• The Morning After: February 14, 2011

    Not much got done this weekend, so there’s very little to highlight today. Though, Netflix was finally able to send out the last Best Picture nominee I needed to see. So, in addition to my Feed the Queue review of The Adventures of Robin Hood, here are also my thoughts on The Social Network. So,…

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  • The Rundown: Visual Effects

    We start off this week with the newly-fived Best Visual Effects category which we’re agreed will go to Inception. To come this week, we have predictions for Cinematography, Animated Feature, Actor & Actress. Stay tuned. (Update (6:20a CT): added Tripp’s commentary)

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  • Precursor: American Society of Cinematographers (CORRECTED)

    While attempting to find the winner of the American Society of Cinematographers award, I had incorrectly found an update that showed Roger Deakins having won for True Grit. I didn’t see the result where I should have and posted before I could verify. My apologies to anyone who took Deakins’ win as truth based on…

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  • This Day in Oscar History: February 14

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Werner Heymann (65 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score – 4 Noms, 0 Wins} 1903: Stuart Erwin (64 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1905: Thelma Ritter (63 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress…

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  • Precursor: British Academy Awards

    The winners for this year’s British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) awards have been announced. Here they are. Awards Tallies (7) The King’s Speech (3) Inception, The Social Network (2) Alice in Wonderland The Awards Best Film The King’s Speech (Wesley, RU:Peter)

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  • Precursor Predictions: British Academy Awards

    Today, we’ll cast our crystal balls at the British Academy Awards and hope they don’t shatter. Here are our predictions for today’s awards. The Awards Best Film Black Swan Inception The King’s Speech (Wesley, RU:Peter) The Social Network (RU:Wesley, Peter) True Grit

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  • Precursor: OFTA Film Awards

    The Online Film & Television Association has announced the winners for its 15th Annual Film Awards. Below are the results. Awards Tallies (7) Inception, The Social Network (3) Easy A (2) Black Swan, The Fighter, The King’s Speech, Toy Story 3, True Grit The Awards Best Picture The Social Network

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  • This Day in Oscar History: February 13

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: Lennie Hayton (63 at death) {Oscar Winner: Musical Score – 6 Noms, 2 Wins} 1918: Nino Oliviero (62 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1918: Oliver Smith (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1928: Gerald…

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  • Christopher Nolan to Finally Direct “Citizen Hughes”?

    From New York Magazine: After shooting The Dark Knight Rises, we’re told Christopher Nolan plans to return to reality — even if it’s one stranger than fiction. Insiders with knowledge of his plans tell Vulture exclusively that Nolan next wants to direct a long-shelved Howard Hughes biopic he’d abandoned when it became clear that Martin…

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  • This Day in Oscar History: February 12

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Bess Meredyth (79 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Writing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1892: Al Alborn (76 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1896: Charles G. Booth (53 at death) {Oscar Winner: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 1 Win}…

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  • Precursor Predictions: ASC

    This weekend gives us two precursors, but only one we’ll be prediction. Both are on Sunday. The one we’re taking some shots at picking winners is the American Society of Cinematographers. The other, the Online Film & Television Association’s Film Awards, is not a group we would feel comfortable prediction. Reason 1) all of the…

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  • What to See: February 11-13, 2011

    On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll now tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their responses are posted below. Wesley Lovell 1. Which of the four new wide releases would…

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  • The Rundown: Supporting Actress

    We close out the week with one of the more exciting races of the year, the most tense one in the top six. Here are our thoughts on the Supporting Actress race as it stands.

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  • Film Fun Friday #43

    Welcome to the new Film Fun Friday. In an effort to make our games more fun, I’ve increased the interactivity of them. Now you’ll be responding to your fellow players or continuing their thoughts. Each game has a different set of rules, so make sure to read up before posting. And always remember to have…

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  • This Day in Oscar History: February 11

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: Philip Dunne (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay, Screenplay –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1909: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (83 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Directing, Screenplay;Oscar Nominee: Directing, Adaptation, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay – 9 Noms, 4 Wins} 1916: Walter Newman (77 at death) {Oscar…

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