Film Preview: Transplant (2026)
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Precursor: 20th Florida Critics Awards (2016)
Leave it to the Florida Film Critics to throw a zinger. The Lobster wins Best Picture fighting off all the major Oscar contenders. While they may have picked that one out of left field, the rest of their slate is as mainstream as you can get. Awards Tallies (4) La La Land (2) Elle, The…
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Film Preview: I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Page Revisions: (December 18, 2016) Original Release Date: December 23, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A middle aged carpenter who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.” Poster Rating: D+ / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Hand drawn poster designs are a dime a dozen…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 52, 2016)
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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The NEW Friday Face-Off #178
We are now tackling the losers bracket, starting with the tiebreaker. Here is this week’s five (or fewer) face-offs. So, let’s get started.
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Review: Rogue One (2016)
Rogue One Rating Director Gareth Edwards Screenplay Chris Weitz, Tony Gilroy, John Knoll, Gary Whitta Length 134 min. Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Jimmy Smits, Alistair Petrie, Genevieve O’Reilly, Ben Daniels MPAA Rating PG-13 for extended sequences of sci-fi violence and…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 23 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Cinema Sight @ 20 – Best of 2006
Return Links Polls Best of 2006 In honor of our 20th year on the internet, we’re beginning a series of polls aimed at the results of the last 20 years and picking what the best of the Oscar nominees were. Here are all of the categories for this year.
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Film Preview: The Red Turtle (2017)
Page Revisions: (December 18, 2016) Original Release Date: January 20, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It’s a lovely setting, but there isn’t anything in it that…
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Oscar Profile #319: Clifton Webb
Born Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 18, 1889, the entertainer later known professionally as Clifton Webb, moved with his mother Mabelle to New York, New York in 1892. On stage from 1902, he had become a professional ballroom dancer by the age of 19, often appearing with star dancer Bonnie Glass who…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 22 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 1st Seattle Critics Nominations (2016)
The Seattle Film Critics have been on hiatus for more than a decade. With their inaugural return to the awards game, they have made some unusual selections. With two foreign films and a documentary in their Best Picture nominee slate they have definitely set themselves apart. A look at the remaining sees a mixture of…
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Precursor: 20th Florida Critics Nominations (2016)
The Florida Film Critics Circle has announced their nominations for the best of 2015. Apart from the unusual selections (like The Lobster and Sausage Party), most of what’s here is par for this year’s Oscar course. Nominations Tallies (10) Moonlight (8) La La Land (7) Manchester by the Sea (5) Arrival (4) 20th Century Women,…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 23-25, 2016)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Dec. 23-25, 2016)
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89th Oscars: Makeup and Hairstyling Shortlist
The final shortlist the Academy has released this year features the films eligible for three nominations in the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category. Based solely on past history, the films most likely to earn nominations are A Man Called Ove (the foreign lingo entry, think Il Divo, La Vie en Rose, and The 100-Year-Old Man);…
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89th Oscars: Eligible Features
The Motion Picture Academy has announced that 336 feature films are eligible for the Best Picture Oscar (as well as most other categories). 336 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR 2016 BEST PICTURE OSCAR® LOS ANGELES, CA – Three hundred thirty-six feature films are eligible for the 2016 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts…
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