Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Leo Erdody (60 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Musical Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1900: Katina Paxinou (72 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 1 Win} 1906: Marlin Skiles (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Musical Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1918: Art
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Tonight, we have new trailers for I Am, Limitless and Water for Elephants plus the poster for Prom. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Plot Summary: An aging circus veteran reminisces about the most memorable circus disasters in history and how he and love were a part of it. Release Date: April 15, 2011 Trailer Poster Rating: B+
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It’s nice to see so many films in lists so it actually becomes hard to calculate. Makes it harder for people to push specific titles to the top. This week, by a three-point margin, Red River comes in second slightly ahead of The Searchers and 2010’s The Town. However, the winner is Charade, which has
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Writer-director created ‘Pink Panther’ By Richard Natale VARIETY: Writer-director Blake Edwards passed away this morning at age 88. The filmmaker was regarded as a modern master of contemporary film comedy via such movies as “The Pink Panther” series and “10.” Edwards has been compared favorably to other outstanding comedy auteurs such as Leo McCarey, Preston
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Born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, now Istanbul, Turkey, to Greek parents in 1909, Elia Kazan emigrated with his parents to America as a child. An actor before he became a director, he was a co-founder of the Group Theatre in 1932 and the founder of the Actor’s Studio in 1947. The earliest proponent of “method”
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The nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Awards are listed below. The Stunt Ensemble Award will be revealed at a later time. (Updated: 12/19/10 – Added Stunt Ensemble) Nomination Tallies (4) The Fighter, The King’s Speech (3) Black Swan, The Kids Are All Right (2) The Social Network, True Grit, Winter’s Bone The Nominations Best
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The Toronto Film Critics Association have announced their winners for 2010. Below are the results. Their press release indicates that the Canadian Film Award will be announced at their dinner on January 12, 2011. Nomination Tallies (4) The Social Network (2) Exit Through the Gift Shop The Nominations Best Picture The Social Network (RU: Black
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Norbert Brodine (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography,Cinematography (Black-and-White) – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1898: Lud Gluskin (90 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1899: Noel Coward (73 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary;Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 1
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Four new trailers and two new posters mark this Hump Day. New trailers: A Somewhat Gentle Man, Summer Wars, The Tree of Life and Vanishing on 7th Street; New posters: Fast Five and Rango. THE TREE OF LIFE Plot Summary: A young boy grows into adulthood and examines the advice he received from and relationship
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The Academy has released their short list for the Best Original Song competition. Here’s the full list with the press release: Beverly Hills, CA (December 15, 2010) – Forty-one songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 83rd Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture
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Week 16 of our Awards Season Box Office Predictions game. Don’t remember the rules? Check them out here: Game Rules. Submit the Following for this Week
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Three new wide releases compete for your pre-holiday dollars. Meanwhile two films with Oscar hopes make their limited release debuts. (Updated 12/16/10, 1:01pC: Added Wes’ comments; Added updated consensus info; old consensus listed at end.) Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents
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Below are the nominees and winners for the San Diego Film Critics Awards. Awards Tallies (3) Winter’s Bone Nomination Tallies (7) Black Swan, The Social Network, Winter’s Bone (6) Inception (5) 127 Hours (4) The King’s Speech, The Town (3) The Fighter The Nominations & Winners Best Picture Black Swan The King’s Speech Inception The
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Maxwell Anderson (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Writing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1893: Victor Milner (80 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Cinematography;Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) –8 Noms, 1 Win} 1906: Joe MacDonald (61 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) –
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Here are two more straggling screeners. For Colored Girls and Rabbit Hole. FOR COLORED GIRLS Genre: Drama Stars: Kimberly Elise, Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Tessa Thompson, Whoopi Goldberg, Phylicia Rashad, Macy Gray Director: Tyler Perry Premise: Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the
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