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Oscar Week in Review: January 23-29, 2011
Oscar News The nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday. The King’s Speech led with 12 nominations, followed by True Grit with 10. A complete list can be found here. The Producers Guild of America gave their Best Picture prize to The King’s Speech. Another Oscar presenter was announced: former…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 29
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Alfred Junge (78 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Color) –2 Noms, 1 Win} 1903: Vina Delmar (86 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1913: Daniel Taradash (90 at death) {Oscar Winner: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1921: Joe Mendoza…
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What to See: January 28-30, 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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Precursor Predictions: VES, DGA & SAG
Over the weekend, we have three guilds handing out awards. The Visual Effects Society announces its winners on tonight, the Directors Guild of America has their banquet Saturday night and the Screen Actors Guild awards ceremony will be shown live on TNT starting at 8pm ET, 7pm CT, 6pm MT & 5pm PT. I’ll be…
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Predictions: Post-Hangover Predictions
So, in the first day or two after nominations are announced, we’re often in such a hangover of information overload that when we make predictions within that time, we sometimes make rash decisions. Our contributors have taken a moment to calm down after the hangover and make some new predictions. Here they are. And we’ve…
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Film Fun Friday #41
Welcome to the new Film Fun Friday. In an effort to make our games more fun, I’ve increased the interactivity of them. Now you’ll be responding to your fellow players or continuing their thoughts. Each game has a different set of rules, so make sure to read up before posting. And always remember to have…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 28
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Karl Hajos (61 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1892: Ernst Lubitsch (55 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary;Oscar Nominee: Directing – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1893: Edwin B. Willis (70 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White),Art Direction (Color);…
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Oscar Presenters Update
Today, a new presenter was announced: Hugh Jackman. From this point forward, I’ll try to update the list every day there’s an update, but you’ll have to look at the link in the sidebar on the right. If I can’t get to the update, I’ll post it temporarily in the sidebar.
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Feed the Queue #30
Decent participation this week and so we have some varied results. Because of the placement of Red River on one ballot, Nightmare Alley barely misses out on almost being first. And with so many John Wayne movies in such a short period of time, I am temporarily closing submissions for John Wayne films. The Searchers…
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Oscar Profile #22: Gregory Peck
Born April 5, 1916 in La Jolla, California, Eldred Gregory Peck was raised by his grandmother after his parents divorced when he was five. Sent to a Catholic military school by his father, after the death of his grandmother, he later enrolled as a pre-med student at U.C.-Berkeley, but caught the acting bug. After graduation…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 27
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Jerome Kern (60 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Song; Oscar Nominee: Song, Musical Score – 8 Noms, 2 Wins} 1894: Irvin Talbot (79 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1895: Buddy de Sylva (55 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom,…
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Game: Week 4 – 2011 Spring Box Office Predictions
Time for another week of box office predictions. Submit yours below. Don’t remember the rules or need a refresher? Check them out here: Game Rules. Submit the Following for this Week
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Looking at the Weekend: January 28-30, 2011
We have a pair of new releases, one Oscar nominee in limited release and three other limited releases. 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 Mechanic: We aren’t watching (67%) and…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 26
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Hugo Riesenfeld (60 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Eddie Killey (78 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1906: Russ Saunders (81 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1908: Beatrice Dawson…
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Predictions: First Oscar Winner Predictions
Now that we’ve had a chance to digest all of the Oscar nominations, we’re taking our first stab at predicting this year’s winners. We reserve the right to change them at any time. KEY: Appears on Four Lists Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Wes Huizar (New)…
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