Even second-rate work from the man rightfully cited by last Sunday's best director winner as the preeminent artist working in mainstream films is by default better than most other alternatives.
― Eric H.,
didn't know he liked Clint Eastwood
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 21:22 (nine years ago) link
ok, tho i don't know how you compare people who have different job descrips, especially when we don't know what cinematography is, precisely, from film to film [sic] in the digital age.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
xxp i was looking at those during the show and being like "these are amazing," followed by "oh god does flipping out over graphic design this mean i've worked in marketing way too fucking long?"
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 21:27 (nine years ago) link
*like this
also in part from working in Times Square for 4 years, I found very little of Birdman "beautiful."
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 21:28 (nine years ago) link
I've never thought to myself Lubezki's contributions to any given movie made them markedly worse.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 24 February 2015 21:49 (nine years ago) link
I walked on Birdman after 30 mins and still liked it more that TIG which I sat thru b/c companions
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:06 (nine years ago) link
we never got into the weirdly condescending NPHarris bit with Oyelowo reading a joke in His Classy Accent but we don't have to.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:20 (nine years ago) link
one of many weird and uncomfortable audience interaction moments
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:25 (nine years ago) link
there wasn't one good joke
― goole, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:26 (nine years ago) link
NPH was legit worse than Franco/Hathaway. Worse than Letterman.
Tho not worse than Billy Crystal, mercifully.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:27 (nine years ago) link
Letterman wasn't bad.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:27 (nine years ago) link
Honestly, tho, I'm glad for it. NPH's armor was due for a little tarnish.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius),
I thought you couldn't watch it
got a feed, how do you think i was on this thread commenting smartguy
NPH's "armor," oh so mighty. i'm glad i have concrete reasons to actively dislike his boring ass now. (yeah, go ahead)
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:31 (nine years ago) link
Man, maybe I do need to actually watch this whole thing if it turns out that NPH was worse than Franco and Hathaway. Kinda feel like I need to witness that kind of trainwreck myself.
― ƋППṍӮɨ∏ğڵșěᶉᶇдM℮ (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:31 (nine years ago) link
Letterman was probably the best host of the last 25 years btw cuz he turned the shit into an episode of his show.
He wasn't worse than Franco and Hathaway. Terrence Howard wouldn't have been worse than Franco and Hathaway.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:32 (nine years ago) link
Scharpling and Wurster should host next year.
― ƋППṍӮɨ∏ğڵșěᶉᶇдM℮ (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:33 (nine years ago) link
Couldn't help but notice that the "Two people who absolutely deserve to be here" followed immediately on the heels of Terrence Howard's performance.― Ad Strawmanem (Old Lunch), Monday, February 23, 2015 9:26 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Ad Strawmanem (Old Lunch), Monday, February 23, 2015 9:26 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this was a reference to the two presenters (Oyelowo and Aniston) having deserved best-actor/actress nominations -- an opinion previously expressed by many.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:36 (nine years ago) link
grant that there have been many actresses who have one "best actress" for movies that few have seen or cared about, but surely 'still alice' has to be one of the least-seen movies to earn an oscar for its lead? it's barely made more than its tiny production budget: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stillalice.htm
i get the feeling that lots of people voted for moore w/o having seen the film, because (a) it's more of an award for a career of outstanding performances and (b) she plays someone with a debilitating illness (see: redmayne).
in fact i think generally speaking a lot about the oscars can be explained by people voting for films they haven't seen.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:39 (nine years ago) link
reminds me of Jessica Lange winning for Blue Sky.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:45 (nine years ago) link
i'm imagining nicolas cage winning an oscar for playing a guy slowly dying of morgellon's in a film that nobody actually saw and in fact was not even made apart from a clips reel and a trailer.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:48 (nine years ago) link
well, he ain't due, fortunately
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:52 (nine years ago) link
you think he's squandered his career too obviously? or has he already won an oscar? i don't keep track of these things.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:52 (nine years ago) link
career/talent
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:53 (nine years ago) link
Bad Morgellon's: Port of Disease Movie
― describing a scene in which the Hulk gets a boner (contenderizer), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:53 (nine years ago) link
you think he's squandered his career too obviously? or has he already won an oscar?
both
― da croupier, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:54 (nine years ago) link
ok, then how about
michael keaton in the joni mitchell story
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:54 (nine years ago) link
Jessica Lange ruled in Blue Sky...lots of unusual factors behind her win tho.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:59 (nine years ago) link
i.e. one of the worst year for actresses in my lifetime. She was terrific, yeah, and I rooted for her. Her only competition was the also due Susan Sarandon.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:00 (nine years ago) link
glenda jackson won a few oscars for films that nobody really seems to have cared much about (then or, especially, now). and simone signoret got what was essentially a career award for "room at the top."
"monster's ball" is kind of one of these (a "searing" performance by reputation in a film nobody especially cared about and few saw), and also occasioned the acceptance speech that made me stop watching the oscar telecast for a decade.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:02 (nine years ago) link
Roger Ebert adored Monster's Ball, right? #1 film of his that year. The guy was orignal, I'll give'em that.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:06 (nine years ago) link
well ppl cared more about Women in Love than A Touch of Class.
"one of the worst years for actresses" -- you look hard enough you can find someone as good/better than the shit that's won. Even in studio movies.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:06 (nine years ago) link
well, that's always true, but as always there's a formula for what gets recognized at the oscars.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:08 (nine years ago) link
i think a lot of people caught up w/ monster's ball /after/ the award -- in theaters and esp. on home video (b/c "halle berry titties").
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:09 (nine years ago) link
just as more people will probably rent 'still alice' now, although that'll be mitigated by "is this the alzheimer's movie? nah, too depressing." esp since it's not a "triumph over adversity" movie like "theory of everything."
one of the worst years for actresses" -- you look hard enough you can find someone as good/better than the shit that's won. Even in studio movies.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), T
I'm talking about nominated performances. Are you always in lecture mode?
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:10 (nine years ago) link
try to be. but you didn't specify, ok then.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:11 (nine years ago) link
I remember my bf at the time thinking that Halle Berry won for Monsters Inc and was like WTF?!
― That shit right there is precedented. (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:11 (nine years ago) link
so the reason Julie Christie didn't win for her Alzheimers movie is that she won in '66, right? cuz that one was pretty good.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:12 (nine years ago) link
the sarah polley alzheimer's movie left me completely cold. i thought for all the praise it got it was basically genteel and prettified. i don't know why christie didn't get nominated.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:13 (nine years ago) link
you mean, did get?
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:13 (nine years ago) link
(nominated, lost)
oh, see, i don't know these things.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:14 (nine years ago) link
i envy you, Monsieur Neary
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:14 (nine years ago) link
Christie was the favorite until the Cotillard train left the station.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:15 (nine years ago) link
in a perfect world jim carrey should have been nominated for playing a retard who triumphs over adversity in "dumb and dumber"
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:15 (nine years ago) link
Mimicking real life celebrity would've trumped her anyway, I'd bet.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:16 (nine years ago) link
btw i imagine even fewer people saw the new dardennes than "still alice," but cotillard wasn't really contender this year, was she?
btw is that new dardennes any good? i've been liking their films a little bit less with each one since "the child," and this one comes with some middling reviews. and the premise seems even more contrived than usual.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:21 (nine years ago) link
Second-tier Dardennes -- Eric would say it's all second-tier Dardennes.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:31 (nine years ago) link