Film Preview: Reading Lolita in Tehran (2026)
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Oscar History: April 18 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: Leopold Stokowski (95 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1893: Jo Swerling (71 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1897: Ralph Dawson (65 at death) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Wins: Editing 1902: Harry Owens (84 at…
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Film Preview: Swapped (2026)
Page Revisions: (April 12, 2026) Original Release Date: May 1, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A tiny woodland creature and a majestic bird suddenly swap bodies, forcing them to team up to survive the wildest adventure of their lives.” Poster Rating: C+ (2) SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1-#2, C+) Purple is a rarely used color…
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Film Preview: The Last One for the Road (2026)
Page Revisions: (April 12, 2026) Original Release Date: May 1, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two blustery 50-somethings, have an obsession: going for their last drink. One night, they run into Giulio, a shy architecture student, whose way of seeing the world and love will be transformed as the trio wander from bar to bar of…
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Oscar History: April 17 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Ross Dowd (58 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1910: Ivan Goff (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1911: George Seaton (68 at death) {5 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing,…
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Updated Preview: Over Your Dead Body (2026)
New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#1-#4) Over Your Dead Body, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Updated Preview: Michael (2026)
New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#5-#13) Michael, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Review: Frankenstein (2025)
Frankenstein Rating Director Guillermo del Toro Screenplay Guillermo del Toro Length 2h 29m Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, Charles Dance, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen, Christian Convery, Nikolaj Lie Kaas MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here Review One of the most frequently adapted and referenced novels of the modern…
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Oscar Profile: Lucile Watson
Born May 27, 1879 in Québec City, Canada, Lucille Watson was the daughter of an officer of the British Army who went to New York against her father’s wishes to enroll in a drama school. On Broadway for many years, Watson was married to actor Rockliffe Fellowes from 1906-1922. She had an uncredited role in…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Original Screenplay, 2011
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Original Screenplay, 2011 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 eleventh pass, we take a look at the new…
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Oscar History: April 16 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: R. T. Layton (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1889: Arthur Lange (67 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1889: Charles Chaplin (88 at death) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Original Screenplay,…
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Updated Preview: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)
New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#7-#11) The Devil Wears Prada 2, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: Desert Warrior (2026)
Page Revisions: (April 12, 2026) Original Release Date: April 24, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An honorable and mysterious rogue, known as Hanzala, makes himself an enemy of the Emperor Kisra after he helps a fugitive king and princess in the desert.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) Anthony Mackie in action…
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Looking at the Weekend: Apr. 17-19, 2026
None of this week’s releases seems like the blockbuster type but each have a case that can be made for their winning. Ultimately, The Mummy will tap into the dormant horror audience and likely come out on top but so too will Mother Mary but with the added modernism, it might be able to eke…
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The Contenders 26: March Retrospective/May 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 March and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to May and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts March Retrospective Looking back…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Apr. 17-19, 2026)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Apr. 17-19, 2026)
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