Oscar News Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer announced this week that he is not submitting any of his scores this year for contention in the Oscars. Among his work this year were possible nominees are Sherlock Holmes 2 and Rango. On nominations morning, the Best Picture nominees will not be read in alphabetical order, nor will their…
It could just as easily be called A Whale’s Tale. Big Miracle Plot Summary: Based on the true story of three whales trapped beneath the quickly freezing oceanic waters off the shore of Alaska and the news crew and whale lover who converge on the spot to try to save them. Release Date: February 3,…
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…
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…
If this post looks familiar, you are right. It is. No one posted last week on the Film Fun Friday post, so I’m re-posting it. Hopefully everyone just got busy and didn’t mean to forget to participate. Always remember to have fun! If you have further suggestions on how we can improve, ideas for other…
I wish I could give non-cineastes 3 reasons to watch this, but they won’t be reasons they’ll understand. 3 Plot Summary: Tom Tykwer’s story about a couple whose love affairs apart come crashing back together when they realize they’ve been dating the same man. Release Date: September 16, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: It…
We didn’t have a lot of participation last week, but the two who did picked the same feature for their top position. But, we must always start at the bottom. In sixth place is A CHristmas Story with 4 points. Tied for fourth are 1953’s The Little Fugitive and 1993’s The Secret Garden (back in…
Born September 29, 1904 in London, England, the daughter of a Scottish father and Irish mother, Greer Garson was educated at King’s College, London and the University of Grenoble in France. Intent on becoming a teacher, she instead went to work in an advertising agency and did some acting on the side, eventually turning to…
