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Looking at the Weekend: October 1-3, 2010
And here we are with nine new releases, three going wide and six in a mixture of distribution from limited to New York & Los Angeles. Check out this week’s consensus and note that the individual film discussions now fall below the line. Just click on the link to go to the rest. Consensus Below…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 29
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Cesare Zavattini (87 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Screenplay,Motion Picture Story – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1904: Greer Garson (91 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actress – 7 Noms, 1 Win} 1906: Charles Wolcott (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song, Musical Score – 4…
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Trailer Watch: September 28, 2010
A moderately high day of new trailers. We have Boogie Woogie, High Lane, Making Plans for Lena, Night Catches Us, Red, White & Blue, and Under Still Waters. NIGHT CATCHES US Plot Summary: Two former Black Panthers come together as they try to rebuild their lives in normalcy, but the world around them won’t seem…
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The DVD Report #175: Oscar on DVD – 1957
New This Week Three of 1957’s Best Picture nominees have held up extremely well while the other two have lost the luster they once had. The year’s big awards winner, and still deserving of all its honors, was David Lean’s The Bridge on the River Kwai. With its brilliant score accented by the invigorating Colonel…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 28
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Ernst Fegte (76 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White),Art Direction (Color) – 4 Noms, 0 Wins} 1912: Peter Finch (64 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1924: Marcello Mastroianni (72 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor –3 Noms,…
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Review: Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962)
Long Day’s Journey Into Night Rating Director Sidney Lumet Screenplay Eugene O’Neill (Play: Eugene O’Neill) Length 174 min. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Ricahrdson, Jason Robards Jr, Dean Stockwell, Jeanne Barr MPAA Rating Unrated
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Trailer Watch: September 27, 2010
We start off Monday with an Oscar contender (True Grit) and a poster for a preview we highlighted last week (Wild Target). TRUE GRIT Plot Summary: To avenge her father’s murder, a young orphan seeks out a legendary sheriff to help her track down his killer. Release Date: December 25, 2010 Trailer Poster Rating: B-…
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Review: A Patch of Blue (1965)
A Patch of Blue Rating Director Guy Geren Screenplay Guy Green (Novel: Elizabeth Kata) Length 105 min. Starring Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon, Elisabeth Fraser, John Qualen, Kelly FLynn MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Bullets Over Broadway Rating Director Woody Allen Screenplay Woody Allen, Douglas McGrath Length 98 min. Starring John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, Mary-Louise Parker, Jack Warden, Joe Viterelli, Rob Reiner, Tracey Ullman, Jim Broadbent, Harvey Fierstein, Stacey Nelkin MPAA Rating R for some language
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Review: National Velvet (1944)
National Velvet Rating Director Clarence Brown Screenplay Theodore Reeves, Helen Deutsch (Novel: Enid Bagnold) Length 123 min. Starring Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury, Jackie Jenkins, Juanita Quigley, Arthur Treacher, Reginald Owen, Normal Varden, Terry Kilburn, Arthur Shields, Aubrey Mather, Alec Craig, Eugene Loring MPAA Rating Approved (original); G (re-rated)
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Game: Week 4 – Box Office Predictions, Results & Standings
In our fourth week, we mostly over-estimated our predictions, with results on average $10 M lower than expected. Topping the box office by a comfortable margin this weekend was Wall Street 2. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for Week 5. Original rules can be found here: Game Rules. #1 Film…
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The Morning After #14: September 27, 2010
This week was a bit slower for me, but I did get four films watched (A Patch of Blue, National Velvet, Bullets Over Broadway and Long Day’s Journey Into Night) and the first new episode of Glee this season. So, here is what I watched this weekend: A PATCH OF BLUE Topping this week’s list…
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Results: Film Fun Friday #24
Results are in for Week #24 of Film Fun Friday. Game: Identify the Poster The correct answers were: Scorched (Foreign Poster) and Pink Floyd – The Wall (Negative Poster). No one was able to identify the poster. Game: Quotes The quote “Boy, you goin’ let this ol’ nappy-headed girl cuss you out like that? You…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 27
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Vincent Youmans (47 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Robert O. Cook (92 at death) {Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate);Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1906: Theodore St. John (49 at death) {Oscar Winner: Motion…
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Previews: Week Ending September 26, 2010
It was a pretty average week, though the dump on Thursday could have been spread over the week at any rate. There were 13 new trailers from 2010, 3 new trailers from 2011, and 4 new posters from 2010. Below is my assessment of the best. Poster Highlights: The top new poster this week was…
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