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Review: Memoir of a Snail (2024)
Memoir of a Snail Rating Director Adam Elliot Screenplay Adam Elliot Length 1h 35m Starring Jacki Weaver, Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Saxon Wright, Dominique Pinon, Selena Brennan, Adam Elliot, Paul Capsis, Davey Thompson, Braiden Asciak, Bernie Clifford, Alexander Esenarro, Nick Cave, Magda Szubanski MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here Review Australian creatives have a…
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Oscar Profile: Hal Pereira
Born April 25, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, art director Harold (Hal) Pereira and his brother, architect William Pereira (born in 1909), began their highly successful careers after graduating college in the 1930s. They designed, among other things, Chicago’s Esquire Theatre, one of the city’s best examples of Art Deco. They later moved to Los Angeles…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Actress, 1998
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Actress, 1998 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: April 10 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1868: George Arliss (77 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1892: Harry Segall (83 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story 1903: Marjorie Best (94 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume…
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Film Preview: Shadow Force (2025)
Page Revisions: (April 6, 2025) Original (May 4, 2025) New Release Date (changed from 5.2.2025) Release Date: May 9, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An estranged couple with a bounty on their heads must go on the run with their son to avoid their former employer, a unit of shadow ops that has been sent to…
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Film Preview: Together (2025)
Page Revisions: (April 6, 2025) Original (May 11, 2025) New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#1) (July 13, 2025) New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#2-#3) (July 27, 2025) New Trailer (#4) — New Posters (#3-#8) Release Date: August 1, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A couple’s move to the countryside triggers a supernatural incident that…
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Film Preview: Neighborhood Watch (2025)
Page Revisions: (April 6, 2025) Original Release Date: April 25, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a mentally ill young man thinks he witnesses an abduction and the police refuse to believe him, he reluctantly turns to his next door neighbor- a bitter, retired security guard- to help him find the missing woman.” Poster Rating: C…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #23
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, #23
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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Looking at the Weekend: Apr. 11-13, 2025
It will be a tough week to come out on top, especially given the tremendous debut of A Minecraft Movie. However, I don’t think any of the three new releases will make it. They all have the potential to be the top new release and I find it difficult to pick one but Drop will…
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Contenders 25: April Opening
A few weeks ago, I went over the results of last year’s Contenders series and announced I would be revising those guidelines. While I did mention some of the changes I would, for certain, make. There were others I hadn’t quite settled on. Starting next week, this year’s series will be begin. Before I get…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Apr. 11-13, 2025)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Apr. 11-13, 2025)
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Oscar History: April 9 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Joseph Lapis (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1906: Frederic Knudtson (57 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1942: Brandon De Wilde (30 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1947: Rick Dior (51 at…
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Film Preview: Rosario (2025)
Page Revisions: (April 6, 2025) Original Release Date: May 2, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Rosario spends the night with her grandmother’s body while she waits for the ambulance to arrive, during a severe snowfall, Rosario is attacked by otherworldly entities that have taken control of her grandmother’s body.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW…
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Film Preview: Fight or Flight (2025)
Page Revisions: (April 6, 2025) Original Release Date: May 9, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect her when they’re surrounded by people trying to kill both of them.” Poster Rating: C+ / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+)…
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