Film Preview: Allen (2026)
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Oscar Profile #724: Joan Crawford Revisited
Born in San Antonio, Texas on March 23, 1904, Lucille LeSueur’s father abandoned her mother and older brother before she was born. By age 16 she had had three different stepfathers, one of them, although her mother’s marriage to Henry Cassin was a minor impresario in Oklahoma whose vaudeville shows gave LeSueur, then billed as…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Production Design, 2001
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Production Design, 2001 Now that we’ve finished rebuilding the nomination slate between 1997 and 2016 (we’ll do subsequent years after this series has completed), we will take those rebuilt slates and pick a new winner from among the nominees. In our eighth pass, we take a look at the new…
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Oscar History: December 12 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: Harry M. Warner (76 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1893: Edward G. Robinson (79 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1897: Eddie Imazu (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1899: Floyd Crosby (85…
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Film Preview: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
Page Revisions: (December 8, 2024) Original (December 29, 2024) New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#4-#8) Release Date: January 10, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they…
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Film Preview: Companion (2025)
Page Revisions: (December 8, 2024) Original (January 12, 2025) New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#1) (January 26, 2025) New Posters (#2-#4) — New Plot Summary Release Date: January 10, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A billionaire’s death sets off a chain of events for Iris and her friends during a weekend trip to his lakeside…
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Contender: Heretic (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Heretic was added to this list based on the following criteria: Precursor Citation Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 59.1 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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64th American Cinema Editors Nominations
A very early preview of the Oscar contest with ACE coming out way in advance of others. If it hadn’t already been the end of the line for Gladiator II, this cinches it. Some major players that weren’t recognized: The Brutalist, Blitz, Juror #2, Nickel Boys, The Room Next Door, September 5, A Complete Unknown,…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #6
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #6
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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The Contenders 2024/2025: November/January
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of November and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to January and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts November Retrospective November was…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 13-15, 2024
When two potent franchise go head-to-head, it’s hard to know who will win. That said, the animated Lord of the Rings probably won’t outpace Kraven the Hunter. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at films that have had trailers released on Rotten Tomatoes’ trailer YouTube Channels. Below are some other films that are releasing this…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 13-15, 2024)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Dec. 13-15, 2024)
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Oscar History: December 11 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1912: Carlo Ponti (94 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Foreign Film Oscar Win: Foreign Film 1923: Betsy Blair (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1931: Rita Moreno (93) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win:…
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9th Atlanta Critics Awards
Atlanta’s critics go gaga for Anora and The Brutalist, though it’s more consistent performances for Nickel Boys and a surprise Supporting Actress win for Ariana Grande-Butera. Awards Tallies (4) Anora (2) The Brutalist, Nickel Boys, The Wild Robot (1) Challengers, Deadpool & Wolverine, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Kneecap, A Real Pain, Sing Sing, Sugarcane,…
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19th St. Louis Critics Nominations
St. Louis’ film crtics seemed to have a similar idea to Las Vegas in terms of what is going to do well with the Academy. What’s striking is that this is the best September 5 has performed so far this season, which is surprising considering the buzz that surrounded its initial release. Nominations Tallies (12)…
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