Film Preview: Transplant (2026)
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Poll: Remaking Best Actor, 2009
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Actor, 2009 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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Film Preview: Stratton (2018)
Page Revisions: (November 26, 2017) Original Release Date: January 5, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell.” Poster Rating: C+ / D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Dull colors and no action, this poster has some small well-chosen elements, but little excitement. (#2) Throw in…
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Precursor: 83rd New York Critics (2017)
The NYFCC winners have been announced and there are some expected selections and some unexpected ones. Willem Dafoe was always a contender, as was Phantom Thread in screenplay, also Coco, Faces Places, Jordan Peel, and BPM. Sean Baker as Best Director was the biggest surprise, though Lady Bird as Best Picture wasn’t expected, nor was…
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Oscar Profile #368: Henry King
Born January 24, 1886 in Christiansburg, Virginia, Henry Edmonson King left school at 15 to go to work for the Norfolk and Western Railroad. He later became an actor with the touring Empire Stock Company. He married actress Gypsy Abbott, with whom he would have four children, in 1914. He made his first film as…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 30 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – STX
STX Entertainment is relatively new to the Oscar game, but in Molly’s Game, they might have a contender. Molly’s Game Oscar Chances: Potential: Jessica Chastain is a popular actress in Hollywood and could be a contender, as could Idris Elba. While I doubt the film manages many other high profile nominations, the one place I…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Amazon
Amazon has a few offerings, but this is their first physical screener sent out. The Big Sick Oscar Chances: Good: There are only about three categories the film will have much of a chance in: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Screenplay. Only one of those am I really think it will succeed…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Fox Searchlight 3
Another package form Fox Searchlight, this time with two major Oscar players. The Shape of Water Oscar Chances: Likely: There’s little chance this film doesn’t pick up some nominations. All the craft categories are in play, but it’s well regarded by critics, so it will probably be nominated in several categories above the line as…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, which does a lot of DVD production, sent a screener for this film, though I had not actually heard of it prior. In This Corner of the World Oscar Chances: Unlikely: A film that comes out of nowhere that has no profile is usually not an Oscar contender.
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn Films sent a bare-bones screener with no fanfare. No production pamphlet saying where it should be considered. God’s Own Country Oscar Chances: Unlikely: While the firm has received a lot of praise, the Academy isn’t likely to recognize the film.
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 1-3, 2017)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Dec. 1-3, 2017)
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Trailer Watch: Fifty Shades Freed (2018) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#3) Fifty Shades Freed, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 1-3, 2017
Of the week’s new limited releases, The Shape of Water has the most potential to be a box office hit after its limited run. There are no new wide releases, so it will be Coco at the top of the charts. Our Highest Rated Films: The Shape of Water; Wonder Wheel Our Best Awards Ratings:…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 29 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Page Revisions: (November 26, 2017) Original Release Date: January 5, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet – in her own family home.” Poster Rating: C+ / C- / C- / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Too simplistic in a lot of ways, but…
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