Month: September 2016
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 39, 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 #165
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 23 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Best Makeup (2002 – 2006)
Return Links Polls Best Makeup Poll: 2002 – 2006
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Film Preview: Miss Sloane (2016)
Page Revisions: (September 18, 2016) Original (November 20, 2016) New Release Date (Changed from 12/9/16) Release Date: November 25, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Albeit corny, the black-and-white screen split…
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Oscar Profile #306: Felix Bressart
Born March 2, 1892 in East Prussia, Germany, which is now part of Russia, Felix Bressart made his stage debut in 1914 and his film debut in 1928. The Jewish character actor was forced to leave his home country in 1933 but continued to make German language films in Austria until he emigrated to the…
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Review: Star Trek: Beyond (2016)
Star Trek: Beyond Rating Director Justin Lin Screenplay Simon Pegg, Doug Jung Length 122 min. Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella MPAA Rating PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and violence Original Preview Click Here
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This Day in Oscar History: September 22 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Sep. 23-25, 2016)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Sep. 23-25, 2016)
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Film Preview: The Free World (2016)
Page Revisions: (September 18, 2016) Original Release Date: September 23, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A recently released former convict becomes involved with a married woman with an abusive husband.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: This design is quite frustrating. The elements that don’t work stand out (the corny fleeing couple and their…
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Looking at the Weekend: Sep. 23-25, 2016
Two of the hottest names at the box office, Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt, headline the weekends surefire number one film: The Magnificent Seven based on the American remake of the Japanese classic The Seven Samurai, this film hopes to cash in on name recognition to solidify its monetary potential since the genre, western, hasn’t…
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2016 Oscar Nominations Predictions: Post-Festival
We had hoped to put together a list prior to the Telluride/Venice/Toronto festival lineup, but various factors got in the way and we missed our opportunity. Now that a number of the year’s potential Oscar contenders have been screened in at least one of these festivals, the year-end competition is beginning to take place. When…
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2016 Oscar Season Preview: October
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. October 7, 2016 The Birth of a Nation Premise: From IMDb: “Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.” Box Office Prospects: $25 M Expectations: Weak. Sometimes controversies help films, but whether this one will or not remains to be seen.…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 21 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Trailer Watch: Trolls (2016) Updated
New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#2-#8) Trolls Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
