Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Some actors come out of the gate strong and stay that way while others…
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Born June 14, 1909 in Hunt City, Illinois, Burl Ives was one of seven siblings born tp a farming family. A prolific singer all his life, Ives first sang in public for a soldiers’ reunion when he was age 4. In high school, he learned the banjo and played fullback, intending to become a football…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Star Trek: Insurrection Rating Director Jonathan Frakes Screenplay Rick Berman, Michael Piller Length 1h 43m Starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy, Anthony…
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We haven’t covered this group often, but they announced their nominees and winners earlier this year. Historically, they haven’t been a major bellwether, but they are instructive being one of the few organizations devoted to the recognition of music in movies. Awards Tallies (2) Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Nominations Tallies (3) Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio…
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Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Nov. 18-20, 2022)
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Page Revisions: (November 13, 2022) Original Release Date: December 9, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “It’s Christmas Eve and Tori just wants to get drunk and party, but when a robotic Santa Clause at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through her small town, she’s forced into a battle for…
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While it would be impossible for anything but Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to top the box office this weekend, of the two new releases, neither really seems like a dominant type of film, so I suspect that The Menu may end up on top of the two. Our Highest Rated Films: She Said Our Best…
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Sing 2 Rating Director Garth Jennings Screenplay Garthy Jennings Length 1h 50m Starring Tori Kelly, Reese Witherspoon, Taron Egerton, Nick Kroll, Matthew McConaughey, Garth Jennings, Jennifer Saunders, Chelsea Peretti, Scarlett Johansson, Bobby Cannavale, Nick Offerman, Adam Buxton, Eric André, Halsey, Letitia Wright, Bono, Pharrell Williams, Julia Davis, Peter Serafinowicz MPAA Rating PG Original Preview Click…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. The Majestic Rating Director Frank Darabont Screenplay Michael Sloane Length 2h 32m Starring Jim Carrey, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn, Hal Holbrook, Laurie Holden, Martin Landau, Brent Briscoe, Ron Rifkin, Gerry Black, David Ogden Stiers, James Whitmore,…
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The Grammys nominated a surprising number of 2022 entries this year even though they cut off eligibility at the end of September. Still, these results aren’t really going to help in our Oscar predictions. Nominations Tallies (3) Encanto (2) Top Gun: Maverick The Nominations
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Good Night Oppy nearly swept the Critics Choice Documentary Awards. It puts it in a solid position for at least an Oscar nomination, but guarantees nothing else. Nominations Tallies (5) Good Night Oppy The Nominations
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New Trailer (#3) — New Poster (#2) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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The Crown: Season 5 is now streaming on Netflix. The popular behind-the-scenes examination of Britain’s royal family during the reign of Elizabeth II (1952-2022) began in 2016, running for two years before taking a break for one, returning with different actors for two more, then taking another year off before returning yet again with a…
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