The Contenders 26: May Retrospective/July Forecast
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Home Viewing with Peter #937
The last film to receive major 2024 awards recognition that I hadn’t seen before, A24’s Heretic, is available from the studio on both 4K UHD and standard Blu-ray. It is also currently streaming on Max. The film is one of two 2024 releases starring Hugh Grant that is currently available on Blu-ray while also streaming…
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Oscar History: June 17 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Sammy Fain (87 at death) {10 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Wins: Original Song 1904: Ralph Bellamy (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1909: Ralph E. Winters (94 at death) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar…
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Contender: Dead Man’s Wire (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Dead Man’s Wire was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Wide Contender Factor: 68.25 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Updated Preview: Sketch (2025)
New Trailer (#2) Sketch, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Updated Preview: Freakier Friday (2025)
New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) Freakier Friday, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Updated Preview: Eddington (2025)
New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#1) Eddington, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #33
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 1, #33
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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Weekend Preview: Jun. 20-22, 2025
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend. 28 Years Later (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Bride Hard (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Elio (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Everything’s Going to Be Great (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Familiar Touch (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Happyend (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Box Office History (Week 24, 2025)
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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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “How to Train Your Dragon”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen How to Train Your Dragon…?
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Oscar History: June 16 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Jack Eaton (80 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: One-Reel Short Film Oscar Win: One-Reel Short Film 1890: Stan Laurel (74 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1895: Lew Pollack (50 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #32
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 7, #32
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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Oscar History: June 15 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Sidney Mitchell (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1894: Robert Russell Bennett (87 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Musical Score 1895: Fay Babcock (75 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
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