Today, we inject a new set of data into our daily posts. Now we have the release date information for Best Picture nominees in addition to the previously included Best Picture winners. Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: Max Parker (81 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White) – 1 Nom, 0…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Howard Estabrook (94 at death) {Oscar Winner: Adaptation; Oscar Nominee: Writing, Adaptation – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1892: Thomas Mitchell (70 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor –2 Noms, 1 Win} 1894: Walter Wanger (74 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary;Oscar Nominee: Picture, Documentary Short,…
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We have a lot of new content from this week, most of which has already been covered (with my new Trailer Watch feature), but this article will serve to consolidate all of that and give my general impressions for the week. Since my last update Friday, I’ve added two posters for Alpha and Omega and…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Sam Wood (66 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Directing – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1893: Jimmy McHugh (75 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Song – 5 Noms, 0 Wins} 1901: Ralph Jester (90 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color) –2 Noms, 0 Wins}…
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Today’s Preview Update is featured below. We have a massive update tonight with nine new trailers and three new posters to review. Eight trailers belong to films I had not previously reviewed (Life During Wartime, The Tillman Story, Stonewall Uprising, Welcome to the Rileys, Cairo Time, The Radiant Child, Ready, Set, Bag! and The Social…
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VALENTINE’S DAY Rating Director Garry Marshall Screenplay Katherine Fugate, Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein Length 125 min. Starring Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Carter Jenkins, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts,…
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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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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: William Anthony McGuire (59 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1882: Richard Hageman (83 at death) {Oscar Winner: Scoring; Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score – 6 Noms, 1 Win} 1890: Hy Heath (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee:…
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Today’s Preview Update is featured below. We have one new trailer for indie drama Jack Goes Boating and a new poster for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. JACK GOES BOATING Plot Summary: A limo driver begins learning new life lessons after a successful blind date leads him down the path of love while the couple…
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2012 Rating Director Roland Emmerich Screenplay Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser Length 158 min. Starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiewtel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Tom McCarthy, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover, Liam James, Morgan Lily, Zlatko Buric, Beatrice Rosen, Alexandre Haussmann, Philippe Haussmann, Johann Urb, John Billingsley MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some…
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THE LAST AIRBENDER Rating Director M. Night Shyamalan Screenplay M. Night Shyamalan (Based on Animated TV Series) Length 103 min. Starring Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis, Seychelle Gabriel MPAA Rating PG for fantasy action violence.
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Although the Emmys are not the Oscars, they are one of the oldest awards-giving bodies out there and many an Oscar winner has graced the Emmy stage. Today, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced its nominations for the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Leading the pack was HBO’s miniseries The Pacific which earned…
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We are in our second week of the Feed the Queue series, which also means we’ll be having our first vote. Reminder to those who didn’t participate in the first week, every week, I will be calling for suggestions of films to be added to my Netflix queue. Each person makes one suggestion and one…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Arthur Miller (75 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White); Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 6 Noms, 3 Wins} 1900: Paul Weatherwax (60 at death) {Oscar Winner: Editing – 2 Noms, 2 Wins} 1943: David Berry (67) {Oscar Winner: Visual Effects – 1 Nom,…
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Today’s Preview Update is featured below. Six new trailers. Easy A, Tales from Earthsea, Charlie St. Cloud (#2), Get Low (#2), The Green Hornet and Resident Evil: Afterlife. EASY A Plot Summary: An innocent lie about losing her virginity makes one high schooler into a modern day Hester Prynne as she uses modern social media…
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