The Contenders 26: May Retrospective/July Forecast
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Trailer Watch: September 8, 2010
Today’s update features no new trailers again, but five new posters, though four of them are character one-sheets for Megamind. The other is the new poster for Love & Other Drugs. LOVE & OTHER DRUGS, poster Plot Summary: A pharmaceutical salesman uses his charisma to win over new conquests, but when he meets a woman…
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Game: Week 2 – Awards Season Box Office Predictions
Week 2 of our Awards Season Box Office Predictions game. Don’t remember the rules? Check them out here: Game Rules. Submit the Following for this Week DIVISION ONE Guess the #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Guess how much the #1 Film will make, if it is not also the highest grossing new…
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Looking at the Weekend: September 10-12, 2010
We have a rather busy week of new releases. We have two films going wide, the final Resident Evil and pseudo-documentary The Virginity Hit. Four limited release are going out: Bran Nue Dae, I’m Still Here, Legendary and The Romantics. Then there’s a film releasing only in New York and Los Angeles: Heartbreaker. (NOTE: Pending…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 8
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Al Herman (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1905: William Bradford (53 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1912: Alexander Mackendrick (81 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1922: Arthur Ibbetson…
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Trailer Watch: September 7, 2010
And the trailer/poster doldrums return. Nothing to update today.
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Game: Week 1 – Box Office Predictions, Results & Standings
Our results are in for the first week of the box office predictions and it was a rather unusual week with no one getting points in Division 1 with The American taking the top spot at the box office. Below are the results. And don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for…
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The DVD Report #172: Oscar on DVD – 1954
New This Week CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. Elia Kazan’s compelling film about union racketeering on the New Jersey docks, On the Waterfront won everything in sight in late 1954, early 1955, including eight of the twelve Oscars it was nominated for. The film’s soiled reputation as an apologia for Kazan and screenwriter…
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This Day in Oscar History: Septemper 7
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1867: Albert Basserman (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1909: Elia Kazan (94 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Directing, Special/Honorary;Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay – 7 Noms, 3 Wins} 1913: Anthony Quayle (76 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor –…
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Review: The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man Rating Director Robin Hardy Screenplay Anthony Shaffer Length 88 min. Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, Lindsay Kemp, Russell Waters, Aubrey Morris, Irene Sunter MPAA Rating R
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Review: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful Rating Director Vincente Minnelli Screenplay Charles Schnee (Story: George Bradshaw) Length 118 min. Starring Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame, Gilbert Roland, Leo G. Carroll, Vanessa Brown, Paul Stewart, Sammy White, Elaine Stewart, Ivan Triesault MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: The Fisher King (1991)
The Fisher King Rating Director Terry Gilliam Screenplay Richard LaGravanese Length 137 min. Starring Jeff Bridges, David Pierce, Lara Harris, Mercedes Ruehl, Harry Shearer, Robin Williams, Amanda Plummer, Christian Clemenson MPAA Rating R for language and violence
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Review: The Miracle Worker (1962)
The Miracle Worker Rating Director Arthur Penn Screenplay William Gibson (Play: William Gibson; Book: Helen Keller) Length 106 min. Starring Anne Bancroft, Victory Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine, Kathleen Comegys, Patty Duke MPAA Rating Approved
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Trailer Watch: September 6, 2010
We’re back to daily updates, at least hopefully. Today we have a new trailer for Life As We Know It and a second poster for Faster. LIFE AS WE KNOW IT Plot Summary: After their friends die unexpectedly, two disparate individuals are brought together to raise their child despite their animosity towards one another. Release…
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The Morning After #11: September 6, 2010
Although the Labor Day holiday isn’t quite over, I’m going to go ahead and post what I’ve seen so far this weekend. I may see more today, but I’ll have to save those for next week’s update. The Wicker Man came in Saturday, so I was able to get that one out of the way,…
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Results: Film Fun Friday #21
Results are in for Week #21 of Film Fun Friday. Game: Identify the Poster The correct answers were: 200 Cigarettes (Foreign Poster) and Boys Don’t Cry (Negative Poster). Peter correctly identified the foreign poster. Lallolupo and Mike Furlong both answered the negative poster. Game: Quotes The quote “If we’d made love last night I’d have…
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