Return Links Polls Remaking Best Makeup & Hairstyling, 2004 In our thirteenth pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Makeup & Hairstyling. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Makeup & Hairstyling…
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. Seventh-three musicals have won the Tony Award for Best Musical (there was one tie…
Born December 4, 1921 in Winnipeg, Canada, Edna Mae Durbin moved to California with her British born parents as an infant. Singing from the age of one and professionally from the age of ten, she made her film debut as Deanna Durbin at 14 in the 1936 MGM short film, Every Sunday co-starring Judy Garland.…
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. October 1, 2021 The Addams Family 2 Premise: From IMDb: “The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters. Sequel to the 2019 animated film, ‘The Addams Family’.” Box Office Prospects: $90 M Expectations:…
With three new wide releases and nothing that looks particularly stellar, it will be a tough weekend for all newcomers. Dear Evan Hanson might have a shot over the widening The Eyes of Tammy Faye and the re-release of Courageous, but there’s no question the weekend will be poorly attended and might see Shang-Chi triumphing…
Gaslight Rating Director George Cukor Screenplay John Van Druten, Walter Reisch, John L. Balderston (Play: Patrick Hamilton) Length 1h 54m Starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotton, Dame May Whitty, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Everest, Emil Rameau, Edmund Breon, Halliwell Hobbes MPAA Rating PG (formerly: Passed (National Board of Review))
Page Revisions: (September 19, 2021) Original Release Date: October 1, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: This design almost works. It’s more compelling in the framework…
New This Week This coming Sunday, September 26, 2021, will be the 71st time Tony voters bestow their award for Best Musical presented on Broadway for the theatrical season for which they are casting their votes. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of Broadway theatres for the 2020-2021 season, this year’s awards are…