Oscar History: July 5 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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What to See: May 27-29, 2011
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 responses are posted below. Wesley Lovell 1. Which of the two new wide releases would…
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What Did Cannes Teach Us About the Oscar Race?
The Cannes Film Festival is the first major event of every film season. It is the time when several films that will be vying for the Oscar next year are first shown, when the film studios are busy looking at projects to distribute both in America and internationally and a time for the brightest and…
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Film Fun Friday #58
Always remember to have fun! If you have further suggestions on how we can improve, ideas for other games you’d like to see or just want to tell us how much fun you’re having, feel free to drop us a Comment. If you would like to submit a puzzle of your own, just send me…
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Feed the Queue #47
Another tie caps this week’s literary adaptations theme. Watership Down starts off the bottom of the list with 10 points followed closely by Women in Love with 11 and War and Peace with 12. The Loved Ones picks up 16 points for fifth place while Dangerous Liaisons, a film I expected to place higher, managed…
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Oscar Profile #39: William A. Wellman
Born on February 29, 1896 in Brookline, Massachusetts, William A. Wellman was a descendant of Francis Lewis of New York, who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The leap year baby was known as “Wild Bill” in his aviator days during World War I. The name persisted throughout his Hollywood career…
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Game: Week 4 – 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions
For a full list of rules, click here: 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions 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. This Week’s New Wide Releases The Hangover, Part II (3,615 screens)…
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R.I.P. Ikonboard (2002-2011)
It is with a deep sadness and appreciation for nine years of service that I bid adieu to the message board/forum software I’ve used exclusively for the UAADB (Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board) for so long. Last week, I noticed an extreme slowness in accessing not only the message board but my entire site. This…
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84th Predictions: The First
Every year, sometime in the month of May, I traditionally post my first Oscar Hopefuls list for the new year. It may not be very accurate some 8 months out, but it’s great fun to speculate. Last year, I had all my contributors submit their picks as well and proceeded to update once a month…
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Looking at the Weekend: May 27-29, 2011
This week, two major new wide releases compete for the box office crown. Here are our thoughts. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement. The Hangover, Part II: We aren’t quite sure…
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5 Favorites #27: 5 Favorite Memorial Day 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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The DVD Report #209: Oscar on DVD – 1988
New This Week CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. Autism was a subject that no one talked about before Rain Man. 60 Minutes devoted a segment to the subject and the film prior to the film’s mid-December release, giving it an importance no other film of 1988 would have. It instantly became the film…
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The Joplin Tornado 2011
At 5:30 p.m. on a typical Spring Sunday afternoon, the residents of Joplin, Missouri were sitting down to family dinners. They were browsing for their next home improvement project at Home Depot. They were buying their groceries at Wal-Mart. They were seeking routine medical treatment at St. John’s Hospital. High School students had just graduated,…
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