Month: December 2017
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Film Preview: Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 10, 2017) Original (March 18, 2018) New Posters (#9-#24) Release Date: March 23, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renown[sic] detective, Sherlock Gnomes, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.” Poster Rating: C+ / C- (7) / C+ / D / D+ / D / D…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 50, 2017)
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 #229
We are back to the winners bracket while the losers are percolating. We’re moving into round fou. Here is this week’s ten (or fewer) face-offs.
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This Day in Oscar History: December 15 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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90th Oscars: Foreign Language Film Shortlist
The Academy has once again made a grave error in omitting the acclaimed BPM (Beats Per Minute). Once again, we must call for the foreign language rules to be updated and modernized. The following is their press release announcing the 9 less deserving finalists. 9 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ADVANCE IN OSCAR® RACE LOS ANGELES, CA…
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Poll: Remaking Best Actor, 2011
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Actor, 2011 In our second pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Actor. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Actor slate. There will be an “Other”…
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Film Preview: Please Stand By (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 10, 2017) Original Release Date: January 26, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her manuscript to a writing competition.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It doesn’t even look like her hand is making the gesture. The background…
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Oscar Profile #370: Charlton Heston
Born October 4, 1923 in No Man’s Land, now part of Wilmette, a wealthy suburb of Chicago, Illinois, John Charles Carter became Charlton Heston after his parents’ divorce, his mother’s remarriage and adoption by his stepfather. Charlton was his mother’s maiden name, Heston was her new husband’s surname. The highly imaginative child became interested in…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 14 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 15-17, 2017)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Dec. 15-17, 2017)
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Film Preview: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 10, 2017) Original (April 22, 2018) New Trailers (#2-#3) / New Posters (#2-#3) (May 6, 2018) Updated Premise (June 17, 2018) New Posters (#4-#7) Release Date: June 22, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs…
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2018 Spring Preview: Introduction
A new year brings a new string of potential blockbusters and looking over the list for January, February, March, and April, the Spring Season, there are plenty of possible contenders. In January, there’s Commuter, Proud Mary, 12 Strong, and Maze Runner. In February, you have the new Cloverfield sequel, Fifty Shades Freed, Black Panther, and…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 15-17, 2017
Two year ago, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh film in the most vaunted franchise in film history, opened to a staggering $247 million. Although I would be astounded to see this ninth film (Episode VIII) do the same, there is no question it will top $200 million and there are no forces outside…
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Precursor: 24th Screen Actors Guild Nominations (2017)
I can’t believe I managed to miss the nominations this morning. Got too busy, I guess. Anywhere, here they are. There are a lot of winners and losers with this list, so, as I usually do, I’m going into each category individually, starting with the individual acting categories. Best Actor: Tom Hanks took a major…
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Precursor: 25th Dallas Area Critics Awards (2017)
Guillermo del Toro’s period fantasy stormed the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics awards, taking a staggering five prizes, including Best Actress. The rest of the selections have all been seen elsewhere before, so there isn’t much new here. Award Tallies (5) The Shape of Water (2) Lady Bird The Awards
