Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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5 Favorites Redux #42: Favorite Bruce Dern 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. Having worked on several westerns and suspense thrillers in his early career throughout the…
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Oscar Profile #509: Janet Leigh
Born July 6, 1927 in Merced, California, Jeannette Morrison (screen name Janet Leigh) was an only child. Raised in poverty during the Great Depression in Stockton, California where her family relocated shortly after her birth, she sang in the choir of her local Presbyterian church. Leigh excelled in academics and graduated from high school at…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 13 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Aug. 14-16, 2020)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Aug. 14-16, 2020)
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Film Preview: Get Duked! (2020)
Page Revisions: (August 9,2020) Original Release Date: August 28,2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An anarchic, hip-hop inspired comedy that follows four city boys on a wilderness trek as they try to escape a mysterious huntsman.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A design that tells more about the film to those who’ve seen the…
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Looking at the Weekend: Aug. 14-16, 2020
Another week with mostly virtual and limited releases. When we first prepared this week for consideration, The SpongeBob Movie hadn’t been scheduled. Normally, it would have been included. Here is my original preview of the film. There isn’t otherwise much to see here. Our Highest Rated Films: In the Life of Music Our Best Awards…
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Review: Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight Rating Director Tom McCarthy Screenplay Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy Length 128 min. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schrieber, John Slattery, Brian d’Arcy James, Stanley Tucci, Elena Wohl, Billy Crudup MPAA Rating R for some language including sexual references Original Preview Click Here
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This Day in Oscar History: August 12 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Project Power (2020)
Page Revisions: (August 9,2020) Original Release Date: August 14,2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes hits the streets of New Orleans, a teenage dealer and a local cop must team with an ex-soldier to take down the group responsible for its creation.” Poster Rating: C SEE…
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The DVD Report #685
New This Week The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum began life as a novel by Nobel laureate Heinrich Bohl based on the pacifist author’s arrest by the German government and pillorying by the press for his alleged involvement in violent anti-Vietnam War protests. It was a novel to the extent that the middle-aged writer made…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 11 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “The Burnt Orange Heresy”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen The Burnt Orange Heresy…?
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Film Preview: Centigrade (2020)
Page Revisions: (August 9,2020) Original (August 23, 2020) New Poster (#1) Release Date: August 28,2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A married couple find themselves trapped in their frozen vehicle after a blizzard and struggle to survive amid plunging temperatures and unforeseen obstacles.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It’s spot-on to the film’s premise,…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Aug. 7-9, 2020
We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
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This Day in Oscar History: August 10 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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