• This Day in Oscar History: February 8

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1943: 15th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1942}

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  • Trailer Watch: This Is Not a Film

    This is definitely a trailer even though this is not a film. This Is Not a Film Plot Summary: Jafar Panahi, the jailed Iranian filmmaker forbidden from making movies for 20 years, finds a way to craft a documentary about his incarceration and the story he has rolling around in his head. Release Date: February…

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  • 5 Favorites #64: 5 Favorite Best Picture Losers (2001-2010)

    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: Best Makeup

    For our fifth Rundown article, a category where making oneself look completely alien is a good thing. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Makeup as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover a pair of categories where being powerful and compact leads to victory.

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  • The DVD Report #242

    New This Week With the Oscars less than three weeks away, many of this year’s nominees are available on DVD with others either announced for release or soon to be announced. In decades past, the public, critics and Oscar more or less agreed on each year’s best films. That pretty much changed with the success…

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  • This Day in Oscar History: February 7

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1936: 8th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1935} 1937: 9th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1936}

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  • Poll: Now That You’ve Seen Chronicle…

    Return Link Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen Chronicle… Now that you’ve seen Chronicle, what’s your favorite top Super Bowl Weekend opener? Public OpinionView Results

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  • Trailer Watch: Bullhead

    The general description of the film seems rather innocuous compared to what the trailer suggests. Bullhead Plot Summary: An unscrupulous veterinarian attempts to convince a young cattle farmer to make an unfair deal with a shady beef trader only to become embroiled in a sinister plot. Release Date: February 17, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C-…

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  • 2011 Precursor Predictions: Visual Effects Society

    Peter has said he isn’t terribly confident about his predictions here, largely because the minds of the VES voters are so foreign to us. I have a tendency to agree with this as they have made some off-the-wall selections in the past. Still, we will give it a go and while I have a bit…

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  • The Morning After: Feb. 6, 2012

    Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…

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  • The Rundown 2011: Best Foreign Language Film

    For our fourth Rundown article, a category least in line with general expectations. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Foreign Language Film as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll discuss a category that has many different faces.

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  • Oscar Flashback: The Gowns

    USDish has commissioned an interesting infographic on the fashion trends worn on the red carpet. These are just dresses and not tuxes, so the guys get no love, but is three really much difference in male style on the carpet? Yes, but not enough to really care about. So, here’s the excellent graphic highlighting some…

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  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 10

    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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  • This Day in Oscar History: February 6

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1938: 10th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1937} 1942: 14th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1941} 1944: 16th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1943} 1985: 57th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…

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  • The Inbox (Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 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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