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The Morning After #22: November 22, 2010
The first busy weekend of likely several. Today you get my thoughts on the seventh Harry Potter film, Feed the Queue entry Midnight Express, So, here is what I watched this weekend: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART I Next year marks the tenth anniversary of the Harry Potter film franchise. The Sorcerer’s Stone…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 22
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: John Monk Saunders (44 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Story – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1899: Hoagy Carmichael (82 at death) {Oscar Winner: Song – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1915: Oswald Morris (95) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1923: Mel Bourne (79 at…
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Previews: Week Ending November 21, 2010
A heavy week for updates with no less than 27 new pages or updates this week. 13 come from 2010 and 14 from 2011. Here are the highlights. Poster Highlights: Cowboys & Aliens is the clear winner for Best Poster of the Week. There weren’t really any runners up to it. Trailer Highlights: In a…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 21
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Julia Heron (79 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Color);Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color) – 5 Noms, 1 Win} 1909: Charles Frend (67 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1935: Michael Chapman (75) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography – 2 Noms,…
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Oscar Week in Review: November 14-10, 2010
Oscar News Last Saturday, the Academy awarded their honorary Oscars at the second annual Governors Awards. Kevin Brownlow, Francis Ford Coppola and Eli Wallach were on hand to accept their awards, while the absent Jean-Luc Godard was also honored. Many video clips are available here. The official Best Animated Feature short list has been released…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 20
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Tony Gaudio (67 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Cinematography;Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) –5 Noms, 1 Win} 1909: Piero Gherardi (61 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Black-and-White); Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color),Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) – 6…
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Trailer Watch: November 19, 2010
Our last update for the week features five new trailers (Another Year, Born to Be Wild, Dead Awake, Every Day and The Mechanic) and two new posters (Blue Valentine and No Strings Attached). BORN TO BE WILD Plot Summary: A documentary about human encroachment into the wild habitats of elephants and simians and the efforts…
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What to See: November 19-21, 2010
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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Film Fun Friday #32
As I mentioned, Monday, participation in this game is at an all-time low. We’ll go from week to week with no or one participants. It’s a lot of work to put these together, so I want to know if everyone wants to continue and where do we want to go from here? I want this…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 19
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Oscar Lagerstrom (83 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1893: Bert Glennon (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1903: Walter G. Elliott (60 at death) {Oscar Winner: Sound Effects/Editing – 1 Nom, 1…
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Screener Watch: November 18, 2010
Tonight, we have what I like to call the “Wherever You Want It” screener. These screeners (like this one for Shutter Island) are generally retail copies but are accompanied by no “instructions” of where the publicist wants you to consider their film. So, you get to put it in whatever categories you want. But, I…
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Trailer Watch: November 18, 2010
A lonely new trailer (The Grace Card) tonight, surrounded by no less than 8 posters from 3 three films (How Do You Know, True Grit and Yogi Bear) THE GRACE CARD Plot Summary: Two cop partners face different life struggles as one tries to understand why God put him on the earth and the other…
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Category Finalists: 15 Documentary Features
The Academy, today, announced the 15 films that will compete for the five slots for Best Documentary Feature of 2010. Here is their press release: Beverly Hills, CA (November 18, 2010) – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting…
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Feed the Queue #21
We had an uptick in participation this week (doubled our numbers from 2 to 4). I’ve also had to make a flash decision on what to do in the case someone doesn’t rank all of the nominees. In this case, I will grant the full 3 points to the first place selection and 2 points…
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Oscar Profile #12: Una O’Connor
Of all the many wonderful character actors and actresses with lengthy careers who somehow never managed to attract serious Oscar consideration, the indomitable Una O’Connor was perhaps the best. Born in 1880 in Belfast, Ireland to a Catholic nationalist family, O’Connor’s early career was as a member of Dublin’s celebrated Abbey Theatre. She appeared on…
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