Contender: You Can See Everything (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Oscar Profile: James Earl Jones Revisited
Born January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi to actor Robert Earl Jones and his wife, James Earl Jones suffered from a childhood stutter that he studied dramatics to overcome. Writing and reading poetry in class helped him overcome the disability that he had all his life despite his reputation as the possessor of one of…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Directing, 2008
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Directing, 2008 Now that we’ve finished rebuilding the nomination slate between 1997 and 2016 (we’ll do subsequent years after this series has completed), we will take those rebuilt slates and pick a new winner from among the nominees. In our seventh pass, we take a look at the new nominees…
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Oscar History: September 12 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: William Slavens McNutt (52 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay 1888: Maurice Chevalier (83 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Actor Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1907: Ruby Levitt (84 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design,…
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Film Preview: A Minecraft Movie (2025)
Page Revisions: (September 8, 2024) Original (November 24, 2024) New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) (March 2, 2025) New Trailer (#3) (March 30, 2025) New Posters (#3-#20) Release Date: April 4, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The malevolent Ender Dragon sets out on a path of destruction, prompting a young girl and her group of…
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Film Preview: Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024)
Page Revisions: (September 8, 2024) Original Release Date: October 18, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they struggle and learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.” Poster Rating: C+…
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Looking at the Weekend: Sep. 13-15, 2024
With two seemingly inconsequential releases against the second weekend of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the race will likely be for second place. Speak No Evil has the edge since it’s horror season. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at films that have had trailers released on Rotten Tomatoes’ trailer YouTube Channels. Below are some other films that…
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The Contenders 2024: August Retrospective/October Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of August and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to October and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts August Retrospective August and…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Sep. 13-15, 2024)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? Sep. 13-15, 2024)
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Oscar History: September 11 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Herbert Stothart (63 at death) {12 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Original Score 1898: Ralph Wheelwright (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1903: Roger K. Furse (68 at death) {2 Noms, 2…
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Film Preview: Succubus (2024)
Page Revisions: (September 8, 2024) Original Release Date: September 24, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A new father struggling with fatigue, emotional insecurities, and a failing marriage joins a dating app, only to swipe right on what may be an inhuman presence.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) With those familiar with…
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Film Preview: Hard Truths (2024)
Page Revisions: (September 8, 2024) Original Release Date: Coming (2024) Synopsis: From IMDb: “Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) An unappealing design with big, blocky letters that don’t tell the audience enough about the film’s premise,…
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Home Viewing with Peter #897
Sweeney Todd AKA Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is the most performed Stephen Sondheim musical after West Side Story for which Sondheim wrote the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein’s music. The 2007 DreamWorks film of Sweeny Todd, originally released by Warner Bros., has been newly upgraded to 4KUHD by Paramount, its current owner.…
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Oscar History: September 10 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Bessie Love (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1911: Jack Davies (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1914: Robert Wise (91 at death) {7 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Editing Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing, Irving…
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Updated Preview: Smile 2 (2024)
New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) Smile 2, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Updated Preview: Memoir of a Snail (2024)
New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#1-#2) Memoir of a Snail, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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