Contender: Clarissa (2026)
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Review: RED (2010)
RED Rating Director Robert Schwentke Screenplay Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber (Graphic Novel: Warren Ellis, Cully Hamner) Length 111 min. Starring Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Karl Urban, Rebecca Pidgeon, Morgan Freeman, Ernest Borgnine, John Malkovich, Brian Cox, Helen Mirren, Richard Dreyfuss MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence and brief strong language
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Review: Airport (1970)
Airport Rating Director George Seaton Screenplay George Seaton (Novel: Arthur Hailey) Length 137 min. Starring Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Barry Nelson, Dana Wynter, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Hale, Gary Collins MPAA Rating G
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Review: Airport 1975 (1974)
Airport 1975 Rating Director Jack Smight Screenplay Don Ingalls (Novel: Arthur Hailey) Length 107 min. Starring Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Susan Clark, Helen Reddy, Linda Blair, Dana Andrews, Roy Thinnes, Sid Caesar, Myrna Loy, Ed Nelson, Nancy Olson, Larry Storch, Martha Scott, Jerry Stiller, Norman Fell, Conrad Janis, Beverly Garland,…
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Game: Week 7 – Box Office Predictions: Results & Standings
After seven weeks, the race is still close. Jackass made a staggeringly high debut of $50.3 M, breaking the October opening record. This of course means we all undervalued its potential performance. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for Week 8. Original rules can be found here: Game Rules. #1 Film…
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The Morning After #17: October 18, 2010
I realized too late Sunday that I had not watched the Feed the Queue film for the week, Laura, so I will hopefully get to that next weekend. But, don’t worry, I have plenty to review for today including RED, Airport, Airport 1975, the middle few episodes of season 2 of True Blood, the final…
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Results: Film Fun Friday #27
Results are in for Week #27 of Film Fun Friday. Game: Identify the Poster The correct answer is: Let’s Do It Again. No one was able to identify the poster. Game: Six Degrees of Oscar Separation Tripp and Peter both made the connection in four.
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This Day in Oscar History: October 18
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Frederick Hollander (79 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Song, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score – 4 Noms, 0 Wins} 1898: Lotte Lenya (83 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1900: Lamar Trotti (51 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay;Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay,…
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Previews: Week Ending October 17, 2010
There were sixteen films with updates this week including one from 2011. Here are the highlights of this week’s previews. Poster Highlights: If it weren’t for this week’s best posters (a four-way tie), we would have a best poster on par with past weeks: 180º South; however, we have an unambiguous set of winners this…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 17
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Spring Byington (84 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1889: Mildred Cram (95 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Story – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1893: Richard Connell (56 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Original Story –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1900:…
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Oscar Week in Review: October 10-16, 2010
Oscar News The Academy released the official short list for Best Foreign Language Film, and there are 65 eligible films up for contention this year. Among the recognizable films on the list are Mexico’s Bitiful (directed by Oscar nominee Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and starring Oscar winner Javier Bardem) and Thailand’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 16
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Leo Forbstein (55 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Scoring – 3 Noms, 1 Wins} 1892: George Barnes (60 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White); Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White),Cinematography (Color) – 6 Noms, 1 Wins} 1892: Kenneth Webb (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring –…
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Trailer Watch: October 15, 2010
It’s a vast Friday update (well, vast is a pretty verbose word for it) with four new trailers and five new posters. The new trailers are for Drive Angry 3D, The Last Play at Shea, 2012: Time for Change and Undertow. The new posters are for Harry Potter (#21) and Black Swan (#2-#5). 2012: TIME…
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L.A. Times: WB Gives “The Hobbit” the Green Light
From the Los Angeles Times: By Ben Fritz and Claudia Eller Following a multitude of delays, Warner Bros. and co-financing partner Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. have agreed to start production in February on the two films that serve as a prequel to the blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, people familiar with the situation said. Only one…
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Film Fun Friday #27
It’s another week, time for more trivia. I’ll keep the posters and six degrees games going this week because I’m behind and didn’t get it prepared in advance. (Please use the [.spoiler] [./spoiler] tags. Just put your answer between the two bracketed tags and remove the periods. Let everyone have some fun without getting their…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 15
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1874: Douglas Doty (60 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Story – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1879: Jane Darwell (87 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress –1 Noms, 1 Wins} 1895: Alfred Neumann (56 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1900:…
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