Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: Louis B. Mayer (75 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win} [Pictured] 1883: William Hedgecock (64 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1889: Joseph Ruttenberg (93 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography,Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 10 Noms, 4
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: George Sanders (65 at death) {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} [Pictured] 1908: Lewis J. Rachmil (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1914: George Bruns (68 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song, Musical Score,Adaptation or Treatment Score –
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PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Rating Director Chris Columbus Screenplay Craig Titley (Novel: Rick Riordan) Length 118 min. Starring Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Melina Kanakaredes, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Joe Pantoliano, Uma Thurman, Maria Olsen, Julian Richings MPAA Rating
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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 1898: George Folsey (90 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography,Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 13 Noms, 0 Wins} 1905: James Edward Grant (60 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1910: Earl Robinson (81 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win}
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Every film critic owes it to himself and his readers to constantly watch movies. I’ve seen a lot, but compared to some others I know, it’s a mere drop in the bucket. As you found out during my new Monday feature The Morning After, I get three Netflix DVDs each weekend if possible. Today, I’m
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Below is an article from The Hollywood Reporter showing Meryl Streep is taking on the role of legendary British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. This should be great news to fans who have been stymied over the years by her lack of ability to pick up a 3rd Oscar statuette. While many think she was robbed
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ROBIN HOOD Rating Director Ridley Scott Screenplay Brian Helgeland, Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris Length 140 min. Starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Danny Huston, Eileen Atkins, Mark Addy, Matthew Macfadyen, Kevin Durand, Scott Grimes, Alan Doyle, Douglas Hodge, Léa Seydoux MPAA Rating PG-13 for violence including intense
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1878: Waldemar Young (60 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1899: Charles Laughton (63 at death) {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 3 Noms, 1 Win} [Pictured] 1902: William Wyler (79 at death) {Oscar Winner: Directing, Irving G. Thalberg Award;Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing –
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It’s Week #8. 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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Three new films release this weekend, two go wide, one releases in limited engagements. The weekend dominator will be the third film in the Twilight Saga as it’s been called (so people don’t mistake the title for some other film). Its only competition is M. Night Shyamalan’s latest, an adaptation of the popular anime series
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1904: Irmin Roberts (74 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win} 1917: Susan Hayward (57 at death) {Oscar Winner: Lead Actress – 5 Noms, 1 Win} [Pictured] 1927: James Goldman (71 at death) {Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 1 Win} [Pictured] 1937:
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PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME Rating Director Mike Newell Screenplay Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard (Video Game: Jordan Mechner) Length 116 min. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Steve Toussaint, Toby Kebbell, Richard Coyle, Ronald Pickup, Reece Ritchie, Gísli Örn Garðarsson MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of violence
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New This Week By the time of the 1944 Oscars in March, 1945, the end of World War II was in sight. Only one of the year’s five Best Picture nominees dealt directly with the war. The big winner was of course Leo McCarey’s Going My Way, which won seven of the ten Oscars it
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: William C. Mellor (59 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White);Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) –4 Noms, 2 Wins} 1906: Tom Morahan (63 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1910: Frank Loesser (59 at death) {Oscar Winner: Song – 5
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