Oscars 2019

Marguerite may be the least offensive of this group but it still sucked - all of these shorts were the climaxes of movies, and we have no time to get to know the characters before they're hurt, killed, or have some breakthrough moment. Marguerite could make a solid feature.

Cinematographers, editors get the shaft

.@TheAcademy unveils the 4 #Oscars categories to be presented during commercial breaks https://t.co/Ng0bMLxP66 pic.twitter.com/jkhVF5WXCf

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 11, 2019

well, wonderful, a nation has to endure Rami Malek's win.

Yeah, I won't be watching the Oscars this year.

Rami Malek was so botoxed at The Baftas he could barely move his face.

That's just the way he talks.

Fuck that shit!

Roger Deakins really got in under the wire

Leaving out the DP award is an odd choice. I thought they'd leave out the sound twins.

Makeup is a joke category, glad to see it gone. (the oscars always pick the showy ones. and sometimes they reward diva leeches, like streep's iron lady dude.)

Good time to remember that time the Oscars, always a geyser of smart ideas that cut down on time, elected Michael Flatley to demonstrate film editing https://t.co/FuDf6V5b5l

— Matt Prigge (@mattprigge) February 11, 2019

Also seems like 90% of clips shown were single shots from different films edited together. Doesn't say much about the editing in those films...

That may be the least of its problems though.

Not that this clip's aged any better, but at least it's actually theoretically related to the topic it's showing off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-xYgh6M_Hg

More anonymous voter insight: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/movies/best-picture-oscars-voters.html?smid=tw-nytimesarts&smtyp=cur

* Rami Malek is winning best actor by at least 30 points
* Voters know BlacKkKlansman winning would look the best in 20-30 years (and now)
* the two most broadly-liked movies are the ones with the least nominations, Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody
* simmering white resentment might push Green Book to a win

A few older voters said they had gone back to watch the 1954 version of “A Star Is Born,” with Judy Garland, and come away with the belief that the current version wasn’t as good, especially in its second hour.

yet a couple voters complained about the length of some of the other nominees

Good morning!

Hale County This Morning, This Evening is now streaming on PBS.

what about Mind the Gap?

Hulu

All Oscar Categories to Air Live After Hollywood Protest:

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/all-oscar-categories-to-air-live-after-hollywood-protest-1203141496/

Cucked again

I liked what Mark Harris had to say about it:

“This didn't happen bc of an "outrage mob" or anything like it. People who love the tradition of the Oscars are not opposed to the show changing or evolving. But those decisions have to come from a place of affection and respect for what the Oscars are, not fear or contempt.

The proposed changes were all about distaste for the Oscars & to the artists they honor. Songs are boring--dump 'em. Last year's winners? Who cares--get bigger stars. Tech categories? Zzz. They alienate the kids. Best Picture? Snooty. Give a new award to a film REAL people like.

This stems from a conviction that the Oscars are forever "broken" and that the way to "fix" them is to make them appeal to those who hate them--to say, yeah, we think they're kind of awful too.

But the show can produce joy and idiosyncrasy in the most unexpected moments... “

went to the documentary shorts yesterday against my better judgment.

Black Sheep: not bad. generally against dramatic reenactments but I thought this one earned it, feel like I would've had a much stronger negative reaction against the end sequence but idk, it worked. Low bar, but this was one was alright.

End Game: can't handle kids with cancer so I sat in the lobby for 40 minutes.

A Night at the Garden: really great and interesting, had no idea about this rally, fascinating footage, only wish it were longer!

Lifeboat: OK... but I walked out after the bloated, distended corpse.

Didn't stay for the last one.

You skipped the only uplifting one.

who needs short uplift when we got Green Book

so true

nobody ate a whole pizza like a sandwich in any of the shorts

They did in the one you skipped! The Pakistani women manufacturing maxi pads, on their lunch breaks.

lol

who needs uplift when I've got a fresh can of Raid under the kitchen sink?

Got around to watching First Reformed and Hawke would get my vote. I haven't seen everything though

Has there ever been such a fuss about a film not getting a nom like there has been over Eighth Grade this year? Seems they really messed up

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/movies/wga-awards-oscars.amp.html

yeah Ethan Hawke not getting nominated

I actually have heard zero fuss about Eighth Grade not getting nominated

I mean God knows it's better than BlackkKlansman but

I don't think any snub since Hoop Dreams failed to land a documentary nomination has compared in terms of how much blowback there was.

Eighth Grade's screenplay snub least of all.

what about Mind the Gap?

Also now streaming on PBS (after airing last night)

https://www.pbs.org/pov/mindingthegap/video-mindingthegap/

left off an -ing

I did, that is

apparently I am blissfully unaware of AA blowback, as others are of the war crimes of Democratic presidents

Yes. Blissfully unaware are we.

also, noms for a first film made by a cis straight white guy? lol

I know it’s getting hard, but do try to make some sense awhile longer

I am. not gonna amplify.

Is Whoopi Goldberg This Year’s Secret Oscar Host?

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/02/whoopi-goldberg-secret-oscars-host-kevin-hart-1202045303/

well they're not gonna announce Whoopi in advance

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/roman-polanski/6245219/Roman-Polanski-backlash-as-Whoopi-Goldberg-says-director-didnt-commit-rape-rape.html

false alarm, according to Joy Behar said Whoopi is recovering from pneumonia so won't be hosting

sorry *joy Behar, Whoopi...

We're calling it for Green Book: https://www.slantmagazine.com/awards/oscar-2019-winner-predictions-picture/

It'd be interesting to see Spike lose to a stodgy race-comfort-food chauffeur movie again.

Roma backlash (in addition to the Netflix one?):

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/02/anonymous-ballot-editing-voter-criticizes-academy-1202045610/

He was only nominated for Original Screenplay in ‘89, where Daisy won for Adapted.

(He definitely doesn’t deserve to win Picture this year, but would have above the field in 1989. Don’t worry, he lost to a towering monument to white privilege anyway.)