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The Morning After #10: August 30, 2010
Today, we look at this week’s Feed the Queue entry, noir thriller Out of the Past, Warren Beatty’s epic Reds, Bette Davis/Mary Astor drama The Great Lie and the two pilots of sci-fi western series Firefly. So, here is what I watched this weekend: REDS There have been dozens of romantic epics and each one…
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Results: Film Fun Friday #20
Results are in for Week #20 of Film Fun Friday. (Updated: 12:29p – Added missing nomination information for the Oscar Trivia answer; and gave credit to Lallolupo for his right answers.) Game: Identify the Poster The correct answers were: The Bribe (Foreign Poster) and The Mummy (Negative Poster). Peter correctly identified the foreign poster. Lallolupo…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 30
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Edwin Burke (55 at death) {Oscar Winner: Adaptation – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1896: Raymond Massey (86 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1897: Fredric March (77 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 5 Noms, 2 Wins} 1898:…
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Previews: Week Ending August 29, 2010
Another light week of trailers and posters. This should start picking up in the next two months as holiday films and Oscar contenders start making appearances. We’ve seen a handful of the Oscar hopefuls in the past three weeks, but more should be coming soon. In addition, we have three release date changes and have…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 29, 2010
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Michael Chekhov (64 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1898: Preston Sturges (60 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay –3 Noms, 1 Win} 1901: Harry Losee (51 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Dance Direction – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Asakazu…
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Oscar Week in Review: August 22-28, 2010
There are several major announcements this week to cover, from Honorary Oscars to new Oscar contenders. Oscar News Two awaited films are getting December releases from Roadside that could push them into Oscar consideration. I Love You Phillip Morris, starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor as a gay couple, got good buzz at the 2009…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 28, 2010
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: James Wong Howe (76 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White); Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White),Cinematography (Color) – 10 Noms, 2 Wins} 1899: Charles Boyer (78 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary;Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1903: Allen Vincent (76 at death)…
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Trailer Watch: August 27, 2010
One lonely little trailer released this week and how apropos that it’s title is The Virginity Hit. THE VIRGINITY HIT Plot Summary: A pseudo-documentary about four pals who decide to film one of their number’s attempt to lose his virginity. Release Date: September 10, 2010 Trailer Poster Rating: B- Commentary: It’s an amusing concept, but…
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Film Fun Friday #20
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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This Day in Oscar History: August 27, 2010
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Thomas Little (98 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White),Art Direction (Color) – 21 Nom, 6 Wins} 1893: Victor Heerman (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Adaptation – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1905: Gordon E. Sawyer (74 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing,John A. Bonner Medal;…
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Trailer Watch: August 26, 2010
A very slow Thursday. One new trailer for indie comedy Tamara Drewe and a new poster for yesterday’s preview The Freebie. There was a new trailer posted for Mesrine, a two-part film which I reviewed previously under its Part I title. Since the trailer is identical, I will not be reviewing it separately. TAMARA DREWE…
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Feed the Queue #9
Do you have an opinion? Share it! Because it’s another low turn-out week. The winner this week, over a two-way tie for second, is the original The Wicker Man. The Ruling Class and Picnic came in second with the original The Taking of Pelham 123 last. I have added The Wicker Man to my queue…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 26, 2010
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1873: Lee De Forest (87 at death) [Pictured] [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary –0 Noms, 1 Win} 1896: William S. Gray (50 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1898: Clem Beauchamp (94 at death) {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1903:…
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Trailer Watch: August 25, 2010
Two more trailers tonight. The first is for an indie relationship drama called The Freebie. The second is for a semi-indie family drama called Legendary. Then, there are four new posters tonight, a triptych for Never Let Me Go and one for Robert De Niro/Edward Norton starrer Stone. THE FREEBIE Plot Summary: Trying to cope…
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Contest: Week 16 – Summer Box Office Predictions
It’s Week #16. This is your final week in the competition. Time to submit your predictions for this weekend’s box office. For a reminder of the rules, follow this link: Contest Rules Submit the Following for this Week Guess the #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Guess the highest grossing new release and…
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