Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Film Preview: The Sonata (2020)
Page Revisions: (December 29, 2019) Original Release Date: January 10, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young violinist unravels her long lost father’s past, triggering dark forces that reach beyond her imagination.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be…
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Film Preview: The Whistlers (2020)
Page Revisions: (December 29, 2019) Original (February 23, 2020) New Poster (#3) Release Date: February 28, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A policeman intent on freeing a crooked businessman from a prison on Gomera, an island in the Canaries. However, he must first learn the difficult local dialect, a language which includes hissing and spitting.” Poster…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 1, 2020)
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 Round One #21
Below are our ten face-offs for this week. Each category requires you to select a certain number of films to save. For more information on how the game works, click here.
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2019 Precursor Predictions: Golden Globe Awards
While Oscar season began in late November, January is the beginning of the televised and guild awards season, so as we do every year, we’re looking at the Golden Globe Awards. here are our predictions and our commentary to go along with them. GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Best Picture, Drama The Irishman (Peter, Tripp, Thomas, RU:Wesley)…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 3 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 13th Houston Critics Awards (2019)
Houston critics don’t have a problem with any of their winners as most of them are major contenders for Oscar nominations. Their only selection that might struggle is Zhao Shuzhen for The Farewell. As Hong Chau can attest, critical acclaim isn’t enough to get you to the Oscars. Though, as Zhao can attest, her film…
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Precursor: 18th Columbus Critics Awards (2019)
Columbus film critics have weighed in the best of the year and like so many other groups, they have selected Parasite as the best film of the year. Parasite is the only film to earn double-digit awards for Best Picture this year. Award Tallies (4) Parasite (3) Little Women (2) Knives Out, Us The Awards
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Precursor: 36th Casting Society Nominations (2019)
The Casting Society of America have announced their nominees for the best-cast films of the year. These awards are given to the casting director of a film, so there’s no direct Oscar correlation. That said, the list can often help us see what films are being seriously considered. The Nominations
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Poll: Remaking Best Supporting Actress, 1997
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Supporting Actress, 1997 In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Supporting Actress. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Supporting Actress slate. There will…
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Film Preview: The Host (2020)
Page Revisions: (December 29, 2019) Original Release Date: January 17, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A chance opportunity arises for Robert Atkinson, a London banker who risks his banks money to leave the mundane behind and start a new life. To take advantage, he unwittingly signs up with the Chinese cartel to transport a briefcase to…
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Film Preview: Buffaloed (2020)
Page Revisions: (December 29, 2019) Original Release Date: February 14, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set in the underworld of debt-collecting and follows the homegrown hustler Peg Dahl, who will do anything to escape Buffalo, ” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The wide staring eyes don’t exactly encourage viewers to take this film…
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5 Favorites Redux #11: Upcoming 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. 2020 is a new year (shocking, I know) and carries with it plenty of…
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Oscar Profile #477: Peter Yates
Born July 24, 1929 in Hampshire, England, Peter Yates was the son of an army officer. He attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked for some years as an actor, director and stage manager. He directed plays in London and New York. He also spent two…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 2 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones Born Died Released Our Site Milestones 2012: Polls: Most Anticipated (8)
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