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This Day in Oscar History: May 26
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Chandler Sprague (69 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1890: Sammy Lee (77 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Dance Direction – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1891: Paul Lukas (80 at death) {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} [Pictured]…
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The DVD Report #157 – May 25, 2010
New This Week Often cited as the greatest year in movie history, all ten films nominated for 1939’s Best Picture Oscar have been released on DVD. Indeed, some of them have been released over and over. For example, perennial favorites Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz were both given deluxe packaging in…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 25
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Charles Barton (79 at death) {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1913: Sidney Carroll (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1921: Hal David (89) {Oscar Winner: Song – 4 Noms, 1 Win} [Pictured] 1925: Jeanne Crain (78…
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Cannes 2010 and the Oscars
What can this year’s Cannes Film Festival tell us about the Oscars? When it comes to prestige, the Cannes Film Festival is one of the most celebrated and respected film awards to receive. When it comes to the Academy Awards, though, the Cannes Film Festival doesn’t always line up too nicely with what gets honored…
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Contest: Week 2 Results and Standings
Week two is officially over. We had five participants this week, keep telling your friends about it. And since a maximum of two points can go to one person per week, you have plenty of opportunity to join in this coming and in future week. Come back Thursday and submit your votes. Here is the…
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Results: Film Fun Friday #6
A lot of great responses this week. So, let’s get right to the results. Game: Identify the Poster The correct answers were: White Noise (Negative Poster) and The Air I Breathe (Foreign Poster). Lallolupo is the only one to correctly guess both film (his friend Gianluca deserves some credit for giving him the White Noise…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 24
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: Lucien Moraweck (72 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1913: Peter Ellenshaw (93 at death) {Oscar Winner: Visual Effects; Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Visual Effects – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1919: Harold Leventhal (86 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Picture – 1…
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Festival de Cannes: Winners Announced
The Cannes Film Festival is over and the awards have been announced. Below are the official winners listed on the Cannes website In Competition: Feature Films Palme d’Or Lung Boonmee Raluek Chat (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) Grand Prix Des Hommes et Des Dieux (Of Gods and Men) Best Director Mathieu Amalric…
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Previews: Week Ending May 23, 2010
The backlog is very slowly dwindling. Here are 14 new trailers and a couple of existing-film updates. Poster Highlights: There are two fairly interesting posters this week for Love Ranch (pictured) and The Thorn in the Heart. The posters for Don McKay and Winter’s Bone are solid secondaries. Trailer Highlights: Most of the posters this…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 23
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: John Hughes (72 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White),Art Direction (Color) – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1883: Douglas Fairbanks (56 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win} [Pictured] 1885: James Gleason (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0…
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This Day in Oscar History: May 22
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Laurence Olivier (82 at death) {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor, Special/Honorary;Oscar Nominee: Directing, Lead Actor, Supporting Actor – 11 Nom, 3 Wins} [Pictured] 1922: Walter Scheuer (82 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1927: George R. Nelson (65 at death) {Oscar Winner:…
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Film Fun Friday #6
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: May 21
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Glen MacWilliams (85 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1904: Robert Montgomery (77 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} [Pictured] 1907: James G. Stewart (89 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1911:…
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Review: Whip It (2009)
WHIP IT Rating Director Drew Barrymore Screenplay Shauna Cross (Novel: Shauna Cross) Length 111 min. Starring Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis, Jimmy Fallon, Alia Shawkat, Eve, Zoe Bell, Ari Graynor, Daniel Stern, Eulala Scheel MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexual content including crude dialogue, language and drug
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Contest: Summer Box Office Predictions, Week 2
It’s Week #2. Time to submit your predictions for this weekend’s box office. For a reminder of the rules, follow this link: Contest Rule 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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