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 Adapted Screenplay, 2015 In our twelfth pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Adapted Screenplay slate. There will…
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Page Revisions: (July 18, 2021) Original Release Date: August 13, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Following a tragic car accident in Greece, Beckett, an American tourist, finds himself at the center of a dangerous political conspiracy and on the run for his life.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: This design says nothing about…
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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. Because of American audiences’ aversions to making foreign language films blockbusters, it’s not often…
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Born October 24, 1947, in St. Louis, Missouri, Kevin Kline was the second of four children of Robert and Margaret Kline. His father was of German Jewish descent and his mother was Irish Catholic. He was raised in mother’s faith. His father’s family owned a chain of stores. His father was an amateur opera singer…
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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? (Jul. 23-25, 2021)
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Page Revisions: (July 18, 2021) Original (November 21, 2021) New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#2-#4) Release Date: March 11, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A 13-year-old girl turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.” Poster Rating: C / B / C+ / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Cute, sure,…
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Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. August 6, 2021 The Suicide Squad Premise: From IMDb: “Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.” Box Office Prospects:…
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The box office continues to be unpredictable with audiences still not turning out in droves like it should be. Strong debuts are followed by week second frames, which might just give Snake Eyes a chance to top the box office without much competition. Old is another M. Night Shyamalan attempt to revitalize his career, but…
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Black Widow Rating Director Cate Shortland Screenplay Eric Pearson, Jac Schaeffer, Ned Benson Length 2h 14m Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachl Weisz, David Harbour, Ray Winstone, Ever Anderson, Violet McGraw, O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, Olga Kurylenko MPAA Rating PG-13 Original Preview Click Here
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Page Revisions: (July 18, 2021) Original (October 3, 2021) New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#3-#4) (November 21, 2021) New Posters (#5-#21) Release Date: November 24, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young Colombian girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.” Poster Rating: B- / B…
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New This Week The Pianist has finally been given a U.S. release on Blu-ray. The closest the 2002 Oscar-winning film came to a U.S. Blu-ray release previously was on a Region “A” Canadian release a few years ago. Based on the autobiography of Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, the Shout Select release is loaded with extras…
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