Month: April 2016
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Film Preview: Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Page Revisions: (April 24, 2016) Original (May 8, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#5) Release Date: August 12, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.” Poster Rating: C / C (3) / C-…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 30 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Film Preview: Cafe Society (2016)
Page Revisions: (April 24, 2016) Original (May 15, 2016) New Trailer (#2) (July 10, 2016) New Poster (#2) Release Date: August 12, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young man arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry. There, he falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 18, 2016)
Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
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The NEW Friday Face-Off #144
We are now in the second round of voting for the Friday Face Off, pitting winners from first round against each other. Just choose one selection in each of the categories below. One this round completes, we’ll pit those winners against each other until we have a final winner. There might be a losers bracket…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 29 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Poll: Best of the Animated Feature (2001 – 2005)
Return Links Polls Best Animated Feature Poll: 2001 – 2005
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Film Preview: The Confirmation (2016)
Page Revisions: (April 24, 2016) Original Release Date: March 18, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Eight year old Anthony is somewhat uneasy about spending the weekend with his alcoholic, down-on-his-luck carpenter dad Walt while his mom Bonnie and her new husband Kyle go to a Catholic retreat together. Walt is just as uneasy about spending time…
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Oscar Profile #285: Hal Ashby
Born September 2, 1929 in Ogden, Utah, (William) Hal Ashby was the fourth and youngest child in a Mormon family. He had a rough childhood that saw the divorce of his parents when he was 6, his father’s suicide when he was 12 and two marriages and divorces of his own before the age of…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 28 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Apr. 29-May 1, 2016)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Apr. 29-May 1, 2016)
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Film Preview: The Founder (2016)
Page Revisions: (April 24, 2016) Original (July 17, 2016) New Release Date (changed from 8/5/16) / Updated Oscar Prospects (December 11, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2 & #3) (January 8, 2017) New Trailer (#3) Release Date: December 16, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The story of McDonald’s founder, Ray Kroc.” Poster Rating: C+…
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Looking at the Weekend: Apr. 29-May 1, 2016
Can The Jungle Book take another round at the top? It’s likely with this uninspiring batch of new openers. The only reason I give Ratchet & Clank the top chance of the new releases to come in high on the list is that there haven’t been a lot of animated films lately, which means there…
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2016 Blockbuster Season Preview: May
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings.
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This Day in Oscar History: April 27 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died