Month: June 2016
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Jun. 24-26, 2016
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Independence Day: Resurgence Twenty years ago, Roland Emmerich made his biggest hit to date, an alien invasion drama that earned two Oscar nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound, winning for its mixture of traditional effects and CGI. Since then,…
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The Morning After: Jun. 27, 2016
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Independence Day: Resurgence When Roland…
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This Day in Oscar History: June 27 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Jul. 2016, Limited)
Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Jul. 2016, Limited)
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Film Preview: Memoria (2016)
Page Revisions: (June 19, 2016) Original Release Date: April 8, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Ivan Cohen is a young boy living in Palo Alto, California. Unsatisfied by his slacker group of friends, his love for a girl who doesn’t know he exists and a dysfunctional family life, he is struggling to find his place in…
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Film Preview: Collide (2016)
Page Revisions: (June 19, 2016) Original Release Date: August 19, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, though he winds up on the run from his employers across Munich’s high-speed Autobahn.” Poster Rating: D SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Run with me friends! The…
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Weekend Preview: Jul. 1-3, 2016
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: Satanic (2016)
Page Revisions: (June 26, 2016) Original Release Date: July 1, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Four friends on their way to Coachella stop off in Los Angeles to tour true-crime occult sites, only to encounter a mysterious young runaway who puts them on a terrifying path to ultimate horror.” Poster Rating: D SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW…
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Film Preview: Our Kind of Traitor (2016)
Page Revisions: (June 26, 2016) Original Release Date: July 1, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A couple find themselves lured into a Russian oligarch’s plans to defect are soon positioned between the Russian Mafia and the British Secret Service, neither of whom they can trust.” Poster Rating: C / C- / C- / C / C+…
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Film Preview: The Innocents (2016)
Page Revisions: (June 26, 2016) Original Release Date: July 1, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In 1945 Poland, a young French Red Cross doctor who is sent to assist the survivors of the German camps discovers several nuns in advanced states of pregnancy during a visit to a nearby convent..” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS…
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This Day in Oscar History: June 26 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Backtrack (2016)
Page Revisions: (June 19, 2016) Original Release Date: February 26, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Psychologist Peter Bower’s life is thrown into turmoil when he discovers a strange secret about his patients. Risking his own sanity, Peter delves into his past to uncover a terrifying secret which only he can put right.” Poster Rating: C /…
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Film Preview: Sky (2016)
Page Revisions: (June 19, 2016) Original Release Date: April 15, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Romy (Diane Kruger) is on holiday in the USA with her French husband, Richard (Gilles Lellouche). But the journey quickly turns into a settling of old scores for this worn out couple. After an ultimate fight, Romy decides to break free.…
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This Day in Oscar History: June 25 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Film Preview: Manhattan Night (2016)
Page Revisions: (June 19, 2016) Original Release Date: May 20, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a seductive stranger asks tabloid writer Porter Wren to dig into the unsolved murder of her filmmaker husband, he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail – one that threatens his job, his marriage, and…
