Film Preview: I’m Still Here (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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5 Favorites #136: Christian Bale
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. One of a handful of Hollywood actors who subscribe to the Stanislavsky Method of…
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Oscar Profile #606: Lee J. Cobb
Born December 8, 1911 in Bronx, New York, Lee J. Cobb (born Leo Jacoby) was interested in acting from an early age. He ran away from home at 16, joining the Harmonica Rascals with whom he made a short subject in Hollywood in 1929 before returning to New York where he studied accounting at New…
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Review: Closely Watched Trains (1966)
This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Closely Watched Trains Rating Director Jirí Menzel Screenplay Bohumil Hrabal, Jirí Menzel (Novel: Bohumil Hrabal) Length 1h 32m Starring Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vlastimil Brodský, Vladimír Valenta, Alois Vachek, Ferdinand Kruta, Jitka Bendová, Jitka Zelenohorská, Nada…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 7 (2022)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Our Site Milestones 2010: Film Previews / Trailer Watch (12) 2011: Polls: Oscar’s Best (11)
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jul. 8-10, 2022)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jul. 8-10, 2022)
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Film Preview: Barbarian (2022)
Page Revisions: (July 3, 2022) Original (December 25, 2022) New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#2-#5) Release Date: August 31, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that her rental has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 8-10, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder is set to take the summer by storm. It’s poised to claim this weekend’s top spot, but will it do so enough to be the year’s biggest debut? It’s possible, though unlikely. I could even see it claiming less than $100 million. Our Highest Rated Films: Thor: Love and Thunder Our…
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Review: Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo Rating Director Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay Alec Coppel, Samuel Taylor, (Novel: Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac) Length 2h 08m Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones, Raymond Bailey, Ellen Corby, Konstantin Shayne, Lee Patrick MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: The Great Train Robbery & Life of an American Fireman (1903)
This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. The Great Train Robbery Rating Director Edwin S. Porter Screenplay Edwin S. Porter, Scott Marble Length 11m Starring A.C. Abadie, Gilbert M. ‘Broncho Billy’ Anderson, George Barnes, Justus D. Barnes, Walter Cameron, John Manus Dougherty Sr.,…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 6 (2022)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Ticket to Paradise (2022)
Page Revisions: (July 3, 2022) Original (October 16, 2022) New Poster (#1) Release Date: October 21, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A divorced couple that teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: If…
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The DVD Report #784
New This Week Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World is the kind of film that sneaks up on you and grabs hold when you’re not expecting it to. This is just the fifth film from the 48-year-old Norwegian director of Reprise, Oslo, August 31st, Louder Than Bombs, and Thelma. Although marketed as a…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 5 (2022)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: The Invitation (2022)
Page Revisions: (July 3, 2022) Original (August 20, 2022) New Posters (#2-#3) Release Date: August 26, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young woman is courted and swept off her feet, only to realize a gothic conspiracy is afoot.” Poster Rating: B+ / C- / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Sometimes, a simple design…
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