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…
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We are back to the winners bracket while the losers are percolating. We’re moving into round fou. Here is this week’s ten (or fewer) face-offs.
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Polls Remaking Best Actor, 2013 In our second pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Actor. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Actor slate. There will be an “Other”…
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Page Revisions: (December 24, 2017) Original (May 13, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#3) / Updated Plot Description (July 15, 2018) New Poster (#4) Release Date: July 20, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In this sequel to Mamma Mia!, Sophie learns about her mother’s past while pregnant herself.” Poster Rating: C+ / B- /…
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Chalk up another win for Get Out. The same can be said for all the winners here, which were all duplicates of prior honors. The hazard of announcing late is always looking like you’re just copying everyone else. Award Tallies (2) Dunkirk, Get Out, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri The Awards
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Born November 28, 1923 in Los Angeles, California to Reginald Hallward, an architect and author, and Jean Grahame, a British stage actress and acting teacher, Gloria Grahame (Hallward) began acting in theatre while still in high school. Signed to an MGM contract she made her film debut in 1944’s Blonde Fever, followed by a small…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Dec. 29-31, 2017)
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Page Revisions: (December 24, 2017) Original (Jun. 10, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#1) (October 14, 2018) New Trailer (#3) / New Poster (#2) (December 9, 2018) New Posters (#3-#16) Release Date: December 14, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Enter a universe where more than one wears the mask.” Poster Rating: C+ / C+…
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There are no other wide releases, so this film wins by default. It will finish in the top ten, but I doubt the top five is within reach, controversy aside. Our Highest Rated Films: Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, In the Fade, Phantom Thread Our Best Awards Ratings: Phantom Thread (Oscars), In the Fade…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Page Revisions: (December 24, 2017) Original (April 15, 2018) New Trailer (#3) (June 3, 2018) New Trailer (#4) / New Posters (#2-#11) Release Date: June 8, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Debbie Ocean gathers a crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City’s yearly Met Gala.” Poster Rating: B- / C / D (8)…
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A strong race for Best Picture has emerged with the North Carolina critics who have put all five of the top nominees into the Best Picture category with Three Billboards leading by one. These selections roughly match other selections, so there isn’t much new here. Nominations Tallies (6) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (5) The…
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Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Call Me by Your Name…
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