Film Preview: The American (2024)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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New Poll Series Debuts This Week
With the closure of the Friday Face-Off, we decided to start up a new polling series that asks you to rate every Oscar nominee in most of the major categories. Every day of the week at noon (Central), a new poll group will post with anywhere between 30 and 35 nominees across two to four…
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Film Preview: Prisoner’s Daughter (2023)
Page Revisions: (May 28, 2023) Original (June 25, 2023) New Poster (#1) Release Date: June 30, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A father fights for the love of his daughter and grandson, after serving twelve years in prison.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: For an indie design, it’s not bad. The empty spaces…
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5 Favorites #179: Best of the 1980s
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. The 1980s had a lot of big blockbusters, but I didn’t have nearly as…
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Oscar Profile #650: Peggy Ashcroft
Born December 22, 1907 in Surrey, England, Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was a titan of the British stage, who only occasionally appeared in films, but when she did, she was as amazing and unforgettable as she was in her lauded stage roles. Ashcroft’s mother had been an actress. Her father,…
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96th Oscars: Upcoming Precursors – June
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jun. 2-4, 2023)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jun. 2-4, 2023)
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Film Preview: Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Page Revisions: (May 28, 2023) Original (July 9, 2023) New Trailer (#2) (September 17, 2023) New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#1-#3) (October 15, 2023) New Posters (#4-#5) (October 22, 2023) New Trailer (#4) — New Posters (#6-#7) Release Date: October 20, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Members of the Osage tribe in the United States…
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Film Preview: Earth Mama (2023)
Page Revisions: (May 28, 2023) Original Release Date: July 7, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An intimate coming of age story of a pregnant single mother who embraces her Bay Area community as she determines the fate of her family.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The colors are dull and the image is…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jun. 2-4, 2023
From Disney to Marvel (Sony), audiences are going to be overcome with options this weekend and the fight for first place will come down to these two films, but Spider-Man being in its first weekend and Mermaid in its second, that should give Spidey the edge. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at films that…
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Review: The Bad Guys (2022)
The Bad Guys Rating Director Pierre Perifel Screenplay Etan Cohen, Yoni Brenner, Hilary Winston Length 1h 40m Starring Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, Lilly Singh MPAA Rating PG Original Preview Click Here
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This Day in Oscar History: May 31 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Ernest Haller (74 at death) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1908: Don Ameche (85 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1916: Bert Haanstra (81 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations:…
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Film Preview: Problemista (2024)
Page Revisions: (May 28, 2023) Original (July 16, 2023) New Trailer (#2) (February 4, 2024) New Trailer (#3) — New Release Date (changed from 8.4.2023) Release Date: March 22, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in NY. As time runs…
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Film Preview: The Miracle Club (2023)
Page Revisions: (May 28, 2023) Original (July 9, 2023) New Posters (#1-#2) Release Date: July 14, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Plot unknown.” Poster Rating: B- / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) A nice visual balance between locales as well as fitting and well balanced headshots and layering for the central figures. (#2) The…
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Home Viewing with Peter #830
Kino Lorber has released two films on Blu-ray that are as diametrically opposed as any two films of the 1950s could be. The 1957 version of My Man Godfrey is an inferior remake of the classic 1936 screwball comedy while 1954’s action-packed Secret of the Incas, the inspiration for 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark,…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 30 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Howard Hawks (81 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Directing Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1912: Hugh Griffith (67 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1920: Franklin J. Schaffner (69 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination:…
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