11th Critics Choice Doc Awards
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Poll: Remaking Best Original Dramatic Score, 1997
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Original Score, 1997 In our latest pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Original Score. In light of the pandemic, we’re going to shift this feature to daily until cinemas across the nation are open again and wide releases…
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Film Preview: The King of Staten Island (2020)
Page Revisions: (May 17, 2020) Original Release Date: June 12, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Scott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward…
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5 Favorites Redux #30: Star Trek: The Original Series Episodes
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. Last week, we looked at my number four Star Trek series of all-time, Star…
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Oscar Profile #497: Chris Cooper
Born July 9, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, Christopher Walton (Chris) Cooper was the son of a cattleman and internist who served as a doctor in the U.S. Air Force, and his wife, a homemaker. Raised in Texas, where his parents were from, Cooper was educated at the University of Missouri school of drama. Cooper…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 21 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Clementine (2020)
Page Revisions: (May 17, 2020) Original Release Date: Synopsis: From IMDb: “Reeling from a one-sided breakup, heartbroken Karen breaks into her ex’s lake house. There, she strikes up a complicated relationship with provocative younger woman Lana.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There’s nothing particularly interesting about this design. The figure positioning does…
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2020 Blockbuster Season Preview: June
Like last month, it’s possible, even probable, that theatrical business is not back up and running by the end of May. If I feel that we will indeed have new movies, then I’ll post an update.
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Review: Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Jumanji: The Next Level Rating Director Jake Kasdan Screenplay Jake Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg Length 2h 3m Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Awkwafina, Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Madison Iseman, Ser’Darius Blain, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Rhys Darby, Colin Hanks, Rory McCann MPAA Rating PG-13 for adventure action, suggestive…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 20 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Mr. Jones (2020)
Page Revisions: (May 17, 2020) Original Release Date: June 19, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.” Poster Rating: B- / C- / C / C+ / C+ / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) It…
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The DVD Report #673
New This Week Thunder on the Hill, Douglas Sirk’s 1951 film, was the director’s first for Universal, the studio where he would make such classics as Magnificent Obsession, All That Heaven Allows, and Imitation of Life over the next eight years. He was the perfect choice for this female-driven murder mystery based on a successful…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 19 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Becky (2020)
Page Revisions: (May 17, 2020) Original Release Date: June 5, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A teenager’s weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 18 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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This Day in Oscar History: May 17 (2020)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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