big Oscar players and their chances at Oscar glory this year. We start out this week with the Oscar’s biggest war horse (pun intended). And I’m not talking about his…
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The Morning After: July 25, 2011
Here is what I watched this weekend: Captain America: The First Avenger While I dislike Iron Man 2 and found Thor the weakest of the remaining Avenger movies, choosing which of The Incredible Hulk, the original Iron Man or Captain America is best is a challenging ordeal, worthy of a superhero’s conviction. Chris Evans manages…
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen Captain America…
Return Links Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen Captain America… Now that you’ve seen Captain America, which Avengers film is the best? QuestionsView Results
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Weekend Preview: July 29-31, 2011
There are thirteen new releases this week. We have previews for ten of them below.
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OFTA Announces 15th Annual Television Awards Nominations
The Online Film & Television Association has announced its nominees for the 15th Annual awards. You can find the post and more information at this link: Online Film & Television Association.
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Trailer Watch: Contagion
It’s an epidemic of Soderbergh-ian proportions. Contagion Plot Summary: A deadly virus escapes a research facility and threatens to wipe out civilization. Release Date: September 9, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: I don’t review placeholders. Rating: C+ Commentary: Matt Damon may deliver one of his worst performances to date in this film. He looks…
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85th Oscars: Makeup and Costume Design Locked In?
If you live under a rock, or in a Hobbit hole, you may not have heard that there’s a new pair of films set in Middle Earth coming to theaters in 2012 & 2013. The troubled production finally got started under four-time Oscar winner Peter Jackson as director and we’ve been getting snippets of production…
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