The Contenders 26: May Retrospective/July Forecast
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Contender: The Lost Bus (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. The Lost Bus was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 76.03 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Film Preview: Pets on a Train (2025)
Page Revisions: (July 13, 2025) Original (October 12, 2025) New Poster (#1) Release Date: October 17, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a crew of animal bandits embark on a routine swindle, they find themselves caught up in a train heist. It’s up to Falcon, a petty thief raccoon, and Rex, a righteous police-dog, to save…
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Film Preview: Diciannove (2025)
Page Revisions: (July 13, 2025) Original Release Date: July 25, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A curious student embarks on a journey of self-discovery, learning that the path, no matter how unfamiliar or daunting, is worthwhile.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) A sort of triptych that makes no sense. It’s all…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #37
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #37
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Review: Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks Rating Director Robert Stevenson Screenplay Ralph Wright, Ted Berman, Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi (Book: Mary Norton) Length 1h 57m Starring Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, John Ericson, Bruce Forsyth, Cindy O’Callaghan, Roy Snart, Ian Weighill, Tessie O’Shea, Arthur E. Gould-Porter MPAA Rating G Review Disney was at the vanguard…
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Oscar Profile: Ray Heindorf
Born August 25, 1908 in Haverstraw, New York, Ray(mond) John Heindorf worked as a pianist in a silent movie house in Mechanicville in his early teens. In 1928, he moved to New York City, where he landed a job as a musical arranger before moving to Hollywood in February 1929. Heindorf’s first job in Hollywood was as an orchestrator…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2012
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2012 Now that we’ve finished rebuilding the nomination slate between 1997 and 2016 (we’ll do subsequent years after this series has completed), we will take those rebuilt slates and pick a new winner from among the nominees. In our ninth pass, we take a look at the new nominees…
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Oscar History: July 17 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Osmond Borradaile (100 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} 1899: James Cagney (86 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1905: William Gargan (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1909: James W. Sullivan (65 at death)…
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Contender: Father, Mother, Sister, Brother (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Father Mother Sister Brother was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 76.57 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete)…
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Updated Preview: Together (2025)
New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#2-#3) Together, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: Boys Go to Jupiter (2025)
Page Revisions: (July 13, 2025) Original (August 3, 2025) New Poster (#2) Release Date: August 8, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A teenager in suburban Florida desperately hustles to make $5,000 in this dreamy and surreal animated coming-of-age story.” Poster Rating: B- / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, B-) This design is visually strong…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #37
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #37
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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The Contenders 25: June Retrospective/August Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of June and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to August and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts June Retrospective Much of…
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