I took yesterday off for my birthday (really, I just forgot about it until it was too late and there were too many to update right away), so here are Thursday’s and Friday’s updates: The Adjustment Bureau, Barney’s Version, Battle: Los Angeles, El Estudiante, Jumping the Broom, Season of the Witch, Seres: Genesis and You
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Let’s play a game (or two). (Please use the [.spoiler] [./spoiler] tags. Just put your answer between the two bracketed tags and remove the periods. Let everyone have some fun without getting their answers spoiled) Game: Identify the Poster At the right is the German poster for what Oscar winner. Game: Six Degrees of Oscar
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On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their responses are posted below. Wesley Lovell 1. Which of the three new wide releases would you
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Richard A. Whiting (46 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1892: Sol Polito (67 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1903: Milo Lory (71 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects – 2 Noms, 1 Win}
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It was a close one this week with second place one point behind first. But Drama wins out over comedy The Producers. Midnight Express has been added to my queue. I will receive it next week to be watched that subsequent weekend (or watched this weekend if I have time) and reviewed in The Morning
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Born in 1888, Beulah Bondi was a seasoned stage actress who made her film debut at 43, reprising her Broadway role as the neighborhood gossip in 1931’s Street Scene. After playing several other mean-spirited characters she moved up considerably on the likability scale as Rachel Jackson, Andrew Jackson’s pipe-smoking wife in 1936’s The Gorgeous Hussy,
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Legendary producer Dino De Laurentiis has died at the age of 91. by Simon Reynolds Digital Spy – De Laurentiis, whose career in cinema spanned more than 70 years and 160 movies, passed away in Los Angeles, according to Italian media reports. De Laurentiis established himself as one of Italy’s leading post-war producers, working on
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Roland Young (65 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1889: Clifton Webb (76 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor –3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1901: Sam Spiegel (84 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award; Oscar
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Five new trailers (The Eagle, Feed the Fish, Little Fockers, Rivers Wash Over Me and Yogi Bear) and three new posters (Blue Valentine, Jane Eyre and Kung Fu Panda 2) for us today. THE EAGLE Plot Summary: To avenge the loss of a treasured Roman symbol, a son must seek out his father and the
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Week 10 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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Today, we look at three new wide releases (Morning Glory, Skyline and Unstoppable) and two new limited releases (Cool It and Tiny Furniture). (Updated 11/10/10, 1:35p) 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 agree with the
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Claude Rains (77 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 4 Noms, 0 Wins} 1913: Les Bowie (65 at death) {Oscar Winner: Visual Effects – 0 Noms, 1 Win} 1925: Richard Burton (58 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor –7 Noms, 0 Wins}
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A hodge podge of new trailers today: Gulliver’s Travels, Jane Eyre and Tron Legacy. TRON LEGACY Plot Summary: A re-envisioning of the legendary ’80s virtual reality film Tron. Release Date: December 17, 2010 Trailer Poster Rating: B Commentary: At least we know that the money spent to make this film is all right there on
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New This Week CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. 1963 has a reputation among revisionist critics as being the weakest year in Oscar history, with the Oscar winning Tom Jones one of the least deserving Best Picture winners of all time. Balderdash! It’s one of the best, but I guess you had to be
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1868: Marie Dressler (65 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actress – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1883: Edna May Oliver (59 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1886: Ed Wynn (79 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
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