People I love and trust went nuts for that movie but it looks insufferable.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:16 (seven years ago) link
the erstwhile KJB found it overrated
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:16 (seven years ago) link
It's both overrated and one of the only good things I've seen this year.
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:22 (seven years ago) link
@NickPinkertonConclusions: There were several good movies released this year, as well as maybe a half-dozen strong contenders for Worst Movie Ever Made
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:25 (seven years ago) link
it was ever thus
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:34 (seven years ago) link
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: James Laxton for "Moonlight"
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:36 (seven years ago) link
are we sure that Laxton award isn't a share for his work on Yoga Hosers?
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:41 (seven years ago) link
Eric H in the house!
I've been a Lonergan evangelist for years IRL to absolutely no avail, but his new one seems to be catching on judging by the multiple people who've surprisingly brought it up in conversation lately.
― i need microsoft installed on my desktop, can you help (Old Lunch), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:41 (seven years ago) link
I presumed, falsely, that Yoga Hosers was a Morbsism for something like, I dunno, The Neon Bible.
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:42 (seven years ago) link
hahaha
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:42 (seven years ago) link
On that JW list, I'm curious about Tickled, mostly because it keeps coming up on Tom Scharpling's show. It sounds...deeply uncomfortable.
Also, I just realized that I forgot to PVR Roar when TCM aired it recently. Expecting far more of an intriguing novelty than an actual good film anyway.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:45 (seven years ago) link
BEST SCREENPLAY: Kenneth Lonergan for "Manchester by the Sea"
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:53 (seven years ago) link
Manchester is the first Lonergan film where the directing might be underrated.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:55 (seven years ago) link
Manchester is the 2016 thing that I'm most excited about by far. I hope it doesn't get overhyped by the time I get to it.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:56 (seven years ago) link
xp a la James Gray
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:56 (seven years ago) link
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko),
As good as Margaret and without Anna Paquin – an evolutionary advance.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:57 (seven years ago) link
Was thinking about how Manchester is exactly the sort of movie Mark Harris goes to the mat for when vanguards start going "let's not get carried away here people," and voila:
http://www.filmcomment.com/blog/film-comment-podcast-tearjerkers-manchester-sea/
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 16:58 (seven years ago) link
On Toni Erdmann, which I hadn't heard of until today (though I've seen Everyone Else), I'm having trouble reconciling these two things:
Without a warning a father comes to visit his daughter abroad. He believes that she lost her humor and therefore surprises her with a rampage of jokes.
162 mins
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:00 (seven years ago) link
He believes that she lost her humor and therefore surprises her with a rampage of jokes.
ILX in a nutshell
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:01 (seven years ago) link
KJB also found Manchester overrated
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:02 (seven years ago) link
The Love Witch, otoh, justified my initial enthusiasm for Viva.
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:05 (seven years ago) link
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius),
We had this discussion on his FB wall. He loved it, which shows how useless "overrated" is as taxonomy.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:05 (seven years ago) link
Manchester's a better film than Moonlight, but I understand why the latter's beloved.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:06 (seven years ago) link
Something in that statement, which I agree with fwiw, makes me uncomfortable.
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:16 (seven years ago) link
BEST FIRST FILM: (TIE) "The Edge of Seventeen" and "Krisha"
you thought I'd written "...the latter's Beloved."
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:17 (seven years ago) link
Toni Erdmann is absolutely great. And that it's a 162 min long comedy is just one of the paradoxical things that make it so good.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:20 (seven years ago) link
you know i see now that KJB's "serious reservations" were about Toni E, sorry, mea culpa
xxxxp
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:20 (seven years ago) link
ok now im scared of it
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Michelle Williams for both "Manchester by the Sea" and "Certain Women"
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:30 (seven years ago) link
How naked does Blake Jenner get in Eof17?
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:30 (seven years ago) link
A bit of Miranda Richardson in DAMAGE re the first film.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:31 (seven years ago) link
Xpost
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:32 (seven years ago) link
BEST ACTRESS: Isabelle Huppert for both "Elle" and "The Things to Come"
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:44 (seven years ago) link
Of course.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:51 (seven years ago) link
BEST DIRECTOR: Barry Jenkins for "Moonlight"
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:05 (seven years ago) link
I must say I do like the idea of Academy voters squirming through Elle.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:11 (seven years ago) link
Is that why Amy Adams will win the Oscar
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:14 (seven years ago) link
LOL, this all went so spectacularly wrong at the last second. 2016, am I right?
BEST FILM: La La Land
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:18 (seven years ago) link
no idea, i assumed that wd win in... LA!
friend of max's movie
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:19 (seven years ago) link
lol wut xp
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:19 (seven years ago) link
In the grand tradition of The Artist.
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:23 (seven years ago) link
I like what you said about it on Letterboxd even better.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:24 (seven years ago) link
I liked La La Land OK but so many modern musicals are stuck between tradition and modernity.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:26 (seven years ago) link
And the completely modern ones (a la Once) suck even worse
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:27 (seven years ago) link
And here are the Broadcast Critics Choice nominations. As usual I'd say the nominations race is wrapped up.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:30 (seven years ago) link
And, as usual, the critics groups most whorily vested in being accurate predictors for Oscar nods don't bother to wait for the Scorsese.
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:34 (seven years ago) link
NY saw it, right
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:36 (seven years ago) link
Don't go to Scorsese. Let Marty come to me, I always say.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:37 (seven years ago) link
anyway La La Land got the most electoral votes so that's that
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:39 (seven years ago) link