Film Preview: Clayface (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Looking at the Weekend: August 20-22, 2010
A large number of new releases this week, all wide, all trying to take a weak weekend’s box office crown. This week finds the releases of kid-friendly Nanny McPhee Returns, horror fan-friendly Piranha 3D, spoof-friendly Vampires Suck, urban-friendly Lottery Ticket and woman-friendly The Switch. It covers nearly ever major demographic (except older viewers)…and with only
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This Day in Oscar History: August 18, 2010
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1904: Horace Woodard (68 at death) {Oscar Winner: Novelty Short Film – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1906: John W. Burton (71 at death) {Oscar Winner: Animated Short Film – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1909: Miliza Korjus (71 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 0
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Trailer Watch: August 17, 2010
Three new trailers tonight: Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, The Fierlinger Brothers’ My Dog Tulip and Wes Craven’s My Soul to Take. BLACK SWAN Plot Summary: Struggling to become Prima Ballerina in the New York City Ballet Company, Nina must move beyond the role of White Swan in Swan Lake and learn how to embrace her
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The DVD Report #169: Oscar on DVD – 1951
New This Week CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. One of Oscar’s biggest upsets ever occurred at the 1951 awards when An American in Paris beat both A Streetcar Named Desire and A Place in the Sun to capture the award for Best Picture. Fashioned around George Gershwin’s music of the 1920s and 30s,
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This Day in Oscar History: August 17, 2010
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Samuel Goldwyn (94 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award,Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award; Oscar Nominee: Irving G. Thalberg Award – 1 Nom, 2 Wins} 1888: Monty Woolley (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1905: Martin Obzina (73
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Trailer Watch: August 16, 2010
Three new trailers today and one new poster. The new trailers are for the Edward Burns film Nice Guy Johnny, the sci-fi/horror/monster film Monsters and the Joaquin Phoenix documentary I’m Still Here. The new poster is for the Christina Aguilera flock Burlesque. NICE GUY JOHNNY Plot Summary: Trying to make a better life for him
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Review: They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969)
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Rating Director Sydney Pollack Screenplay James Poe, Robert E. Thompson (Novel: Horace McCoy) Length 129 min. Starring Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red BUttons, Bonnie Bedelia, Michael Conrad, MPAA Rating M (original); PG-13 (re-rated)
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Review: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath Rating Director John Ford Screenplay Nunnally Johnson (Novel: John Steinbeck) Length 128 min. Starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin, Dorris Bowdon, Russell Simpson, O.Z. Whitehead, John Qualen, Eddie Quillan, Zeffie Tilbury, Frank Sully, Frank Darien, Darryl Hickman, SHirley Mills, Roger Imhof MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: Harvey (1950)
Harvey Rating Director Henry Koster Screenplay Mary Chase, Oscar Brodney (Play: Mary Chase) Length 104 min. Starring James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Cecil Kellaway, Victoria Horne, Jessie White, William H. Lynn, Wallace Ford, Nana Bryant, Grace Mills, Clem Beavans MPAA Rating Approved
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Contest: Week 14 – Results and Standings
Week fourteen of our contest is now complete with The Expendables claiming the top spot at the box office in its first weekend. Come back Thursday to submit your predictions. For contest rules see this original post: Summer Box Office Prediction Contest #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Correct Response: The Expendables Mike
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The Morning After #8: August 16, 2010
I’m happy to report that I have gotten everything watched I had to this weekend, but didn’t have time to do more. Here are my brief reviews of They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, The Grapes of Wrath, Harvey and two more episodes of Torchwood. So, here is what I watched this weekend: They Shoot Horses,
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Results: Film Fun Friday #18
Results are in for Week #18 of Film Fun Friday. Game: Identify the Poster The correct answers were: The Claim (Foreign Poster) and Zombies on Broadway (Negative Poster). No One got these correct. Game: Quotes The quote “Face it, they know we’re always trying to nail ’em and they don’t like it. They like it
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This Day in Oscar History: August 16, 2010
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: W. J. Reiter (90 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1894: J. Arthur Ball (57 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win} 1895: W. Howard Greene (60 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color), Special/Honorary; Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color)
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Previews: Week Ending August 15, 2010
We’ve collected all of this week’s previews and while we were working on that, we found another new trailer (The Next Three Days) and a couple of new release dates (Going the Distance, Mesrine, Killer Instinct). Poster Highlights: The poster for Freakonomics was the major stand out this week with Enter the Void somewhat close
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This Day in Oscar History: August 15
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Ethel Barrymore (79 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress –4 Noms, 1 Win} 1901: Ned Washington (75 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Song, Original Score –12 Noms, 3 Wins} 1901: John B. Goodman (89 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Color);Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art
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