perhaps foolish of me to have hoped for a nomination or two for Lost City of Z
― ryan, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 21:59 (six years ago) link
Didn't star Franchot Tone and Clark Gable.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:12 (six years ago) link
a 'difficult' film that died at the box office? yes.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:13 (six years ago) link
I'd put money on Zimmer, that score is amazing, I only watched the first half of that movie but was completely blown away both by the concept-- "let's have a single continuous piece of music with a constantly accelerating and decelerating tempo, and float from scene to scene from timeline to timeline following the mood but not the cuts"-- and execution
― flamboyant goon tie included, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:22 (six years ago) link
Greenwood should've won for The Master imho, best modern score imho
mother! was robbed!
― kurt schwitterz, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:26 (six years ago) link
five thirty eight is leaning towards The Shape of Water, too:
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/oscars-2018-early-predictions-nominations/
― Darin, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:04 (six years ago) link
meanwhile Richard Brody has words for those of us who thought Tiffany Haddish was awful announcing the nominations:
Even the jokes that she made of her mispronunciations on the nominations broadcast—referring to the town in the title of “Three Billboards” as “Ebony, Missouri,” or calling the star of “Get Out,” Daniel Kaluuya, “Kahlúa” and “Kallelujah”—are marks of improvisational genius.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:20 (six years ago) link
damn brody let us know when the shuttle lands
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:24 (six years ago) link
was personal shopper eligible this year?
― adam the (abanana), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 00:16 (six years ago) link
I think it was caught in between 2016/2017. Opened in the US in March, but premiered abroad in 2016. Same thing with the new Almodovar.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 00:33 (six years ago) link
It was. So was BPM. (One-week release in LA is all that counts.)
https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/90th_reminder_list.pdf
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 00:40 (six years ago) link
Julieta was '16, both on the general release list and as the Spanish f.l.f. submission.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 00:47 (six years ago) link
I have my grandchildren — the two children of my son Mathieu — who live in Los Angeles. I will be with them until I go to the place of the Oscar. No problem. No anxiety!
http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/agns-varda-does-not-care-about-being-oldest-oscar-nominee.html
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:48 (six years ago) link
LOVE that!
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 20:33 (six years ago) link
"place of the Oscar" much better than Kodak Theater
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 25 January 2018 01:01 (six years ago) link
Casey Affleck withdrew from presenting the best actress oscar.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 25 January 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
ah I was wondering about that today. wonder who it'll be then
― flappy bird, Friday, 26 January 2018 02:26 (six years ago) link
Leo then? Or a political choice- something to do with #MeToo?
― flappy bird, Friday, 26 January 2018 02:27 (six years ago) link
Oprah?
― piscesx, Friday, 26 January 2018 03:09 (six years ago) link
oh hell yeah
― flappy bird, Friday, 26 January 2018 03:26 (six years ago) link
people talking about awards season shit before 10am pic.twitter.com/CE52AJFPtZ— Michael Lieberman (@michaelagrammar) January 26, 2018
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 26 January 2018 19:21 (six years ago) link
saw 3BB last night, I liked it far more than I was expecting to after having seen all kinds of backlash against it, from along the lines that Alfred painted to Rebecca Solnit who thought it was an unfair caricature of the South and cops (!!!). the characters in it are nuanced and have more than one side, certainly; I don't think it really excuses anything they do; and at no point is anyone ever really 'good' or 'bad' except for probably Woody. I don't think you're supposed to think well of McDormand and Rockwell going off to do what they think they're going to do at the end. Dunno.
Anyway I don't think it'll win; it's was fine but hardly best picture material. It's certainly no In Bruges!
― akm, Sunday, 28 January 2018 16:08 (six years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/25/shape-of-water-oscars-paul-zindel-similarities
In both stories, a female cleaner works a night shift at a lab and falls for an aquatic creature that is the subject of mysterious science experiments. Both women develop a relationship by bringing food to the animal and dancing with a mop in front of the tank to the tune of a love song.
The two cleaner characters both learn to communicate with the creatures, and both labs are involved in secretive military operations. The protagonists both discover imminent plans to kill the creature, and both labs mention “vivisection”.
Both women also devise plans to rescue the animal and release it to the sea by sneaking it out in a laundry cart. In Let Me Hear You Whisper, named after a song lyric that the laboratory plays for the dolphin, the creature repeatedly says “hamper” to the protagonist, Helen, to encourage her to get a laundry cart.
Both women are friends with another janitor who helps them – Danielle in one version of Zindel’s work and Zelda in Del Toro’s film, played by Octavia Spencer, who was nominated for an acting Oscar alongside Hawkins.
There are also major differences in the two stories. In The Shape of Water, the main character, Elisa, is mute and communicates in sign language with the creature.
Helen speaks, but does reference muteness when discussing the dolphin’s inability to talk to the scientists, saying: “Some human beings are mute, you know. Just because they can’t talk, we don’t kill them.”
The Shape of Water also has another significant character: Elisa’s gay friend, played by Richard Jenkins. There are further substantial differences in the endings of the two works.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 28 January 2018 18:50 (six years ago) link
I usually watch any BP nom, but should I bother with Darkest Hour?
― adam the (abanana), Sunday, 28 January 2018 21:10 (six years ago) link
No
― flappy bird, Sunday, 28 January 2018 23:04 (six years ago) link
A nothing of a movie that assumes its scaffolding is supported by one performance.
― flappy bird, Sunday, 28 January 2018 23:05 (six years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2018/feb/06/agnes-varda-cut-out-oscars-french-film-maker
― MrDasher, Tuesday, 6 February 2018 15:45 (six years ago) link
awesome! all downhill from here
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 February 2018 15:53 (six years ago) link
I've considered bringing a cutout to class tbh
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 6 February 2018 15:55 (six years ago) link
well but here the other nominees noticed the difference *RIMSHOT*
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 February 2018 16:02 (six years ago) link
I said bring a cutout, not a cutup.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 6 February 2018 16:04 (six years ago) link
on a relevant note, see the Rip Torn thread
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 February 2018 16:07 (six years ago) link
they're baaaack
https://www.slantmagazine.com/house/tags/474-academy-awards
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 8 February 2018 16:09 (six years ago) link
im waiting for that hollywood reporter (?) annual series where they get people in the academy to speak anonymously and candidly about what they voted for, those are always the best
― flappy bird, Thursday, 8 February 2018 17:31 (six years ago) link
maybe they'll tell us that they always thought McCartney a shirty basset and who fucked Marlon Brando in a washing machine.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 February 2018 17:45 (six years ago) link
*shitty bassist, but I like how auto correct assumed I meant Shirley Bassey
xp I thought you were calling Melissa McCarthy a shirty basset
― "Minneapolis" (barf) (Eric H.), Thursday, 8 February 2018 17:46 (six years ago) link
xxp pffffft lmao
― flappy bird, Thursday, 8 February 2018 17:47 (six years ago) link
the Beatles Derangement Syndrome itt is so wild & inexplicable when it's easily the least interesting or controversial bit in either of the QJ interviews
― flappy bird, Thursday, 8 February 2018 17:48 (six years ago) link
isn't it always the same grumpy asshole with terrible taste?
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 17:55 (six years ago) link
Lol maybe but it is reliably hilarious
― flappy bird, Thursday, 8 February 2018 17:56 (six years ago) link
― Simon H.,
somebody dig up Ernest Borgnine
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 February 2018 17:57 (six years ago) link
Or Morbs.
― "Minneapolis" (barf) (Eric H.), Thursday, 8 February 2018 17:58 (six years ago) link
heyyyyyyyyyy now!
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 8 February 2018 18:03 (six years ago) link
I agree, that was beneath me.
― "Minneapolis" (barf) (Eric H.), Thursday, 8 February 2018 18:05 (six years ago) link
who let jeffrey tambor in here
― adam the (abanana), Friday, 9 February 2018 01:44 (six years ago) link
a forgiving tranny?
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 9 February 2018 02:53 (six years ago) link
iirc he's the one who needs forgiveness
― Simon H., Friday, 9 February 2018 02:53 (six years ago) link
yeah i read the news
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 9 February 2018 03:21 (six years ago) link