It’s a vast Friday update (well, vast is a pretty verbose word for it) with four new trailers and five new posters. The new trailers are for Drive Angry 3D, The Last Play at Shea, 2012: Time for Change and Undertow. The new posters are for Harry Potter (#21) and Black Swan (#2-#5). 2012: TIME
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From the Los Angeles Times: By Ben Fritz and Claudia Eller Following a multitude of delays, Warner Bros. and co-financing partner Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. have agreed to start production in February on the two films that serve as a prequel to the blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, people familiar with the situation said. Only one
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It’s another week, time for more trivia. I’ll keep the posters and six degrees games going this week because I’m behind and didn’t get it prepared in advance. (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
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1874: Douglas Doty (60 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Story – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1879: Jane Darwell (87 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress –1 Noms, 1 Wins} 1895: Alfred Neumann (56 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1900:
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Today’s updates come from the first half of the alphabet. Two new trailers: All Good Things and Cool It; and two new posters: Harry Potter and the Endless Posters (#19 & #20) ALL GOOD THINGS Plot Summary: He asked her to marry him. She found out later what he was like. Then she disappeared. Based
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There were no suggestions last week, but I did get some responses for new suggestions, so we will begin voting again this week. Please remember to post your suggestions for next week. Here’s the deal: every week, I will be calling for suggestions of films to be added to my Netflix queue. Each person makes
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Since four of the five films in last week’s profile of Maureen O’Hara were directed by John Ford, it seems fitting to profile the great director himself this week. When asked by a reporter to name the three greatest directors, Orson Welles famously said “John Ford, John Ford, John Ford.” Still today considered the great
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Lillian Gish (99 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary;Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Noms, 1 Wins} 1899: A. Arnold Gillespie (78 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects,Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate); Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 12 Noms, 4 Wins} 1909: Dorothy Kingsley (87
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Only one new trailer today. PURE COUNTRY 2: THE GIFT Plot Summary: A young artist with a big voice tries to live her dreams as a country artist. Release Date: October 15, 2010 Trailer Poster Rating: D+ Commentary: It’s a sequel. It’s a country music film. And it has already been released. Haven’t heard of
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The Academy today has announced two sets of short lists for the 83rd Academy Awards. Foreign Language Film and Documentary Short Subject Lists are to follow:
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Week 7 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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A smaller release load this week with two new wide openers and five limited. Wide: Jackass 3D, RED; Limited: Carlos, Carmo, Hit the Road, Conviction, Down Terrace and Hereafter. 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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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: Edward Carrere (78 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction; Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Color) – 3 Noms, 1 Wins} 1909: Carlo Bernari (83 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1915: Cornel Wilde (74 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead
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Tonight, we have four new trailers: Boxing Gym, Chico and Rita, Faster (#2) and Tiny Furniture. In addition, we have yet another four new posters for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I. CHICO AND RITA Plot Summary: Two lovers separated by fame and nationality try to find ways to rekindle their love when
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New This Week CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. Oscar turned to religion in 1959 for three of its five Best Picture nominees – Ben-Hur, The Nun’s Story and The Diary of Anne Frank. This was not at all surprising given that there was a new religious fervor in the world following the election
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