Page Revisions: (October 25, 2015) Original Release Date: October 30, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Muslim ex-con forms a friendship with his parole officer.” Poster Rating: C- / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) You can somewhat feel the tension between these two characters, but only if you watch the trailer first. (#2) This…
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…
We are now in the second round of voting for the Friday Face Off, pitting winners from first round against each other. Just choose one selection in each of the categories below. One this round completes, we’ll pit those winners against each other until we have a final winner. There might be a losers bracket…
Return Links Polls Best Sound Mixing Poll: 1947 – 1951 Best Sound Editing Poll: TBD This poll will begin in a few weeks when the Sound Mixing categories.
Page Revisions: (October 25, 2015) Original (January 24, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#4 & #5) Release Date: October 30, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.” Poster Rating: B- (3) / B (2) SEE…
This is an update of the profile I wrote on the legendary Irish-born red-headed screen icon, Maureen O’Hara, five years ago. I said at the time that she may well be the greatest living actress never to have been nominated for an Oscar. The Academy rectified that deficiency when they presented her with an honorary…
New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#1-#4) / Page Redesigned Star Wars: The Force Awakens, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here.
While it might be nice to think that Bradley Cooper can carry a film to box office success, the Foody Era may be coming to an end. Meanwhile, Sandra Bullock, a much more proven box office magnet, is back at it with a film that I think will eke out a victory over Mr. Cooper’s…
Arrived today from The Weinstein Company. Woman in Gold Stars: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Bruhl, Katie Holmes, Tatiana Maslany, Max Irons, Charles Dance, Antje Traue, Elizabeth McGovern, Jonathan Pryce, Frances Fisher, Moritz Bleibtreu, Tom Schilling, Allan Corduner, Henry Goodman, Justus von Dohnanyl Director: Simon Curtis Premise: From IMDb: “Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee,…
Arrived Friday from Universal. Straight Outta Compton Stars: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Marlon Yates Jr., R. Marcos Taylor, Carra Patterson, Alexandra Shipp, Paul Giamatti Director: F. Gary Gray Premise: From IMDb: “The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the…