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Looking at the Weekend: August 6-8, 2010
This week, we have a large number of new releases, each hoping to draw their demographic to the theater and become number one. There are also two limited release films opening this weekend. Wide: The Other Guys, Step Up 3D, Middle Men, Twelve; Limited: Flipped, Mao’s Last Dancer. Looks like we are short two contributors…
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Contest: Week 13 – Summer Box Office Predictions
It’s Week #13. 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 how much it will make This Week’s Wide…
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Tom Sherak re-elected President of the Academy
Tom Sherak will now enjoy his second year as leader of the most powerful film award organization in the world. And in commemoration (really it was something I’ve been needing to do and this is a good opportunity), I’m adding an rss feed for the Academy in the sidebar on the right. Read the full…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 4
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Walter Oberst (55 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win} 1907: Altina Carey (92 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1912: David Raksin (92 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1914: Paul de…
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Trailer Watch: August 3, 2010
A giant update today with no fewer than eight new trailers and a single new poster (Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader). The new trailers are for: A Mother’s Courage, Heartbreaker, Holy Wars, Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo, Peepli Live, La Soga, Colin Fitz Lives! and Battle. A MOTHER’S COURAGE Plot Summary: A documentary about…
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The DVD Report #167: Oscar on DVD – 1949
New This Week By the end of World War II audiences had had enough of films about the war, but by 1949 Hollywood rightfully concluded that enough time had passed to make the topic marketable again. Three hugely successful films about the war figured heavily in the 1949 Oscar race. Two of them (Twelve O’Clock…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 3
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Louis Gruenberg (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1895: Leslie I. Carey (88 at death) {Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing – 6 Noms, 1 Win} 1896: Maurice Ransford (72 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White),Art Direction…
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Review: My Left Foot (1989)
My Left Foot Rating Director Jim Sheridan Screenplay Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan (Book: Christy Brown) Length 103 min. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee, Cyril Cusack, Phelim Drew, Ruth McCabe, Fiona Shaw, Ray McAnally MPAA Rating R
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Review: Cactus Flower (1969)
Cactus Flower Rating Director Gene Saks Screenplay I.A.L. Diamond (Play: Abe Burrows; Play “Fleur de cactus”: Pierre Barillet & Jean-Pierre Gredy) Length 103 min. Starring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn, Jack Weston, Rick Lenz, Vito Scotti, Irene Hervey, Eve Bruce MPAA Rating PG
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Review: Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Foreign Correspondent Rating Director Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay Charles Bennett, Joan Harrison, James Hilton, Robert Benchley Length 120 min. Starring Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Basserman, Robert Benchley, Edmund Gwenn, Eduardo Cianelli, Harry Davenport, Martin Kosleck, Frances Carson, Ian Wolfe MPAA Rating Approved
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Contest: Week 12 – Results and Standings
Week twelve of our contest is now finished with Inception spending a third consecutive week at number one beating Dinner for Schmucks by about $4 M. Come back Thursday to submit your predictions. For contest rules see this original post: Summer Box Office Prediction Contest #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Correct Response:…
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The Morning After #6: August 2, 2010
This week, I have no new releases to update you on. It was a busy weekend. Should have a new one next week. But, for now, have my thoughts on my three Netflix entries (including Feed the Queue vote winner Foreign Correspondent). There’s also Oscar-winning features My Left Foot and Cactus Flower. I’m also posting…
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Results: Film Fun Friday #16
Results are in for Week #15 of Film Fun Friday. Game: Identify the Poster The correct answers were: Carriers (Foreign Poster) and The 39 Steps (Negative Poster). Lallolupo once again got both correct. And was joined by Sam in correctly naming the foreign poster. Game: Quotes The quote “Something’s happened. There’s been a change, some…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 2
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Jack L. Warner (86 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award; Oscar Nominee: Picture – 1 Nom, 2 Wins} 1894: Hal Mohr (79 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Cinematography,Cinematography (Color); Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 2 Noms, 2 Wins} 1899:…
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Previews: Week Ending August 1, 2010
All of this week’s new trailers and posters were posted earlier this week, so here is a recap of the best of the week: Poster Highlights: The six posters for Sucker Punch top this week’s Poster Highlights. The next best are for Never Let Me Go, Tangled and Saw 3D. Trailer Highlights: Sucker Punch also…
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