Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1914: Carmen Dragon (69 at death) {Oscar Winner: Musical Score – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1916: David Brown (93 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award;Oscar Nominee: Picture – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1927: Pasquale Festa Campanile (58 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay –1
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We have two new trailers (Sucker Punch and Soul Kitchen) today and two new posters (Never Let Me Go and Resident Evil: Afterlife). SUCKER PUNCH Plot Summary: Taken to a home for the criminally insane, a young woman fights to escape her prison using the very tools they have taught her. Release Date: March 25,
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New This Week CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. Hollywood’s studio execs were beside themselves when not one, but two, British made films were nominated for Best Picture of 1948. Warner Brothers’ Johnny Belinda led the nominations with 12 nods, but Hamlet and The Red Shoes equaled that number between them and would win
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: Donald Crisp (91 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1908: Nancy Hamilton (76 at death) {Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1914: Miles White (85 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Color) – 3 Noms, 0 Wins}
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This evening, we have three new dismal film trailers including Saw 3D, Drive Angry and Let Me In. SAW 3D Plot Summary: The seventh and purportedly final installment of the popular bloody horror franchise Saw featuring the righteous serial killer Jigsaw. Release Date: October 22, 2010 Trailer Poster Rating: C Commentary: It’s a teaser for
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Salt Rating Director Phillip Noyce Screenplay Kurt Wimmer Length PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action Starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Olbrychski, August Diehl, Daniel Pearce, Hunt Block, Andre Braugher, Olek Krupa, Cassidy Hinkle MPAA Rating 100 min.
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The Accidental Tourist Rating Director Lawrence Kasdan Screenplay Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan (Book: Anne Tyler) Length 121 min. Starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley Jr., BIll Pullman, Robert Gorman, Bradley Mott, Seth Granger, Amanda Houck, Caroline Houck, London Nelson MPAA Rating PG
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The Diary of Anne Frank Rating Director George Stevens Screenplay Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett (Based on their own play; Book: Anne Frank) Length 180 min. Starring Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Lou Jacobi, Diane Baker, Douglas Spencer, Dody Heath, Ed Wynn MPAA Rating Approved
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona Rating Director Woody Allen Screenplay Woody Allen Length 96 min. Starring Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Evan Welch, Chris Messina, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn, Julio Perillán, Javier Bardem, Manel Barceló, Josep Maria Domènech, Penélope Cruz, Pablo Schreiber, Carrie Preston, Zak Orth, Abel Folk MPAA Rating PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality,
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Week eleven of our contest is now over with Inception spending a second week at number one beating Salt which had a solid debut in second. 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:
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Another fine (and not-so-fine) batch of mini-reviews this week. Starting off is this week’s new release of Salt. Then my three Netflix DVDs for The Diary of Anne Frank, Vicky Christina Barcelona and The Accidental Tourist. Also, I continue my review of the final season of Soap. So, here is what I watched this weekend:
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Results are in for Week #15 of Film Fun Friday. Game: Identify the Poster The correct answers were: Dreams (Foreign Poster #1) and Das Boot (Foreign Poster #2). Lallolupo once again got both correct. Game: Quotes The quote “At this rate it’s going to take a couple of hours to get everyone down. So, I
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Unknown: William Creber (Unknown) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Color) –3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1856: George Bernard Shaw (94 at death) {Oscar Winner: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1892: Charles Boyle (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1894: Lesser
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All of this week’s new trailers and posters were posted earlier this week, so here is a recap of the best of the week: Poster Highlights: A small number of good posters this week, but several not-so-great ones. The top two posters this week were for Howl (left) and Louis. They are distantly followed by
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The Online Film & Television Association today announced the nominees for their 14th Annual Television Awards. Drama Mad Men, musical Glee and miniseries The Pacific were the lead nominees for this year’s awards. Mad Men and Glee tied for most nominations with 18 each while The Pacific earned 16. Mad Men was nominated for Best
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