Tag: Inside the Best Picture Nominees (1-10 of 15)

Feb 14 2013 09:00 AM ET

Inside the Best Picture nominees: A deep dive into 'Amour'

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Image Credit: Darius Khondji

Name: Amour

Release date: Dec. 19, 2012 (US limited)

DVD release date: Unknown

Run time: 2 hours, 7 minutes

Box office: Domestic — $3.09 million, Foreign — $13.1 million

Rotten Tomatoes score: 93 percent

Amour movie math: (Love and Other Drugs + The first scene of Up!) x The Diving Bell and the Butterfly + (Million Dollar Baby - all the boxing.)

Tweetable description: Love means never having to say I’m sorry you have to change my diaper. (And there is a pigeon.) READ FULL STORY »

Feb 13 2013 09:00 AM ET

Inside the Best Picture nominees: A deep dive into 'Lincoln'

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Name: Lincoln

Release date: Nov. 16, 2012

DVD release date: March 2013

Run time: 2 hour, 30 mins.

Box office: Opening wide weekend: $21.0 million; Total domestic box office: $173.6 million

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90 percent

Lincoln movie math: Amistad  + Mr. Smith Goes to Washington + The West Wing + (Downfall – Hitler)

Tweetable description: In the final days of the Civil War, Abe Lincoln marshals all his political skills to pass the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery forever. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 12 2013 09:00 AM ET

Inside the Best Picture nominees: A deep dive into 'Django Unchained'

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Name: Django Unchained

Release date: December 25 2012

DVD release date: Unknown

Run time: 2 hours, 45 minutes

Box office: $154.5 million

Rotten tomatoes score: 86 percent

Movie Math: (Django x Shaft) + (Glory/Mandingo) READ FULL STORY »

Feb 11 2013 09:00 AM ET

Inside the Best Picture nominees: A deep dive into 'Life of Pi'

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Image Credit: Twentieth Century Fox

Name: Life of Pi

Release date: Nov. 21, 2012

DVD release date: March 12, 2013

Run time: 2 hours, 6 mins.

Box office: Opening weekend: $30.5 million; Total domestic box office: $106 million; Worldwide gross to date: $548 million

Rotten Tomatoes score: 88 percent

Life of Pi movie math: (‘Calvin and Hobbes’ + ‘Open Water’) x George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” / (Noah’s Ark + metaphors)  x π x ∞

Tweetable description: Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Stuck in a boat with a Bengal tiger? Create your own reality.

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Feb 8 2013 09:00 AM ET

Inside the Best Picture nominees: A deep dive into 'Les Miserables'

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Image Credit: Universal Pictures

Name: Les Miserables

Release date: December 25, 2012

DVD release date: Estimated March 2013

Run time: 157 song-filled minutes

Box office: 
 $138.3 mil and counting

Rotten Tomatoes score: 70%

Movie Math: V for Vendetta + Master and Commander + West Side Story x Marie Antoinette

Tweetable description: Vive la France!

What Owen Gleiberman said: It peaks a little bit early. This film was coming at you in two great big halves that didn’t necessarily come together.

What Lisa Schwarzbaum said: This ”prestige” production is at heart a minor road-show carnival, leaving behind little but tinsel as it rumbles through the streets of Awardstown.

Number of Oscar nods: 8 (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Original Song, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design)
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Feb 6 2013 09:00 AM ET

Inside the Best Picture Nominees: A deep dive into 'Argo'

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Name: Argo

Release date: Oct. 12, 2012

DVD release date: Feb. 19, 2013

Run time: 2 hours, 20 mins.

Box office: Opening weekend: $19.5 million; Total domestic box office: $118.2 million

Rotten Tomatoes score: 96 percent

Argo movie math: Munich + Get Shorty + Ocean’s Eleven – onscreen George Clooney

Tweetable description: CIA agent helps 6 Americans pose as film crew to safely exit Iran during hostage crisis. Spoiler? Won’t matter. Still tense. #ArgoFYourself

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Feb 4 2013 09:00 AM ET

Inside the Best Picture Nominees: A deep dive into 'Zero Dark Thirty'

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Name: Zero Dark Thirty

Release date: Limited release: Dec. 19; wide release: Jan. 11

DVD release date: N/A

Run time: 2 hours, 37 minutes

Box office: First weekend (wide): $24.4 million; total domestic (so far): $71.8 million

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93 percent

Movie Math: Real life + (Homeland x The Hurt Locker) + (National Geographic’s Seal Team Six – basic cable production values)

Tweetable description: Brilliant, determined CIA agent spends years obsessively hunting down terrorist mastermind; is not named Carrie Mathison.

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Feb 24 2012 04:22 PM ET

Inside the Best Picture nominees: A deep dive into 'War Horse'

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Image Credit: Andrew Cooper/DreamWorks Pictures

There are a whopping nine films nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. And between your work, family, and constant USA marathons of Law & Order: SVU (when will those ever stop being addictive?!), you simply do not have time to catch all nine in the theaters or on DVD. But never fear, dear PopWatchers — that’s why we’re here! Each day leading up to the Academy Awards Feb. 26, we’ll be providing you with a deep dive into one of the nine Best Picture nominees. Fear showing up to your Oscars party unprepared to discuss the year’s most notable films? We’ve got you covered. (Just beware:SPOILERS AHEAD!) And if you’ve already seen all nine films, even better — our inside look at each nominee will serve as a handy guide to remind you of the best and worst moments from every Best Picture candidate this year. In this installment we’ll break down all the statistics of War Horse. (And be sure click here for more deep dives into this year’s Best Picture nominees!)

Name: War Horse

Release date: December 25, 2011

DVD release date: April 3, 2012

Run time: 2 hours, 26 minutes READ FULL STORY »

Feb 23 2012 04:00 PM ET

Inside the Best Picture Nominees: A deep dive into 'The Tree of Life'

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There are a whopping nine films nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. And between your work, family, and constant USA marathons of Law & Order: SVU (when will those ever stop being addictive?!), you simply may not have time to catch all nine in the theaters or at home. But never fear, dear PopWatchers — that’s why we’re here! Each day leading up to the Academy Awards Feb. 26, we’ll provide you with a deep dive into one of the nine Best Picture nominees. Fear showing up to your Oscars party unprepared to discuss the year’s most notable films? We’ve got you covered. (Just beware: SPOILERS AHEAD!) And if you’ve already seen all nine films, even better — our inside look at each nominee will serve as a handy guide to remind you of the best and worst moments from every Best Picture candidate this year. Today, we take a look at The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick’s examination of how the story of one family is also the story of all existence. (Be sure to click here for more deep dives into this year’s Best Picture nominees!)

Name: The Tree of Life

Release date: May 27, 2011

DVD release date: Available now

Run time: 2 hours, 18 minutes READ FULL STORY »

Feb 22 2012 04:00 PM ET

Inside the Best Picture nominees: A deep dive into 'Moneyball'

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There are a whopping nine films nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. And between your work, family, and constant USA marathons of Law & Order: SVU (when will those ever stop being addictive?!), you simply do not have time to catch all nine in the theaters or on DVD. But never fear, dear PopWatchers — that’s why we’re here! Each day leading up to the Academy Awards Feb. 26, we’ll be providing you with a deep dive into one of the nine Best Picture nominees. Fear showing up to your Oscars party unprepared to discuss the year’s most notable films? We’ve got you covered. (Just beware: SPOILERS AHEAD!) And if you’ve already seen all nine films, even better — our inside look at each nominee will serve as a handy guide to remind you of the best and worst moments from every Best Picture candidate this year. In this installment we’ll break down all the statistics of Moneyball. (And be sure click here for more deep dives into this year’s Best Picture nominees!)

Name: Moneyball

Release date: September 23, 2011

DVD release date: Available now

Run time: 2 hours, 13 minutes
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