Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1914: Gyula Trebitsch (91 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Foreign Film – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1924: Robert E. Thompson (79 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1933: John Barry (77) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Song, Original Score, Non-Musical Score; Oscar Nominee: Song, Original…
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Another slow day. When will the deluge occur? Until then, here’s the new poster for Chronicles of Narnia. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER, poster #3 Plot Summary: The third film in The Chronicles of Narnia series finds the kids returning to Narnia to help save the kingdom once more, this…
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New This Week There was a newspaper strike in New York at the end of 1962 which prevented the New York Film Critics for the first and only time in their history from bestowing their annual awards. Thus, Oscar’s most reliable precursor was missing. No matter, David Lean’s spectacular Lawrence of Arabia was the obvious…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Victor Baravalle (53 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1892: Alice Brady (46 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1901: James Dunn (65 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1906:…
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With such a wide array of updates today, I had to focus only on one. Ok, so there wasn’t anything else but another poster for The Green Hornet. THE GREEN HORNET, poster #2 Plot Summary: After his father is murdered, a millionaire playboy joins his father’s closest confidant in a scheme to get close to…
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Stalag 17 Rating Director Billy Wilder Screenplay Billy Wilder, Edwin Blum (Play: Donald Bevan, Edmund Trzcinski) Length 120 min. Starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss, Harvey Lembeck, Ricahrd Erdman, Peter Graves, Neville Brand, Sig Ruman, Michael Moore, Peter Baldwin, Robinson Stone, Robert Shawley, William Pierson, Gil Stratton Jr.,Jay Lawrence, Erwin Kalser, Edmund…
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Far out-earning expectations, the sequel to the popular Paranormal Activity has just guaranteed a third film in the franchise. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for Week 9. Original rules can be found here: Game Rules. #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Correct Response: Saw 3D, $22,530,123 Everyone gets…
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I continue my entirely entertaining TV Series break with eight more episodes of the fourth season of Dexter, the first nine episodes of the first season of Psych, and this week’s Rocky Horror tribute episode of Glee. But, the weekend wasn’t a complete television fest, I also picked up my Feed the Queue entry for…
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Results are in for Week #29 of Film Fun Friday. Game: Identify the Poster The correct answer is: Battle Beyond the Sun. No one was able to identify the poster. Game: Six Degrees of Oscar Separation Peter was our lone responder and he made the connection in three.
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Grantland Rice (73 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: One-Reel Short Film –2 Noms, 1 Win} 1895: Franz Bachelin (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1904: Jerry Fairbanks (90 at death) {Oscar Winner: One-Reel Short Film – 2 Noms, 1…
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This week’s update list features 6 new trailers, split evenly between the two years; and also six new posters, with one from 2011. In addition, there are three new release dates to announce this month (Casino Jack, Morning Glory and Drive Angry 3D). Poster Highlights: The two best posters this week aren’t really all that…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Sara Allgood (70 at death) {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1893: John Waters (71 at death) {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1896: Ethel Waters (80 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Eric…
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Oscar News Halle Berry’s film Frankie and Alex, which garnered some strong reviews for the Oscar Winner at Cannes, will have an Oscar qualifying run this December, it was just announced. This is seemingly to try and get the actress a second Oscar nomination. Jean-Luc Godard will not come to Los Angeles on November 13…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Arthur Johns (57 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1890: Warren Doane (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Comedy Short Film – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1890: Edward Doherty (120) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1896: Ruth…
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We finish out the week basically where it started: with very little to update. Here are two new posters for Monsters and Morning Glory. MONSTERS, poster #5 Plot Summary: After an NASA probe crash lands in Mexico, strange new lifeforms begin appearing and threaten to kill everyone they meet. Release Date: October 29, 2010 Trailer…
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