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This Day in Oscar History: July 23
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Emil Jannings (65 at death) {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1888: Raymond Chandler (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Screenplay –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1894: Hans Peters (82 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White),Art Direction (Color) – 5 Noms, 0…
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Trailer Watch: July 22, 2010
A very eclectic group of trailers awaits us today. We start off with Oscar contender Howl, then follow it up with the second trailer and second and third posters for Buried, next we have the second trailer for Tron Legacy, and finally the trailer for the Bollywood production Milenge Milenge. HOWL Plot Summary: The film…
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Oscar Predictions: July 2010
Yes, we’re only half way through the year, but we’re always thinking ahead to the next year (even as we are looking at the current Oscar season), so today we’re posting our second set of predictions for the 83rd Academy Awards. Things will undoubtedly change between now and January 2011, but sometimes it’s fun just…
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Feed the Queue #4
It’s time for a new vote. Last week’s winner is Foreign Correspondent which received all first-place votes. The Train and Nosferatu tied for second with an even number of second- and third-place votes. I added Foreign Correspondent to my queue today and will receive it next week to be reviewed that subsequent weekend and reviewed…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 22
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Louis Diage (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White) –3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1918: Wendell Mayes (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1926: Bryan Forbes (84) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1929: Vivien…
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Trailer Watch: July 21, 2010
Three new trailers tonight including three films all hoping for Oscar consideration with two (The Company Men, The Debt) that seem poised to move on it and one (Stone) that looks like a potential failure. THE COMPANY MEN Plot Summary: A white collar worker is fired when his company is reorganized and must come to…
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Review: I Sell the Dead (2009)
I SELL THE DEAD Rating Director Glenn McQuaid Screenplay Glenn McQuaid Length 85 min. Starring Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm, John Speredakos, Eileen Colgan, Brenda Cooney, Daniel Manche MPAA Rating Unknown
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Looking at the Weekend: July 23-25, 2010
(Update: 7/21/10, 12:34p – Added Wes’ thoughts and Consensus) This week we have two new wide releases (Salt, Ramona and Beezus), two new New York/Los Angeles releases (Valhalla Rising, Life During Wartime) and one D.C./New York release (Countdown to Zero). Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on.…
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Contest: Week 11 – Summer Box Office Predictions
It’s Week #11. 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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This Day in Oscar History: July 21
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Eugen Shuftan (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 1 Win} 1898: Charles Marshall (86 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1899: Ralph Staub (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: One-Reel Short Film – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1902: Leah Rhodes…
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Trailer Watch: July 20, 2010
Today we kick things off with a trailer for the French foreign language film Mesrine, Killer Instinct and follow it up with trailers for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Woody Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. We also have a poster to go along with yesterday’s trailer…
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Small Modifications
I have made a couple of small modifications to the sidebar on the site to provide more data. The first change you may notice is the simplified Update Schedule. To see what is scheduled to post on a given day of the week, just hover over the day and a pop up will show you…
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The DVD Report #165 – July 20, 2010
New This Week The Oscar year 1947 is mostly remembered for two things – Hollywood’s acknowledgement of anti-Semitism in the Best Picture race and the sweep of the major technical awards by the British. Laura Hobson’s Gentleman’s Agreement had been a best-seller but ironically most of the studios, which were run by Jewish moguls, wouldn’t…
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Review: Julia (2009)
JULIA Rating Director Erick Zonca Screenplay Roger Bohbot, Michael Collins, Aude Py, Erick Zonca Length 144 min. Starring Tilda Switnon, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo, Aidan Gould, Jude Ciccolella, Bruno Bichir, Horacio Garcia Rojas, Mauricio Moreno MPAA Rating R for pervasive language, some violent content and brief nudity.
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This Day in Oscar History: July 20
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Gregory Stone (90 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1920: Denys Coop (61 at death) {Oscar Winner: Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award) –0 Noms, 1 Win} 1938: Natalie Wood (43 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress, Supporting Actress – 3 Noms,…
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