Oscar History: October 24 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Review: The Princess and the Frog (2009)
The Princess and the Frog Rating Director Ron Clements, John Musker Screenplay Rom Clements, John Musker, Rob Edwards, Don Hall, Greg Erb, Jason Oremland Length 97 min. Starring Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings, Peter Bartlett, Jenifer Lewis, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, John Goodman MPAA Rating G Buy/Rent…
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Review: Nine (2009)
Nine Rating Director Rob Marshall Screenplay Michael Tolkin, Anthony Minghella (Musical: Arthur Kopit, Maury Yeston, Mario Fratti) Length 118 min. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren, Fergie MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexual content and smoking. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review Theater has long sought…
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Review: The Hurt Locker (2009)
The Hurt Locker Rating Director Kathryn Bigelow Screenplay Mark Boal Length 131 min. Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, Christian Camargo MPAA Rating R for war violence and language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review Deep in the bowels of the Iraq War, bomb squads must risk…
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Review: Crazy Heart (2009)
Crazy Heart Rating Director Scott Cooper Screenplay Scott Cooper (Novel: Thomas Cobb) Length 111 min. Starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, Brian Gleason, Colin Farrell MPAA Rating R for language and brief sexuality. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review A drunken singer who has hit rock bottom discovers that the love of a…
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Review: Avatar (2009)
Avatar Rating Director James Cameron Screenplay James Cameron Length 162 min. Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi, Laz Alonso MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review Big and…
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Previews: Week Ending March 14, 2010
After two long months, I have finally gotten my Previews page updated. While I still have roughly three dozen previews still waiting to be written, this will be the first of many large updates before things get back to normal. It’s amazing how much can happen in the two months between getting busy with the…
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82nd Oscars Recap
It’s been just over two days since the 82nd Academy Awards came to a close and while some thoughts are still fairly clear, many are flitting away, so it’s time to get my post-game analysis down. At the bottom of this article, I’ve posted the full text of my Twitter updates that night. Before that…
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The DVD Report #146 – March 9, 2010
Now that the 82nd Academy Awards have come and gone, it’s time to take a look back at previous Oscar years and the nominated and award winning films of each year available on DVD. We begin with the Oscar year 1927/28 honoring films released in Los Angeles between August 1, 1927 and July 31, 1928.…
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The 82nd Annual Academy Awards
Below are the winners of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. Winner Totals (6) The Hurt Locker (2) Avatar (2) Crazy Heart (2) Precious (2) Up The Winners Best Picture The Hurt Locker
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Happy Oscar Day!
Today is what many of us would love to be a National Holiday! But, because of it’s importance and popularity around the world, I guess it would also be an International Holiday. It’s the Super Bowl of the film world and the second most watched television event each year, just behind the Super Bowl. Maybe…
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Cinema Sight’s Final Oscar Predictions
We’ve analyzed, we’ve perceived, we’ve guessed. Now, with the Academy Awards presenting live on ABC tomorrow (Sunday) night, we’ll finally be put to the test. It also means, we’ve got one last chance to change our predictions. Below is a list of all of our predictions for this year’s Academy Awards. Those which have changed…
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Favorite Oscar Moments, Part XV
Today is our final Favorite Oscar Moments issue. We end it with a shared passion and two honorary awards form one favorite. Peter J. Patrick 1972, 45th Academy Awards Edward G. Robinson receives an honorary Oscar posthumously and Rosalind Russell receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
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Precursor: Spirit Awards
Below, I will be posting the winners as they are announced (and I discover them). The most recent winner is currently listed at the top. The Winners Best Feature Precious (Wesley, Tripp) Best Director Lee Daniels – Precious (Wesley, Tripp) Best Male Lead Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart (Wesley, Peter, Tripp) Best Female Lead Gabourey…
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Best Picture
And so we’ve reached the end of our nearly month long examination of all categories for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. This is, of course, the big one, so we’ve saved it until last. We hope you’ve enjoyed our coverage and want you to stick around through the coming months as we add new articles…
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Favorite Oscar Moments, Part XIV
We reflect today on two very personal stories and a surprising victory in our penultimate edition of our Favorite Oscar Moments series. Wesley Lovell 1989, 62nd Academy Awards It’s a moment that I remember very vividly. I had heard of this movie earlier in the year called Driving Miss Daisy and that it had been…
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