Film Preview: Reading Lolita in Tehran (2026)
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Oscar History: March 11 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Dave Gould (70 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction Oscar Win: Dance Direction 1901: Richard Flournoy (66 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1909: Jules Engel (94 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film 1909:…
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Film Preview: The Stranger (2026)
Page Revisions: (March 8, 2026) Original Release Date: April 3, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In 1930s Algeria, the daily life of an indifferent Frenchman is shaken by the death of his mother and a fateful encounter on a beach.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) Establishing the film being in black-and-white…
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Film Preview: The Christophers (2026)
Page Revisions: (March 8, 2026) Original Release Date: April 10, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The children of a once famous artist hire a forger to complete some unfinished, long ago abandoned canvases so they’ll have an inheritance when he dies.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) Thematically tying into the painting…
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Home Viewing with Peter #975
The Oscars are coming this Sunday. All ten films nominated for Best Picture are available for viewing at home as are the four films nominated for acting awards that are not nominated for Best Picture and all but one of the films nominated for Best International Feature. Here’s where you can find them: Frankenstein and…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Adapted Screenplay
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ve adjusted our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Writers Guild of America. Below are our predictions in Best Adapted Screenplay. Best Adapted Screenplay Winner Predictions Bugonia Frankenstein Hamnet One Battle After Another…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Original Screenplay
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ve adjusted our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Writers Guild of America. Below are our predictions in Best Original Screenplay. Best Original Screenplay Winner Predictions Blue Moon It Was Just an Accident…
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Oscar History: March 10 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Barry Fitzgerald (72 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1891: Sam Jaffe (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1892: Gregory La Cava (59 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing…
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Film Preview: Scary Movie 6 (2026)
Page Revisions: (March 8, 2026) Original (May 31, 2026) New Posters (#1-#15) Release Date: June 5, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two friends find themselves caught up in mayhem involving killers, monsters, and supernatural creatures once again.” Poster Rating: C+ / B- / C+ (2) / B- / C+ (8) / C+ / C SEE ALL…
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Film Preview: Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
Page Revisions: (March 8, 2026) Original Release Date: March 27, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two friends navigate the dangerous world of organized crime, testing their loyalty and survival skills as they get deeper into the criminal underworld.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should…
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Weekend Preview: Mar. 13-15, 2026
Below are three previews for films opening next weekend. Reminders of Him (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Undertone (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Slanted (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Box Office History (Week 10, 2026)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Actor
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ll adjust our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Screen Actors Guild. Below are our predictions in Best Actor. Best Actor Winner Predictions Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle…
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Oscar History: March 9 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: George Froeschel (88 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1892: Arthur Caesar (61 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story 1900: Loren L. Ryder (85 at death) {14 Noms, 8 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
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40th Society of Cinematographers Awards
While not what I predicted, these choices weren’t entirely unexpected either. The Awards Best Cinematography One Battle After Another WL PP Documentary Cinematography Nil 2000 Meters from Andriivka WL PP TL Spotlight Award Nil Orphan WL TL American Society of Cinematographers Data Year Founded: 1919 First Awards: 1986 (40)
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