Home Viewing with Peter #988
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Leslie Nielsen Has Died at 84
(CNN) — Leslie Nielsen, whose longtime career as a dramatic actor took a sudden turn into comedy with spoofs like “Airplane!” and “The Naked Gun,” has died at age 84, his family said Sunday. The Canadian-born Nielsen’s career reached back into the early days of television, when he made frequent appearances on live drama series…
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Oscar Season Schedule
It’s hard to believe another year of awards have begun. This coming week, the very first precursors announce their nominations (Film Independent’s Spirit Awards). So, in prep of the upcoming glut of precursors, here is a schedule of those soon-to-come events. Since I am unable to verify several dates, I have had to make estimates…
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Previews: Week Ending November 28, 2010
This past week was fairly slow. Of course, two days of the week were considered holidays. Either way, all of our updates this week were 2011. We have four new trailers and three new posters. Here’s how it all went down: Poster Highlights: When the best you can give a poster is C+, picking the…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 28
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Lilia Skala (98 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Emil Kosa Jr. (64 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1904: Gilbert Kurland (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1907:…
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Oscar Week in Review: November 20-27, 2010
Oscar News Because of the short week, there actually isn’t any real news to share here. Don’t worry, though, because precursor nods begin on Tuesday with the Spirit Awards, and it will all be chaos from there! Review Round-Up Love and Other Drugs, Oscar winner Edward Zwick’s return to the romantic comedy genre, did not…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 27
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Alberto Colombo (65 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1895: Adolfo Franci (115-unverified) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1898: Edward Kay (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score,Musical Score – 5 Noms, 0 Wins} 1909: James…
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FFF Tracking: The Oscar Link
Here are the individual Oscar nominees that have been listed in the Film Fun Friday game to date.
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FFF Tracking: In the Country
Here are the locations we’ve visited in the Film Fun Friday game to date.
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FFF Tracking: Wraparound Titles
Here are the film titles that have been listed in the Film Fun Friday game to date.
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FFF Tracking: In the City
Here are the locations we’ve visited in the Film Fun Friday game to date.
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Screener Watch: November 26, 2010
Today, Magnolia/Magnet sent their annual “Everything but the Kitchen Sink” screener set and really out did themselves this time in terms of quantity. Below are all the titles I received, fourteen in total. Also, since there were so many and they were mostly nondescript, I left out a number of the extra details I’ve been…
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What to See: November 26-28, 2010
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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Film Fun Friday #33 (Relaunched)
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: November 26
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Charles Brackett (76 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Screenplay,Story and Screenplay, Special/Honorary; Oscar Nominee: Picture, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Motion Picture Story – 8 Noms, 4 Wins} 1908: Leonard Spigelgass (76 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1924: Brunello Rondi…
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Feed the Queue #22
And the participation drooped again. And since Peter refused to participate, it looks like I have no choice but to put Monsieur Verdoux in my queue. I will receive it next week to be watched that subsequent weekend (or watched this weekend if I have time) and reviewed in The Morning After to be posted…
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