Month: December 2017
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Film Preview: A Quiet Place (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2017) Original (February 18, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#1-#2) (April 1, 2018) New Posters (#3-#4) (April 8, 2018) New Trailer (#3) Release Date: April 6, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A family live [sic] an isolated existence in utter silence, for fear of an unknown threat that follows and…
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Precursor: 26th Annie Awards Nominations (2017)
Decimating the competition, Coco should handily win many of its awards. The big surprise here is that The Breadwinner managed to pull off a feat that many indie animated films can’t: double-digit nominations. That could position it as a spoiler in a number of categories and should give it the corresponding Independent Picture race. Nominations…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 1-3, 2017
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. The Shape of Water In 2006, director Guillermo del Toro presented to the world a dark fairy tale called Pan’s Labyrinth. Although he had had success with critics and audience before that, this became the film that fully launched him into…
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90th Oscars: Animated Short Film Shortlist
The Academy has announced the ten finalists for the Best Animated Short Film category at this year’s Oscars. Below is the press release. The only shock is the surprising omission of the much maligned Frozen short that ran before Coco. Disney/Pixar is still represented here by Lou, the creative short that ran ahead of Cars…
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The Morning After: Dec. 4, 2017
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: The Shape of Water Guillermo…
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Review: Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Murder on the Orient Express Rating Director Kenneth Branagh Screenplay Michael Green (Novel: Agatha Christie) Length 1h 54m Starring Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Leslie Odom Jr., Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Willem Dafoe, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Tom Bateman, Olivia Colman, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Sergei Polunin, Lucy Boynton, Marwan Kenzari MPAA Rating PG-13 for violence…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 2
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). The calm before the storm. While the last couple of weeks have seen a small, but important flurry…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 4 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Best of Dec. 2016, Wide
Return Links Polls What’s the Best of Dec. 2016, Wide?
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Trailer Watch: 24 Hours to Live (2017) Updated
New Trailer (#2) 24 Hours to Live, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Precursor: 43rd Los Angeles Critics (2017)
The Los Angeles film critics have selected their winners for this year with two ties. Call Me By Your Name was the big winner, but The Shape of Water also performed well. The list of winners looks familiar with plenty of this year’s contenders within their ranks. Award Tallies (3) Call Me By Your Name,…
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Weekend Preview: Dec. 8-10, 2017
Below are four previews for films opening next weekend. Just Getting Started (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Hollow in the Land (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview I, Tonya (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview November Criminals (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: Hollow in the Land (2017)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2017) Original Release Date: December 8, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A woman with a troubled past sets out to find her missing brother.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The expansive unfilled space in this poster doesn’t quite make up for the minorly clever detail within the primary figure.…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 3 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Den of Thieves (2018)
Page Revisions: (November 26, 2017) Original (December 31, 2017) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#3-#7) (January 14, 2018) New Poster (#8) Release Date: January 19, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “While planning a bank heist, a thief gets trapped between two sets of criminals.” Poster Rating: C (2) / C / D (4) / D…
