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2014 Oscar Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 06:40:39 +0000

Now that it’s all said and done, this year’s Academy Awards ceremony ended largely as expected. ’12 Years a Slave’ won Best Picture, ‘Gravity’ swept the technical achievements, and Matthew McConaughey gave an utterly incomprehensible acceptance speech. How did you do in your Oscar pool? Read this post if you’d like a shot at winning...

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Oscar Poll: Best Supporting Actor and Actress 2014

Josh Zyber — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:00:54 +0000

Supporting actors and actresses often don’t get nearly as much respect as lead actors and actresses. To that end, we’re consolidating the polls for both Supporting categories into one blog post. Best Supporting Actor Wouldn’t it be hilarious if Jonah Hill actually won an Oscar? Not gonna happen. Jared Leto has this in the bag....

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Oscar Poll: Best Actor 2014

Josh Zyber — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:00:35 +0000

Yesterday, you made your predictions for which movie would win Best Picture at this Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony. Today, let’s go through some of the other major categories, starting with Best Actor. Is Matthew McConaughey a lock to take home the trophy, or will Christian Bale, Bruce Dern, Leonardo DiCaprio or Chiwetel Ejiofor claim victory...

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Oscar Poll: Best Picture 2014

Josh Zyber — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:00:35 +0000

The TV advertisements for this weekend’s Academy Award ceremony claim that it’s the tightest race in years. Is that really the case? Which movie do you think will win the Best Picture Oscar this year? More importantly, which movie do you think should win? I’ve created two polls here. Be sure to vote in both....

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of February 2nd, 2014 – Love Is All Around Us

Josh Zyber — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:00:17 +0000

February is here, and now that we’re done with all that macho football stuff, the greeting card and chocolate candy industries would very much like to move us into Valentine’s season. To that end, Hollywood has also started rolling out the romance-themed movies on Blu-ray. That’s not all we have this week, of course, but...

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Weekend Box Office: Audiences Get Taken For a ‘Ride’

Luke Hickman — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:00:42 +0000

Two of this weekend’s new movies opened better than expected. The other two opened under expectations. One title in each category surprised me. ‘Ride Along‘ blew the competition – and predictions for it – out of the water. From 2,663 locations, the comedy opened with $41.2 million, making it the highest-debuting January release of all...

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Statuesque: 2014 Oscar Nominations

Josh Zyber — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:00:36 +0000

A lot of movie award ceremonies happen this time of year, but let’s be honest that the only one anybody really takes seriously is the Oscars. This morning, ‘Thor’ star Chris Hemsworth and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the 2014 Oscar nominations. Although I didn’t personally get out...

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Statuesque: Golden Globes 2014 After-Party

Josh Zyber — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:00:08 +0000

The Golden Globes aired last night, hosted for the second year in a row by funny ladies Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The Globes have a reputation for being the most fun event of awards season, but sadly, I have to say that this one was pretty dull. As for the prizes handed out, well…...

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Weekend Movies: Testosterone and Estrogen

Luke Hickman — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:00:23 +0000

Can this week’s most hyped new release crack $175 million? Many analysts seem to think so. Debuting on more than 4,100 screens is this weekend’s sure winner, ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire‘. The entire cast returns for Lionsgate’s sequel, but the previous writers and director have been left behind. (I think a lot of us...

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Now Playing: ‘Buyer’ Reaches Higher

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:00:48 +0000

‘Dallas Buyers Club’ is a fresh take on the familiar AIDS story. The film has a knockout script and amazing performances by Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto. The true-life narrative about a heterosexual Dallas man diagnosed with HIV in the ’80s is not as down-trodden as it might seem at first glance. This little indie...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Game’ Winner

Luke Hickman — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:00:54 +0000

While one movie topped the domestic box office (which we’ll get to shortly) this weekend, the international opening of ‘Thor: The Dark World’ really made some noise. Marvel’s Nordic superhero threw his hammer pretty hard, earning $109.4 million from 36 markets. The character’s sequel is already performing 27% higher than his first solo bout. We’ll...

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Weekend Movies: For the Birds

Luke Hickman — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 17:00:44 +0000

This weekend offers three big movies, each storming more than 3,000 screenings. One’s an acclaimed sci-fi novel turned blockbuster hopeful, one’s a geriatric version of ‘The Hangover’, and one’s a CG knock-off of ‘Chicken Run’. Yet it’s the limited releases that deserve your attention. ‘Free Birds‘ debuts on the highest number of screens this weekend....

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