Month: August 2011
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Trailer Watch: Seven Days in Utopia
An inspirational story set against the backdrop of the game of golf. Seven Days in Utopia Plot Summary: A professional golfer, unable to prove himself to his father, wreckes his career and ends up in a tiny, backwater town where the locals prepare to teach him something about being himself. Release Date: September 2, 2011…
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Game: Week 1 – 2011 Oscar Season Box Office Predictions
The fall box office season begins this weekend and we’ve got more box office predictions contests for you. We’ll be featuring multiple contests. You can participate in whichever ones you want, but we encourage you to play them all. Here are the rules. If you’ve played in the past, be sure to re-read the rules…
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Looking at the Weekend: September 2-4, 2011
Shark Night 3D and Apollo 18 are attempting to cannibalize the same audience, which could allow another film to sneak into the top spot at the box office this week. Could it be a third week at #1 for The Help or perhaps The Debt could reach the top.
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This Day in Oscar History: August 31
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Game: Week 17 – 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions: FINAL Results
Slipping even further this weekend, The Help maintained its hold on the top spot for a second week, a rather solid performance for a film that didn’t seem that promising a few months ago. And congratulations Zach and Mike on winning their respective races. Zach won Group 1 for the season while Mike won Group…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Sept. 2-4, 2011)
Return Links What Are Yuo Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (Sept. 2-4, 2011) What are you watching this weekend? (Sep. 2-4, 2011) Public OpinionView Results
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Trailer Watch: Ra One
Such an unusual concept for Bollywood. Ra One Plot Summary: A Bollywood superhero film. Release Date: October 26, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: It’s not a particularly inventive poster, but it gets the film’s premise across easily. Rating: B- Commentary: It’s unlike anything I’ve seen from Bollywood (in terms of trailers), so this could…
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5 Favorites #41: 5 Favorite Labor Day Films
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…
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The DVD Report #219: Oscar on DVD – 1998
The 1998 Oscar season was the first one I participated in on the first Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board (UAADB). Discussions about that year still raise hackles on some of the participants who are still around.
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This Day in Oscar History: August 30
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Trailer Watch: The Artist
A silent film in an era of progressively louder soundtracks. It should be a nice change of pace. The Artist Plot Summary: A popular matinee idol of the silent film era finds himself falling out of grace with the public while the protege whose career he bolstered finds unmitigated success. Release Date: November 23, 2011…
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Oscar Preview: The Leading Man – Leonardo DiCaprio
Every week from now until the critics groups start giving out their prizes for the best of the year, I’m going to be spotlighting the big Oscar players and their chances at Oscar glory this year. Back to the actors, we have an actor who earned his first nomination at a young age and has…
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84th Predictions: August
Every month until Oscar season and then regularly after that, we’ll be posting our predictions for the 84th Oscars. Our last update was back in May, so there have been a few changes. Of course, this is still August, so take the predictions with a grain of salt. No one knows what’s going to happen…
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The Morning After: August 29, 2011
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 29
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
