Oscar History: October 25 (2026)
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Review: The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man Rating Director Robin Hardy Screenplay Anthony Shaffer Length 88 min. Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, Lindsay Kemp, Russell Waters, Aubrey Morris, Irene Sunter MPAA Rating R
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Review: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful Rating Director Vincente Minnelli Screenplay Charles Schnee (Story: George Bradshaw) Length 118 min. Starring Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame, Gilbert Roland, Leo G. Carroll, Vanessa Brown, Paul Stewart, Sammy White, Elaine Stewart, Ivan Triesault MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: The Fisher King (1991)
The Fisher King Rating Director Terry Gilliam Screenplay Richard LaGravanese Length 137 min. Starring Jeff Bridges, David Pierce, Lara Harris, Mercedes Ruehl, Harry Shearer, Robin Williams, Amanda Plummer, Christian Clemenson MPAA Rating R for language and violence
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Review: The Miracle Worker (1962)
The Miracle Worker Rating Director Arthur Penn Screenplay William Gibson (Play: William Gibson; Book: Helen Keller) Length 106 min. Starring Anne Bancroft, Victory Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine, Kathleen Comegys, Patty Duke MPAA Rating Approved
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Trailer Watch: September 6, 2010
We’re back to daily updates, at least hopefully. Today we have a new trailer for Life As We Know It and a second poster for Faster. LIFE AS WE KNOW IT Plot Summary: After their friends die unexpectedly, two disparate individuals are brought together to raise their child despite their animosity towards one another. Release…
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The Morning After #11: September 6, 2010
Although the Labor Day holiday isn’t quite over, I’m going to go ahead and post what I’ve seen so far this weekend. I may see more today, but I’ll have to save those for next week’s update. The Wicker Man came in Saturday, so I was able to get that one out of the way,…
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Results: Film Fun Friday #21
Results are in for Week #21 of Film Fun Friday. Game: Identify the Poster The correct answers were: 200 Cigarettes (Foreign Poster) and Boys Don’t Cry (Negative Poster). Peter correctly identified the foreign poster. Lallolupo and Mike Furlong both answered the negative poster. Game: Quotes The quote “If we’d made love last night I’d have…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 6
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: George Hively (60 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1889: Louis Silvers (64 at death) {Oscar Winner: Scoring; Oscar Nominee: Original Score,Scoring – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1903: Murray Spivack (90 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing –2 Noms, 1 Win}…
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Previews: Week Ending September 5, 2010
It was an incredibly slow week. One new trailer and six new posters and that was it. Poster Highlights: For lack of trailers this week, at least we had a few nice posters to look at. The Next Three Days was easily the best of the bunch, but the posters for Alpha and Omega and…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 5
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Darryl F. Zanuck (77 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award;Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Story, Irving G. Thalberg Award – 2 Noms, 3 Wins} 1912: Ray Gilbert (63 at death) {Oscar Winner: Song – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1919: Paul Claudon (82 at death)…
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Oscar Week in Review: August 29-September 4, 2010
Oscar News Two contenders premiered at the Venice Film Festival late this week. Oscar Winner Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere is garnering a lot of comparisons to Lost in Translation, and Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan is getting comparisons to Requiem for a Dream. If both filmmakers are working in top form, they could be major competitors this…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 4
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Pete Smith (86 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Color Short Film, One-Reel Short Film, Special/Honorary; Oscar Nominee: Color Short Film, Novelty Short Film, One-Reel Short Film –16 Noms, 3 Wins} 1899: Ida Kaminska (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901:…
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Trailer Watch: September 3, 2010
And so ends one of the slowest weeks ever. Here’s your lone new poster today. YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER, poster #2 Plot Summary: The latest relationship comedy from Woody Allen featuring a washed-up writer, his conflicted wife, an divorcee looking to find love again, a talented musician and a host of others.…
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Film Fun Friday #21
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: September 3
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Anthony Collins (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Musical Score –3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1897: Sally Benson (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Wilfred M. Cline (72 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}…
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