Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Actress, 2012 In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Actress. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Actress slate. There will be an “Other”…
Born June 19, 1954 in Springfield, Missouri to Patsy and Allen Richard Turner, a U.S. Foreign Service officer who grew up in China as the son of a Methodist missionary, (Mary) Kathleen Turner also grew up abroad. After graduating from the American School in London, her father died of a coronary thrombosis and she and…
Page Revisions: (May 13, 2018) Original Release Date: March 2, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Sidney Hall finds accidental success and unexpected love at an early age, then disappears without a trace.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The pages flying away in the wind is the most symbolic element of the design; however,…
The reign of The Avengers will be ended by a different Marvel property, this one from rival Fox. Deadpool opened to $132 million just two years ago on its way to $363 million total. The sequel has already gotten solid early response, which means a $100-plus opening is certain, which will be more than enough…
Page Revisions: (May 13, 2018) Original Release Date: May 4, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In a world without anonymity or crime, a detective meets a woman who threatens their security.” Poster Rating: C / C- / C+ / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) The need to blend the figure into the background by…
New This Week Moonrise has one of the most deservedly famous opening sequences in film history. Three men are seen walking from the waist down. As they approach a stair it becomes clear that two of the men are accompanying the third to a hanging. The executioner is seen pulling the lever in silhouette and…