Looking at Film from Every Angle

Month: January 2014

  • Precursor: Make-Up and Hair Stylists Guild Nominations (2013)

    Long ago (2003), the Hollywood Makeup & Hairstylists Guild gave out awards. From 1999 to 2003, they presented almost this exact list of categories and winners. Yet, all records after 2003 indicate that the precursor vanished. It seems like they are back and while they are interesting, without that historical information, it’s impossible to say…

  • Precursor: 61st Motion Picture Sound Editors Nominations (2013)

    With so many nominees, you wouldn’t think the Motion Picture Sound Editors would be that helpful in predicting the Oscars. However, they certainly are. Films that receive 3 nominations are almost assured nomination (almost). Two mentions mean they have a decent, but more limited opportunity. No nominations and you can probably count them out entirely.…

  • Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jan. 17-19, 2014)

    Return Links Poll Archives What Are You Watching? (Jan. 17-19, 2014) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Jan. 17-19, 2014) Public OpinionPoll Results

  • Film Preview: Bad Words (2014)

    Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: March 14, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult.” Poster: B- / B (3) Review: The four posters each use the pixelated blur effect, which isn’t particularly…

  • Game: 2014 Spring Season Box Office Week 3

    For a full list of rules, click here: 2013 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. Final box office tally for all new wide releases.…

  • Non-Precursor: 34th Golden Raspberry Nominations (2013)

    They aren’t precursors, but they are amusing annual tradition since 1980. The Golden Raspberry Awards, known as the Razzies, are a fun glimpse into the minds of the irreverant. While they’ve rarely dug into big, important movies, they do highlight some of the worst missteps that appear each year, which includes both After Earth and…

  • Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 17-19, 2014

    Will it be action or horror? This week’s two potential champions embrace two genres that have historically done well at the box office, but I give the edge to Jack Ryan, which reboots a popular characterr from a book and film franchise. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: There aren’t any films releasing wide that I’m interested,…

  • Oscar Morning: The Article (2013)

    FOR AN OSCAR MORNING TRACKING SHEET, CLICK HERE. My predictions are in BOLD. A new era dawns on Thursday morning, January 16, 2014. No, nothing about the Academy is truly changing, but with new Academy president Cheryl Boone-Isaacs, the previous male-dominated presidency had meant countless starlets getting up before 5:30am PST (6:30a MST, 7:30a CST,…

  • Oscar Predictions: Final Pre-Nomination Predictions (2013)

    Tomorrow’s the precipice over which we all drop. The Oscar nominations are a the beginning of the end of Oscar season. All things that came before will act only as information in the grand scheme of selecting winners. The nominations are sure to provide shocks and in a year like this, even the slightest bump…

  • This Day in Oscar History: January 15 (2014)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Our Site Milestones 2012: Polls: Best Of… (2)

  • Poll: Best of January 2013 Limited

    Return Links Poll Archives What’s the Best of January 2013 Limited? Cinema Sight Asks: Which January 2013 limited release is best? Public OpinionPoll Results

  • Film Preview: The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014)

    Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: April 4, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Darwin meets Hitchcock in this feature-length documentary. THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR is a gripping tale of idealistic dreams gone awry, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands. Featuring voice-over performances by Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger,…

  • Precursor: 12th Visual Effects Society Nominations (2013)

    The Visual Effects Society is the only real forecaster of the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and most of what we’ve talked about/heard talk about is nominated today and the five listed n their “Visual Effects in an Effects-Driven Film” nominees would not surprise me to be the ones listed by the Academy. Nominations…

  • 5 Favorites #164: 5 Favorite Battle Scenes

    Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. If you want to take a look…

  • The DVD Report #343

    New This Week Two very different comedies about sex addiction are among the new releases available on Blu-ray and standard DVD. Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s writing and directing debut, Don Jon, is the better of the two. An often hilarious take on Don Juan filtered through Saturday Night Fever, Gordon-Levitt’s character is a hip young man living…

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