From Entertainment Weekly: In a week where unsettling May-December romances have made headlines (jilted groom Hugh Hefner is filming a special about getting dumped by ex-fiance Crystal Harris, a woman 60 years his junior, while we all tried to scrub off the news that Lost actor Doug Anthony Hutchinson married a 16-year-old), it’s fitting that…
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On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll now tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their responses are posted below. Wesley Lovell 1. Which of the two new wide releases would…
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Always remember to have fun! If you have further suggestions on how we can improve, ideas for other games you’d like to see or just want to tell us how much fun you’re having, feel free to drop us a Comment. If you would like to submit a puzzle of your own, just send me…
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Much bigger spread between vote-getters this week as Peter J. Patrick’s perennial suggestion makes finally makes its way to the winners circle. Starting at the bottom, with 6 points, we have The Private Life of Henry VIII. The next four positions are separated by a point each starting with Stage Door in fifth place with…
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Ten years ago, Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy took audiences and the Academy by storm. The trilogy was nominated for a record 30 Academy Awards, winning 17, including Best Picture and Best Director for The Return of the King (along with 9 other Oscars, the first clean sweep since 1987’s The Last…
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Fay Bainter was unique among the stage trained actresses who excelled at character roles on screen in the 1930s and 40s. While other prolific performers of the day such as Edna May Oliver, Beulah Bondi and Spring Byington had always been character players, Bainter was a theatrical star of the first magnitude. Her stage roles…
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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 Bad Teacher (3,000 screens) Cars 2…
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As weekends go, this one should be a strong one for Pixar. Every year we expect them to do well and they will, but despite the soft business of the original film, it was a powerhouse on video and merchandising, so I expect it to open quite high this week. Consensus Below is a list…
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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 CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. An old-fashioned western with a modern twist led the fractured 1992 Oscar race. Veteran Clint Eastwood’s revenge western, Unforgiven received nine nominations and four wins for Best Picture; Director; Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman) and Editing. Eastwood had also been nominated for Best Actor. The film’s…
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Green Lantern started out strong on Friday, but faltered over the weekend to end up with a total just south of X-Men: First Class. 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.…
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