Film Preview: River (2027)
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Oscar History: August 18 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1904: Horace Woodard (68 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Novelty Short Film Oscar Win: Novelty Short Film 1906: John W. Burton (71 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film Oscar Win: Animated Short Film 1909: Miliza Korjus (71 at death)…
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Oscar History: August 17 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Samuel Goldwyn (94 at death) {1 Nom, 2 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Irving G. Thalberg Award Oscar Wins: Irving G. Thalberg Award, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1888: Monty Woolley (74 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor 1905: Martin Obzina (73 at death)…
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Film Preview: Out Come the Wolves (2024)
Page Revisions: (August 11, 2024) Original Release Date: August 30, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “At a cabin deep in the wilderness, a weekend of hunting turns to mayhem and a fight for survival when a pack of wolves attack a man, his female best friend and her fiance.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW…
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Film Preview: Hounds of War (2024)
Page Revisions: (August 11, 2024) Original Release Date: September 20, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After a mission goes wrong, only one of a group of mercenaries is left alive to take avenge for this brothers.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) While the design is somewhat generic and the PhotoShopping makes…
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Oscar History: August 16 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: W. J. Reiter (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1894: J. Arthur Ball (57 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1895: W. Howard Greene (60 at death) {7 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography…
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Film Preview: The Outrun (2024)
Page Revisions: (August 11, 2024) Original (September 29, 2024) New Poster (#2) Release Date: October 4, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. She returns to the wild beauty of Scotland’s Orkney Islands (where she grew up) hoping to heal.…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Directing, 2004
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Directing, 2004 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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Film Preview: The Problem with People (2024)
Page Revisions: (August 11, 2024) Original (September 29, 2024) New Poster (#1) Release Date: October 4, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two estranged cousins who never knew each other tries to make amends for many generations of family dispute.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) The empty yellow of the poster is…
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Oscar Profile: Norma Shearer
Born August 10, 1902 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, (Edith) Norma Shearer was the third child of Andrew, a successful contractor, and Edith, a minor actress, Shearer. Older brother Douglas Shearer (1899-1971) became the head of the MGM sound department who won seven Oscars. Older sister Athole Shearer (1900-1985) was married to Howard Hawks from 1928-1940…
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Oscar History: August 15 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Ethel Barrymore (79 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1901: John B. Goodman (89 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design…
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Film Preview: Kensuke’s Kingdom (2024)
Page Revisions: (August 11, 2024) Original (October 13, 2024) New Posters (#1-#3) Release Date: October 18, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Young Michael, shipwrecked on a remote island, must adapt to life alone. Over time, he feels another presence, learning that this world is home to both unimaginable danger and beauty. A gripping animated adaptation of…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Aug. 16-18, 2024)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? Aug. 16-18, 2024)
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Film Preview: Red Island (2024)
Page Revisions: (August 11, 2024) Original Release Date: March 5, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Thomas lives in a military base on colony of Madagascar, with his parents and friends. He gradually becomes aware of territorial and sexual politics while finding an outlet for his imagination in the exploits of crime-buster Fantômette.” Poster Rating: – SEE…
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Looking at the Weekend: Aug. 16-18, 2024
Now that Deadpool & Wolverine has dropped into the mid-double-digits, it’s possible for another film to top the box office chart with Alien: Romulus the only one of this week’s films to stand a chance. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at films that have had trailers released on Rotten Tomatoes’ trailer YouTube Channels. Below…
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The Contenders: 2024 – July Retrospective/September 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 July and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to September and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts July Retrospective July was…
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