New This Week Rumor has it that Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s When Marnie Was There will be Studio Ghibli’s last theatrical release. If so, the Japanese animation giant will have gone out in grand style. Yonebayashi was a long-time collaborator of Hayao Miyazaki, having worked on Spirited Away and other classics, acting as key animator on such…
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The festival circuit has been abuzz with recent releases and Toronto is the festival most insiders watch to see what could emerge as big Oscar contenders. We learned that Steve Jobs, Room and Truth could be contenders while other films fell quickly by the wayside like Freeheld, Legend and Stonewall may not be cut out…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Page Revisions: (October 11, 2015) Original (January 17, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#1) (January 31, 2016) New Posters (#2-#8) Release Date: February 5, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio’s stars in line.” Poster Rating: C+ / B- (7) SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review:…
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We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Pan There was a time when Joe Wright could be counted on for Oscar nominations. In 2007, his debut feature, Pride & Prejudice, brought Keira Knightley an Oscar nomination for Best Actress and the film received three other nominations for score,…
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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. I’m still catching up on television, though I now have some movies back from…
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The Nutty Professor Rating Director Tom Shadyac Screenplay David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Tom Shadyac, Steve Oedenkerk (1963 Screenplay: Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond) Length 95 min. Starring Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle, John Ales MPAA Rating PG-13 for crude humor and sexual references
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Rating Director Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise Screenplay Tab Murphy, Irene Mecchi, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, Jonathan Roberts (Novel: Victor Hugo) Length 91 min. Starring Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Kevin Kline, Tony Jay, Jason Alexander, Charles Kimbrough, Mary Wickes, Paul Kandel, David Ogden Stiers MPAA Rating G
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Page Revisions: (October 11, 2015) Original Release Date: October 16, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Four scientists craft a machine to reanimate deceased organisms.” Poster Rating: B+ / B- (2) / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) I like the roots reaching into thin air element of the design, though this isn’t a particularly inventive…
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Page Revisions: (October 11, 2015) Original Release Date: October 16, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After 5-year old Jack and his Ma escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling discovery: the outside world.” Poster Rating: B+ / B SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) The corner…
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Page Revisions: (October 11, 2015) Original Release Date: October 16, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After falling in love, three roommates experience changes in their lives.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Putting their beaus on leashes is an interesting symbolic expression of the film’s themes, but it’s haphazardly shoehorned into the design, which…
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