The first really strong showing for Eighth Grade outside of the Spirit Awards with the film taking Best Picture honors from Detroit. It was the most nominated (thanks to the Breakthrough category) and now it’s the most honored (also thanks to the Breakthrough category). Vice is performing better here than it has elsewhere so far…
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Not a lot of unexpected choices from Atlanta, with several prominent contenders making showings. What’s interesting is that Favourite won Picture, but Roma won Director. This seems to be a trend of recent years not too dissimilar from the Academy where Picture and Director split, something almost unthinkable through the 1980s and 1990s and even…
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While some of the top nominees this year come as no surprise right now (The Favourite and A Star Is Born for example), the critics can still surprise. Tying The Favourite for most nominations, with ten each, is Black Panther. The film wasn’t expected to perform this well during precursor season, so this could very…
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The 20 films that advance to the final race for Best Visual Effects are a solid bunch with a few minor surprises, but a surprising number of these seem like strong contenders. A few can be eliminated, but not enough to truly get down to 5. 20 CONTENDERS ADVANCE IN VFX OSCAR® RACE LOS ANGELES,…
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Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen The Possession of Hannah Grace…?
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Page Revisions: (December 2, 2018) Original Release Date: September 7, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Lives change forever when Tau, the young lion, kills two corrupt policemen in a South African shanty town.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will…
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Page Revisions: (December 2, 2018) Original Release Date: September 17, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young woman obsessed with horror subjects herself to hours of grueling torment inside an extreme haunt in an attempt to confront her fears and conquer the tragic past that haunts her.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately…
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We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
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As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). While the onslaught of critics awards begins in earnest this week, there’s no question that it got a…
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Topping all others, Incredibles 2 picked up 11 nominations. The reason it didn’t tie with second place Ralph Breaks the Internet was a double nomination in Storyboarding. The major players for this year’s Oscar race were all included in Best Animated Feature with Early Man being the most likely to miss the final Oscar slate…
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Roma is taking an early lead in the race for Best Picture, with its second award. If Beale Street Could Talk and A Star Is Born also performed well while other films like Green Book didn’t do as hot with a single award. Award Tallies (4) Roma (2) If Beale Street Could Talk, Isle of…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Page Revisions: (November 25, 2018) Original Release Date: December 7, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set in St. Augustine, Florida, ‘Bernie the Dolphin’ is a family adventure about a brother and sister who befriend a badly sunburned dolphin separated from his family and uncover a secret plan that could destroy the beach and their new friend’s…
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New Trailer (#2) / New Release Date (changed from 6/15/18) Replicas, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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