Month: January 2012
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 2, 2012)
Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 13
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Precursor: 17th Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2011)
Below are the winners of this year’s Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critics’ Choice Awards. All technical achievement categories are included and most of the choices were spread evenly across many films with Drive winning Best Action Film the only really exciting choice. In addition to the nominees and/or winners listed below, this year, we’re giving…
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Reminder: In the Land of Blood & Honey – Live Q&A
Don’t forget there’s a live Q&A with In the Land of Blood and Honey director Angelina Jolie this evening. While you can visit the original post and use the app there (Live Q&A Post), I’ve also decided to share a new post now with that data to make it easier to find. Also remember to…
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Poll: Best Original Song (1984 – 1988)
Return Links Best Picture Poll Archive Best Original Song Poll: 1984 – 1988 Which Original Song winner is best? Public OpinionView Results
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Trailer Watch: Goon
Not to be confused with The Goonies, a light-hearted, family-friendly tale. Goon Plot Summary: A washed up, middle aged man finds himself the surprising star of a hockey team after his fits of rage and violence make him an overnight sensation. Release Date: March 30, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: This is the definition…
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Feed the Queue #80
Here are the results of last week’s poll. Aliens (1986) House of Wax (1953) San Francisco (1936) Big (1988) Aliens wins and goes into my queue.
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Reminders: Tonight’s Events
Tonight we have two big events to cover. Will you be joining us? First is a live Q&A with In the Land of Blood and Honey director Angelina Jolie. Those who want a chance to win a Blood and Honey poster, need to post a comment in the following thread in order to be eligible…
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Oscar Profile #68: Basil Rathbone
Born June 13, 1892 in Johannesburg, South Africa to a mining engineer and his wife, young Basil Rathbone, along with his parents and two younger siblings were forced to flee the country at the end of the decade when his father was accused by the Boers of being a spy for the British. Young Rathbone…
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Precursor: 25th USC Scripter Nominations (2011)
A couple of nominees here have no Oscar chance, but it’s an interesting an eclectic list. And with their history, three to four nominees here will carry home Oscar nominations, which makes Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’s chances pretty good since neither Method nor Jane Eyre could compete. In addition to the nominees and/or winners listed…
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84th Predictions: January
From now until the Oscar nominations, we’ll be bringing you periodic updates to our personal predictions for this year’s Oscar nominations (and after that our predictions for the winners). Today, after a series of guild nomination announcements and before we head into the first major awards-giving ceremonies of the year (Broadcast Critics tonight, Thursday, and…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 12
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Trailer Watch: The Secret World of Arrietty
A secret world that’s not so secret…on top of everything, the concept seems a derivation of The Rescuers The Secret World of Arrietty Plot Summary: A species of tiny humanoids, living in the walls of houses and stealing what they need to survive, find themselves at risk when a human discovers their secret. Release Date:…
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Game: 2012 Spring Box Office Week 2 & Week 1 Results
For a full list of rules, click here: 2011 Spring Box Office Predictions Game Rules. Submit Your Predictions for This Week Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least. Individual monetary predictions for each film. Final box office tally for all new wide releases. Awards…
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Precursor: 26th American Society of
Cinematographers Nominations (2011)A day later than their own timeline dictated, the ASC has finally announced their nominations. The big news is that Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, a film no one exactly saw claiming a nomination here, especially for a frist-time nominee, managed to sneak its way into this list over the likes of Oscar winner Eduardo Serra…
