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IMDb Scores as Oscar Indicators
IMDb Scores as Oscar Indicators
The most massive collection of movie stats on the web has mounds of data than can be mined to forecast Oscarworthiness. Simply weighing ratings scores against known Oscar history gives us a quick and dirty predictor of nominee likelihood. Daniel mentioned this in a comment a few minutes ...
David Fincher's Rendezvous with Rama Officially Dead
David Fincher's Rendezvous with Rama Officially Dead
firstshowing.net — I really don't think we'll ever see this adaptation get out of production hell. Our San Francisco... correspondent Marco Cerritos caught up with David Fincher over the weekend at another Benjamin Button presentation. While his interview will be ... (more) David Fincher's Rendezvous with Rama Officially Dead
Building a Better Bomb: The Alternatives to Suspense
Building a Better Bomb: The Alternatives to Suspense
thehousenextdooronline.com — By Peter Gelderblom [ Editor's Note: The House Next Door is proud to reissue a series of... articles developed at 24LiesASecond, a now-defunct platform for provocative criticism with an underdog bite. The essay below was first published on 07/01/2005, ... (more) Building a Better Bomb: The Alternatives to Suspense
Roger Avery and Neil Gaiman Escape David Fincher’s ‘Black Hole’
Roger Avery and Neil Gaiman Escape David Fincher’s ‘Black Hole’
fataculture.wordpress.com — Roger Avery and Neil Gaiman, the writers of “Beowulf,” spent two years on their script and subsequent... rewrites for their adaptation of Charles Burn’s horrifying graphic novel “Black Hole” for David Fincher, but have finally announced that they are no ... (more) Roger Avery and Neil Gaiman Escape David Fincher’s ...
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Can IMDB Predict The Academy Awards?
/Film — ... I’ve always found the average user ratings on the Internet Movie Database to be the most reliable measure of entertainment, at least when it comes to my tastes. Is it always right? No, buit it’s more right than Rotten Tomatoes (which is sometimes too pretentious), Netflix (five stars isn’t enough) and Flixter. Awards Daily has a theory that the IMDB top 250 list is a good indication of Best Picture Nomination consideration. Here are the facts: ...

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