Film Preview: Quarter (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Oscar Profile #534: Potential First-Time Nominees
When the Oscar nominations come out every year, there is a mix of repeat performers and first-time nominees. This year is particularly rich with first time contenders from Riz Ahmed to Helena Zengel. In fact, there are sixteen strong potential first time nominees among the twenty acting slots. Among the contenders for Best Actor are…
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Precursor: 27th Screen Actors Guild Nominations (2020)
With the 27th SAG Awards nominations announced, we can now start to see whatever patterns there might be and see what Oscar might have in store. All of the major Best Picture Oscar contenders appear to be here, including three films with three nominations apiece. Nomadland and Promising Young Woman may have gotten Best Actress…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 4 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Released
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Precursor: 21st Vancouver Critics Canadian Nominations (2020)
Before Vancouver announces their international selections, they’ve given us their best Canadian opinions on films made and released in Canada. Surprisingly, Chained picks up the most nominations while failing to earn a Best Canadian Film nomination. Second-place Possessor does, however, which might suggest that the film is setting itself up to rack up several wins,…
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Precursor: 52nd NAACP Image Awards Nominations (2020)
In spite of a year where Black protagonists were few and far between, the NAACP Image Awards put together a modestly impressive list of nominations. While films like Bad Boys for Life, Antebellum and The Banker weren’t terribly well received, films like Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, One Night in Miami, and Soul…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Feb. 5-7, 2021)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Feb. 5-7, 2021)
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Film Preview: I Care a Lot (2021)
Page Revisions: (January 31, 2021) Original Release Date: February 19, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The colors…
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2021 Oscar Season Box Office Preview Wrap-Up: September
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. September 4, 2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music (Limited) Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $2 M Box Office…
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Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 5-7, 2021
Another week lacking in new wide releases means the same old films at the top of the list. Nothing to see here. Our Highest Rated Films: Falling, Two of Us Our Best Awards Ratings: Two of Us (Oscars) OTHER LIMITED RELEASES Angelique’s Isle (Limited) Balloon Man (Virtual) Dara Of Jasenovac (Limited) A Glitch in the…
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Review: The Croods: A New Age (2020)
The Croods: A New Age Rating Director Joel Crawford Screenplay Kevin Hageman, Dan Hageman, Paul Fisher, Bob Logan, Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders Length 1h 35m Starring Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Leslie Mann, Peter Dinklage, Kelly Marie Tran MPAA Rating PG Original Preview Click Here
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Precursor: 78th Golden Globe Nominations (2020)
Taraji P. Henson & Sarah Jessica Parker announced the nominees this morning in two batches. The first batch, carried live on national television, covered all of the lead acting category along with Best Director and Best Motion Picture Drama. The rest were announced several minutes later, all streamed. Promising Young Woman did tremendously well with…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 3 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 4th Hollywood Critics Nominations (2020)
The big surprise here is that Promising Young Woman came out on top of the nominations count. The film hasn’t been picking up nearly as many nominations elsewhere, which might be a good sign for the film. One Night in Miami and Birds of Prey also do surprisingly well with this group. Nominations Tallies (9)…
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Precursor: 32nd PGA Documentary Nominations (2020)
Surprisingly little attention was paid the the Producers Guild of America’s documentary nominations. Of course, they were supposed to be announced today, but were revealed yesterday. While awards leader Dick Johnson Is Dead made the list, as did popular winner Time, both All In: The Fight for Democracy and John Lewis: Good Trouble, thought to…
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93rd Oscars: Sci-Tech Awards Announced
The usual ceremony, which used to be held shortly before the Oscars, was moved to earlier in the year a few years back. This year, because of the pandemic, they had to push it closer to this year’s awards, though not terribly close at two months prior. Once again, it looks like there will be…
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