Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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This Day in Oscar History: July 1 (2022)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Our Site Milestones 2010: Feed the Queue (12)
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Poll: Remaking Best Directing, 2008
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Directing, 2008 In our fifteenth and final pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Directing. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Directing slate. There will be…
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Film Preview: Lyle, Lyle Crocodile (2022)
Page Revisions: (June 26, 2022) Original (September 11, 2022) New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#1) (October 2, 2022) New Poster (#2) Release Date: October 7, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Feature film based on the children’s book about a crocodile that lives in New York City.” Poster Rating: B- / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW…
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Film Preview: Smile (2022)
Page Revisions: (June 26, 2022) Original (September 25, 2022) New Posters (#2-#8) (December 25, 2022) New Trailer (#2) Release Date: September 30, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. Rose must confront her troubling past in order to…
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5 Favorites #135: Ralph Fiennes
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. This weekend, Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain star in an indie film about a…
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Oscar Profile #605: Robert Wise
Born September 10, 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, Robert Wise was the youngest of three sons of a meatpacker and his wife. An avid moviegoer, he came into the film business through an odd job at RKO Radio Pictures when he was 19. Initially a protégé to a sound effects editor, he worked in that capacity…
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This Day in Oscar History: June 30 (2022)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jul. 1-3, 2022)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jul. 1-3, 2022)
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Film Preview: The Sea Beast (2022)
Page Revisions: (June 26, 2022) Original Release Date: July 8, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters – and make history to boot.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: One of the biggest…
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Film Preview: Blonde (2022)
Page Revisions: (June 26, 2022) Original (August 7, 2022) New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#1) Release Date: September 23, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A fictionalized chronicle of the inner life of Marilyn Monroe.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The design does an adequate job approximating Monroe’s look, but it’s just too…
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Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits Rating Director Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt Screenplay Gideon Defoe (Book: Gideon Defoe) Length 1h 28m Starring Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek, Lenny Henry, Brian Blessed, Russell Tovey, Anton Yelchin, Brendan Gleeson, Ashley Jensen, Al Roker, Ben Whitehead, Mike Cooper, David Schneider MPAA Rating…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 1-3, 2022
While there are two features releasing this weekend, only one of them has box office potential and that’s the sequel Minions: The Rise of Gru. The Despicable Me franchise has proven very popular, especially thanks to its pint-sized yellow hench-creatures. None of the top four entries this weekend hitting $31 million, Minions is very likely…
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This Day in Oscar History: June 29 (2022)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Academy Invites 397 New Members
ACADEMY INVITES 397 TO MEMBERSHIP LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 397 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Membership selection is based on professional qualifications, with an ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and…
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Film Preview: Anything’s Possible (2022)
Page Revisions: (June 26, 2022) Original Release Date: July 22, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A delightfully modern Gen Z coming-of-age story that follows Kelsa, a confident high school girl who is trans, as she navigates through senior year.” Poster Rating: D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The dull fuchsia-adjacent color of the border does nothing…
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