Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as a section looking…
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Last week, I mentioned my plans for this feature once the final results are tabulated. Since I wanted to give both prior polls time to breathe, I thought I would dig into the idea a little more here and see what everyone thinks about doing it (and what categories they would like to see it…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Polls Remaking Best Directing, 2002 In our fifteenth and final pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Directing. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Directing slate. There will be…
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Page Revisions: (May 15, 2022) Original Release Date: August 5, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set around a family gathering to celebrate Easter Sunday, the comedy will be based on Jo Koy’s life experiences and stand-up comedy.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Jo Koy looks a bit like a smaller, less stacked version…
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Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. With such a large cast, Downton Abbey: A New Era provides me with plenty…
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Musicals were on the downswing in 1968 but two of them, William Wyler’s film of Funny Girl and Carol Reed’s film of Oliver! , which was a surprise winner for both Best Picture and Best Director, were among Oscar’s five nominees for Best Picture. Joining them in the first Oscar race of the decade were…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (May 20-22, 2022)
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Page Revisions: (May 15, 2022) Original (November 6, 2022) New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) (November 27, 2022) New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#3-#13) (December 11, 2022) New Posters (#14-#20) Release Date: December 16, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a…
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Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. June 3, 2022 Watcher Premise: From IMDb: “A young woman moves into a new apartment with her fiancé only to be tormented by the feeling that she is being stalked by an unseen watcher in an adjacent building.” Box Office Prospects: $25 M Expectations: Weak. This film…
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It will be interesting to see if the Downton Abbey sequel manages to take the number one slot off of Doctor Strange‘s hands in its third week. I suspect it probably won’t, but anything is possible. Our Highest Rated Films: Men & Downton Abbey: A New Era Our Best Awards Ratings: No consensus OTHER LIMITED…
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Victor/Victoria Rating Director Blake Edwards Screenplay Blake Edwards Length 2h 14m Starring Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, John Rhys-Davies MPAA Rating PG
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Page Revisions: (May 15, 2022) Original (May 29, 2022) New Posters (#1-#5) Release Date: June 3, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A chimeric future on After Blue, a planet from another galaxy, a virgin planet where only women can survive in the midst of harmless flora and fauna. The story is of a punitive expedition.” Poster…
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