For the past two years running, I’ve celebrated Oscar Nomination Eve by assembling my own ideal (and, usually, incredibly far-fetched) ballot, so here we go again. As well as a kind of last-ditch prayer to the Oscar gods, I also look on it as a salute to the worthy contenders who haven’t a hope in […]
My dream Oscar ballot, part one
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:22 pm · January 22nd, 2011
Filed in: Daily
FIRST-HALF FYC: Best Actor
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:57 pm · December 21st, 2010
After a sidestep into the writing races last week, we return to the performance categories in our rundown of notable work from the first half of the year’s release slate. And so we land upon the category that perhaps needs this feature most of all: where the Best Actress conversation still includes some names from […]
Filed in: Daily
SUNDAY CENTS: Steady Krueger
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 6:33 pm · May 2nd, 2010
*All historical figures cited are adjusted to today’s dollars. 26 years ago, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” opened to $2.9 million on 165 screens and enjoyed healthy word of mouth to reach $55.5 million total, putting Wes Craven and New Line Cinema on the map in the process. Now New Line is owned by Warner […]
Filed in: Box Office · Sunday Cents
FRIDAY FORECAST: Your worst ‘Nightmare’
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 3:27 pm · April 30th, 2010
*All historical figures cited are adjusted to today’s dollars. The summer movie season doesn’t officially start until next weekend, but Warner Bros. aims to get a jump on things by releasing their high profile horror remake, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” before the storm. By all accounts, it should work, as horror audiences have proven […]
Filed in: Box Office · Friday Forecast