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Review: The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter Rating Director Charles Laughton Screenplay James Agee (Novel: Davis Grubb) Length 93 min. Starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves, Don Beddoe, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, Gloria Castillo MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: Easy A (2010)
Easy A Rating Director Will Gluck Screenplay Bert V. Royal Length 92 min. Starring Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Dan Byrd, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Cam Gigandet, Lisa Kudrow, Malcolm McDowell, Aly Michallka, Stanley Tucci MPAA Rating PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving teen sexuality, language and some drug material
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Review: The Piano (1993)
The Piano Rating Director Jane Campion Screenplay Jane Campion Length 121 min. Starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin MPAA Rating R for moments of extremely graphic sexuality
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Trailer Watch: September 20, 2010
A light day (thankfully). One new trailer today: Tangled. TANGLED, trailer #2 Plot Summary: Disney takes the classic fairy tale of the tressed maiden Rapunzel trapped atop her prison tower and weaves its long dormant magic. Release Date: November 24, 2010 Trailer Poster Rating: C Commentary: It’s too bad teasers have to become trailers. This…
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Game: Week 3 – Box Office Predictions, Results & Standings
Another week down and this one was a bit more interesting. Four new wide releases all performed in varying degrees with The Town leading the pack. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for Week 3. Original rules can be found here: Game Rules. #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office…
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The Morning After #13: September 20, 2010
It was a lighter weekend than last, but another good weekend on the whole. I saw this weekend’s new release, Easy A; re-watched a film I last saw 17 years ago, The Piano; this week’s feed the queue entry, The Night of the Hunter; the Crete-set feature Zorba the Greek; and several more episodes of…
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Results: Film Fun Friday #23
Results are in for Week #23 of Film Fun Friday. Game: Identify the Poster The correct answers were: The Enforcer (Foreign Poster) and Murder Ahoy (Negative Poster). Lallolupo correctly identified the foreign poster. No one got the negative poster right. Game: Quotes The quote “You’d better take a *good* look, because I’m getting two things:…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 20
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Patricia Collinge (81 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1906: Russell Metty (71 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color) – 2 Noms, 1 Wins} 1911: Frank DeVol (88 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Song, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Adaptation or…
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Previews: Week Ending September 19, 2010
We had thirty-two updates this past week, which is a staggering number considering the handful of the previous couple of weeks. Poster Highlights: The octet of posters for For Colored Girls represent the best posters of the week. Below those are the posters for 9th Company and The Nutcracker in 3D. Trailer Highlights: Several decent…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 19
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Doane Harrison (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1901: Joe Pasternak (89 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Irving G. Thalberg Award – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1906: Arthur Arling (85 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color);Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) –…
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Oscar Week in Review: September 12-18, 2010
Oscar News Lionsgate has picked up Toronto Film Festival hit Rabbit Hole. Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning play, and with great roles for Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Dianne Weist (plus Aaron Eckhart), this gives Lionsgate a contender this season. For a look at why it could play a major role, look here. The Venice…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 18
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Greta Garbo (84 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary;Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1914: Jack Cardiff (94 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color), Special/Honorary; Oscar Nominee: Directing, Cinematography (Color) – 4 Noms, 2 Wins} 1920: Jack Warden (85 at death) [Pictured]…
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Trailer Watch: September 17, 2010
We have several new trailers today (11). Brutal Beauty, Carnies, The Dilemma, Due Date (#2), Legacy, Nora’s Will, Picture Me, Red Hill, The Roommate, Today’s Special, and Wake Up plus a poster for Paranormal Activity 2. (The previews are out of order, but should be in order of quality. I will hopefully update this at…
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Oscar Predictions: September 2010
Today, we continue with our series of prediction articles exploring where we think the races are at right now. Without exception, things seem to be shaping up in a lot of our minds as common names continue to pop into the lists. Yet, we caution everyone that anything can happen between September and December. Frontrunners…
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Film Fun Friday #23
Welcome once again to Film Fun Friday where we want you to have fun. If you have further suggestions on how we can improve, ideas for other games you’d like to see or just want to tell us how much fun you’re having, feel free to drop us a Comment. If you would like to…
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