Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Richard Rodgers (77 at death) {Oscar Winner: Song – 1 Nom, 1 Win} [Pictured] 1909: Eric Ambler (89 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1919: Ruggero Maccari (69 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1926: Mel Brooks…
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Fourteen new trailers were pushed this week that I was able to review. No new posters or release date changes to announce this week. Poster Highlights: Two modest standouts in the poster department this week. A Film Unfinished and South of the Border are solid, but not exceptional. Trailer Highlights: On the trailer front, we…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Charles Dorian (51 at death) {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1920: I.A.L. Diamond (67 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay;Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay – 3 Noms, 1 Win} [Pictured] 1941: Krzysztof Kieslowski (54 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Directing, Original Screenplay…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Jeanne Eagels (39 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} [Pictured] 1891: Sidney Howard (48 at death) {Oscar Winner: Screenplay; Oscar Nominee: Adaptation, Screenplay – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1907: Joan Harrison (87 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Screenplay –2 Noms,…
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From Entertainment Weekly: Almost one month after Guillermo del Toro dropped out of directing The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is in talks to helm the two films in the franchise. While we wait for the studios involved or Jackson’s manager to confirm, there are lots of questions that remain before The…
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While the below-the-line invitations aren’t all that bad, if Tobin Bell and Adam Sandler aren’t reasons enough to cringe, then I don’t know what else to say. (AMPAS ) Beverly Hills, CA (June 25, 2010) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 135 artists and…
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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 1903: Anne Revere (87 at death) {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress – 3 Noms, 1 Win} [Pictured] 1909: Daniel Fuchs (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Motion Picture Story;Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story, Screenplay – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1924: Sidney Lumet (86) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary; Oscar Nominee: Directing,Adapted…
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THE A-TEAM Rating Director Joe Carnahan Screenplay Joe Carnahan, Brian Bloom, Skip Woods (TV Series: Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell) Length 117 min. Starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Patrick Wilson, Gerald McRaney, Henry Czerny, Yul Vazquez, Brian Bloom MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Conrad A. Nervig (91 at death) {Oscar Winner: Editing – 3 Noms, 2 Wins} [Pictured] 1908: Tullio Pinelli (100 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 4 Noms, 0 Wins} 1940: Vittorio Storaro (70) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography – 4 Noms, 3 Wins} [Pictured] 1947: Peter Weller…
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It’s Week #7. Time to submit your predictions for this weekend’s box office. For a reminder of the rules, follow this link: Contest Rule 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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Two items of importance this week for all of us Oscar fans. Let me get to the news, then I want to hear your thoughts. The first, is that after the abysmal 82nd Telecast, the Academy has decided to bring in new talent. This can only be an improvement over this year’s travesty. The second…
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(Updated 6/23/10, 2:39p: Added Wes’ contribution) This week we have two new wide releases, a limited release and a New York/Los Angeles-only release. Grown Ups and Knight and Day duke it out for the weekend crown, but will likely come in under the second week of Toy Story 3. Stranger things have happened, though. The…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: John Seitz (86 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography,Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 7 Noms, 0 Wins} 1894: Norman Reilly Raine (77 at death) {Oscar Winner: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1903: Anthony Veiller (62 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1917:…
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TOY STORY 3 Rating Director Lee Unkrich Screenplay Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich Length 103 min. Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Don Rickles, Michael Keaton, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, John Morris, Jodi Benson, Emily Hahn, Laurie Metcalf, Bud Lackey, Beatrice Miller, Javier Fernandez Pena, Timothy Dalton,…
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