Film Preview: River (2027)
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Oscar Profile: Stephen Daldry
Born May 2, 1960 in Dorset, England, Stephen Daldry is the son of a singer mother and bank manager father. The family moved to Taunton, Somerset where his father died of cancer when Daldry was 14. Daldry joined a youth theatre group in Taunton where he performed for the local amateur society. At 18, he…
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Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Rating Director Robert Wise Screenplay Harold Livingston, Alan Dean Foster Length 2h 12m Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Persis Khabatta, Stephen Collins, Grace Lee Whitney, Mark Lenard MPAA Rating G Review Rescued from cancellation by Lucille Ball and…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Animated Feature, 2014
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Animated Feature, 2014 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 sixth pass, we take a look at the new…
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Oscar History: June 6 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: R. C. Sherriff (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1907: Edward H. Plumb (50 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1925: Marvin Worth (72 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Documentary Feature 1933:…
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Updated Preview: Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: The Exorcism (2024)
Page Revisions: (June 2, 2024) Original Release Date: June 21, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A troubled actor begins to unravel while shooting a horror film. His estranged daughter wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.” Poster Rating: D SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, D)…
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Contender: Emilia Pérez (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Emilia Pérez was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 62.1 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jun. 7-9, 2024
Another disappointing box office week might be in the offing. Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the first major franchise release for Will Smith after hitting host Chris Rock at the Oscars. Can his career be resuscitated or will The Watchers top it? We shall see. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at films that…
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Contenders: June Update
For our June update, several films moved on from one stage to the next. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. Moving to Stage 2 We have one film moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally had all of…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jun. 7-9, 2024)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jun. 7-9, 2024)
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Oscar History: June 5 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Felix Jackson (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1902: Walter Plunkett (79 at death) {10 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color) 1928: James Kennaway (40 at death) {1 Nom,…
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Film Preview: Wolfs (2024)
Page Revisions: (June 2, 2024) Original (September 15, 2024) New Poster (#1) (September 29, 2024) New Trailer (#3) Release Date: September 20, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Follows two lone wolf fixers who are assigned to the same job.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C-) That garish white background creates the wrong…
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Film Preview: Firebrand (2024)
Page Revisions: (June 2, 2024) Original Release Date: June 21, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Follows Queen Katherine Parr & Henry VIII’s marriage.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) It sets the time of the film’s history and barely has a tagline that informs the audience of the content but its otherwise…
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Contender: Oh Canada (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Oh Canada was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 59.2 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Home Viewing with Peter #883
Kino Lorber has released a three-film Blu-ray of Paramount’s historically significant Philo Vance Collection, the first of the three being the first murder mystery of the talkie era. There were twelve Philo Vance detective novels written by author William Huntington Wright under the pseudonym of S.S. Van Dine published between 1926 and 1939 when the…
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