The Oscars stabilized in 1936 with a strict ten picture roster nominated for Best Picture, a practice that would last through 1943 and return with the 2009 awards. The acting and directing categories were stabilized as well at five nominees each, a practice that has remained in force. Supporting acting awards were handed out for
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Valles (83 at death) {Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Color) – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1890: Percy Ikerd (64 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1896: Robert Odell (87 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1914: Hugo
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We had some terrific participation this week and here are your answers/results. If you want to see and/or play the game before answering, you can get to it at this link: Film Fun Friday #3 Game: Identify the Poster The foreign poster was indeed Bad and the Beautiful as Lallolupo correctly guessed. He also correctly
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NEW YORK – Lynn Redgrave, an introspective and independent player in her family’s acting dynasty who became a 1960s sensation as the freethinking title character of “Georgy Girl” and later dramatized her troubled past in such one-woman stage performances as “Shakespeare for My Father” and “Nightingale,” has died. She was 67. Her publicist Rick Miramontez,
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Beulah Bondi (92 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1899: Aline MacMahon (92 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Hugo Friedhofer (80 at death) {Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score;Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score, Scoring – 9 Noms,
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Another week, another twenty updates. My backlog is almost eliminated, but we still have several more weeks to go. There are three release date changes today and 17 new trailers. Poster Highlights: This week’s best artistic achievement is awarded to the poster for Buried, which evokes the film’s premise simply and effectively. A decent poster
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Harry Perry (96 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1894: Vernon L. Walker (53 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 4 Noms, 0 Wins} 1898: Walter Strenge (76 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1902: Brian
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Ray Rennahan (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color);Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color) – 7 Noms, 2 Wins } [Pictured] 1900: Robert Lord (75 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Story – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1901: Heinz Roemheld (83 at death) {Oscar Winner: Musical Score – 2
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From The Hollywood Reporter: Warner Bros. has set July 20, 2012, as the release date for the third Christopher Nolan-directed Batman movie. The studio has barely begun the process of developing the movie; Nolan is in postproduction on “Inception,” but is hammering out a story with David Goyer. There is no title as this point
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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. Ceremony 1930: The 2nd Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1928/29} Born 1890: Barney McGill (51 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1907: Sidney Harmon (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1908: Eve Arden
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If you aren’t familiar with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, then you may not be that familiar with Furio Scarpelli (and possibly living under a rock). The Oscar-nominated writer who penned the classic Clint Eastwood western received three nominations in his career for writing the following screenplays: The Organizer in 1964, Casanova ’70
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Robert Presnell (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1898: Adele Comandini (89 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1899: Duke Ellington (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Musical Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1904: Eleanore
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We’re back for another adventure looking at the week’s newest releases. One of the four titles below may seem familiar. If so, that’s because it is: Furry Vengeance was one of the first features we ever previewed here on CinemaSight. Back on March 31, our first post in this regular article series, the film was
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1878: Lionel Barrymore (76 at death) {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor; Oscar Nominee: Directing,Lead Actor – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1893: Charles Schoenbaum (57 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color) – 1 Nom,0 Wins} 1894: Warren Newcombe (66 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects – 3 Noms, 2
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