New This Week CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. It’s hard to believe this is my 200th DVD article for CinemaSight. It’s still harder to realize how much DVD and home movie delivery in general has changed since May 2007 when I started this. Despite the availability now of streaming, i.e. downloading films over…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Joseph Schildkraut (67 at death) {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1901: John Link (67 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1908: Louis L’Amour (80 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – Not Official: Removed by Producers…
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The Adjustment Bureau Rating Director George Nolfi Screenplay George Nolfi (Short Story: Philip K. Dick) Length 106 min. Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Michael Kelly, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Jennifer Ehle, Terence Stamp MPAA Rating PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Rating Director David Zucker Screenplay Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Pat Proft (Television Series: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker) Length 85 min. Starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Susan Beaubian, Nancy Marchand MPAA Rating PG-13
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Touch of Evil Rating Director Orson Welles Screenplay Orson Welles (Novel: Whit Masterson) Length 95 min. Starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Moore, Ray Collins, Dennis Weaver, Valentin de Vargas, Mort Mills, Marlene Dietrich, Harry Shannon, Zsa Zsa Gabor MPAA Rating Approved (original): PG-13 for some violence and drug…
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This week’s new releases did not live up to the title of this week’s box office champion. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for Week 12. Original rules can be found here: Game Rules. #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Correct Response: Limitless, $18,907,302 Wesley, Scott, Yusuf, Zach gets…
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I know that I’m still not caught up, but I’m trying. I have only two Feed the Queue films left to watch (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and last week’s selection The Hustler). I also have reviews left to write for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Dog Day Afternoon. What I…
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From New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. Production has commenced in Wellington, New Zealand, on “The Hobbit,” filmmaker Peter Jackson’s two film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s widely read masterpiece. “The Hobbit” is set in Middle-earth 60 years before Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Gilbert M. Anderson (90 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win} 1889: W.S. Van Dyke (53 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Directing – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1892: Bertram Granger (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White),Art Direction (Color) – 2 Noms,…
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There are eight new releases this week. We have previews for six of them below.
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Hal Walker (76 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1907: Henry Grace (76 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction; Oscar Nominee: Art Direction,Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color) – 13 Noms, 1 Win} 1908: Michael Redgrave (77 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Edmund Reek (74 at death) {Oscar Winner: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film –7 Noms, 3 Wins} 1897: Betty Compson (77 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Jo Mielziner (74 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom,…
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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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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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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Truman Talley (50 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1905: Robert Donat (53 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1915: Richard Condon (81 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1923:…
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