Return Links Polls Remaking Best Adapted Screenplay, 2011 In our twelfth pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Adapted Screenplay slate. There will…
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THE ACADEMY TO HONOR DANNY GLOVER, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, ELAINE MAY AND LIV ULLMANN WITH OSCARS® AT 2022 GOVERNORS AWARDS LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Honorary Awards to Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann, and the…
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Page Revisions: (June 20, 2021) Original Release Date: July 1, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what’s really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A lack of background detail…
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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. With this week’s release of the latest film in the Fast & Furious series,…
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Born January 5, 1931, in San Diego, California, Robert Duvall was the son of an amateur actress and a U.S. Navy rear admiral. His lineage traces back to Martha Washington and Robert E. Lee. His father expected him to attend the Naval Academy at Annapolis, but he chose acting instead. Studying at New York’s Neighborhood…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jun. 25-27, 2021)
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Page Revisions: (June 20, 2021) Original Release Date: July 2, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he’s jumping forward to the next year of his life.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: While the time elements and wedding elements are here,…
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There’s little question that F9, the week’s only new wide release, will top the box office for the weekend. Its performance will also tell us whether the pandemic box office is back at full steam or if we’re in for a few rough months before its entire revitalization. Our Highest Rated Films: I Carry You…
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Primal Fear Rating Director Gregory Hoblit Screenplay Steve Shagan, Ann Biderman (Novel: William Diehl) Length 2h 9m Starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Terry O’Quinn, Andre Braugher, Steven Bauer, Joe Spano, Tony Plana, Stanley Anderson, Maura Tierney, Jon Seda, Reg Rogers MPAA Rating R
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Page Revisions: (June 20, 2021) Original Release Date: July 2, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An organ transplant committee has one hour to decide which of three patients deserves a life-saving heart. Seven years later, the committee members struggle with the consequences of that fateful decision.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A simple…
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New This Week Absurdly promoted as the “greatest production since the birth of motion pictures,” Ziegfeld Follies was the first box-office hit of 1946. Its shameless promotion seems especially ridiculous in a year which would give us such truly great films as The Best Years of Our Lives, It’s a Wonderful Life, Notorious, The Razor’s…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard…?
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