Month: November 2012
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This Day in Oscar History: November 5 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1930: 3rd Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1929/30}
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Poll: Best of Nov. 2011 (Wide)
Return Links Best of…? Poll Archive What’s the Best of Nov. 2011 (Wide)? Cinema Sight Asks: What was the best film released wide in Nov. 2011? Public OpinionPoll Results
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The Inbox (Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2012)
Every week, I get several press releases, screening invitations and other notifications from a handful of studio contacts. While I won’t be sharing any information regarding my screening invites, some of the press releases might be of interest to my readers, so I thought I’d start sharing them in toto with all of you. These…
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Weekend Preview: Nov. 9-11, 2012
Below are four previews for films opening next weekend.
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This Day in Oscar History: November 4 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: November 3 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Screener Watch: Safety Not Guaranteed
This came in a fairly non-descript package, so no pics this time around. Safety Not Guaranteed Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, Mark Duplass, William Hall Jr. Director: Colin Trevorrow Premise: From IMDb: “Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking…
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85th Oscars Short List: Animated Feature
The Academy has announced 21 films submitted for consideration for the Animated Feature category at this year’s Oscars. Although all of these haven’t released, 6 or more of them would have to be no-shows to drop the maximum number of nominations below 5, so expect 5 with Brave, ParaNorman, The Pirates!, Rise of the Guardians…
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Trailer Watch: A Good Day to Die Hard
Can these films please stop being relevant? A Good Day to Die Hard Plot Summary: John McClane is back and this time, he’s trying to save his son who’s performing a job in Moscow. Release Date: February 14, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: D Commentary: A tagline and an image might work for die hard Die…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 44, 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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Friday Face-Off #45
Time for another week of the Friday Face-Off. It’s a simple affair in which you are given a choice between two Oscar winners in specific categories. You choose which of the two is best. When the game concludes, we’ll have the ultimate winner in each category. For example: If you were to choose between Oscar…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 2 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Poll: Best Actor (1973 – 1977)
Return Links Best Actor Poll Archive Best Actor Poll: 1973 – 1977 Cinema Sight Asks: Which Best Actor winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Trailer Watch: Dangerous Liaisons
It might be interesting to see this story from another culture’s perspective. Dangerous Liaisons Plot Summary: A Chinese adaptation of the classic French novel, romantic entanglements threaten to unravel a relationship in a potentially deadly manner. Release Date: November 2, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C- Commentary: Not very seductive. Not very dangerous. Attempting to appeal…
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Feed the Queue #108
Here are the results of last week’s poll. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) Driving Lessons (2006) O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) The Open Road (2009) Y Tu Mama Tambien wins and goes into my queue.
