Month: March 2019
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Film Preview: The Browsing Effect (2019)
Page Revisions: (March 24, 2019) Original Release Date: April 9, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The seemingly endless possibilities of dating apps sends a group of friends, on the Eastside of Los Angeles, into a whirlwind of jealousy, sex, and self-doubt.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one…
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Film Preview: Okko’s Inn (2019)
Page Revisions: (March 24, 2019) Original Release Date: April 22, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After losing her parents in a car accident, Okko starts living in the countryside with her grandmother who runs a traditional Japanese inn. While she prepares to be the next owner of the inn, Okko can somehow see friendly ghosts.” Poster…
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Weekend Preview: Apr. 5-7, 2019
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend. The Best of Enemies (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Pet Sematary (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Shazam! (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview High Life (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Peterloo (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Public (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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This Day in Oscar History: March 31 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies
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Precursor: 50th NAACP Image Awards (2018)
The top nominee also became the top winner taking home a near-sweep with eight awards. Black Panther was unsurprisingly huge and its victories here make sense even if they weren’t the best nominees in each category. Award Tallies (8) Black Panther The Awards
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Film Preview: Stockholm (2019)
Page Revisions: (March 24, 2019) Original Release Date: April 12, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The strange story of the infamous 1973 hostage crisis in Stockholm.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Not a perfect combination of colors, but it’s distinct. Each panel has an interesting element to it, but the overall design just…
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Film Preview: Crypto (2019)
Page Revisions: (March 24, 2019) Original Release Date: April 12, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young agent is tasked with investigating a tangled web of corruption and fraud in New York.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It’s an interesting aesthetic with a fitting design. There are plenty of details and the actors…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 30 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies
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Film Preview: Mia and the White Lion (2019)
Page Revisions: (March 24, 2019) Original Release Date: April 12, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A cuddly lion cub is sure to appeal to some, but the overall dullness to the…
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Film Preview: Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy (2019)
Page Revisions: (March 24, 2019) Original (April 7, 2019) New Poster (#1) Release Date: April 12, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “While keeping a low profile after his defeat from Ip Man, Cheung Tin Chi gets into trouble after getting in a fight with a powerful foreigner.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Strangely,…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 13, 2019)
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 #296
We’re nearing completion on this initial batch of Friday Face-Offs. We’ll finish out the losers and winners brackets and once it’s all done, we’ll highlight the full winners in each category. Once that’s done, we’ll try and do a better job of facing things off for a new and more comprehensive go-round. Here are this…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 29 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies
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Poll: Remaking Best Supporting Actor, 1997
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Supporting Actor, 1997 In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Supporting Actor. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Supporting Actor slate. There will…
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Film Preview: Her Smell (2019)
Page Revisions: (March 24, 2019) Original Release Date: April 12, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.” Poster Rating: D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It has a punkish vibe, but is nothing more than a cheap close-up…
