Film Preview: Way of the Warrior Kid (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Film Preview: The Card Counter (2021)
Page Revisions: (August 1, 2021) Original (September 5, 2021) New Poster (#1) Release Date: September 10, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The film, written and directed by Schrader, follows William Tell (Isaac), a gambler and former serviceman who sets out to reform a young man seeking revenge on a mutual enemy from their past. Tell just…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 32, 2021)
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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The Friday Face-Off: Paused
Having combined two sets of results into this latest round, I realized that it’s created some issues. It will take time to figure them out, so there will be no face-off polls this week. I hope to have it going again next week once I figure out what exactly I did.
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This Day in Oscar History: August 6 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Remaking Best Makeup & Hairstyling, 1997
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Makeup & Hairstyling, 1997 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…
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Film Preview: Blue Bayou (2021)
Page Revisions: (August 1, 2021) Original Release Date: September 17, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever…
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5 Favorites Redux #91: Dastmalchian, Davis, Elba, Kinnaman, Robbie
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. This weekend, the all-star cast of The Suicide Squad, a reboot of the first,…
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Oscar Profile #559: Todd Haynes
Born January 2, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, Todd Haynes was one of four children of Allen and Shelley Haynes. His mother’s family was Ashkenazi Jewish (from Poland, Romania, and Russia) and his father, who was a cosmetics importer, had English/Welsh ancestry. Haynes developed an interest in film at an early age. In 1978, he…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 5 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Academy Elects New Board and Officers
DAVID RUBIN RE-ELECTED ACADEMY PRESIDENT ACADEMY BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2021-2022 OFFICERS ELECTED LOS ANGELES, CA – Casting director David Rubin was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors. Also elected to officer positions by the Board: • DeVon Franklin, Vice President (chair, Equity and Inclusion…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Aug. 6-8, 2021)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Aug. 6-8, 2021)
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Film Preview: Malignant (2021)
Page Revisions: (August 1, 2021) Original (September 5, 2021) New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) Release Date: September 10, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Original horror thriller from director James Wan.” Poster Rating: C / B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) An old style horror poster that ultimately disappoints in its overused coloration and…
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2021 Spring Season Box Office Wrap-Up: March
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. March 5, 2021 Boogie Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $5 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Uncertain. The…
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Looking at the Weekend: Aug. 6-8, 2021
While Jungle Cruise topped the weekend, its $34 million tally wasn’t great and that means this coming weekend is rife for a new film to be crowned. That film will be The Suicide Squad. As Black Widow proved, superhero films are still clamored for at the box office and we’ll see if Margot Robbie and…
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Review: Lone Star (1996)
Lone Star Rating Director John Sayles Screenplay John Sayles Length 2h 15m Starring Stephen Mendillo, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Pena, Stephen J. Lang, Eleese Lester, Joe Stevens, Gonzalo Castillo, Richard Coca, Clifton James, Tony Frank, Miriam Colon, Kris Kristofferson, Jeff Monahan, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Morton, LaTanya Richardson, Eddie Robinson, Ron Canada, Chandra Wilson, Damon Guy, Dee…
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