Film Preview: The Last Temptation of Becky (2026)
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Oscar Profile: Alexander Payne
Born February 10, 1961in Omaha, Nebraska, Alexander Constantine Papadopoulos, known professionally as Alexander Payne, is the son of the owners of Omaha’s legendary Virginia Café, a popular restaurant founded by his paternal grandfather. He is the youngest of three brothers. Payne was educated at the prestigious Brownell-Talbot Elementary School, Lewis and Clark Junior High, Creighton…
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Calendar Preview: February
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. FEBRUARY Festivals Thursday, Feb. 15 – Berlin Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Nominations Thursday, Feb. 1 – ASCAP (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Sunday, Feb. 4…
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Review: All of Us Strangers (2023)
All of Us Strangers Rating Director Andrew Haigh Screenplay Andrew Haigh Length 1h 45m Starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Carter John Grout, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here Review Grief can be a powerful emotion that lingers long after the loss that spawned it. All of Us Strangers explores how…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Visual Effects, 2011
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Visual Effects, 2011 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 fifth pass, we take a look at the new…
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Oscar History: February 1 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: David Boehm (69 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1894: John Ford (79 at death) {6 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing Oscar Wins: Directing 1901: Clark Gable (59 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win:…
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Film Preview: Stopmotion (2024)
Page Revisions: (January 28, 2024) Original (February 18, 2024) New Poster (#1) Release Date: February 23, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A stop-motion animator struggles to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, B-) The figure of the trailer living in a hallowed-out shell…
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2024 Sundance Film Festival: Schedule
We’re going to try do do a bit more general festival coverage here, starting with the revelation of this year’s Sundance Film Festival entries. Below is their official press release, far later than is relevant since the festival just wrapped up on Sunday. Still, it’s interesting to see what films are in competition as they…
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Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 2-4, 2024
Argylle should break the recent spate of poor opening weekends. 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 are releasing this weekend that we haven’t considered. Bushman (Limited) Daytime Nightmare (Limited) Departing Seniors (Limited) Disco Boy (Limited) The…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Feb. 2-4, 2024)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Feb. 2-4, 2024)
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Oscar History: January 31 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: Ellis J. Thackery (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1921: Carol Channing (97 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1929: Jean Simmons (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress 1937: Philip Glass…
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Film Preview: Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
Page Revisions: (January 28, 2024) Original (March 3, 2024) New Posters (#2-#3) Release Date: March 8, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A romance fueled by ego, desire and the American Dream.” Poster Rating: C / C / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) If you’ve read up on the film, you will understand the…
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Home Viewing with Peter #865
Anatomy of a Fall is now available on pay-per-view prior to its streaming debut on Hulu. Nominated for five Oscars including Best Picture, Actress, Directing, Original Screenplay, and Film Editing, Anatomy of a Fall is a French film in which the lead is played by a German actress whose character’s language of choice is English.…
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Oscar History: January 30 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Percy Heath (49 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation 1892: Oliver T. Marsh (49 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1899: Edward G. Boyle (78 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design,…
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Film Preview: Arthur the King (2024)
Page Revisions: (January 28, 2024) Original (March 10, 2024) New Posters (#3-#6) Release Date: March 22, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An adventure racer adopts a stray dog named Arthur to join him in an epic endurance race.” Poster Rating: C / C / C (4) SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) A cute dog…
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Box Office History (Week 4, 2024)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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