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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Below are our face-offs for this week. Choose the better winner in each category. For more information on how the game works, click here.
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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, 1998 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: (April 17, 2022) Original Release Date: January 7, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “While vacationing in Mexico, a couple discovers their son’s disappearance is tied to a supernatural curse.” Poster Rating: D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The affections are poorly executed, the setting is inexpressive, and the premise is overused. Trailer Rating: C-…
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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. Robert Eggers’ third film releases this weekend to wide audiences, bringing Alexander Skarsgaard in…
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The Academy Awards began with boards from five areas of endeavor (directors, actors, producers, writers, and technicians) whose votes decided the nominations while a panel of judges from each board decided the winners. The eligibility period was from August 1, 1927-July 28, 1928, for films opening in Los Angeles during that period. An eligibility list…
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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? (Apr. 22-24, 2022)
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Page Revisions: (April 17, 2022) Original Release Date: January 28, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A married American couple go to the San Sebastian Festival and get caught up in the magic of the event, the beauty and charm of the city and the fantasy of movies.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It’s…
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Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. May 6, 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Premise: From IMDb: “Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including a alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong,…
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Memory is the latest Liam Neeson action thriller on deck and with the weak performance of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Memory should easily capture the top spot. Our Highest Rated Films: Petite Maman Our Best Awards Ratings: The Northman (Oscars) OTHER LIMITED RELEASES Arisaka (Limited) Charlotte (Limited) The Duke (Limited) Immortal Soul (Limited)…
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The Suicide Squad Rating Director James Gunn Screenplay James Gunn Length 2h 12m Starring Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Michael Rooker, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, Pete Davidson MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Our Site Milestones 2010: This Day in Oscar History (12)
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Page Revisions: (April 17, 2022) Original Release Date: January 7, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “During a fleeting bout of lucidity from her dementia, June Wilton has precious little time to bring together her estranged children, save the family business, and rekindle an old flame.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The poster doesn’t…
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