Month: March 2020
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5 Favorites Redux #22: Comfort Films
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. This being the second week of the movie theater shut down, I’d like to…
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Oscar Profile #289: Doctors and Nurses
The heroes on the front lines of the current coronavirus pandemic are the doctors and nurses who treat the sick and dying and the scientists who race to find a new form of treatment if not a cure for the horrific disease. Films about the heroics performed by like-minded individuals of the past were quite…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 26 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies
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Trailer Watch: Soul (2020) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#3) Soul, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Looking at the Weekend: Mar. 27-29, 2020
With theaters shut down, this article will go onto hiatus until everything normalizes.
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Review: Parasite (2019)
Parasite Rating Director Bong Joon-ho Screenplay Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han Length 2h 12min Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Jeong Cho-yeo, Shik Choi-woo, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun, Chang Hyae-jin MPAA Rating R for language, some violence and sexual content Original Preview Click Here
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This Day in Oscar History: March 25 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies
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Film Preview: Bad Trip (2020)
Page Revisions: (March 22, 2020) Original Release Date: April 17, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two friends embark on a cross-country road trip where they prank people using hidden cameras.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Ice cream after a car accident. It speaks somewhat to the film’s entire gimmicky premise without being terribly…
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The DVD Report #665
New This Week How Green Was My Valley had its world premiere at the Rivoli Theatre on Broadway between 49th and 50th streets on October 28, 1941. It wouldn’t open in Los Angeles until January 8, 1942 in a year when the cutoff for Oscar consideration was January 12 instead of December 31 of the…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 24 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies
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Film Preview: The Postcard Killings (2020)
Page Revisions: (March 22, 2020) Original Release Date: March 13, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A New York detective investigates the death of his daughter who was murdered while on her honeymoon in London; he recruits the help of a Scandinavian journalist when other couples throughout Europe suffer a similar fate.” Poster Rating: D+ SEE ALL…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Mar. 20-22, 2020
There were no new releases last weekend and will not be for an indefinite period of time. This article will go on hiatus until normalization occurs.
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Weekend Preview: Mar. 27-29, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 virus, movie theaters are closed and no new active releases are being made. This feature will go into hiatus until the situation normalizes.
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This Day in Oscar History: March 23 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies
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Film Preview: Fatima (2020)
Page Revisions: (March 15, 2020) Original (March 29, 2020) New Trailer (#2) (August 23, 2020) New Release Date (changed from 4/24/20) Release Date: August 28, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A powerful and uplifting drama about the power of faith, Fatima tells the story of a 10-year-old shepherd and her two young cousins in Fátima, Portugal,…
