Film Preview: River (2027)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Review: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Rating Director Nicholas Meyer Screenplay Jack B. Sowards, Harve Bennett Length 1h 53m Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, Paul Winfield, Kirstie Alley, Ricardo Montalban, Ike Eisenmann, John Vargas, John Winston, Paul Kent MPAA Rating…
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Oscar Profile: Edith Head
Born October 28, 1897 in San Bernadino, California, Edith Claire Posener became Edith Head when she married her first husband, Charles Head in 1923. The future costume designer received a Bachelor of Arts degree in letters and science with honors in French from the University of California, Berkeley (1919), and a Master of Arts degree…
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Governors Awards Recipients for 2024
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Academy Honorary Awards to Quincy Jones and Juliet Taylor, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Richard Curtis and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. The…
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Oscar History: June 13 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Basil Rathbone (75 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor 1902: John Meehan (60 at death) {3 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1903: Carl Anderson…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jun. 14-16, 2024)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jun. 14-16, 2024)
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Contender: A Different Man (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. A Different Man was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 60.9 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Film Preview: A Sacrifice (2024)
Page Revisions: (June 9, 2024) Original Release Date: June 28, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “American social psychologist Ben Monroe investigates a local cult connected to a disturbing event, while his daughter becomes embroiled with a mysterious local boy.” Poster Rating: C- / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C-) While this captures the naturalistic…
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Film Preview: The Devil’s Bath (2024)
Page Revisions: (June 9, 2024) Original Release Date: June 21, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Austria in the 18th century. Forests surround villages. Killing a baby gets a woman sentenced to death. Agnes readies for married life with her beloved. But her mind and heart grow heavy. A gloomy path alone, evil thoughts arising.” Poster Rating:…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jun. 14-16, 2024
This is the defining moment for Pixar. One of their last major box office hits will either show that Pixar can become the vaunted paragon it used to be at the box office or if Disney destroyed their box office magic indefinitely by streaming everything during the pandemic. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at…
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The Contenders: May Retrospective/July 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 May and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to July and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts May Retrospective May was…
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Oscar History: June 12 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Alexander Tansman (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score 1901: W. M. Dalgleish (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing 1910: Bill Naughton (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1916: Irwin Allen (75…
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Contender: Girls Will Be Girls (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Girls Will Be Girls was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 52.8 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage…
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Film Preview: Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
Page Revisions: (June 9, 2024) Original (September 22, 2024) New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) (October 20, 2024) New Posters (#3-#18) Release Date: October 25, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a…
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Film Preview: Cottontail (2024)
Page Revisions: (June 9, 2024) Original Release Date: June 7, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A widower from Japan travels with his estranged son to England in order to fulfill his late wife’s dying wish.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available…
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Home Viewing with Peter #884
Kino Lorber has released three films on Blu-ray originally released theatrically between 1947 and 1974 that seemingly have nothing in common other than that they all deal with death. Raoul Walsh’s 1947 film, Pursued was the first noir western. Based on a novel by Niven Busch (Duel in the Sun, The Furies), the film is…
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