Month: September 2016
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Film Preview: Ordinary World (2016)
Page Revisions: (September 25, 2016) Original Release Date: October 14, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An aging punk rocker copes with life after rock.” Poster Rating: D SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There is little about this poster that works. Apart from those familiar with Billie Joe Armstrong noticing, the stiff white background, the chintzy red…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 40, 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 #166
We are now in the third round of voting for the Friday Face Off, pitting winners from the second round against each other. Just choose one selection in each of the categories below. Because we want to keep the polls open a bit longer before starting the next phase, after we finish this third pass,…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 30 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Best Makeup (2007 – 2011)
Return Links Polls Best Makeup Poll: 2007 – 2011
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Film Preview: London Town (2016)
Page Revisions: (September 25, 2016) Original Release Date: October 7, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In ’70s London, a 14 year-old boy is introduced to the Clash by his estranged mother. It changes his life forever.” Poster Rating: B / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) It has that British 80s punk feel that fits…
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Oscar Profile #307: Celeste Holm
Born April 29, 1917 in New York, New York, Celeste Holm was an only child whose father was an insurance adjustor for Lloyd’s of London and her mother a portrait artist. Because of her parents’ occupations, she traveled extensively with them as a child, later studying drama while attending the University of Chicago. She became…
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Review: Jason Bourne (2016)
Jason Bourne Rating Director Paul Greengrass Screenplay Paul Greengrass, Christopher Rouse Length 123 min. Starring Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones, Julia Stiles, Vincent Cassel, Riz Ahmed, Ato Essandoh, Scott Shepherd. MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and brief strong language. Original Preview Click Here
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This Day in Oscar History: September 29 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Sep. 30-Oct. 2, 2016)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Sep. 30-Oct. 2, 2016)
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Trailer Watch: Bad Santa 2 (2016) Updated
New Trailer (#4) Bad Santa 2, updaetd Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Looking at the Weekend: Sep. 30-Oct. 2, 2016
The weekend should be a win for the box office. With Deepwater Horizon and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children hoping to do big dollars in an environment that hasn’t seen either type of film in some time. To a lesser extent, Masterminds does the same thing. This could be a strong weekend with Deepwater…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 28 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Film Preview: Trespass Against Us (2016)
Page Revisions: (September 25, 2016) Original (January 15, 2017) New Poster (#2) Release Date: November 24, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A man looks to find a way to escape the criminal ways of his outlaw family.” Poster Rating: C+ / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) The color scheme is overly familiar and the…
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The DVD Report #483
New This Week Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, Disney’s crowning achievement is now a quarter century old. To celebrate, Disney has released an immaculate Beauty and the Beast: 25th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray and standard DVD, as well as a five-disc version that includes the 3D release of the film.…
