Film Preview: The Liberation (2027)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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2018 Spring Season Preview: January
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. January 5, 2018 Insidious: The Last Key Premise: From IMDb: “Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet – in her own family home.” Box Office Prospects: $45 M Expectations: Adequate. The original film and the third made just over $50 million, but…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 22-24, 2017
Christmas is often overloaded with content, but this year’s batch seems almost overbearing. While Star Wars: The Last Jedi will handily win a second weekend at the top of the box office, it’s which of the five wide releases will come out on top. Father Figures was very clearly dumped on Christmas as its target…
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Oscar Statistics: Women at the Oscars
Earlier this year, I started a series of articles exploring data from the 89-year history of the Academy Awards. I’ve tackled everything from foreign language statistics to ageism. With this article, I wrap up my 2017 Oscar statistics series looking at Women at the Oscars. While I hope to come back to the statistics articles…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 20 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 17th Phoenix Critics Awards (2017)
More awards for already-awarded individuals and films. There’s nothing here that’s original, making it a rather staid slate. Award Tallies (4) The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2) Gifted The Awards
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Precursor: 38th London Critics Nominations (2017)
Here we have the London Film Critics Circle’s nominations. With films releasing in the UK well after releasing in the US, oftentimes films like Elle end up bumped into the next year, which in turn bumps people out of the acting categories. There are a few original selections here, but most of them are more…
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Trailer Watch: Annihilation (2018) Updated
New Trailer (#2) Annihilation, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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90th Oscars: Makeup & Hairstyling Shortlist
The final shortlist has been announced. Seven films are under consideration for Best Makeup & Hairstyling. The final three nominees will come from this list. As expected, Beauty and the Beast did not make the shortlist since it’s mostly visual effects. The slightly unexpected exclusions include The Shape of Water, Battle of the Sexes, The…
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90th Oscars: Feature Film Eligibility List
The Academy has announced that 341 feature films have met (or will meet) eligibility requirements by the end of the year for consideration in this year’s Academy Awards. Here’s the press release. 341 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR 2017 BEST PICTURE OSCAR® LOS ANGELES, CA – Three hundred forty-one feature films are eligible for the…
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The DVD Report #547
New This Week Detroit is the latest film from director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal who won Oscars for 2009’s intense Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker, and additional nominations for 2012’s equally intense hunt for Osama bin Laden, Zero Dark Thirty. This time they’ve turned their attention to the race riots in the…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 19 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 18th Vancouver Critics Awards (2017)
Vancouver loves Lady Bird , giving it three top prizes, but avoiding Greta Gerwig as director and screenwriter. Award Tallies (3) Lady Bird (2) Phantom Thread The Awards
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Precursor: 26th Southeastern Critics Awards (2017)
Another award for Get Out and more prizes spread out to existing winners. Award Tallies (2) Get Out, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri The Awards
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Precursor: 2nd Seattle Critics Awards (2017)
Like most of the other groups, the Seattle critics spread the love across multiple films. Get Out picks up another Best Picture prize and several others pick up more trophies. Award Tallies (3) Lady Bird, Phantom Thread (2) Dunkirk, The Florida Project, Get Out The Awards
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Precursor: 9th Indiana Critics Awards (2017)
The Indiana Film Journalists love Lady Bird bestowing numerous awards on the film. No other film came close. The winners weren’t generally out of the ordinary, though the adapted screenplay love for Logan is unexpected. Award Tallies (6) Lady Bird (2) The Florida Project The Awards
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