Yeah, I really didn't get the plaudits There Will Be Blood received. DDL's John Huston impersonation really didn't warrant it.
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I saw Lady Bird last night. For a while before it began, I was the only person in the theatre, but four other people showed up during the trailers. I was hoping I'd have a private screening.
Anyhow, the movie. I liked it, though it's not anything groundbreaking. Kind of reminiscent of Freaks and Geeks in that it's about breaking out of the status quo and trying new things at school, new friends, new boyfriends. A bit of the John Hughes rich kids/poor kids thing, though not heavy handed. There's more of an emphasis on the relationship between the main character and her parents than in most teenage movies like that, and it's not all neat and tidy and sewed up perfectly at the end.
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Originally posted by Lang Spoon View PostWatch Grand Budapest but. I can’t stand “Raif” normally, but he’s just fantastic in this. Brilliant comic timing. Had something in my eye at the end.
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I watched The Square last night (it's up for Best Foreign Language film, though about a third of it is in English.) A subversively discomforting film with a light touch that I'm going to be thinking about for a long time. There is one extended scene towards the end that's one of the most discomforting I've watched in some time.
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Originally posted by San Bernardhinault View PostBrooklyn was utterly turgid. You missed nothing. But Lady Bird is actually quite fun.
Trying to surreptitiously watch some of the best film noms recently as I have neither the time nor money for regular bioscope visits.
From what I've seen, 3 Billboards and Dunkirk are streets ahead at the moment. I also really enjoyed I, Tonya and would have liked to have seen it among the best films. The editing nomination is well deserved for the skating scenes.
Next up is Ladybird. I've heard it's a bit love or hate. Will try to go in with no preconceptions, although I think I know I will really rate the performances but not so much the subject matter. So I suppose I will be going in with preconceptions..
I have absolutely no intention of watching The Darkest hour. I already know what it's going to spoonfeed me and how it's going to do it. It's been happening all my life.
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Best supporting actor
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best makeup and hair
Darkest Hour
Best costume design
Phantom Thread
Best documentary
Icarus
Best sound editing
Dunkirk
Best sound mixing
Dunkirk
Best production design
The Shape of Water
Best foreign language film
A Fantastic Woman
Best supporting actress
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Best animated short
Dear Basketball
Best animated film
Coco
Best visual effects
Blade Runner 2049
Best editing
Dunkirk
Best documentary short
Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405
Best live action short
The Silent Child
Best adapted screenplay
Call Me by Your Name
Best original screenplay
Get Out
Best cinematography
Blade Runner 2049
Best score
The Shape of Water
Best song
Remember Me, Coco
Best director
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Best actor
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Best actress
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best picture
The Shape of WaterLast edited by Vicarious Thrillseeker; 05-03-2018, 11:07.
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I'm glad I watched a recording of the Oscars. The fast-forward button got a good work-out.
The set design at the ceremony was absolutely gorgeous. Not understated, but lovely to look at.
Jimmy Kimmel is a gracious host but he wasn't exactly full of courage.
Frances McDormand didn't disappoint with her speech; when she put on her "and now down for business" face I knew things would get interesting at last.
The nominated songs were rather unimpressive (again). I sort of liked Sufjan Stevens' song. The guy singing the winning song was nit a very good singer.
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Originally posted by Amor de Cosmos View PostI watched The Square last night (it's up for Best Foreign Language film, though about a third of it is in English.) A subversively discomforting film with a light touch that I'm going to be thinking about for a long time. There is one extended scene towards the end that's one of the most discomforting I've watched in some time.
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I haven't seen Darkest Hour, and it's probably pretty good as these things go, but there have been about 700 movies about how Winston Churchill single-handedly saved humanity - indeed, indirectly, there was another one NOMINATED THIS YEAR - and the actor playing him always gets a lot of praise, when 95% of it depends on the make-up artist.
It reminds me of this, a bit...
And then....
BTW..Why Kate Winslet Refused to Thank Harvey Weinstein in Her Oscar Speech
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Originally posted by Gerontophile View PostYou never seen "The Man Show?"
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Watched Call Me By Your Name last night. Absolutely beautiful piece of work, superbly shot on 35mm, with Timothee Chalamet absolutely brilliant. Criminal that he didn't win Best Actor, and that The Shape of Water won Best Picture. Probably the weakest film I saw in that category.
Anyway, off to see A Fantastic Woman tonight which i'm looking forward to. Saw Loveless last week which was good, if not reaching the heights of Leviathan.Last edited by RobW; 07-03-2018, 11:11.
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