Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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This Day in Oscar History: December 6 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Hell on the Border (2019)
Page Revisions: (December 1, 2019) Original Release Date: December 13, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A movie based on the true life story of Bass Reeves, a legendary tough African American cowboy in the Wild West. Bass Reeves was the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River. He worked mostly in Arkansas and…
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Poll: Remaking Best Production Design, 2013
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Production Design, 2013 In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Production Design. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Production Design slate. There will…
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5 Favorites Redux #7: Films Starring Scarlett Johnasson
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. This week, Noah Baumbach’s critically acclaimed Marriage Story releases to cinemas with Scarlett Johansson…
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Oscar Profile #473: Celia Johnson
Born December 18, 1908, Celia “Betty” Johnson was the second child of John Robert and Ethel Collins, who made her first public appearance at the age of 8 in a charity performance of King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid to raise funds for returning World War I soldiers. The young actress attended St. Paul’s Girl…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 5 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: The Rhythm Section (2020)
Page Revisions: (December 1, 2019) Original (January 26, 2020) New Trailer (#2) Release Date: January 31, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A woman seeks revenge against those who orchestrated a plane crash that killed her family.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Apart from the inexplicable title, this design’s silhouette motif is interesting to…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 6-8, 2019)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Dec. 6-8, 2019)
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Precursor: 19th American Film Institute (2019)
Nothing on this list is particularly surprising, but what is surprising is the special award to Parasite. AFI does not often give out such awards, so that makes this truly a special selection. This is also only a list of American-made films. Non-American films aren’t eligible, which could explain some exclusions. The Awards Best American…
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2019 Oscar Season Preview Wrap-Up: September
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. September 6, 2019 It Chapter Two Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $350 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said:…
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Precursor: 85th New York Critics Awards (2019)
The New York Film Critics Circle always enjoy being contrary and they often choose a mixture of popular and off-beat. That is very true this year with films like The Irishman and Uncut Gems being awarded side-by-side. When Parasite won Foreign Language Film and Quentin Tarantino won the screenplay award, it seemed likely The Irishman…
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Precursor: Australian Academy Awards (2019)
Announced over multiple days, starting on Monday, Dec. 2 and finalizing on Dec. 4, the Australian Academy Awards are a completely different operation and their winners are no less strange, but also interesting to boot. The Nightingale won the night with four prizes having gone into the second night with only one award. The King…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 6-8, 2019
Here’s where Frozen II picks up its third weekend atop the box office as the two new wide releases don’t look like they’ll be more than lackluster performers. The Aeronauts is the kind of movie that might have done well twenty or thirty years ago, but which won’t draw as much interest as the studio…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 4 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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92nd Oscars: Visual Effects Semifinalists
Below is the press release from the Academy listing the twenty semifinalists for the Visual Effects nominations. This list will be whittled down to ten later this month. I’m not too surprised by the films on my hopefuls list being admitted. Dark Phoenix, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Missing Link, Once Upon a Time… in…
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