Oscar History: July 4 (2026)
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Looking at the Weekend: January 21-23, 2011
Oscar’s rejects find a home in December as The Way Back and The Company Men, both once strong contenders for Oscars, failed to materialize with any substantial buzz. Only The Way Back still has a shot at a couple of nods. With them, we have a number of other films that are getting appropriately dumped…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 19
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Elliott Clawson (59 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Writing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1902: Gene Milford (89 at death) {Oscar Winner: Editing – 3 Noms, 2 Wins} 1906: Millen Brand (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1907: Charles Henderson (63 at…
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Oscar Hopefuls: The Near-Final List
It’s getting fairly close to the Academy Awards Nominations (one week to be exact) and I’m becoming more solidified in my choices. I’ve made another pass through my predictions and updated them again. While this is not my FINAL set of predictions, it almost is and the final set will be solidified by Monday. Below…
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Game: Week 2 – Box Office Predictions: Results & Standings
Nearly doubling the next highest grosser, The Green Hornet takes the week.. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for Week 13. Original rules can be found here: Game Rules. #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Correct Response: The Green Hornet, $33,526,876 Everyone gets a point for picking The Green…
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5 Favorites #9: 5 Favorite Stage Musical Adaptations
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. Let’s tackle more films this week. So,…
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The DVD Report #191: Oscar on DVD – 1972
New This Week CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. Nowadays it would be extremely unlikely, if not outright impossible, for the year’s two “best” films to open in the first quarter of the year. Yet that’s exactly what happened in 1972. Cabaret opened on February 13th, nine days before the previous year’s Oscar nominations…
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Precursor: British Academy Award Nominations
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced it’s nominees for this year’s awards. According to the last information I got directly from their site a month or so ago, they weren’t supposed to announce until later this week, so I have no idea why these are out now, but here they…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 18
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Anton Grot (90 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate); Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White) – 5 Noms, 1 Win} 1887: Frank Harling (71 at death) {Oscar Winner: Scoring; Oscar Nominee: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1904:…
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Review: Winter’s Bone (2010)
Winter’s Bone Rating Director Debra Granik Screenplay Debra Granik, Anne Rossellini (Novel: Daniel Woodrell) Length 100 min. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Garret Dillahunt, Lauren Sweetser, John Hawkes, Dale Dickey, Sheryl Lee MPAA Rating R for some drug material, language and violent content
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Review: The King’s Speech (2010)
The King’s Speech Rating Director Tom Hooper Screenplay David Seidler Length 118 min. Starring Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Gambon, Guy Pearce, Claire Bloom, Eve Best, Timothy Spall MPAA Rating R for some language
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Review: Dance Flick (2009)
Dance Flick Rating Director Damien Dante Wayans Screenplay Keenan Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Craig Wayans, Damien Dante Wayans Length 83 min. Starring Shoshana Bush, Damon Wayans Jr., Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, Chris Elliott, Christina Murphy, David Alan Grier, Amy Sedaris, Kim Wayans, Lauren Bowles, Brennan Hillard, George Gore II, Chelsea Makela, Ross Thomas,…
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The Morning After: January 17, 2011
It was a slow weekend for movie watching, but it felt accomplished. I saw two major Oscar contenders over the weekend, plus a thorough waste of time. So, here is what I watched this weekend: WINTER’S BONE A slice of Ozarkian life that is neither characteristically slice of life nor characteristically Ozarkian. Winter’s Bone tells…
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Golden Globe Awards Recap
Year after year, the Golden Globe Awards, as given out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are a hit-or-miss event with roughly half the winners picking up prizes and a few of them even missing out on nominations. Yet, with 2 or 3 exceptions, every single winner of last night’s awards will either go on…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 17
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Mack Sennett (80 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Novelty Short Film, Special/Honorary; Oscar Nominee: Comedy Short Film, Novelty Short Film – 2 Noms, 2 Wins} 1912: Morton Scott (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1914: Irving Brecher (94 at…
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Precursor: Golden Globe Awards
Below are the winners of this year’s 68th Golden Globe Awards. They will be updated live as tonight’s Golden Globes are held. Update: The winners are now complete. AwardsTallies (4) The Social Network (2) The Fighter, The Kids Are All Right (1) Barney’s Version, Black Swan, Burlesque, The King’s Speech, In a Better World, Toy…
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