Born June 22, 1949 in Summit, New Jersey to Mary, a commercial artist, and William Streep, Jr., a pharmaceutical executive, Mary Louise (Meryl) Streep’s early performing ambitions tended toward opera. Raised in New Jersey, she received her BA cum laude from Vasser in 1971, and her MBA from Yale Drama School in 1975. Streep’s first…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Soul was the clear leader at the Annie Awards, but Wolfwalkers gave it a run for its money. Meanwhile, Onward also did well, but The Croods: A New Age, Over the Moon, and non-Oscar contender The Willoughbys also had solid totals. Most nominations usually means most wins at the annual ceremony, so Soul is likely…
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Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Mar. 5-7, 2021)
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This year’s diverse batch of Rising Star nominees is a minor list of actors in films that did not reach a broad cross-section of international audiences, so the choice might be difficult to make, at least in terms of prediction. The Nominations Rising Star Award Bukky Bakray Kingsley Ben-Adir Morfydd Clark Ṣọpẹ́ Dirisu Conrad Khan…
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Page Revisions: (February 28, 2021) Original (March 7, 2021) New Poster (#1) Release Date: March 12, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A down-on-his-luck struggling writer, meets an enigmatic woman who enters his life at the right time.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It’s dull with no background and strange light effects that don’t…
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With three new wide releases, it almost feels like things are back to normal. However, we’re still in the depressed pandemic box office with all but family films struggling to find their footing. This weekend, we have another film that’s going to take on Tom & Jerry for the top spot at the box office…
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In Bruges Rating Director Martin McDonagh Screenplay Martin McDonagh Length 1h 47m Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Elizabeth Berrington, Eric Godon, Anna Madeley MPAA Rating R
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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A group with selections like any other. There’s nothing revolutionary or out of the norm here. Awards Tallies (3) Nomadland, The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, One Night in Miami, Soul The Awards
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Page Revisions: (February 28, 2021) Original Release Date: March 12, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Follows hacker Connor, his best friend Avi and a cunning librarian who find themselves over their heads when forced to compete in a sophisticated dark web secret society’s global recruitment game.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: If the…
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The least theatrical list of live action nominees I’ve seen from this group. No referenced to Birds of Prey or Wonder Woman 1984 or even Bad Boys for Life. Greyhound is the closest to a traditional action thriller, but this list could easily translate over to the Oscars. The Nominations
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New This Week The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman has been given a Blu-ray release by Universal. Based on Ernest J. Gaines’ novel, the made-for-TV movie, directed by John Korty, whose best-known work it remains, was first broadcast in January 1974 with just one commercial break. It went on to be nominated for 12 Emmys,…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies
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A strange assortment and no longer an active precursor, this award can also help give a clue as to how the Sound Mixing Oscar might go with the Effects/Foley category more likely to figure than the Dialogue/ADR category. Nominations Tallies (3) News of the World, Sound of Metal The Nominations
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