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Reviews: Oscar Round-Up, Part III
It’s time for another posting of reviews of 2009 Oscar nominees. This time there are no non-nominated films in the list. There are still a handful of 2009 nominees I haven’t seen yet, but those will come much later (after they are released on DVD). After this, I still have more 2009 film reviews to
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Weekend Movie Preview
Today, we begin a new feature here at Cinema Sight. Our four regular contributors are going to tell you how they feel about the weekend’s upcoming film releases. We’ll list out each of the week’s new releases (wide and limited releases), tell you whether or not we’ll see them, if they are Oscar contenders and
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The DVD Report #149 – March 30, 2010
The Academy in its fourth year of awards, honoring films released in Los Angeles between August 1, 1930 and July 31, 1931, completely snubbed the two films most of us consider the two best films of the year – City Lights and The Blue Angel, and almost completely ignored the two we consider the next
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Previews: Week Ending March 28, 2010
My Sunday was quite booked, so I have a smaller update this week than previously. The backlog will have to continue waiting. Twelve new trailers have been posted along with a new poster. Poster Highlights: More blandness in the poster department. Accidents Happen is the lone standout with Stolen a distant second. Trailer Highlights: Easier
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The Hollywood Reporter: Fox Cancels 24
From The Hollywood Reporter: Final episode of action drama will air in May By James Hibberd March 26, 2010, 08:00 PM ET Tick, tick, tick … and done. After eight seasons, Fox’s “24” is coming to an end. The groundbreaking action drama will air its final real-time episode in May, the victim of a confluence
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The Hollywood Reporter: “Robin Hood” To Open Cannes
From The Hollywood Reporter: Ridley Scott’s film to screen out of competition May 12 By David Morgan March 26, 2010, 01:21 AM ET Universal’s “Robin Hood,” directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, has been selected as the opening-night film for the upcoming Festival de Cannes.
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Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Rating Director Michael Bay Screenplay Ehren Kruger, Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman Length 150 min. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Ramon Rodriguez, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Isabel Lucas MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and
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Variety: Chris Evans to Portray Captain America
From Variety: Thesp to star in three Marvel films, in addition to ‘Avengers’ By MARC GRASER Chris Evans will don the star-spangled superhero suit to play Captain America for Marvel Entertainment. Evans accepted an offer made by the comicbook publisher late last week, beating out a number of thesps who test-screened for the high-profile role.
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“The Hobbit” to Go Into Production in July
From BBC News: Shooting of the long-awaited film version of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit is set to begin in New Zealand in July. Actor Sir Ian McKellen, who reprises his Lord of the Rings role as Gandalf the Grey, revealed casting is taking place in LA, London and New York. Mexican-born film-maker Guillermo del Toro
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Variety: Technicolor Donates Archive to Eastman House
An interesting piece on the Technicolor donation and what it means to the film world. Link to the Full VARIETY Article Transfer of ‘priceless’ collection signals company’s changing direction By DAVID S. COHEN A treasure trove of Hollywood history has found a new home. Technicolor is to announce today that it has donated its archive,
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Academy Sets Key Dates for 83rd Academy Awards
Below is the press release from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences detailing the key dates for the 83rd Academy Awards. These dates will be added into our calendar in the sidebar by the end of the day. Beverly Hills, CA (March 25, 2010) — The 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be presented
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Review: A Serious Man (2009)
A Serious Man Rating Director Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Screenplay Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Length 106 min. Starring Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Aaron Wolff, Jessica McManus, Peter Breitmayer, Brent Braunschweig, David Kang MPAA Rating R for language, some sexuality/nudity and brief violence. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review The Coen Bros. take
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Television Legend Robert Culp Dies at 79
Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Robert Culp, the actor who rose to fame as secret agent Kelly Robinson on the groundbreaking 1960s TV series “I Spy” and later played Ray Romano’s father-in-law on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has died. He was 79. Culp died of a fall in a Los Angeles park, said his publicist, Dick
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The DVD Report #148 – March 23, 2010
It’s been nearly eighty years since audiences first beheld Lewis Milestone’s film of Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, yet the anti-war classic remains as powerful today as it was then. The film’s narrative follows a young German student, who with six of his classmates, joins the Kaiser’s Army in World War
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Previews: Week Ending March 21, 2010
This week’s update pulls in over dozen preview pages I missed updating over the last two months as well as a few new trailers released this week and a couple of previously-posted films getting new trailers. There are 27 updates this month for 2010 films. Most are March or April releases, but we have a
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