Another under-represented holiday lands an all-star cast under the direction of Garry Marshall. New Year’s Eve Plot Summary: An ensemble romantic drama from Valentine’s Day director Garry Marshall. Release Date: December 9, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: I don’t review placeholders. Rating: C Commentary: This one doesn’t look as interesting as Marshall’s previous all-star…
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For a full list of rules, click here: 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions 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. This Week’s New Wide Releases The Change-Up (2,700 screens) Rise of…
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I have little doubt that the Planet of the Apes origin story will be popular enough to take the top spot this week. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement. The Change-Up:…
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For the 84th Academy Awards season (because the Governors Awards ceremony won’t be held at the regular Oscars), the Academy has revealed three recipients for their honorarium awards. Unfortunately, they have again ignored the great Angela Lansbury among others. They’ve also decided to decrease the number of awards to three, two Honorary Oscars and one…
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Return Links What Are Yuo Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (August 5-7, 2011) What are you watching this weekend (Aug 5-7, 2011)? QuestionsView Results
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A supernatural horror film with big names attached. I’m there. Dream House Plot Summary: A couple moves into a new house only to discover a haunting history of family slaughter. The problem is one of the new tenants may have been responsible for the original killings. Release Date: September 30, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: B+…
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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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New This Week Nostalgia was very much evident in 1994’s major Oscar contenders. Three of the five films nominated for Best Picture and all four acting winners were in films set in previous eras. The fourth Best Picture nominee was made in the style of 1940 thrillers and the fifth, though set in contemporary times,…
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In a squeaker no one expected, Cowboys & Aliens barely beat out The Smurfs for the box office crown. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for our next week of the 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions Game. The full rules are linked in the Wednesday articles. Top 10 Films Cowboys &…
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Return Links Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen Cowboys & Aliens… Now that you’ve seen Cowboys & Aliens, favorite Daniel Craig performance? QuestionsView Results
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A new political drama from director and star George Clooney. The Ides of March Plot Summary: A young political aide attempts to protect the idealistic presidential candidate he works for by getting exposed to the dirty politics that make Washington run. Release Date: October 7, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: While I’m sure there’s…
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Every week from now until the critics groups start giving out their prizes for the best of the year, I’m going to be spotlighting the big Oscar players and their chances at Oscar glory this year. In our second week, I’ll be taking a look at the long Oscar history of Meryl Streep, an actress…
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