Home Viewing with Peter #988
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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This Day in Oscar History: January 9
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: William B. Murphy (62 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1941: Susannah York (69) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1956: Imelda Staunton (54) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} Died 1954: Jack Leonard…
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Oscar Three Weeks in Review:
December 19, 2010 – January 8, 2011Because of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays falling on a Saturday this year, there were no updates those two weeks. This week I are going to do our best to catch up on three weeks of Oscar news, but if something is missed, I apologize. Oscar News The seven films eligible for the Visual…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 8
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Gordon Hollingshead (60 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director, Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film – 23 Noms, 7 Wins} 1903: Robert Webb (87 at death) {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director – 1 Noms, 1 Wins} 1909: José Ferrer (83 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar…
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Film Fun Friday #38
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 Predictions: Week Ending January 7, 2011
Now that we’re getting closer to the Oscar nominations (Tuesday, January 25, 2011), we’re going to try to continuously update our predictions. Because of the vast array of categories, we’ll only share our updated predictions each week based on which guild or category-based precursors have come out during the week. This week, we had a…
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What to See: January 7-9, 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. Would you recommend readers see Season of the…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 7
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1873: Adolph Zukor (103 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Wins} 1906: Herb Magidson (79 at death) {Oscar Winner: Song – 3 Noms, 1 Wins} 1908: Eliot Daniel (89 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1910: Frank Bracht (75 at…
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Precursor: USC Scripter Nominations
Below are the nominees for the USC Scripter award. This precursor is a minor precursor of the Adapted Screenplay category, but is mostly limited to literary adaptations (with a few minor exceptions over the years). These awards are given not only to the screenwriter but also to the source material author. The Nominations Best Adapted…
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Oscar Profile #19: Maggie Smith
Born in 1934, Maggie Smith has been acting on stage since 1952, on TV since 1955 and on screen since 1958. She is a recipient of five BAFTAs, two Oscars, two Golden Globes, two Emmys and a Tony. She has been a Dame of the British Empire since 1990. Although she started out as a…
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Precursor: Cinema Audio Society Nominations
Below are the nominees for the Cinema Audio Society. This precursor is used to predict the Sound Mixing category nominees. The Nominations Best Sound Mixing Black Swan Inception Shutter Island The Social Network True Grit
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And Then There Were Seven:
The Academy’s Visual Effects FinalistsThe Academy has announced the seven films from which the five Visual Effects nominees will be selected. Here’s the full press release: Beverly Hills, CA (January 5, 2011) – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 83rd Academy…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 6
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Rochus Gliese (87 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1913: Jack Leonard (41 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1913: Loretta Young (87 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actress – 2 Noms, 1 Wins}…
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Game: Week 1 – 2011 Spring Box Office Predictions
Another four months have passed and it’s time again to refresh our Box Office Predictions contest. Once again, we have a new set of rules, so hopefully everyone enjoys this new version. This contest begins the weekend of January 7-9, 2011 and continues through the weekend of April 29-May 1, 2011. This is a 17-week…
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Looking at the Weekend: January 7-9, 2011
Not much to show this coming weekend. We have one new big screen release (Season of the Witch) and one new documentary release (Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune). 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…
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Precursor: Art Directors Guild Nominations
Below are the nominees for the Art Directors Guild. This precursor is used to predict the Art Direction category nominees. The Nominations Best Art Direction (Period) The King’s Speech Get Low Robin Hood Shutter Island True Grit Best Art Direction (Fantasy) Alice in Wonderland The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Harry…
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