Month: April 2017
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Film Preview: American Assassin (2017)
Page Revisions: (April 23, 2017) Original (June 25, 2017) New Trailers (#2 & #3) / New Poster (#2) (September 10, 2017) New Posters (#3-#4) Release Date: September 15, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A story centered on counterterrorism agent Mitch Rapp.” Poster Rating: B- / B / C / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1)…
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Oscar Preview: Who’ll Be Back? – Part 6
On our message board, the UAADB (Unofficial Academy Award Discussion Board), we have an annual tradition where we look at the year’s Oscar nominees in certain categories and try to decide if the individual will make a return to the Oscars at some point in the near future. There’s also a bonus round for predicting…
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Oscar Profile #337: Jonathan Demme
Born February 22, 1944 in Baldwin, N.Y., (Robert) Jonathan Demme was the son of Robert Demme, a public relations manager and his wife, Dorothy. The family later moved to Florida, where he graduated from Southwest Miami High School and the University of Florida. Demme had an early job as a film critic for a shopping…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 27 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Apr. 28-30, 2017)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Apr. 28-30, 2017)
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Film Preview: Wakefield (2017)
Page Revisions: (April 23, 2017) Original (May 14, 2017) New Poster (#1) Release Date: May 19, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A man’s nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It’s supposed to be a glimpse into the spatial…
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2017 Summer Season Preview: May
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. May 5, 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 Premise: From IMDb: “Set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.” Box Office Prospects: $375 M Expectations: Excellent.…
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Looking at the Weekend: Apr. 28-30, 2017
Emma Watson has a chance to make a splash on the big screen for the second time this year with her lead role in an adaptation of the popular futuristic novel The Circle. Apart from the third week of The Fate of the Furious, there isn’t much competing against The Circle. Fellow release How to…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 26 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Trailer Watch: The Wizard of Lies (2017) Updated
New Trailer (#2) The Wizard of Lies, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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The DVD Report #513
New This Week Woman of the Year is one of the best Criterion Collection Blu-ray releases ever. Not only do we get George Stevens’ classic 1942 film, the first of nine films over a twenty-six-year period starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, we get loads of significant extras. The extras include a new on-camera interview…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 25 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Born in China”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Born in China…?
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Trailer Watch: The Beguiled (2017) Updated
New Trailer (#2) The Beguiled, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Apr. 21-23, 2017
We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
