The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was established in 1927 but didn’t start handing out its annual awards until 1929 when its first awards were supposed to be for films released in Los Angeles between August 1, 1927 and July 31, 1928. I’ll explain what I mean by “supposed to be” but first,…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Haldane Douglas (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1899: Alfred Hitchcock (80 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1904: Charles Rogers (94 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win:…
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New Trailer (#2) Blink Twice, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Page Revisions: (August 11, 2024) Original Release Date: March 30, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Countess Irma finds Empress Sisi in Greece, away from the etiquette of the Austro-Hungarian court. They live in freedom, but no matter how much they resist, in the end they are left with only one fatal path that will bind them…
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Below are eight previews for films opening next weekend. Alien: Romulus (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview My Penguin Friend (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Skincare (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Close to You (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Consumed (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Deliverance (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Greatest Surf…
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Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: Cecil B. DeMille (77 at death) {3 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing Oscar Wins: Picture, Special/Honorary, Irving G. Thalberg Award 1892: Alfred Lunt (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1898: Oscar Homolka (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar…
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Page Revisions: (August 11, 2024) Original Release Date: August 16, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Haitian demolition worker is faced with the realities of redevelopment as he is tasked with dismantling his rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, B-) The peach color of the background is an interesting choice…
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Page Revisions: (August 11, 2024) Original Release Date: August 16, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A married couple, Jay and Beth taking a celebratory camping trip a year after Beth’s cancer remission but they find themselves trapped between a wild madman and a skin stealing monster.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C)…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: William C. Thomas (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature 1914: Hugh Martin (96 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1925: Arnold Schulman (97 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay 1954: Terry…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Marcel Vertes (66 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color) 1896: Walter Lang (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1902: Norma Shearer (80 at death)…
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Page Revisions: (August 4, 2024) Original Release Date: August 30, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An astronaut struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) You can tell it’s Laurence Fishburne but you can’t quite make out…
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Page Revisions: (August 4, 2024) Original Release Date: August 22, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “One by one, Sailor Moon’s friends and loved ones are targeted by a formidable new enemy who threatens to destroy everything and rule over the cosmos.” Poster Rating: C+ / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) While there are…
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