Film Preview: Eternal Return (2026)
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5 Favorites #66: 5 Favorite Oscar Night Surprises
Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. If you want to take a look…
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The Rundown 2011: Sound Mixing / Sound Editing
For our fifteenth Rundown article, we get a glimpse at the sometimes unpredictable aural duo. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover two categories whose literary aspirations are high. (NOTE: Edited to include…
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The Cinema Sight Film Club #5: Discussion
Now that you’ve (hopefully) had a chance to watch Blue Collar, please join us in discussing this film by posting your comments below. And don’t forget, Kaytodd, you need to make your selection today for March 2012. You can send it by e-mail or PM on UAADB.
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2011 Precursor Predictions: Costume Designers Guild
Our predictions are fairly spread out showing just how confuse we all are about this year’s precursors. This group’s winner could be an Oscar harbinger or it could be some off-the-wall choice that won’t tell us anything. This is the last guild before the Oscars, so seeing how well something like The Descendants or The…
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The DVD Report #244
New This Week Universal’s 100th Anniversary Collector’s Series continues with the February release of All Quiet on the Western Front, the anti-war masterpiece that is as riveting today as it was 82 years ago. Called Laemmle’s folly during production because no one thought 22-year-old producer Carl Laemmle, Jr.’s pet project would make a dime, the…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 21
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1966: 38th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1965} 1978: 50th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1977}
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84th Presenters: Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas to Present at 84th Academy Awards® Oscar® Sunday, February 26 Beverly Hills, CA (February 20, 2012) – Two-time Academy Award® winner Michael Douglas will present at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today. Douglas won an Oscar for his lead performance in “Wall Street” (1987) and…
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance…
Return Link Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance… Now that you’ve seen Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, what’s your favorite Nicolas Cage performance? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Trailer Watch: The Kid With a Bike
The Dardennes have a solid reputation, so it should be good. The Kid With a Bike Plot Summary: A young boy, desperate to know and be loved by his father finds himself seeking out trouble in the hopes it will bring them closer together even though his father has proven he doesn’t want him by…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 12
As the precursor awards continue unabated through the month of December, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar Preview”. Today, we look back at the results of the New York…
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The Rundown 2011: Director
For our fourteenth Rundown article, we give you the penultimate category at the Oscars. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Director as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover awards most important to your aural experience.
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Precursor: 59th Motion Picture Sound Editors (2011)
With no film winning more than one award, the Motion Picture Sound Editors did only one thing that really pointed us towards an Oscar winner…it picked War Horse for best Sound Effects and Foley, the best indicator of what film will probably win the Oscar for Best Sound Editing, an award they’ve corresponded four of…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 20
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1967: 39th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1966} 1979: 51st Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1978}
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Precursor: 64th Writers Guild of America (2011)
The two films most people see as leading their fields for the Oscar took home the WGA prize tonight. Both categories have a solid 4-for-5 record comparing with the Oscars. In the case of The Descendants, carrying over should be no problem. For Midnight in Paris, a lot depends on whether the Academy wants to…
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The Inbox (Feb. 11-17, 2012)
Every week, I get several press releases, screening invitations and other notifications from a handful of studio contacts. While I won’t be sharing any information regarding my screening invites, some of the press releases might be of interest to my readers, so I thought I’d start sharing them in toto with all of you. These…
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