Oscar History: July 5 (2026)
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This Day in Oscar History: May 8
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2007: The DVD Report by Peter J. Patrick (4)
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Oscar Week in Review: May 1-7, 2011
Oscar News The Los Angeles Film Festival next month will feature screenings of some anticipated Oscar contenders, including Vera Farmiga’s Higher Ground and Disney’s Winnie the Pooh. The 2010-11 Tony Award Nominations were announced this week, honoring excellence in Broadway Theatre. Among the nominees are Oscar winners Tim Chappel, Lizzy Gardiner, Joel Grey, Frances McDormand,…
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Trailer Watch: X-Men: First Class
My second superhero movie preview for the week is for my favorite superhero franchise to date: X-Men. X-Men: First Class Plot Summary: The X-Men return to their roots as former friends Professor X and Magneto have a falling out as Xavier is founding his school for gifted youngsters. Release Date: June 3, 2011 Trailer Poster…
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What to See: May 6-8, 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 three new wide releases would…
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Film Fun Friday #55
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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Trailer Watch: Crazy, Stupid, Love
This comedy has a terrific cast and has a great deal of potential. We’ll hope they don’t squander it. Crazy, Stupid, Love Plot Summary: As a father’s life spins out of control, he must reconcile his family troubles while keeping it intact. Release Date: July 29, 2011 Trailer Poster Rating: B+ Commentary: Although some elements…
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Feed the Queue #44
It was a tight race this week with a mere point separating first and second, but as always, let’s start at the bottom. Born on the Fourth of July got virtually no love ending up with a record-low 5 points. Just above that, but not faring much better, with 8 points is A Tale of…
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Oscar Profile #36: Rosalind Russell
Born June 4, 1907, the middle of seven children to a successful Connecticut lawyer and his wife, Rosalind Russell was named after the S.S. Rosalind, a ship on which her parents had a memorable cruise and not the Shakespeare character as is commonly thought. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan,…
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Trailer Watch: Captain America: The First Avenger
Tonight’s preview is for the Marvel adaptation of the comic book character Captain America. Captain America: The First Avenger Plot Summary: Looking at the fourth and final Avenger of the franchise, this is the film looking at the literal first: Captain America. Release Date: July 22, 2011 Trailer Poster Rating: B- Commentary: Seeing Chris Evans…
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Looking at the Weekend: May 6-8, 2011
The summer season has begun and Thor is undoubtedly going to dominate the weekend. 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. Jumping the Broom: We aren’t the audience for this film (100%),…
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Game: Week 1 – 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions
We begin our new 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions game today, which will last through August. below are the items you’ll need to submit. Here are this session’s set of rules. This contest begins the weekend of May 6-8, 2011 and continues through the weekend of August 26-28, 2011. This is a 17-week contest where…
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2011 Spring Preview Wrap-Up: January
With my new monthly preview of upcoming films for the subsequent month, I thought it only appropriate to back through my 2011 Spring Preview month by month and share my wrap-up thoughts. So, here you have January.
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