We are certainly a bit more rusty in predicting the British Academy Awards, but that doesn’t stop us from trying. Every year, the BAFTA presentation ends up becoming more Oscar-portentous each time out. So, we look to these awards to act as a sort of mirror for what might be on Oscar voters minds. They…
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The American Society of Cinematographers often don’t care who’s doing what around them and go out of their way to choose their favorite piece, not necessarily the most celebrated. The only guild announcing over the weekend, the ASC will be an interesting award to watch. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARDS Best Cinematography The Artist (RU:Peter…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1941: 13th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1940} 1949: 21st Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1948} 1977: 49th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1976} 1998: 70th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…
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Return Links Best Picture Poll Archive Best Original Song Poll: 2004 – 2008 Which Best Original Song winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Although the team may not go undefeated at the Oscars, the trailer may go undefeated at the box office. Undefeated Plot Summary: The story of the Manassus football team and their extraordinary march to victory against significant odds. Release Date: February 17, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time…
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For our seventh Rundown article, we look at a category that some say shouldn’t exist and others celebrate its typical selection of quality productions. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Feature as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover one of the more pre-determined categories…
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Born April 29, 1907 in Vienna, Austria, Fred Zinnemann grew up wanting to be a musician but ended up studying law instead. While studying at the University of Vienna he became interested in films and got his start as a cameraman working alongside such future greats as Billy Wilder and Robert Siodmak. Moving to the…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1947: 19th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1946} 1953: 25th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1952} 1994: 66th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1993} 1999: 71st Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…
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Angelina Jolie to Present at 84th Academy Awards® on Oscar Sunday, February 26 Beverly Hills, CA (February 8, 2012) – Academy Award®-winning actress Angelina Jolie will present at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today. In 1999 Jolie took home the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her…
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Return Links What Are Yuo Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (Feb. 10-12, 2012) What are you watching? (Feb. 10-12, 2012) Public OpinionPoll Results
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I don’t know about you, but I heard lots of screaming… Silent House Plot Summary: A young woman finds herself trapped in a secluded house with someone or someones who want to kill her. Release Date: March 9, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written.…
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For a full list of rules, click here: 2011 Spring Box Office Predictions Game Rules. Submit Your Predictions for This Week Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least. Individual monetary predictions for each film. Final box office tally for all new wide releases. Awards…
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For our sixth Rundown article, we have two categories where the shortest Oscar winners will be crowned. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the newest Oscar category, one of…
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It’s hard to know just where audiences’ expectations will be. I expect this to be a fight between family audiences, couples and action enthusiasts with sci-fi geeks possibly playing the spoiler. Ahead of Valentine’s Day next week, I’m going to suggest that a lot of VD dates will be going on this weekend, which could…
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I’m rather astounded that Rango was so well loved. When comparing effects between Rango and several other films, I never would have expected it to win this big, especially not over The Adventures of Tintin. I guess Tintin wasn’t really that well loved. On the Effects-Driven Visual Effects from Rise of the Planet of the…
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