The Contenders 26: May Retrospective/July Forecast
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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The Morning After #4: July 19, 2010
A rather busy weekend again, but I managed to put away my three Netflix rentals (Rosemary’s Baby, Key Largo and Jezebel) and get to the local theater to watch Inception. And, of course, there was more Soap-y goodness. So, here is what I watched this weekend: INCEPTION Christopher Nolan may have finally proven that he…
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Results: Film Fun Friday #14
Results are in for Week #14 of Film Fun Friday. Game: Identify the Poster The correct answers were: 10 Days That Shook the World (Negative Poster #1) and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Negative Poster #2). Lallolupo (and Gianluca, it seems) managed to pick out the extremely obscure 10 Days (also released as…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 19
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Max Fleischer (89 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1915: Elliot Scott (78 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White) –3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1917: Lawrence B. Marcus (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom,…
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Previews: Week Ending July 18, 2010
In addition to the trailers and posters released Monday through Thursday, there were a handful of others posted on Friday or after. The trailers for Enemies of the People, Hugh Hefner, The Town and White Wedding have been added in this update along with the last two posters for RED. Additionally, all individual Previews pages…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 18
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Georges Annenkov (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1891: Gene Lockhart (65 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1893: Richard Dix (56 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1893:…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 17
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Osmond Borradaile (100 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color) –Not Official: Preliminary submission not granted official nomination} 1899: James Cagney (86 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1905: William Gargan (73 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor –1 Nom,…
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Film Fun Friday #14
Welcome once again to Film Fun Friday where we want you to have fun. If you have further suggestions on how we can improve, ideas for other games you’d like to see or just want to tell us how much fun you’re having, feel free to drop us a Comment. If you would like to…
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This Day in Oscar History: July 16
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: Leon Shamroy (72 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color);Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) –18 Noms, 4 Wins} 1902: Andrew L. Stone (96 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1907: Barbara Stanwyck (82 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary;Oscar…
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Trailer Watch: July 15, 2010
One new trailer (The Social Network) and three new posters (Redx2 and The Wildest Dream) in today’s update. THE SOCIAL NETWORK, trailer #2 Plot Summary: The story of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and the origins of one of the most utilized social service in the history of the world. Release Date: October 1, 2010 Trailer…
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Feed the Queue #3
We get to our first vote today. Last week, the sole submission was Fanny, which I managed to catch through Netflix online over the weekend and gave my snippet review on Monday. This week, you’ll get two choices later in this post. Before we get to that, let’s give a reminder to those who didn’t…
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Review: Humpday (2009)
HUMPDAY Rating Director Lynn Shelton Screenplay Lynn Shelton Length 94 min. Starring Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmore, Lynn Shelton, Trina Willard MPAA Rating R for some strong sexual content, pervasive language and a scene of drug use.
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This Day in Oscar History: July 15
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Nathan Levinson (64 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special/Honorary, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate); Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects – 24 Noms, 4 Wins} 1889: Marjorie Rambeau (80 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1893: William Dieterle…
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Trailer Watch: July 14, 2010
Today, we have a handful of new trailers (Twelve, Devil, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, The Wildest Dream, Legend of the Guardians and Due Date) and a new poster for I Spit on Your Grave. Today’s Preview Update is featured below. TWELVE Plot Summary: Based on the acclaimed novel, a drug pusher finds out…
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Contest: Week 10 – Summer Box Office Predictions
It’s Week #10. Time to submit your predictions for this weekend’s box office. For a reminder of the rules, follow this link: Contest Rules Submit the Following for this Week Guess the #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Guess the highest grossing new release and how much it will make This Week’s Wide…
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Looking at the Weekend #16: July 16-18, 2010
This week, there are two new wide releases. One is from The Dark Knight helmer Christopher Nolan and the other is a Disney kids’ vehicle. The lone limited release this week is a small film called The Concert. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number…
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