Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Their general love of Honey Boy continues with the selection of Shia LaBeouf for Best Supporting Actor. The rest of the winners list looks pretty commonplace. Award Tallies (3) Marriage Story (2) Parasite The Awards
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The first Best Picture win for Portrait of a Lady on Fire comes from an unlikely source. Florida film critics have picked out-of-the-way choices in Best Picture and Director, but have stayed conventional the rest of the time. Award Tallies (3) Marriage Story, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2) Little Women, Uncut Gems The…
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While a lot of this year’s big Oscar players are here, some (like Little Women) are absent. This group shows its populist/anti-populist streak year after year with off-beat choices alongside mainstream ones. Award Tallies (8) The Irishman (7) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (6) Marriage Story, Parasite (5) 1917 (4) Portrait of a Lady…
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Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker…?
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Page Revisions: (December 22, 2019) Original (February 16, 2020) New Poster (#2) (February 23, 2020) New Poster (#3-#8) Release Date: February 21, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Based on the classic Jane Austen novel.” Poster Rating: B- / B- / C+ (6) SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) I’m uncertain what the purpose of the portrait…
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Page Revisions: (December 22, 2019) Original (March 21, 2021) New Trailers (#2-#3) — New Posters (#2-#7) — New Release Date (changed from 6/26/20) (May 2, 2021) New Trailer (#4) (May 9, 2021) New Trailer (#5) — New Poster (#8) (May 30, 2021) Added Image Gallery (June 6, 2021) New Posters (#9-#18) Release Date: June 18,…
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We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker One of the most successful franchises in Oscar history, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker continues the tradition of Oscar consideration. While the prequel trilogy that George Lucas did struggled for Oscar attention, the latest…
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As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). While there wasn’t a lot on the precursor front in the last week, enough emerged to give us…
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Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: The Irishman Martin Scosese is…
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The week didn’t exactly slow down, but I suspect it will. Lionsgate started things off with three titles, then Universal sent 1917. After that, I got a package from my association with GALECA, which was largely a bunch of TV series from Netflix. Lionsgate Bombshell Oscar Chances: Excellent: The film has already become ubiquitous in…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Going with the flow, except in the runner-up choice of Rebecca Ferguson, this group looks a bit like all the others, except with more praise for Apollo 11 Award Tallies (3) Apollo 11, Parasite (2) Marriage Story, 1917 The Awards
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Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Jan. 2020, Limited)
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Page Revisions: (December 15, 2019) Original Release Date: November 1, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Seventeen year old Elizabeth and her younger sister, Sam, are thrust into circumstances more terrifying than living with their abusive, alcoholic mother when they are forced to move into their deceased Grandfather’s house. Frightened beyond belief, they begin to learn horrible…
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