The Contenders 2024: September/November
See Awards Season from a New Perspective
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Box Office History (Week 35, 2023)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Contender: Walk Up (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Walk Up was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 43.9 out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Hong…
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Contender: Stonewalling (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Stonewalling was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 42.7 out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Ji Huang,…
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Contender: Radical (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Radical was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 49.2 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Christopher Zalla Writers:…
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The Ultimate List Poll #64
We’re looking back at all of the Oscar winners and selecting what films and performances and comparing them to one another. The most effective way to do that is pit each winner against each other winner. This long-running series will ultimately result in a final ranking of every winner in every category (except the documentary…
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Calendar Preview: September
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. SEPTEMBER Festivals Saturday, Sep. 2 – Telluride Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Thursday, Sep. 7 – Toronto Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Friday, Sep.…
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Contender: The Man in the Basement (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. The Man in the Basement was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Contender Factor: 39. out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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Oscar Profile: Walter Mirisch
Born November 8, 1921 in New York, New York, Walter Mirisch was the youngest of three sons born to Josephine and Max Mirisch, a tailor. He had two half-brothers from his father’s first marriage, his first wife having died young. He graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1939. His first job was as an…
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Contender: Joyland (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Joyland was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 44.9 out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Saim Sadiq…
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