Film Preview: Spaceballs: The New One (2027)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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This Day in Oscar History: January 1
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Joseph T. Rucker (70 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1887: Herman Rosse (78 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1891: Boris Morros (72 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Scoring – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1891: Charles
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This Day in Oscar History: December 31
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Philip Stevenson (68 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1897: Orry-Kelly (66 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Costume Design,Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) – 4 Noms, 3 Wins} 1897: Frank Skinner (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score,
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Feed the Queue #27
I wanted to let everyone know that I’m putting this feature on hold for a week or two. I’m now three weeks behind on viewing for this feature and figure I should probably get caught up before digging myself deeper. My apologies to everyone and I assure it will return.
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Oscar Profile #18: Mitchell Leisen
Born in 1898 in Menominee, Michigan, James Mitchell Leisen was trained as an architect, but worked in Hollywood form his early twenties as a set designer, art director and costume designer. Associated throughout the 1920s with Douglas Fairbanks and Cecil B. DeMille, he designed the costumes for Fairbanks’ Robin Hood (1920) and The Thief of
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This Day in Oscar History: December 30
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Lawrence Weingarten (77 at death) {Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award;Oscar Nominee: Picture – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1901: Henry Blanke (79 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Picture – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Owen Crump (94 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short – 1 Nom, 0
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Game: Week 18 – Awards Season Box Office Predictions
This is our final week of the Awards Season Box Office Predictions game. And since there are only two new limited releases this week, it shouldn’t be too hard to predict, but I’ve added a temporary rule to make the week fun. Don’t remember the rules? Check them out here: Game Rules. Submit the Following
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Looking at the Weekend: December 31, 2010-January 2, 2011
The last weekend of the year (even if it’s only partially in 2010), is always limited in releases. This week, we only have two new films opening, both limited. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who
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This Day in Oscar History: December 29
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: John Sturtevant (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1891: Alfred Gilks (78 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color) – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1900: C. C. Coleman Jr. (71 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 0
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5 Favorites #6: 5 Favorite Composers
Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. Let’s get started. Who are your 5
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The DVD Report #188: Year in Review
Featured CLICK HEREfor other featured releases this week. The DVD business is not dying. Sales have slowed due to the rotten economy, but rentals are strong and booming year-end sales of HDTVs and Blu-ray players bode well for the near future. The day when streaming videos become our only source of old movies is not
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National Film Registry: 2010
The Library of Congress has selected 25 films to add to the National Film Registry this year. Below is the press release from the LoC: December 28, 2010 Hollywood Blockbusters, Independent Films and Shorts Selected for Preservation in the 2010 National Film Registry “All the President’s Men,” “The Exorcist,” and George Lucas’ Student Film Among
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This Day in Oscar History: December 28
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Frank Butler (76 at death) {Oscar Winner: Screenplay; Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Screenplay – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1908: Lew Ayres (88 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1934: Herb Gardner (68 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1
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Game: Week 17 – Box Office Predictions: Results & Standings
A weak Christmas holiday yields a #1 debut for the third film in the Meet the Parents series. The strong second-place showing of True Grit reps the biggest opening weekend to date for a Coen Brothers film. Meanwhile, the less than stellar 7th place opening of Gulliver’s Travels may prove an end to Jack Black’s
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Review: Rabbit Hole (2010)
Rabbit Hole Rating Director John Cameron Mitchell Screenplay David Lindsay-Abaire (Play: David Lindsay-Abaire) Length 91 min. Starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest, Miles Teller, Tammy Blanchard, Sandra Oh, Giancarlo Esposito MPAA Rating PG-13 for mature thematic material, some drug use and language
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Review: The Town (2010)
The Town Rating Director Ben Affleck Screenplay Peter Craig, Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard (Novel: Chuck Hogan) Length 125 min. Starring Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Slaine, Owen Burke, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper MPAA Rating R for strong violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and drug use
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