Film Preview: The American (2024)
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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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5 Favorites #177: Best of the 1960s
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 inexorable march of time proceeds for all of us, leading us into another…
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Oscar Profile #647: Jean Louis
Born October 5, 1907 in Paris, France, Jean Louis (Berthault) emigrated to the U.S. where he worked as a designer for New York fashion entrepreneur Hattie Carnegie whose clients included Joan Cohn, the wife of Columbia Pictures mogul Harry Cohn. With her influence, he became head designer for Columbia in 1944, a position he held…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 11 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Irving Berlin (101 at death) {9 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Motion Picture Story, Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1892: Margaret Rutherford (80 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1914: Haroun Tazieff (83 at death)…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (May 12-14, 2023)
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Film Preview: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Page Revisions: (May 7, 2023) Original (June 4, 2023) New Posters (#14-#28) (June 11, 2023) New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#29-#31) — Updated Synopsis Release Date: June 9, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Plot unknown. Reportedly based on the ‘Transformers’ spinoff ‘Beast Wars’ which feature robots that transform into robotic animals.” Poster Rating: C /…
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2022 Oscar Season Box Office Wrap-Up: December
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. December 2, 2022 Violent Night Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: No change. Box Office Prospects: $45 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Poor.…
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Looking at the Weekend: May 12-14, 2023
With five new wide releases trying to find out who can lose to the second week of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, it should be interesting to see which of the demographics most turn out. Considering the mediocre trailers for most of the choices, it’s possible that Book Club: The Next Chapter is the…
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Review: Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Minions: The Rise of Gru Rating Director Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val Screenplay Matthew Fogel, Brian Lynch, Matthew Fogel Length 1h 27m Starring Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Julie Andrews, Russell Brand, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Lucy Lawless MPAA Rating PG Original Preview Click…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 10 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Max Steiner (83 at death) {26 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Wins: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score 1890: Clarence Brown (97 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing 1894: Dimitri Tiomkin (85 at death) {23 Noms,…
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Trailer Watch: Fast X (2023) Updated
New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#11-#18) Fast X, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Home Viewing with Peter #827
With Mother’s Day approaching, now is the perfect time to reflect on films centered around mothers and maybe plan on watching one or two of them in honor of the holiday. Mothers have, of course, been a movie staple from the very beginning. Good mothers, bad mothers, and everything in-between have been seen on screen.…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 9 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Richard Barthelmess (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1896: Richard Day (76 at death) {20 Noms, 7 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production…
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3…?
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Film Preview: Gran Turismo (2023)
Page Revisions: (May 7, 2023) Original (July 30, 2023) New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#5-#8) (August 20, 2023) New Release Date (changed from 8.11.2023) Release Date: August 25, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The ultimate wish fulfilment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 8 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2007: Home Viewing with Peter (formerly The DVD Report) (16) Born 1890: John Meehan (64 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Writing, Screenplay 1897: Henry Ginsberg (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1903: Walter Thompson (72 at death) {2…
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