Another Oscar year is over and, unlike in previous years, we want to get your feedback. We did a lot of new things and a lot of old things this year. What were your favorite elements of our coverage and which were your least favorite? Your thoughts and opinions will help us update and augment…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Ernest Miller (72 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1908: Anna Magnani (65 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actress – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1913: Liam O’Brien (83 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1914:…
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After a long hiatus of previews, I have begun to recognize just how much time they take up. To rectify that, I have decided to shake up my preview coverage. Instead of posting every new trailer or poster that comes out, I’m going to save for big cinematic event pictures (whether positive or negative) and…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1920: Lewis Gilbert (91) {Oscar Nominee: Picture – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1926: Andrzej Wajda (85) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win} 1928: Robert Clouse (68 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1941: Ferdinando Scarfiotti (53 at…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1874: Henry Travers (91 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1888: Jules Furthman (78 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1892: William Tummel (85 at death) {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1893: Jack Sullivan…
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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 four 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 1899: Victor A. Gangelin (68 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Color);Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color) – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1913: John Garfield (39 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1913: Jean Bourgoin (78 at death)…
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Not as tight as last week’s race, the top three vote-getters this week were fairly close and the rest were decently far behind. Wilson was eliminated for not being available on Netflix, leaving 9 films to get votes. Coming in at the bottom was Band of Outsiders with 12 points, followed closely by The Hill…
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Born January 31, 1929 in London, her father was a British Olympic gymnastics champion. Discovered in dancing school at the age of 14, she was promptly signed for a co-starring role in her first film, 1944’s Give Us the Moon. It was her seventh film in three years, David Lean’s 1946 production of Great Expectations,…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Roy Davidson (66 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Gwen Wakeling (81 at death) {Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Color) – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1917: Robert Luthardt (60 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1922:…
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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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A heavy slate of new releases this week and the debut of a new way of presenting these. Instead of commenting on every new limited release under the sun, we will only trot out our commentary on ones that have people talking about them. In addition, I’m going to try to better summarize our thought…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: A. Earl Hedrick (89 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1900: Kurt Weill (50 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Musical Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1905: Jerome Hill (67 at death) {Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1914:…
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Another Academy Awards Season has come and gone. The awards were deflated per usual by the precursors and although we had promise of upsets, none truly materialized as either the expected winner or the expected runner-up triumphed in all the standard feature categories. Still, we can’t let the ceremony go by without sharing our thoughts,…
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