Month: November 2019
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5 Favorites Redux #3: Favorite Stephen King Adaptations
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. With the release of the latest adaptation of a Stephen King work, I want…
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Oscar Profile #469: James Cromwell
Born January 27, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA and raised in Manhattan, New York, James Cromwell is the son of actress Kay Johnson (Madam Satan) and actor-director John Cromwell (Since You Went Away). His parents divorced in 1946 the year the senior Cromwell married actress Ruth Nelson (Wilson). The younger Cromwell studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 7 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Nov. 8-10, 2019)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Nov. 8-10, 2019)
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Film Preview: The Grudge (2020)
Page Revisions: (November 3, 2019) Original (December 22, 2019) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#3-#4) Release Date: January 3, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death.” Poster Rating: C- / C / C / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW…
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Trailer Watch: The Aeronauts (2019) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) The Aeronauts, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Looking at the Weekend: Nov. 8-10, 2019
This weekend features a mass of new releases with all four having a near-equal chance of topping the box office. Doctor Sleep has the Stephen King aspect, which could bolster its bottom line, though Pet Sematary is probably an example of why that won’t work. Last Christmas is releasing way too early to be of…
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2019 Blockbuster Season Preview Wrap-Up: June
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. June 7, 2019 Dark Phoenix Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Weak. The Fox Marvel films have seldom fared well with the Oscars and I don’t see this…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 6 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 10th Hollywood Music in Media Nominations (2019)
A group that I had not been familiar with before this year appears to be a very broad-ranging group that covers lots of ground and gives little hint as to what Oscar might consider. Award Tallies (3) Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2) Abominable, The Biggest Little Farm, The Black Godfather, Frozen II,…
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Film Preview: Little Joe (2019)
Page Revisions: (November 3, 2019) Original Release Date: December 6, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son, Joe.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review:…
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Trailer Watch: Waves (2019) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#1) Waves, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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The DVD Report #645
New This Week The Return of Martin Guerre has been given a brand new 4K restoration by the Cohen Film Collection which reissued the film theatrically before its new Blu-ray release. The French film classic based on the real-life 15th Century case that resonated through Medieval Europe was released in France in late 1982. A…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 5 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Our Site Milestones 2010: What to See (2)
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Terminator: Dark Fate”
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