Oscar History: October 24 (2026)
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The DVD Report #148 – March 23, 2010
It’s been nearly eighty years since audiences first beheld Lewis Milestone’s film of Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, yet the anti-war classic remains as powerful today as it was then. The film’s narrative follows a young German student, who with six of his classmates, joins the Kaiser’s Army in World War…
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Previews: Week Ending March 21, 2010
This week’s update pulls in over dozen preview pages I missed updating over the last two months as well as a few new trailers released this week and a couple of previously-posted films getting new trailers. There are 27 updates this month for 2010 films. Most are March or April releases, but we have a…
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Tributes: January, February & March, 2010
(Updated 3/20/10, 8:30a: corrected tribute links)After a lot of research and collation, I’ve finally gotten together the Tributes for January, February and the first half of March of 2010. Jean Simmons (pictured at right), 81, was the most Oscar recognized of the bunch, but she is only one of the 76 important people listed herein.…
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Review: Faubourg 36 (2009)
Faubourg 36 Rating Director Christophe Barratier Screenplay Christophe Barratier, Julien Rappeneau, Pierre Philippe, Frank Thomas, Reinhardt Wagner, Jean-Michel Derenne Length 120 min. Starring Gérard Jugnot, Clovis Cornillac, Kad Merad, Nora Arnezeder, Pierre Richard, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Maxence Perrin MPAA Rating PG-13 for some sexuality and nudity, violence and brief language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Review In a…
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Review: Il Divo (2009)
Il Divo Rating Director Paolo Sorrentino Screenplay Paolo Sorrentino Length 110 min. Starring Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Giulio Bosetti, Flavio Bucci, Carlo Buccirosso, Giorgio Colangeli, Alberto Cracco, Piera Degli Esposti, Lorenzo Giorielli, Paolo Graziosi, Gianfelice Imparato, Massimo Popolizio, Aldo Ralli, Giovanni Vettorazzo MPAA Rating Not Rated Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review It’s a historical period…
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R.I.P. Fess Parker
Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Fess Parker, best known for playing Daniel Boone in a 1960s television series, died Thursday at his home near Santa Barbara, California, his publicist said. He was 85. Parker followed his acting career with successful hotel and winery ventures around Santa Barbara. A statement issued by his family did not…
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Review: Coco Before Chanel (2009)
Coco Before Chanel Rating Director Anne Fontaine Screenplay Anne Fontaine, Camille Fontaine (Book: Edmonde Charles-Roux) Length 105 min. Starring Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Régis Royer, Etienne Bartholomeus, Yan Duffas MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexual content and smoking. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Source Material Review Before the famed fashion designer put…
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Tributes: December 2009
(Updated 8/20/10, 8:40p: corrected tribute links) It has been a long while, but I am finally able to get to some Tribute updates. The Tributes for those lost in 2010 are still in process, but here are the remaining luminaries of 2009. You can also go directly to the main 2009 tributes page here: 2009…
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Review: The Young Victoria (2009)
The Young Victoria Rating Director Jean-Marc Vallée Screenplay Julian Fellowes Length 100 min. Starring Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Thomas Kretschmann, Mark Strong, Jesper Christensen MPAA Rating PG for some mild sensuality, a scene of violence, and brief incidental language and smoking. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review British monarchs have…
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Review: Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (2009)
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire Rating Director Lee Daniels Screenplay Geoffrey Fletcher (Novel: Sapphire) Length 100 min. Starring Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Stephanie Andujar, Cyna Layne MPAA Rating R for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review…
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Review: In the Loop (2009)
In the Loop Rating Director Armando Iannucci Screenplay Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche Length 106 min. Starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gnia McKee, James Gandolfini, Chris Addison, Anna Chlumsky, Paul Higgins, Mimi Kennedy, Alex Macqueen, Olivia Poulet, David Rasche, James Smith, Zach Woods, Enzo Cilenti, Johnny Pemberton, Joanna Scanlan, Steve Coogan MPAA…
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Review: Coraline (2009)
Coraline Rating Director Henry Selick Screenplay Henry Selick (Book: Neil Gaiman) Length 96 min. Starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey Jr, Ian McShane MPAA Rating PG for thematic elements, scary images, some language and suggestive humor. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review Forced to move…
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The DVD Report #147 – March 16, 2010
By the end of the 1928/29 Oscar eligibility year, talkies had firmly taken hold in Hollywood. Silent films were all but dead on arrival at the box office. Panicked studios were forced to insert sound sequences into silent films already in production in order to increase audience interest in their films. Artistically, however, the last…
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