Home Viewing with Peter #988
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Review: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Oh! What a Lovely War Rating Director Richard Attenborough Screenplay Len Deighton (Musical Play: Joan Littlewood; Play: Charles Chilton) Length 144 min. Starring Paul Daneman, Ian Holm, Guy Middleton, Juliet Mills, Dirk Bogarde, Jean-Pierre Cassel, John Clements, John Gielgud, Jack Hawkins, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave, Corin Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Maggie Smith,…
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Review: Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist Rating Director Tobe Hooper Screenplay Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor Length 115 min. Starring Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williamson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O’Rourke, Marty Casella, Richard Lawson, Zelda Rubinstein, James Karen, Dirk Blocker MPAA Rating R (original); PG (re-rated after appeal)
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The Morning After: January 24, 2011
Despite feeling like I didn’t get much watched this weekend, it turns out I got quite a bit accomplished. One more 2010 movie packed away, a couple of ’80s fan favorites and this week’s Feed the Queue entry, plus a whole lot of Eureka. So, here is what I watched this weekend: BURIED Dozens of…
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Precursor: Razzie Nominations
The Golden Raspberries have announced the nominees for its 31st Annual Film Awards. Below are the results. Nomination Tallies (9) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Last Airbender (7) Sex and the City 2 (4) The Bounty Hunter, Vampires Suck, Valentine’s Day (3) Little Fockers (2) Jonah Hex, Clash of the Titans, The Spy Next Door…
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Oscar Predictions: Cinema Sight Final
Tomorrow, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will announce their nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. We’ll be covering the announcement live and posting the results as we get them. But before we do that, it’s time for Cinema Sight’s four contributors to lay down their final nominations predictions. Here are our…
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The DVD Report #192: Oscar on DVD – 1973
New This Week CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. (Editor’s Note: Due to the Oscar nominations, The DVD Report is being posted a day early) Oscar went retrograde in 1973 and gave the Best Picture award to the rousing caper film, The Sting, set in the 1930s with the music of an earlier time,…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 24
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Henry King (96 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Directing – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1892: Gladys Lehman (101 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1914: Frank R. McKelvy (66 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction,Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color) –…
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Precursor: OFTA Film Awards Nominations
The Online Film & Television Association has announced the nominees for its 15th Annual Film Awards. Below are the results. Nomination Tallies (13) Black Swan, Inception (10) The Social Network (9) 127 Hours, The King’s Speech (8) True Grit (7) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Toy Story 3 (6) Easy A, The Kids Are All…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 23
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: Fred Niblo Jr. (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adaptation – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1906: Arthur Lonergan (83 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1910: Walter Greene (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Musical Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1910:…
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Precursor: Producers Guild Awards
The Producers Guild of America are announcing their awards this evening. As I get the results, I’ll post them here. There are only three categories we’ll be concerned with, so bare with as it takes time to get past all the other awards. (Editor: As of 12:30 am CT, all prizes have been awarded) The…
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Oscar Week in Review: January 16-22, 2011
Oscar News The 68th Golden Globe Awards were passed out Sunday, and The Social Network took 4 awards to lead the film side of the awards. Other winners, as expected, were Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Annette Bening, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo. The biggest story of the evening, though, was host Ricky Gervais, who took…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 22
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1875: David Wark Griffith (73 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary –0 Noms, 1 Win} 1884: Fred Fox (65 at death) {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1900: Fredric Hope (37 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1909: Ann…
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Film Fun Friday #40
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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Oscar Morning: The Article
FOR AN OSCAR MORNING TRACKING SHEET, CLICK HERE. My predictions are in BOLD. On Tuesday morning, January 25, 2011, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be announcing its nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. It will be broadcast live at just after 5:30a PST (6:30a MST, 7:30a CST, 8:30a EST). While…
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Precursor: Golden Reel Awards Nominations
The Motion Picture Sound Editors present the Golden Reel Awards each year for the best in sound editing. This award can be seen as a precursor to the Sound Editing award at the Oscars. Nomination Tallies (2) Black Swan, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, Inception, Tangled, The Social Network The Nominations Best…
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