Contender: The Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026)
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Home Viewing with Peter #987
The Criterion Collection has released sparkling new 4K UHDs of 1970’s Five Easy Pieces and 2025’s Sentimental Value. At first glance, it may seem that a film shot on the west coast U.S. fifty-five years earlier and one shot in today’s Norway are an odd combination, but the two films have a lot in common.…
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Oscar History: June 9 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Cole Porter (73 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1902: Jack Cosgrove (62 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects 1916: Jim MacKay (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film 1922: George Axelrod (81…
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Updated Preview: The End of Oak Street (2026)
New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) The End of Oak Street, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: Fatherland (2026)
Page Revisions: (June 7, 2026) Original Release Date: Coming (2026) Synopsis: From IMDb: “At the height of the Cold War, Fatherland centers on the relationship between the writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika—actress, writer and rally driver—as they embark on a road trip in a black Buick cruiser across a Germany in ruins.” Poster…
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Contender: The Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2026 Contenders series. The Adventures of Cliff Booth was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Wide Contender Factor: 16.5 out of 25 (Stage 2 of 5…
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Weekend Preview: Jun. 12-14, 2026
Below are seven previews for films opening next weekend. Disclosure Day (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Furious (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Stop! That! Train! (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview I Am Frankelda (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview O Horizon (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Promised Sky (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview This…
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Box Office History (Week 23, 2026)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Oscar History: June 8 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Joseph Jackson (37 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1911: Howard J. Lydecker (58 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects 1912: Frank McCarthy (74 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Win: Picture 1918: Robert…
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Film Preview: This Tempting Madness (2026)
Page Revisions: (June 7, 2026) Original Release Date: June 12, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After emerging from a coma with serious injuries and memory gaps, a woman’s husband is jailed. As she works to reconstruct her past, she begins to doubt herself and what is real.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1,…
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Film Preview: I Am Frankelda (2026)
Page Revisions: (June 7, 2026) Original Release Date: June 12, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Frankelda, a determined 19th-century Mexican writer, journeys into her subconscious to face the monsters she’s written about. Guided by a tormented prince, she must restore the balance between fiction and reality before it’s too late.” Poster Rating: B- (5) SEE ALL…
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Oscar History: June 7 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: T. E.B. Clarke (81 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Story and Screenplay 1909: Jessica Tandy (85 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1913: George Tibbles (73 at death)…
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Contenders 26: June Update
It’s time to review the stage shifts that have occurred in the last month. Moving to Stage 2 Once all of the preliminary data has been received, a film moves to Stage 2. Here are the six that have done in the past month. Digger (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility) Fjord (Stage 2 of…
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Oscar History: June 6 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: R. C. Sherriff (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1907: Edward H. Plumb (50 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1925: Marvin Worth (72 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Documentary Feature 1933:…
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Film Preview: Lucky Strike (2026)
Page Revisions: (May 31, 2026) Original Release Date: June 26, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An injured American soldier is trapped behind German lines during the Battle of the Bulge.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) The overaccentuated blue eye in the otherwise dingy design doesn’t make a lot of sense nor…
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