Film Preview: Way of the Warrior Kid (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Poll: Remaking Best Original Screenplay, 2000
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Original Screenplay, 2000 In our eleventh pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Original Screenplay. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Original Screenplay slate. There will…
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Film Preview: A Perfectly Normal Family (2020)
Page Revisions: (November 15, 2020) Original Release Date: October 2, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Emma has a perfectly normal family until one day it turns out her dad, Thomas, is transgender. As Thomas becomes Agnete, both father and daughter struggle to hold on to what they had while accepting that everything has changed.” Poster Rating:…
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5 Favorites Redux #55: Favorite Nicolas Cage Films
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. Starting out his career with his more famous Coppola surname, Nicolas Cage appeared in…
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Oscar Profile #523: Ray Milland
Born January 3, 1907 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones, known professionally as Ray Milland, was the son of a steel mill superintendent and his wife. He trained as an equestrian on his uncle’s horse breeding farm and later joined the Household Cavalry before becoming an actor. Turning to acting, Milland’s rise…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 19 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Nov. 20-22, 2020)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Nov. 20-22, 2020)
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Film Preview: Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
Page Revisions: (November 15, 2020) Original Release Date: December 11, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A pair of star-crossed lovers in Ireland get caught up in their family’s land dispute.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A rainy photo of potential lovers embracing doesn’t tell us much about the film except that Emily Blunt…
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2020 Oscar Season Box Office Preview: December
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. December 4, 2020 All My Life Premise: From IMDb: “A couple’s wedding plans are thrown off course when the groom is diagnosed with liver cancer.” Box Office Prospects: $5 M Expectations: Weak. The premise doesn’t sound like something holiday audiences will want to catch at the box…
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2020 Oscar Nominations Predictions: November
More films have vacated 2020, so our lists seem to be getting narrower and narrower, but with plenty of Netflix titles instead. After the break, we’ll get into our predictions for this year’s Oscars.
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Looking at the Weekend: Nov. 20-22, 2020
There are no new wide releases this week with fewer and fewer on the horizon. Many of the potential releases have vacated as U.S. pandemic infections are on a dramatic rise as we enter Phase 2. The light may be seen at the end of the tunnel, but the upcoming holiday box office season is…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 18 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Happiest Season (2020)
Page Revisions: (November 15, 2020) Original Release Date: November 25, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family’s acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.” Poster Rating: B SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It’s a suitable design for a film…
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The DVD Report #699
New This Week Australia has long produced high quality Blu-rays of Hollywood films unavailable in the U.S., but those Blu-rays were not playable on U.S. Region 1 players and available only as imports. Earlier this year, Australia’s Imprint label from ViaVision began releasing Hollywood films on region-free Blu-rays that will play on U.S. Region 1…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 17 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 5th Critics Choice Documentary Awards (2020)
Dick Johnson Is Dead seems to be well regarded, as are many of the other winners on this list. We’ll see how the Academy feels next year. Awards Tallies (2) Dick Johnson Is Dead, My Octopus Teacher The Awards
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