Month: September 2011
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Oscar Winner Cliff Robertson Has Died at 88
Cliff Robertson who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1968 for the film Charly. Although he would never receive another Oscar nomination, his career was productive and he was always a compelling actor to watch. Below is the obituary from Hollywood Reporter. The “Charly” and “Spider-Man” actor died Saturday, one day after his…
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63rd Creative Arts Emmy Winners Announced
Tonight, the winners for the 63rd Annual Creative Arts Emmys were announced. Below is a list of winners: Guest Performances Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series Paul McCrane – Harry’s Law Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series Loretta Devine – Grey’s Anatomy Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series Justin Timberlake – Saturday…
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Oscar Week in Review: September 4-10, 2011
Oscar News Eddie Murphy was announced as the host for the 84th Academy Awards next year. The Oscar nominated actor and comedian will lead the Brett Ratner produced show on February 26, 2012. The lineup was announced for the 55th London Film Festival, running the middle of October. Among the films in the running are…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 10
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Trailer Watch: Puncture
Chris Evans as a drug addicted lawyer. I didn’t see that one coming. Puncture Plot Summary: XXXX Release Date: September 23, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: The element of the poster that redeems it here is the hypodermic casually held in Chris Evans’ hand. If you’ve seen the trailer, you understand it has multiple…
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What to See: September 9-11, 2011
On Sundays, we list the weekend’s upcoming films along with previews of trailers and posters. On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll now tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their…
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Film Fun Friday #72
Always remember to have fun! If you have further suggestions on how we can improve, ideas for other games you’d like to see or just want to tell us how much fun you’re having, feel free to drop us a Comment. If you would like to submit a puzzle of your own, just send me…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 9
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Poll: Best Picture (1973 – 1977)
Return Links Best Picture Poll Archive Best Picture Poll: 1973 – 1977 Which Best Picture winner is best? Public OpinionView Results
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Trailer Watch: Margaret
Eleven years is a long time to go without practice. Margaret Plot Summary: Having witnessed a traumatic accident, a young girl lies to protect the bus driver who had been distracted by her attempts to gain passage on the bus and thereby caused the death of a mother and child. Release Date: September 30, 2011…
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Feed the Queue #62
Adventure films have different meanings to different people. This eclectic group of ten films that competed for this week’s placement represent a wide variety of eras and genres. Not managing to rank very highly with this group, Mad Max came in tenth with 9 points, beaten only by The Hurricane, a film which had all…
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Oscar Profile #50: Daniel Day-Lewis
Born April 29, 1957 in Greenwich, England, Daniel Day-Lewis is the second child of British poet laureate Cecil Day-Lewis and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon, whose father was legendary British producer Sir Michael Balcon. He made his film debut at the age of 13 as a child vandal in John Schlesinger’s 1971 film, Sunday…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 8
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Trailer Watch: The Woman in Black
Can Radcliffe find a post-Potter film career using a Gothic horror film as a launching pad? The Woman in Black Plot Summary: A gothic horror tale about a young lawyer who comes to a quiet village haunted by its own past and a mysterious woman in black that terrorizes them. Release Date: February 3, 2012…
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Game: Week 2 – 2011 Oscar Season Box Office & Week 1 Results
For a full list of rules, click here: 2011 Oscar Season Box Office Predictions Game Rules. Submit Your Predictions for This Week Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least. Individual monetary predictions for each film. Top limited release film and its per screen average.…
