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Rachel McAdams Career Highlights

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Rachel McAdams, star of this weekend’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”, had a breakthrough 2004, with roles in iconic comedy “Mean Girls” and just as iconic romance drama “The Notebook”. She immediately rose to Hollywood’s A-list, and followed-up with a 2005 trifecta of comedy “Wedding Crashers”, thriller “Red Eye” and dramedy “The Family […]
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Will Hanks Go From Double to Triple?

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Tom Hanks won back to back Best Actor Oscars for 1993’s “Philadelphia” and 1994’s “Forrest Gump”. The next year he starred in the acclaimed “Apollo 13” and groundbreaking “Toy Story”. Hanks was already well-known for “Bosom Buddies” and his Academy Award nominated performance in “Big”. And even before he won his FIRST Oscar, he already […]
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Box Office Quarterly Review

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We’re a quarter of the way through 2023… and inching our way towards already being a third of the way through the year. As we head into Easter weekend with “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” doing incredible business (probably close to $150 million by Monday night) and “AIR” bringing-in adults (to the tune of close […]
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Aniston On The Big And Small Screen

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“Murder Mystery 2”, debuting March 31st on Netflix, is Jennifer Aniston’s first film since the *first* “Murder Mystery” movie, which was released nearly four years ago. Aniston has spent much of the in-between period of time filming AppleTV+ drama series “The Morning Show”, with Season 3 expected to debut later this year. And, of course, […]
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History of the Best Picture Presenters

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This year’s Academy Awards Best Picture presenters were going to be Harrison Ford and Glenn Close, in an “Air Force One” reunion. The “Presenting Duo Reunion” was one of the themes of the 95th Oscars, as “Jungle Cruise” stars Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson presented the first award, Best Animated Feature, to “Guillermo del Toro’s […]
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2023 Oscars Predictions: PART 2

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It’s time for PART 2 of my 2023 Oscars Predictions. Here’s who I think will win… and who might surprise… when it comes to some of the biggest categories — Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay and… first up… Animated Feature: Best Animated Feature Will Win: “Guillermo Del […]
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2023 Oscars Predictions: PART 1

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It’s time for PART 1 of my 2023 Oscars Predictions. I’m saving some of the biggest categories (Picture, Director, Animated Feature, the Screenplays and the four acting ones) until PART 2. For now, here are my thoughts on the 14 other categories: Best Cinematography Will Win: “All Quiet on the Western Front” The Upset Pick: […]
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Super Bowl Movie Ad Highlights

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Big Movie Ads returned in full force for Super Bowl LVII. From 5:50pmET to before the National Anthem, studios delivered teasers for four major upcoming releases. Paramount showcased “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (out March 31) and “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” (opening June 9). Sony had “65” (out March 10). And Universal ran […]
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