New This Week From its initial screening at Sundance last January to its theatrical release in August and beyond, Richard Linklater’s Boyhood seemed poised to win the preponderance of year-end critics’ awards. What seemed less certain was its ability to win more middle-of-the-road recognition from the likes of the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild…
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So here we are. Less than 48 hours before the Academy announces all 24 categories live and we find out just how much we knew and didn’t know. Tomorrow morning, I’ll be going live with our annual Oscar Morning feature, which will include run-downs of all the categories that will be announced Thursday morning (and…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Taken 3…? Cinema Sight Asks: Now that you’ve seen “Taken 3,” which “Taken” film is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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New Trailer (#2) Chappie, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here.
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As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). This article was delayed due to the Golden Globe Awards and includes thoughts on those winners and losers.…
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We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. NOTE: Because I didn’t get any films watched this weekend and the Golden Globes have made alterations to my normal Oscar Preview weekly wrap-up article, I’m posting this one early and will post the article that should have gone live yesterday…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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And so the Globes have gone out with a largely-unsatisfying conclusion. Few major surprises, especially in the major categories, have made for a rather dull experience. Boyhood might be the most unusual Best Picture winner in Oscar history…if it can hold on. Award Tallies (3) Boyhood (2) Birdman, The Theory of Everything (1) Big Eyes,…
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Return Links Polls What’s the Best of Jan. 2014, Limited? Cinema Sight Asks: Which January 2014 limited release film is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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More of the same from the Houston Film Critics who’ve picked a lot of the same things we’ve been seeing all season with a notable bias towards Birdman, which received far more nominations than any other film this year. Nominations Tallies (10) Birdman (6) Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel (5) Inherent Vice (4) The Imitation…
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We’ve got a little more catch up today with the nominations and winners for the St. Louis Film Critics. There’s really not much to say about these that I’m discovering late as they just fit into the formula for the season. Award Tallies (4) Birdman (2) Boyhood, Gone Girl, Guardians of the Galaxy, Whiplash Nominations…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: January 16, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Four Hispanic high school students form a robotics club. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the country’s reigning robotics champion, MIT.” Poster: D Review: What kind of movie are we actually getting?…
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Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: January 16, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In a small American town still living in the shadow of a terrible coal mine accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws together a surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a…
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