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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It was no contest with this week’s winner a near-unanimous choice. The lowest vote getter was The Room with 10 points, followed by Funny Girl with 14, Boys from Brazil with 16, Split Image with 17, Picnic with 18, Southern Comfort with 19, and Born on the Fourth of July with 21. Which leaves this…
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Our penultimate analysis this week, we present our Rundown series article for Supporting Actor, a category that that has honored legendary actors like Thomas Mitchell, Walter Huston, George Sanders, Anthony Quinn, Frank Sinatra, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Robert De Niro, George Burns, Christopher Walken, John Gielgud, Jack Nicholson, Don Ameche, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Jack…
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Frank James “Gary” Cooper was born May 7, 1901 in Helena, Montana. The son of a Montana Supreme Court judge, he was schooled in England and Iowa as well as Montana. He moved with his parents to California when his father retired from the bench. His numerous early jobs included that of an extra in…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: George Leverett (85 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1888: Harry Beaumont (78 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Directing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1897: Judith Anderson (94 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Lewis…
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Time for another week of box office predictions. Submit yours below. Don’t remember the rules or need a refresher? Check them out here: Game Rules. Submit the Following for this Week
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In this week’s third Rundown article, we take a look at Art Direction, a category that so frequently favors period dramas that it’s almost become a joke, especially when the best candidate doesn’t win (see Sweeney Todd over There Will Be Blood)
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Four brand new features are competing for post-Super Bowl dollars, which could mean one of the top grossing weekends so far this year. Here’s what we think. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Ronald Colman (67 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1892: Peggy Wood (86 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1900: Robert de Grasse (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901:…
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The Green Hornet Rating Director Michel Gondry Screenplay Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg (Radio Series: George W. Trendle) Length 119 min. Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Tom Wilkinson, Christoph Waltz, David Harbour, Edward James Olmos, Jamie Harris, Chad Coleman, Edward Furlong MPAA Rating PG-13 for sequences of violent action, language, sensuality and drug content
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Animal Kingdom Rating Director David Michôd Screenplay David Michôd Length 113 min. Starring James Frencheville, Jacki Weaver, Joel Edgerton, Luke Ford, Sullivan Stapleton, Mirrah Foulkes, Ben Mendelsohn, Guy Pearce, Dan Wyllie MPAA Rating R for violence, drug content and pervasive language
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The Searchers Rating Director John Ford Screenplay Frank S. Nugent (Novel: Alan Le May) Length 119 min. Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood, John Wualen, Olive Carey, Henry Brandon, Ken Curtis, Harry Carey Jr., Antonio Moreno, Hank Worden, Beulah Archuletta, Walter Coy, Dorothy Jordan, Pippa Scott, Pat Wayne, Lana Wood…
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Five Easy Pieces Rating Director Bob Rafelson Screenplay Adrien Joyce, Bob Rafelson Length 98 min. Starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy ‘Green’ Bush, Fannie Flagg, Sally Struthers, Marlena MacGuire, Richard Stahl, Lois SMith, Helena Kallianiotes, Toni Basil, Susan Anspach, Ralph WaiteWilliam Chalee, Irene Dailey MPAA Rating R
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Saw VII Rating Director Kevin Grueter Screenplay Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan Length 90 min. Starring Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Cary Elwes, Sean Patrick Flanery, Chad Donella, Gina Holden, Laurence Anthony, Dean Armstrong, James Van Patten MPAA Rating R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, and language
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Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. More Oscar themed polls this week with…
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