Officially the earliest top 10 list I've ever seen:
Over at my Patreon I've posted the list I submitted for this year's Sight & Sound Films of the Year poll. https://t.co/gECab8oJMI pic.twitter.com/QpZKxi8zRE— Jordan Cronk đ„ (@JordanCronk) October 28, 2020
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 17:39 (three years ago) link
Was gonna post this to the film critics you trust thread, but JW is no critic, and this is absolutely a bunch of detrius:
https://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2020/10/straight-shooters-2/
Thereâs a movement afoot to launch a contra-Gold Derby Oscar Prediction chart, called Straight Shooters. The idea is to spitball the Oscars without the wokester filter â to resist the political stuff (or at least not to bow down in a kneejerk fashion), and to adopt a grounded and sensible ars gratia artis perspective.Which would mean what exactly? Well, Straight Shooter members wouldnât necessarily celebrate a film solely because it embraces POC, LGBTQ or woke female perspectives, although they might. Nor would they necessarily discount a film by an older white director or a performance by an older white actor or a film with a white-centric focus in general (i.e., Mank).In a perfect incarnation, Straight Shooters would be about keeping wokester politics out of it, and letting the pure love of great films and exceptional film technique and world-class acting shine through.People who may deserve to be Oscar-nominated wouldnât be nominated strictly because of their ethnicity or gender or sexual identity. Or not be nominated for same. They would hopefully be championed or promoted because theyâve done excellent work. No one should be necessarily celebrated because of an absence of alignment with progressive causes, but at the same time a certain political ingredient or metaphor neednât be a problem or an obstruction.It could well turn out that most of the Straight Shooters might project Nomadland to win the Best Picture Oscar and Chloe Zhao to win Best Director. (As I currently am.) But they wouldnât be required to support same because of Nomadlandâs subject or Zhaoâs gender and ethnicity.Straight Shooters would represent a symbolic unlocking of the handcuffs, and throwing off the politically correct ball and chain. People would be free to support who they want to support regardless of whatever p.c. points are involved. These estimations may in some instances (and perhaps more than a few) align with the predictable Oscar preferences of certain parties. Or not.The point would be to judge films and performances as if it was 1988 or 1997 or 2005 or 2009 or 2014âŠto assess the best and the brightness without the demands or requirements of political correctness mucking everything up.
Which would mean what exactly? Well, Straight Shooter members wouldnât necessarily celebrate a film solely because it embraces POC, LGBTQ or woke female perspectives, although they might. Nor would they necessarily discount a film by an older white director or a performance by an older white actor or a film with a white-centric focus in general (i.e., Mank).
In a perfect incarnation, Straight Shooters would be about keeping wokester politics out of it, and letting the pure love of great films and exceptional film technique and world-class acting shine through.
People who may deserve to be Oscar-nominated wouldnât be nominated strictly because of their ethnicity or gender or sexual identity. Or not be nominated for same. They would hopefully be championed or promoted because theyâve done excellent work. No one should be necessarily celebrated because of an absence of alignment with progressive causes, but at the same time a certain political ingredient or metaphor neednât be a problem or an obstruction.
It could well turn out that most of the Straight Shooters might project Nomadland to win the Best Picture Oscar and Chloe Zhao to win Best Director. (As I currently am.) But they wouldnât be required to support same because of Nomadlandâs subject or Zhaoâs gender and ethnicity.
Straight Shooters would represent a symbolic unlocking of the handcuffs, and throwing off the politically correct ball and chain. People would be free to support who they want to support regardless of whatever p.c. points are involved. These estimations may in some instances (and perhaps more than a few) align with the predictable Oscar preferences of certain parties. Or not.
The point would be to judge films and performances as if it was 1988 or 1997 or 2005 or 2009 or 2014âŠto assess the best and the brightness without the demands or requirements of political correctness mucking everything up.
https://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2020/10/okay-okay-2/
Significant pushback from good people (i.e., friends) and bad has prompted me to junk HEâs proposed Straight Shooters Oscar handicap chart.All I was suggesting was a forum that would predict Oscar contenders without the woke filter, as woke filters are everywhere. But nope, bad idea, canât do that, will only make things worse. Okay, fine. I wasnât married to the idea â just tossing it out there.But full steam ahead on HEâs âI Just Ran Out of Bullshit.âJourno pally: âTo me, youâve never written one thing in this era that is illegitimate. But then neither did Andrew Sullivan. Despite the wokeness (it sounds like the title of a Stephen King novel: âThe Wokenessâ), he seemed to be thriving at New York magazine. And thenâŠno. They wanted him out. For the crime of having been fearlessly honest. Sometimes thatâs all it takes now.âNot sure what you should do, to be honest. Donât neuter yourself, thatâs for sure.â
All I was suggesting was a forum that would predict Oscar contenders without the woke filter, as woke filters are everywhere. But nope, bad idea, canât do that, will only make things worse. Okay, fine. I wasnât married to the idea â just tossing it out there.
But full steam ahead on HEâs âI Just Ran Out of Bullshit.â
Journo pally: âTo me, youâve never written one thing in this era that is illegitimate. But then neither did Andrew Sullivan. Despite the wokeness (it sounds like the title of a Stephen King novel: âThe Wokenessâ), he seemed to be thriving at New York magazine. And thenâŠno. They wanted him out. For the crime of having been fearlessly honest. Sometimes thatâs all it takes now.
âNot sure what you should do, to be honest. Donât neuter yourself, thatâs for sure.â
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Saturday, 31 October 2020 22:05 (three years ago) link
Gothams kick things off by nominating an all female-directed best picture slate. (And also coming out in Cuties' corner.)
Best Feature
The Assistant -- Kitty Green, director; Scott Macaulay, James Schamus, P. Jennifer Dana, Ross Jacobson, producers (Bleecker Street)First Cow -- Kelly Reichardt, director; Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani, producers (A24)Never Rarely Sometimes Always -- Eliza Hittman, director; Adele Romanski, Sara Murphy, producers (Focus Features)Nomadland -- Chloé Zhao, director; Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao, producers (Searchlight Pictures)Relic -- Natalie Erika James, director; Anna Mcleish, Sarah Shaw, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker, producers (IFC Midnight)
Best Documentary
76 Days -- Hao Wu, Weixi Chen, Anonymous, directors; Hao Wu, Jean Tsien, producers (MTV Documentary Films)City Hall -- Frederick Wiseman, director; Frederick Wiseman, Karen Konicek, producers (Zipporah Films)Our Time Machine -- Yang Sun, S. Leo Chiang directors; S. Leo Chiang, Yang Sun, producers (Passion River Films)A Thousand Cuts -- Ramona S. Diaz, director; Ramona S. Diaz, Leah Marino, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn, producers (PBS Distribution | FRONTLINE )Time -- Garrett Bradley, director; Lauren Domino, Kellen Quinn, Garrett Bradley, producers (Amazon Studios)
Best International Feature
Bacurau -- Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles, directors; Emilie Lesclaux, SaĂŻd Ben SaĂŻd, Michel Merkt, producers (Kino Lorber)Beanpole -- Kantemir Balagov, director; Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, producers (Kino Lorber)Cuties (Mignonnes) -- MaĂŻmouna DoucourĂ©, director; Zangro, producer (Netflix)Identifying Features -- Fernanda Valadez, director; Astrid Rondero, producer (Kino Lorber)Martin Eden -- Pietro Marcello, director; Pietro Marcello, Beppe Caschetto, Thomas Ordonneau, Michael Weber, Viola FĂŒgen, producers (Kino Lorber)Wolfwalkers -- Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, directors; Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore, StĂ©phan Roelants, producers (Apple)
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Radha Blank for The Forty-Year-Old Version (Netflix)Channing Godfrey Peoples for Miss Juneteenth (Vertical Entertainment)Alex Thompson for Saint Frances (Oscilloscope Laboratories)Carlo Mirabella-Davis for Swallow (IFC Films)Andrew Patterson for The Vast of Night (Amazon Studios)
Best Screenplay
Bad Education, Mike Makowsky (HBO)First Cow, Jon Raymond, Kelly Reichardt (A24)The Forty-Year-Old Version, Radha Blank (Netflix)Fourteen, Dan Sallitt (Grasshopper Film)The Vast of Night, James Montague, Craig Sanger (Amazon Studios)
Best Actor
Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)Chadwick Boseman in Ma Raineyâs Black Bottom (Netflix)Jude Law in The Nest (IFC Films)John Magaro in First Cow (A24)Jesse Plemons in Iâm Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix)
Best Actress
Nicole Beharie in Miss Juneteenth (Vertical Entertainment)Jessie Buckley in Iâm Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix)Yuh-Jung Youn in Minari (A24)Carrie Coon in The Nest (IFC Films)Frances McDormand in Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
Breakthrough Actor
Jasmine Batchelor in The Surrogate (Monument Releasing)Kingsley Ben-Adir in One Night in Miami⊠(Amazon Studios)Sidney Flanigan in Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Focus Features)Orion Lee in First Cow (A24)Kelly OâSullivan in Saint Frances (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 15:43 (three years ago) link
go Martin Eden!!
Sight unseen I suspect Nomadland will boringly (but maybe deservingly, who knows) sweep a lot of things
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 16:02 (three years ago) link
It feels like an Indie Spirit juggernaut, yeah.
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 16:03 (three years ago) link
plus it lets me imagine amusing secret Disney payola scenarios
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 16:04 (three years ago) link
glad Kaufman got shut out for directing/writing at least
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 16:06 (three years ago) link
and no Sorkin in sight.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 November 2020 16:07 (three years ago) link
RIP Hillbilly Elegy
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 16:07 (three years ago) link
Only other real surprise here is Dick Johnson is Dead not making best documentary roster.
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 16:08 (three years ago) link
And Steven Yuen too, I guess.
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 16:13 (three years ago) link
god, Burning feels like it came out a million years ago
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 16:20 (three years ago) link
oh wait that's for something else
Also, here are the European Film Award nominations...
European Film
Another Round (Thomas Vinterberg)Berlin Alexanderplatz (Burhan Qurbani)Corpus Christi (Jan Komasa)Martin Eden (Pietro Marcello)The Painted Bird (VĂĄclav Marhoul)Undine (Christian Petzold)
European Documentary
AcasÄ, My Home (Radu Ciorniciuc)Collective (Alexander Nanau)Gunda (Victor Kossakovsky)Little Girl (SĂ©bastien Lifshitz)Saudi Runaway (Susanne Regina Meures)The Cave (Feras Fayyad)
European Director
Agnieszka Holland for (Charlatan)Jan Komasa for (Corpus Christi)Pietro Marcello for (Martin Eden)François Ozon for (Summer Of 85)Maria SÞdahl for (Hope)Thomas Vinterberg for (Another Round)
European Actress
Paula Beer in (Undine)Natasha Berezhnaya in (Dau. Natasha)Andrea BrĂŠin Hovig in (Hope)Ane Dahl Torp in (Charter)Nina Hoss in (My Little Sister)Marta Nieto in (Mother)
European Actor
Bartosz Bielenia in (Corpus Christi)Goran Bogdan in (Father)Elio Germano in (Hidden Away)Luca Marinelli in (Martin Eden)Mads Mikkelsen in (Another Round)Viggo Mortensen in (Falling)
European Screenwriter
Martin Behnke, Burhan Qurbani for (Berlin Alexanderplatz)Costa-Gavras for (Adults In The Room)Damiano DâInnocenzo, Fabio DâInnocenzo for (Bad Tales)Pietro Marcello, Maurizio Braucci for (Martin Eden)Mateusz Pacewicz for (Corpus Christi)Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm (Another Round)
European Comedy
Advantages Of Travelling By Train (Aritz Moreno)Ladies Of Steel (Pamela Tola)The Big Hit (Emmanuel Courcol)
European Discovery â Prix Fipresci
Full Moon (Nermin HamzagiÄ)Gagarine (Fanny Liatard, JĂ©rĂ©my Trouilh)Instinct (Halina Reijn)Isaac (Jurgis MatuleviÄius)Jumbo (ZoĂ© Wittock)Sole (Carlo Sironi)
European Animation
Calamity, A Childhood Of Martha Jane Cannary (Rémy Chayé)Josep (Aurel)Klaus (Sergio Pablos)The Nose Or The Conspiracy Of Mavericks (Andrey Khrzhanovsky)
European Short Film
All Cats Are Grey In The Dark (Lasse Linder)Genius Loci (Adrien MĂ©rigeau)Past Perfect (Jorge JĂĄcome)Sun Dog (Dorian Jespers)Uncle Thomas, Accounting For The Days (Regina Pessoa)
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 16:53 (three years ago) link
...there's a new Berlin Alexanderplatz?
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 17:27 (three years ago) link
Here are John Watersâ picks for the Best Films of 2020, as sent to Artforum subscribers this week. His article appears in the December issue of Artforum, out December 1.
Butt Boy, directed by Tyler Cornack. âA jaw-dropping, deadpan, bowel-bonkers thrillerâ about a heterosexual dad who turns into a serial killer and âinhalesâ his victims through his rear end, all following a routine visit to his proctologist. During several online conversations with his fans this summer, Waters marveled at the final scene, which takes place inside the manâs rectum.
Swallow, directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis. A psychological horror film about an unhappily married woman who eats objects that arenât usually considered edible, such as marbles and thumbtacks and batteries, eliminates them, washes them, and puts them on display in her home. And thereâs a happy ending.
The Hunt, directed by Craig Zobel. A political satire about a group of liberal âelitesâ from big cities who hunt down blue-collar types from flyover country for kicks. Itâs the film that caused an uproar with certain Republicans who saw it as an allegory about the fight between red states and blue states and thought it was an attack on them when it actually made liberals out to be the villains. After the movieâs 2019 premiere was cancelled because of the controversy about it and mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, Blumhouse Productions and Universal Studios released it in March with the tagline: âThe most talked about movie of the year is the one that no oneâs actually ever seen.â Waters nominates Betty Gilpin, who plays one of the Hunted, for âBest Deplorable Actress of the Year.â
Why Donât You Just Die!, written and directed by Kirill Sokolov. According to IMDb, this is a Russian film in which a detective and horrible father, his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug and a cheated cop, all seeking revenge, come together for a violent version of Meet the Parents. Due to budget limitations, the wallpaper in the parentsâ residence was xeroxed on a color printer. Waters calls it a âblood-drenched, seat-ripping, Tarantino-influenced Russian grindhouse family revenge comedy,â ideal to see in a packed movie theater. Itâs now out on Prime Video.
The Audition, directed by Ina Weisse. A drama from France and Germany about a violin teacher who takes an intense interest in a student, while neglecting her own son, also a violinist. Waters calls it an âIngmar Berman-meets-Joanna Hogg melodramaâ that âwill fill you with arty masochistic inner peace.â
Deerskin, directed by Quentin Dupieux. A horror-comedy about a more-than-slightly-unhinged wannabe filmmaker who becomes so obsessed with a vintage deerskin jacket he buys that he sets out to murder anyone who might copy him. The fringed jacket, you see, is his imaginary friend who talks to him and wants to be the only jacket in the world. Waters, who models Saint Laurent jackets, calls it âthe fashion film of the year.â
The Human Voice, written and directed by Pedro Almodovar. Tilda Swinton stars as a woman abandoned by her ex-lover, who never comes to pick up his suitcases. Based on a 1930 play by Jean Cocteau, filmed over nine days in Madrid, itâs Almodovarâs first American-language film, and it would be believable in todayâs pandemic. It was shown this year at the New York Film Festival, for which Waters designed the poster. Waters says Swintonâs 30-minute emotional crack-up is âpure cinematic enjoyment.â
True History of the Kelly Gang, directed by Justin Kurzel, with Russell Crowe, Charlie Hunnam and George MacKay. Based on a novel by Peter Carey and filmed in Australia, itâs the story of bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang of robbers in the 1870s. Waters describes it as a âgory, insane, homoerotic, historical westernâ about Outback outlaws who sometimes dress in drag just to mess with the authorities. He says George MacKayâs performance âgives new meaning to the word butch.â
American Murder: The Family Next Door, directed by Jenny Popplewell, is a true-crime Netflix documentary about the Watts family murders that took place in Colorado in 2018. Waters was impressed by how well the story is told, without resorting to âcheesy reenactments,â and found it both powerful and depressing to discover who the real killer was.
And a tie for No. 10 between two docudramas, The Trial of the Chicago 7, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, and Mangrove, directed by Steve McQueen. The first is a courtroom drama about the 1969 trial of seven defendants charged with conspiracy to incite a riot after the countercultural protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The second, part of the Small Axe series on Amazon Prime, follows The Mangrove Nine, a group of West Indian immigrants in Britain who clashed with London police in 1970, revealing systemic racism on the part of officers there. Waters recommends that viewers watch them together as a double feature and then go out and film themselves getting arrested at a protest rally. âThen youâll be the best movie of the year.â
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 10:29 (three years ago) link
You can pinpoint the exact moment when it goes from one type of John Waters list to the other type of John Waters list. Still, best #1 pick in many years.
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 14:01 (three years ago) link
Sight and Sounds/BFI'S best DVD and Blu-Rays of 2020:
https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/best-blu-rays-dvds-2020
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 14:46 (three years ago) link
https://www.bfi.org.uk/best-films-2020
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Friday, 11 December 2020 22:00 (three years ago) link
Good to see David Byrne's American Utopia getting some year-end love even with two Lee's to chose from (I liked both).
― Langdon Alger Stole the Highlights (cryptosicko), Friday, 11 December 2020 22:06 (three years ago) link
First year I couldn't contribute because my day job ate up almost all of my time this year. Here's Slant's top 50:
https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-50-best-films-of-2020/
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Friday, 11 December 2020 22:15 (three years ago) link
Also, missed this ... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/movies/best-movies.html
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Saturday, 12 December 2020 00:35 (three years ago) link
As per Ward Fowler's suggestion, posting the Sight & Sound end of year list here too: https://www.bfi.org.uk/best-films-2020
― tangenttangent, Sunday, 13 December 2020 20:05 (three years ago) link
The Zoom movie was absolutely unwatchable to me
â Whiney G. Weingarten, Saturday, 12 December 2020 00:27 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Watched this today and thought it was fantastic. I've rarely rooted against an entire cast so much, which I'm sure was intentional. Seriously technically impressive, tense, and a necessary externalisation of all the universal fears that have surfaced during a time of intense claustrophobia. That feeling of indoor spaces stagnating with dread. But way more fun than that sounds. Also an hour long.
― tangenttangent, Sunday, 13 December 2020 20:12 (three years ago) link
I've got the link to City Hall but not the time.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 December 2020 20:51 (three years ago) link
Boston's first up this year. So far ...
Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins, THE FATHERBest Actress: Sidney Flanigan, NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYSBest Supporting Actor: Paul Raci, SOUND OF METALBest Supporting Actress: Youn Yuh-jung, MINARIBest Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman, I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGSBest Documentary: COLLECTIVE (Alexander Nanau)Best Animated Film: THE WOLF HOUSE (CristĂłbal LeĂłn & JoaquĂn Cociña)Best First Film: THE FATHER (Florian Zeller)Best Cinematography: Joshua James Richards, NOMADLANDBest Editing: Robert Frazen, I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. Best Score: Emile Mosseri, MINARI
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Sunday, 13 December 2020 21:17 (three years ago) link
Best Picture: NOMADLANDBest Director: Chloé Zhao, NOMADLANDBest Film in a Foreign Language: LA LLORONA (Jayro Bustamante)
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Monday, 14 December 2020 03:02 (three years ago) link
Not even sure Film Comment will do a survey this year, so this might have to do:
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/best-movies-2020-critics-survey-poll-performances-nomadland-riz-ahmed-1234604554/
Best Film
1. âNomadlandâ2. âNever Rarely Sometimes Alwaysâ3. âFirst Cowâ4. âLovers Rockâ5. âIâm Thinking of Ending Thingsâ6. âBeanpoleâ7. âTimeâ8. âDa 5 Bloodsâ9. âMartin Edenâ10. âBacurauâ
Best Performance
1. Riz Ahmed, âSound of Metalâ2. Frances McDormand, âNomadlandâ3. Chadwick Boseman, âMa Raineyâs Black Bottomâ4. Delroy Lindo, âDa 5 Bloodsâ5. Maria Bakalova, âBorat Subsequent Moviefilmâ6. Jessie Buckley, âIâm Thinking of Ending Thingsâ7. Luca Marinelli, âMartin Edenâ8. Gary Oldman, âMankâ9. Carrie Coon, âThe Nestâ10. Mads Mikkelsen, âAnother Roundâ
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:41 (three years ago) link
ugh Oldman
I'm glad Marinelli got recognition.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:44 (three years ago) link
Otherwise many of those films will make my own list.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:45 (three years ago) link
I'm reasonably sure I've not seen a more idiosyncratic collective #1 pick than Slant's this year -- Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets.
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:47 (three years ago) link
I liked "Beanpole" a lot
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:53 (three years ago) link
Good to see Carrie Coon on any list (she's really good in The Nest). I looked over a list of her awards and nominations, and she's won almost nothing, not even an Emmy for The Leftovers.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:57 (three years ago) link
Who handles this year's movie poll? Sic? Gotta be the first annual morbies imo.
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 17:07 (three years ago) link
Iâve seen three 2020 releases
― is right unfortunately (silby), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 17:09 (three years ago) link
I guess I could rank them
what are your 3 favorite movies of 2020 so far?
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 17:10 (three years ago) link
Yes to "the morbies"
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 17:17 (three years ago) link
David Fincher's MORB.
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 18:30 (three years ago) link
"in a world...where all the movies are bad..."
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 18:32 (three years ago) link
Not even sure Film Comment will do a survey this year
Based on the list of participants, this might actually be the closest cousin:
https://www.screenslate.com/articles/457https://www.screenslate.com/articles/454
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Thursday, 17 December 2020 13:54 (three years ago) link
BEST ACTOR: Delroy Lindo for "Da 5 Bloods" #NYFCC— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 18, 2020
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 December 2020 15:17 (three years ago) link
And Chadwick for supporting actor for the same film. And a special award to Spike Lee for his short about NYC.
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Friday, 18 December 2020 19:06 (three years ago) link
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Maria Bakalova for "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" #NYFCC— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 18, 2020
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Friday, 18 December 2020 19:08 (three years ago) link
^ hell yeah
― huge rant (sic), Friday, 18 December 2020 19:49 (three years ago) link
Two for two...
BEST ACTRESS: Sidney Flanigan for "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" #NYFCC— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 18, 2020
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Friday, 18 December 2020 19:57 (three years ago) link
I watched and reviewed this film and have no memry f it.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 December 2020 20:00 (three years ago) link
oh no hell YES -- just remembered. Excellent.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 December 2020 20:01 (three years ago) link
Not positive but I think this is the first time any critics' group has handed out a five-way tie?
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: "Small Axe" (All Films) #NYFCC— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 18, 2020
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Friday, 18 December 2020 20:01 (three years ago) link
BEST FILM: "First Cow" #NYFCC— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 18, 2020
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Friday, 18 December 2020 20:39 (three years ago) link
I remember preferring Bad Teacher that year (whatever happened to Cameron Diaz?)
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 26 January 2021 18:55 (three years ago) link
Beanpole was really good, reminded me of the intense Euro arthouse dramas that got me into movies in the first place without being derivative or totally hopeless.
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Tuesday, 26 January 2021 18:55 (three years ago) link
You're def gonna upset some ILXers with that rave for American Honey (which I liked a lot).
― meticulously crafted, socially responsible, morally upsta (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 January 2021 18:55 (three years ago) link
lol I only caught Days in October when a friend shared it with me
(whatever happened to Cameron Diaz?)
quit acting, after publishing two wellness books, to concentrate on investing in biotech startups
― shivers me timber (sic), Tuesday, 26 January 2021 19:16 (three years ago) link
BTW, with the Board making it official, this is one of the years where the four main film critics' groups picked four different movies (well, eight, more accurately):
NY: First CowLA: Small AxeSOC: NomadlandBOR: Da 5 Bloods
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Tuesday, 26 January 2021 20:01 (three years ago) link
kind of looks like 4 films in a series
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Tuesday, 26 January 2021 20:05 (three years ago) link
looks like an only connect sequence
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 26 January 2021 20:46 (three years ago) link
I watched Promising Young Woman because I hate myself. "Stars Are Blind" was the best part
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Wednesday, 27 January 2021 00:20 (three years ago) link
this movie is so bad I swear I wrote it myself
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Wednesday, 27 January 2021 00:24 (three years ago) link
in better news GUNDA whips
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Wednesday, 27 January 2021 01:43 (three years ago) link
Noted on Gunda
(whatever happened to Cameron Diaz?)quit acting, after publishing two wellness books, to concentrate on investing in biotech startupsâ shivers me timber (sic), Tuesday, January 26, 2021 2:16 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
â shivers me timber (sic), Tuesday, January 26, 2021 2:16 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
This is so depressing (for me)
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 27 January 2021 05:18 (three years ago) link
spoilers for promising young woman
the more I think about this movie the more infuriating it is. the characters are, without fail, cartoons, straw(wo)men, or story props. the dialogue sounds like someone fed mid-aughts tumblr to a neural network. the final 20 minutes are jaw-droppingly misconceived. cool how it subverts the rape-revenge movie.....by having the only people who die be women and by having its female protagonist terrorize other women! I also love it when a would-be angry grindhouse pastiche has the runtime and jokeresque self-seriousness of any other contemptible fest/awards bait. the only thing that could have almost saved this piece of shit would have been anna faris
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Thursday, 28 January 2021 03:29 (three years ago) link
oh and another thing that pissed me off was the parade of hip hollywood liberals (all comics or sitcom stars, do you see????) lining up to smugly mug it up as one-dimensional creeps
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Thursday, 28 January 2021 03:35 (three years ago) link
Simon so OTM altho I thought the casting of those guys was the only clever thing about it. Would've been great in a better movie.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 28 January 2021 05:39 (three years ago) link
It was more clever than the rest of the movie I'll give it that
in other news, will not be checking out Malcom & Marie, thanks
Malcolm and Marieâs fraught relationship history proves so disengaging that Levinsonâs fixation on critical reception becomes almost impossible to ignore. Not all of his objections are unfounded. In Malcolm & Marieâs best scene, Marie raises the hypothetical yet believable scenario of Malcolm getting hired to direct a Lego movie, and the waves of hyper-politicized discourse that would follow entirely because of his race. Levinsonâs right, too, that some critics fumble with technical language or too narrowly focus on a filmâs progressive messaging at the expense of everything else. Yet the sheer amount of time Malcolm & Marie devotes to Malcolm raving about the ineptitude of critics betrays a consuming anxiety. He reserves much scorn for a âwhite lady from The L.A. Times,â which either refers to a fictional straw(wo)man or real-life L.A. Times critic Katie Walsh. Is it because Walsh gave a negative review to Levinsonâs debut feature, Assassination Nation, much like the filmâs unnamed critic did to Malcolmâs previous film? Or is it another smokescreen for Levinson to hide behind so that he can insist that critics fall into the trap of assuming intentions they donât understand? Either way, this petty film puts hoary clichĂ©s about critical misunderstandingâupdated for the online think-piece eraâinto the mouth of a character who asserts that Do The Right Thing was revolutionary because it was âmade at a time when politics werenât cool.â
fuck off, son of Barry
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Thursday, 28 January 2021 11:32 (three years ago) link
whatever else is going on there aside,
hired to direct a Lego movie, the waves of hyper-politicized discourse that would follow entirely because of his race
...did this happen when the writer/directors of the Lego Movie hired the directors of Into The Spider-Verse, which they produced and one of them wrote?
― shivers me timber (sic), Thursday, 28 January 2021 11:50 (three years ago) link
I wish this had been a somber black-and-white retelling of the writing process for Spider-Verse, tbh
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Thursday, 28 January 2021 11:58 (three years ago) link
In hindsight, it was kind of hilarious that people were actually thinking, âHey, maybe *this* is the kind of year where a movie like FIRST COW will actually be taken seriously as an awards contender.â Lucy, football, etc.— Scott Renshaw âatâ Sundance (@scottrenshaw) February 3, 2021
GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS
BEST MOTION PICTURE â DRAMAThe FatherMankNomadlandPromising Young WomanThe Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST ACTOR â DRAMARiz Ahmed â Sound of MetalChadwick Boseman â Ma Raineyâs Black BottomAnthony Hopkins â The FatherGary Oldman â MankTahar Rahim â The Mauritanian
BEST ACTRESS â DRAMAViola Davis â Ma Raineyâs Black BottomAndra Day â The United States vs. Billie HolidayVanessa Kirby â Pieces of a WomanFrances McDormand â NomadlandCarey Mulligan â Promising Young Woman
BEST MOTION PICTURE â MUSICAL/COMEDYBorat Subsequent MoviefilmHamiltonMusicPalm SpringsThe Prom
BEST ACTOR â MUSICAL/COMEDYSacha Baron Cohen â Borat Subsequent MoviefilmJames Corden â The PromLin-Manuel Miranda â HamiltonDev Patel â The Personal History of David CopperfieldAndy Samberg â Palm Springs
BEST ACTRESS â MUSICAL/COMEDYMaria Bakalova â Borat Subsequent MoviefilmKate Hudson â MusicMichelle Pfeiffer â French ExitRosamund Pike â I Care a LotAnya Taylor-Joy â Emma.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTORSacha Baron Cohen â The Trial of Chicago 7Daniel Kaluuya â Judas and the Black MessiahJared Leto â The Little ThingsBill Murray â On the RocksLeslie Odom Jr. â One Night in Miami
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSGlenn Close â Hillbilly ElegyOlivia Colman â The FatherJodie Foster â The MauritanianAmanda Seyfried â MankHelena Zengel â News of the World
BEST DIRECTOREmerald Fennell â Promising Young WomanDavid Fincher â MankRegina King â One Night in MiamiAaron Sorkin â The Trial of Chicago 7ChloĂ© Zhao â Nomadland
BEST SCREENPLAYThe FatherMankNomadlandPromising Young WomanThe Trial of Chicago 7
BEST SCOREMankThe Midnight SkyNews of the WorldSoulTenet
BEST ORIGINAL SONGâFight For Youâ â Judas and the Black MessiahâHear My Voiceâ â The Trial of the Chicago 7âIo SĂŹ (Seen)â â The Life AheadâSpeak Nowâ â One Night in MiamiâTigress & Tweedâ â The United States vs. Billie Holiday
BEST MOTION PICTURE â ANIMATEDThe Croods: A New AgeOnwardOver the MoonSoulWolfwalkers
BEST MOTION PICTURE â FOREIGN LANGUAGEAnother RoundLa LloronaThe Life AheadMinariTwo of Us
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 14:12 (three years ago) link
Of all the Golden Globes, this year's the Golden Globe-iest.
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 14:13 (three years ago) link
BEST SUPPORTING ACTORJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little ThingsJared Leto â The Little Things
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 14:17 (three years ago) link
When did they stop giving out the New Star of the Year Award? All those future Pia Zadoras left undiscovered.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 18:09 (three years ago) link
bleak
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 18:10 (three years ago) link
do I even like movies
Didn't recognize the title but looked up Music and of course it's that Sia movie. That must be the Globe-iest one.
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 19:47 (three years ago) link
and yet
BEST ACTORJames Corden â The Prom
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 19:48 (three years ago) link
If Leto gets an Oscar nomination over Paul Raci, I will lose my goddamn mind.— Josh Spiegel (@mousterpiece) February 4, 2021
SAG AWARD NOMINATIONS
Cast in a Motion PictureâDa 5 BloodsââMa Raineyâs Black BottomââMinariââOne Night In MiamiââTrial of the Chicago 7â
Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion PictureRiz Ahmed (âSound of Metalâ)Chadwick Boseman (âMa Raineyâs Black Bottomâ)Anthony Hopkins (âThe Fatherâ)Gary Oldman (âMankâ)Steven Yeun (âMinariâ)
Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion PictureAmy Adams (âHillbilly Elegyâ)Viola Davis (âMa Raineyâs Black Bottomâ)Vanessa Kirby (âPieces of a Womanâ)Frances McDormand (âNomadlandâ)Carey Mulligan (âPromising Young Womanâ)
Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureSacha Baron Cohen (âThe Trial of the Chicago 7â)Chadwick Boseman (âDa 5 Bloodsâ_Daniel Kaluuya (âJudas and the Black Messiahâ)Jared Leto (âThe Little Thingsâ)Leslie Odom, Jr. (âOne Night in Miamiâ)
Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureMaria Bakalova (âBorat Subsequent Moviefilmâ)Glenn Close (âHillbilly Elegyâ)Olivia Colman (âThe Fatherâ)Youn Yuh-Jung (âMinariâ)Helena Zengel (âNews of the Worldâ)
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Thursday, 4 February 2021 16:25 (three years ago) link
So, Golden Globes are treating Hamilton as a movie and SAG is treating it as TV?
― jaymc, Thursday, 4 February 2021 16:45 (three years ago) link
And the Oscars are passing entirely.
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Thursday, 4 February 2021 16:47 (three years ago) link
these oscar noms are gonna be singularly abysmal hahaha
― tiwa-nty one savage (voodoo chili), Thursday, 4 February 2021 18:01 (three years ago) link
As ever.
― meticulously crafted, socially responsible, morally upsta (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 4 February 2021 18:03 (three years ago) link
award season is the worst except on ILX
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 4 February 2021 18:26 (three years ago) link
James Corden acts gay for two hours and gets a Golden Globe nomination, I act straight for 23 years and all I get is trauma— Justin Randall (@imjustinrandall) February 3, 2021
― edited for dog profanity (cryptosicko), Thursday, 4 February 2021 20:16 (three years ago) link
WGA nods:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYâJudas and the Black Messiahâ (Warner Bros) â Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King, Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith LucasâPalm Springsâ (Hulu/Neon) â Screenplay by Andy Siara, Story by Andy Siara & Max BarbakowâPromising Young Womanâ (Focus Features) â Written by Emerald FennellâSound of Metalâ (Amazon Studios) â Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Story by Darius Marder & Derek CianfranceâThe Trial of the Chicago 7â (Netflix) â Written by Aaron Sorkin
ADAPTED SCREENPLAYâBorat Subsequent Moviefilmâ (Amazon Studios) â Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja & Dan Mazer & Jena Friedman & Lee Kern, Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Nina Pedrad, Based on Characters Created by Sacha Baron CohenâMa Raineyâs Black Bottomâ (Netflix) â Screenplay by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Based on the Play Written by August WilsonâNews of the Worldâ (Universal Pictures) â Screenplay by Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies, Based upon the Novel by Paulette JilesâOne Night in Miamiâ (Amazon Studios) â Screenplay by Kemp Powers, Based on the Stage Play âOne Night in Miamiâ by Kemp PowersâThe White Tigerâ (Netflix) â Screenplay by Ramin Bahrani, Based on the Book âThe White Tigerâ by Aravind Adiga
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAYâAll In: The Fight for Democracyâ (Amazon Studios) â Written by Jack YoungelsonâThe Dissidentâ (Briarcliff Entertainment) â Written by Mark Monroe and Bryan FogelâHerb Alpert IsâŠâ (Abramorama) â Written by John Scheinfeld; AbramoramaâRed Penguinsâ (Universal Pictures) â Written by Gabe PolskyâTotally Under Controlâ (Neon) â Written by Alex Gibney
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 01:59 (three years ago) link
I don't think I've ever seen the phrase "documentary screenplay" before. They must have some line for how much a documentary is scripted to be eligible (someone like Wiseman would check in at 0%).
― clemenza, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 02:09 (three years ago) link
promising young woman and chicago 7 nods are predictable but infuriating
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 02:50 (three years ago) link
whatever, no one saw any of these movies anyway
― flappy bird, Thursday, 18 February 2021 19:57 (three years ago) link
I swear the only movie I saw in the last year I even remotely liked was the Soderbergh divas cruise one ... maybe the hot Riz Ahmed is deaf one.
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Thursday, 18 February 2021 19:58 (three years ago) link
are you saying riz ahmed is hotter when deaf
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Thursday, 18 February 2021 20:46 (three years ago) link
wow -- not a single innaresting film in the bunch
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 February 2021 20:48 (three years ago) link
Judas was better than I expected, but my bar was really low.
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Thursday, 18 February 2021 20:57 (three years ago) link
Minari's turned up a few times on this thread--thought it was good. I could see someone finding the grandmother a little precious, but for me, she was a nice cross between Pather Panchali's grandmother and Aunt Lotte from Stranger Than Paradise.
― clemenza, Sunday, 7 March 2021 22:45 (three years ago) link
Well then ... BAFTA weighs in:
Best FilmâThe FatherâThe MauritanianââNomadlandââPromising Young WomanââThe Trial Of The Chicago 7â
Leading ActressBukky Bakray, âRocksâRadha Blank, âThe Forty-Year-Old VersionâVanessa Kirby, âPieces Of A WomanâFrances McDormand, âNomadlandâWunmi Mosaku, âHis HouseâAlfre Woodard, Clemencyâ
Leading ActorRiz Ahmed, âSound Of MetalâChadwick Boseman, âMa Raineyâs Black BottomâAdarsh Gourav, âThe White TigerâAnthony Hopkins, âThe FatherâMads Mikkelsen, âAnother RoundâTahar Rahim, âThe Mauritanianâ
Supporting ActressNiamh Algar, âCalm With HorsesâKosar Ali, âRocksâMaria Bakalova, âBorat Subsequent MoviefilmâDominique Fishback, âJudas And The Black MessiahâAshley Madekwe, County LinesâYuh-Jung Youn, âMinariâ
Supporting ActorDaniel Kaluuya, âJudas And The Black MessiahâBarry Keoghan, âCalm With HorsesâAlan Kim, âMinariâLeslie Odom Jr., âOne Night In MiamiâŠâClarke Peters, âDa 5 BloodsâPaul Raci, âSound Of Metalâ
Outstanding British FilmâCalm With HorsesââThe DigââThe FatherââHis HouseââLimboââThe MauritanianââMogul MowgliââPromising Young WomanââRocksââSaint Maudâ
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or ProducerâHis House,â Remi Weekes (Writer/Director)
âLimbo,â Ben Sharrock (Writer/Director), Irune Gurtubai (Producer) [Also Produced By Angus Lamont]
âMoffie,â Jack Sidey (Writer/Producer) [Also Written By Oliver Hermanus And Produced By Eric Abraham]
âRocks,â Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson (Writers)
âSaint Maud,â Rose Glass (Writer/Director), Oliver Kassman (Producer) [Also Produced By Andrea Cornwell]
Film Not In The English LanguageâAnother RoundââDear Comrades!ââLes MisĂ©rablesââMinariââQuo Vadis, Aida?â
DocumentaryâCollectiveââDavid Attenborough: A Life On Our PlanetââThe DissidentââMy Octopus TeacherââThe Social Dilemmaâ
Animated FilmâOnwardââSoulââWolfwalkersâ
DirectorAnother Round, Thomas VinterbergBabyteeth, Shannon MurphyMinari, Lee Isaac ChungNomadland, ChloĂ© ZhaoQuo Vadis, Aida?, Jasmila ĆœbaniÄRocks, Sarah Gavron
Original ScreenplayAnother Round, Tobias Lindholm, Thomas VinterbergMank, Jack FincherPromising Young Woman, Emerald FennellRocks, Theresa Ikoko, Claire WilsonThe Trial Of The Chicago 7, Aaron Sorkin
Adapted ScreenplayThe Dig, Moira BuffiniThe Father, Christopher Hampton, Florian ZellerThe Mauritanian, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, M.B. TravenNomadland, Chloé ZhaoThe White Tiger, Ramin Bahrani
Original ScoreMank, Trent Reznor, Atticus RossMinari, Emile MosseriNews Of The World, James Newton HowardPromising Young Woman, Anthony WillisSoul, Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
CastingCalm With Horses, Shaheen BaigJudas And The Black Messiah, Alexa L. FogelMinari ,Julia KimPromising Young Woman, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu, Mary VernieuRocks, Lucy Pardee
CinematographyJudas And The Black Messiah, Sean BobbittMank, Erik MesserschmidtThe Mauritanian, Alwin H. KĂŒchlerNews Of The World, Dariusz WolskiNomadland, Joshua James Richards
EditingThe Father, Yorgos LamprinosNomadland, Chloé ZhaoPromising Young Woman, Frédéric ThoravalSound Of Metal, Mikkel E.G. NielsenThe Trial Of The Chicago 7, Alan Baumgarten
Production DesignThe Dig, Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacdonaldThe Father, Peter Francis, Cathy FeatherstoneMank, Donald Graham Burt, Jan PascaleNews Of The World, David Crank, Elizabeth KeenanRebecca, Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
Costume DesignAmmonite, Michael OâconnorThe Dig, Alice BabidgeEmma, Alexandra ByrneMa Raineyâs Black Bottom, Ann RothMank, Trish Summerville
Make Up & HairThe Dig, Jenny ShircoreHillbilly Elegy, Patricia Dehaney, Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew MungleMa Raineyâs Black Bottom, Matiki Anoff, Larry M. Cherry, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia NealMank, Kimberley Spiteri, Gigi WilliamsPinocchio, Mark Coulier
SoundGreyhound, TbcNews Of The World, Michael Fentum, William Miller, Mike Prestwood Smith, John Pritchett, Oliver TarneyNomadland, Sergio Diaz, Zach Seivers, M. Wolf SnyderSoul, Coya Elliott, Ren Klyce, David ParkerSound Of Metal, Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Phillip Bladh, Carlos Cortés, Michelle Couttolenc
Special Visual EffectsGreyhound, Pete Bebb, Nathan Mcguinness, Sebastian Von OverheidtThe Midnight Sky, Matt Kasmir, Chris Lawrence, David WatkinsMulan, Sean Faden, Steve Ingram, Anders Langlands, Seth MauryThe One And Only Ivan, Santiago Colomo Martinez, Nick Davis, Greg FisherTenet, Scott Fisher, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley
British Short AnimationThe Fire Next Time, Renaldho Pelle, Yanling Wang, Kerry Jade KolbeThe Owl And The Pussycat, Mole Hill, Laura DuncalfThe Song Of A Lost Boy, Daniel Quirke, Jamie Macdonald, Brid Arnstein
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Tuesday, 9 March 2021 14:52 (three years ago) link
I get a new hive every time PYW gets a screenplay citation
I would object to Sorkin getting slotted in Original Screenplay since he had court transcripts to work from, but there's zero reality in that movie, so
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Tuesday, 9 March 2021 16:05 (three years ago) link
Whoa, the acting noms are pretty good! Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali, Wunmi Mosaku... really loved all those performances.
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Tuesday, 9 March 2021 17:26 (three years ago) link
https://deadline.com/2021/05/golden-globes-canceled-nbc-2022-hfpa-1234753314/
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Monday, 10 May 2021 20:48 (three years ago) link
(Not sure if I should even start a detrius thread for 2021 given awards shows' days are numbered.)
No idea where to post this--there's like 40 Netflix threads.
I did feel like work, but I didn't hate Malcolm & Marie. First half, pretty good; many, many words, but it felt more or less real, or at least as real as Virginia Woolf. The first speech where it turned into what I thought it'd be was John David Washington's long post-review rant. Anyway, I liked it better than the last movie I saw, about future people harvesting the sand. Some good music--an early Dionne Warwick song I'd never heard, also this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enX9Fr-I8MA
― clemenza, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 20:47 (two years ago) link