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Oscar Profile #1: Katharine Hepburn
Today begins a new project for me – that of profiling major Oscar winners and losers and some who were never nominated but should have been. We begin with Katharine Hepburn, the all-time champion acting winner with twelve nominations and four wins. Meryl Streep may have passed her in nominations, but no other performer has…
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Tentpole Season: 2010 Summer Preview Wrap-Up
The best way to characterize this Summer was that I severely over-estimated the performances of nearly every film…either that or audiences just didn’t turn out where I thought they would. Aside from a few near-on predictions, most of the films weren’t. Although not all films have left theaters yet, we can probably tell from current…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 2
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Lionel Lindon (66 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color);Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1923: Shinobu Muraki (87) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1928: John Armstrong (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short – 1 Nom, 0…
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Trailer Watch: September 1, 2010
One lonely new trailer today. THE NEXT THREE DAYS Plot Summary: After his wife is put in prison for murder, a desperate husband decides to break her out so he and his family can live in peace. Release Date: November 19, 2010 Trailer Poster Previous Preview:The Next Three Days Rating: A- Commentary: Much like one…
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Game: Awards Season Box Office Predictions
Welcome to Cinema Sight’s new, four-week competition! If you think you are a terrific box office prognosticator, here’s your chance to prove it. This contest will run from the weekend of September 3-5, 2010 through the weekend of December 31-January 2, 2011. This is an 18-week contest where each week your predictions can earn you…
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Looking at the Weekend: September 3-5, 2010
George Clooney takes on Danny Trejo at the box office this weekend and it’s bound to be a blow out match. The American stars Clooney as a hitman performing what he hopes to be his final job. Machete stars Trejo as a vengeance seeking vigilante promising to bring the pain. Trying to muscle into their…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 1
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Chester Franklin (63 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Harry Stradling (68 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color); Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 14 Noms, 2 Wins} 1907: Nathan Juran (95 at death)…
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Trailer Watch: August 31, 2010
There were no new trailers or posters for me to review today, so you get a night off…or, should I say I get a night off.
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The DVD Report #171: Oscar on DVD – 1953
New This Week CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. After two years of shocks, the 1953 Oscar went to the film everyone expected to win – Fred Zinnemann’s production of James Jones’ novel about life at Pearl Harbor just before the Japanese attack in From Here to Eternity. The film, which won eight of…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 31
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Tom Held (72 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1899: Albert Akst (58 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1902: Phil Charig (57 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1905: Dore Schary (74 at…
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Review: Out of Past (1947)
Out of the Past Rating Director Jacques Tourneur Screenplay Geoffrey Homes (Novel: Geoffrey Homes) Length 97 min. Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb, Steve Brodie, Virginia Huston, Paul Valentine, Dickie Moore, Ken Niles MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: The Great Lie (1941)
The Great Lie Rating Director Edmund Goulding Screenplay Lenore J. Coffee (Novel: Polan Banks) Length 108 min. Starring Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor, Lucile Watson, Hattie McDaniel, Grant Mitchell, Jerome Cowan, Charles Trowbridge, Thurston Hall, Russell Hicks, Virginia Brissac, J. Farrell MacDonald, Addison Richards, Sam McDaniel MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: Reds (1981)
Reds Rating Director Warren Beatty Screenplay Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths Length 194 min. Starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, Nicolas Coster, M. Emmett Walsh, Ian Wolfe, Bessie Love, MacIntyre Dixon, Pat Starr, Eleanor D. Wilson, Max Wright, George Plimpton, Gene Hackman MPAA Rating R (original); PG…
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Trailer Watch: August 30, 2010
A short day to begin the week with documentary Decade of Disturbed the only new trailer this week, plus two new posters, one for Alpha and Omega and one for Burlesque. DECADE OF DISTURBED Plot Summary: A documentary covering the rise to fame of the heavy metal band Disturbed. Release Date: August 26, 2010 Trailer…
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Contest: Week 16 – FINAL Results and Standings
Week sixteen, the last, of our contest is now complete with Takers taking the top spot in a close race with The Last Exorcism (estimates had placed Exorcism above Takers, but actuals switched their one-two finish). Our new competition (without prizes) starts Wednesday. Come back then to submit your predictions. A few more fun rules…
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