Film Preview: Hot Spot (2026)
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Oscar Profile #8: Federico Fellini
Born in Rimini, Italy in 1920, Federico Fellini moved to Rome in 1939 where he became a screenwriter, most notably associated with neorealist director Roberto Rossellini. Working for Rossellini, he wrote the scripts for some of that director’s best films, including Open City, Paisan and The Flowers of St. Francis. Moving into directing in the…
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Feed the Queue #17
This week, we had two participants who managed to rank their lists in just such a way as to create a tie between Stairway to Heaven and Stalag 17. Since both are on Netflix, but not live streaming, I am choosing the one that is an Oscar nominee/winner. Stalag 17 has been added to my…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 21
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1877: Josephine Lovett (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Writing – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1915: Adele Palmer (92 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Color) – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1921: Malcolm Arnold (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Scoring – 1 Noms, 1 Wins} 1941: Marcell Jankovics…
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Trailer Watch: October 20, 2010
Circle and The Rite are today’s new trailers while The Next Three Days has its third poster reviewed. CIRCLE Plot Summary: A masters thesis turns into a fight to stay alive as a group of college students move into a crazed serial killer’s home to try and get into his mind. Release Date: August 27,…
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Game: Week 8: Awards Season Box Office Predictions
Week 8 of our Awards Season Box Office Predictions game. Don’t remember the rules? Check them out here: Game Rules. Submit the Following for this Week
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Looking at the Weekend: October 22-24
We have a rather brief week this time with only four new limited releases and one new wide one: Paranormal Activity 2. The four new limiteds are Inhale, Kalamity, Rising Stars and The Taqwacores. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 20
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Morris Ryskind (89 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1896: Joe McDonough (47 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1897: Adolph Deutsch (82 at death) {Oscar Winner: Musical Score – 5 Noms, 3 Wins} 1901: Frank Churchill…
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Trailer Watch: October 19, 2010
It’s a slow day for new trailers with only Outside the Law showing up. But, we do have three new posters to show you: Conviction (#2), Strange Powers, and Tron Legacy (#2), OUTSIDE THE LAW Plot Summary: An examination of the French occupation of Algeria and the story of three brothers who each face the…
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The DVD Report #178: Oscar on DVD – 1960
New This Week Mature themes prevailed at the 1960 Oscars. An insurance clerk who provides his bosses with a cozy nest for their extra-marital trysts, a phony evangelist, an agnostic attorney providing comeuppance to a fundamentalist politician, a twisted transvestite killer, a mother with incestuous feelings for her son, a homosexual author, a male rape…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 19
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Leopold Atlas (46 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1913: Vasco Pratolini (77 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1922: Juanita Moore (88) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1928: Zev Braun (82) {Oscar…
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Trailer Watch: October 18, 2010
Tonight, we have two new trailers and three new posters. The trailers are for The Legend of Pale Male and Strange Powers: Stephen Merritt and the Magnetic Fields; and the posters are for The Fighter, The Green Hornet and The Last Play at Shea. THE LEGEND OF THE PALE MALE Plot Summary: A documentary about…
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Review: RED (2010)
RED Rating Director Robert Schwentke Screenplay Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber (Graphic Novel: Warren Ellis, Cully Hamner) Length 111 min. Starring Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Karl Urban, Rebecca Pidgeon, Morgan Freeman, Ernest Borgnine, John Malkovich, Brian Cox, Helen Mirren, Richard Dreyfuss MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence and brief strong language
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Review: Airport (1970)
Airport Rating Director George Seaton Screenplay George Seaton (Novel: Arthur Hailey) Length 137 min. Starring Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Barry Nelson, Dana Wynter, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Hale, Gary Collins MPAA Rating G
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Review: Airport 1975 (1974)
Airport 1975 Rating Director Jack Smight Screenplay Don Ingalls (Novel: Arthur Hailey) Length 107 min. Starring Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Susan Clark, Helen Reddy, Linda Blair, Dana Andrews, Roy Thinnes, Sid Caesar, Myrna Loy, Ed Nelson, Nancy Olson, Larry Storch, Martha Scott, Jerry Stiller, Norman Fell, Conrad Janis, Beverly Garland,…
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Game: Week 7 – Box Office Predictions: Results & Standings
After seven weeks, the race is still close. Jackass made a staggeringly high debut of $50.3 M, breaking the October opening record. This of course means we all undervalued its potential performance. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for Week 8. Original rules can be found here: Game Rules. #1 Film…
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