Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Walter Brennan (80 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor –4 Noms, 3 Wins} 1908: Jack Gilford (81 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1914: Olle Nordemar (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1935:
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Edward R. Robinson (85 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1898: Bernard B. Brown (82 at death) {Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing,Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate); Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects –11 Nom, 2 Wins} 1899: Dan George (82 at
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This week’s final daily update brings you the second trailer for RED, and new trailers for Last Train Home, Lovely, Still, Kings of Pastry and a new poster for It’s Kind of a Funny Story. RED, trailer #2 Plot Summary: Retired CIA operatives discover a plot to kill them to keep their secrets safe and
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Welcome once again to Film Fun Friday where we want you to have fun. If you have further suggestions on how we can improve, ideas for other games you’d like to see or just want to tell us how much fun you’re having, feel free to drop us a Comment. If you would like to
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Emil Jannings (65 at death) {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1888: Raymond Chandler (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Screenplay –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1894: Hans Peters (82 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White),Art Direction (Color) – 5 Noms, 0
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A very eclectic group of trailers awaits us today. We start off with Oscar contender Howl, then follow it up with the second trailer and second and third posters for Buried, next we have the second trailer for Tron Legacy, and finally the trailer for the Bollywood production Milenge Milenge. HOWL Plot Summary: The film
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Yes, we’re only half way through the year, but we’re always thinking ahead to the next year (even as we are looking at the current Oscar season), so today we’re posting our second set of predictions for the 83rd Academy Awards. Things will undoubtedly change between now and January 2011, but sometimes it’s fun just
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It’s time for a new vote. Last week’s winner is Foreign Correspondent which received all first-place votes. The Train and Nosferatu tied for second with an even number of second- and third-place votes. I added Foreign Correspondent to my queue today and will receive it next week to be reviewed that subsequent weekend and reviewed
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Louis Diage (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White) –3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1918: Wendell Mayes (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1926: Bryan Forbes (84) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1929: Vivien
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Three new trailers tonight including three films all hoping for Oscar consideration with two (The Company Men, The Debt) that seem poised to move on it and one (Stone) that looks like a potential failure. THE COMPANY MEN Plot Summary: A white collar worker is fired when his company is reorganized and must come to
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I SELL THE DEAD Rating Director Glenn McQuaid Screenplay Glenn McQuaid Length 85 min. Starring Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm, John Speredakos, Eileen Colgan, Brenda Cooney, Daniel Manche MPAA Rating Unknown
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(Update: 7/21/10, 12:34p – Added Wes’ thoughts and Consensus) This week we have two new wide releases (Salt, Ramona and Beezus), two new New York/Los Angeles releases (Valhalla Rising, Life During Wartime) and one D.C./New York release (Countdown to Zero). Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on.
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It’s Week #11. Time to submit your predictions for this weekend’s box office. For a reminder of the rules, follow this link: Contest Rules Submit the Following for this Week Guess the #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Guess the highest grossing new release and how much it will make This Week’s Wide
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Eugen Shuftan (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 1 Win} 1898: Charles Marshall (86 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1899: Ralph Staub (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: One-Reel Short Film – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1902: Leah Rhodes
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Today we kick things off with a trailer for the French foreign language film Mesrine, Killer Instinct and follow it up with trailers for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Woody Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. We also have a poster to go along with yesterday’s trailer
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