This is the thread where we discuss matters pertaining to the detrius that accompanies the "End of the Year in Cinema" -- 2022

It's good not bad that the BAFTAs are snubbing Spielberg

Counterpoint: It's worse they nominated McDonagh twice

Someone said The Fabelmans will likely follow the Licorice Pizza nominations profile -- Picture, Director, Screenplay and nothing else. That seems sort of likely, though I think John Williams still gets in too

I've been surprised by the criticism that Michelle Williams has earned in some quarters.

It is, admittedly, a very mannered performance (and a good one)

The Fabelmans hasn't been released in the UK yet.

Oh wait, never mind, it got a screenplay nod.

https://apnews.com/article/best-movies-2022-325b1c1493a5a95f5cb94ce577612cb6

To honor the supporting role that entertainment journalism can play in this beloved pastime, The Associated Press on Thursday unveiled its inaugural AP Top 25 Movies list.

The AP Top 25 Movies ranking is a distinctive honor roll of films released in 2022, as determined by a truly representative panel of 26 of the U.S.′ smartest movie experts working for AP-affiliated news outlets.

Here, we explain what it is and how it works:

THE HISTORY
The AP Top 25 Movies ranking is a new initiative adapted from a rich legacy. The global not-for-profit news cooperative’s AP Top 25 college football poll has been the authority in the sport since the all-media survey began in 1936.

The sports poll has since expanded, including men’s college basketball in 1949 and women’s college basketball in 1977. The AP Top 25 Movies ranking now joins this storied tradition.

The sports polls are a weekly tally tracking the evolving dynamic throughout each sport’s season of play. In contrast, the AP Top 25 Movies ranking is a single definitive list reflecting the entire 2022 calendar year.

Results aren't terribly surprising, resembling other year-end polls (Banshees is #1). But it's nice that they publish the individual ballots. What would actually be interesting is if they leaned into the college football model more and did this as a weekly poll throughout the year.

oy Shawn Edwards is still around?

Anthony Hopkins walks away with The Son playing a way-too-articulate conservative monster who urges his kid Hugh Jackman, whom he'd abandoned decades earlier, to "fucking get over it." What a latter-day renaissance for this old ham.

I've been surprised by the criticism that Michelle Williams has earned in some quarters.

― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, January 19, 2023 7:47 AM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

It is, admittedly, a very mannered performance (and a good one)

― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Thursday, January 19, 2023 7:48 AM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

i thought she was great too! but i love a "the gleam in her eyes means she's always sort of crying" performance. i saw it with my girlfriend and her friend and they both thought she was too much

_The Whale_ is wore than your reckonings, my friend xpost

Anti-human...like, in a bad way?

Yes, there’s a first for everything

Imagine if Cronenberg had written and directed that adaptation and even kept Fraser.

baby i hear the blues a calling

Tossed salad (on the laptop) and scrambled eggs with fried chicken and a 3 Musketeers bar

https://icsfilm.org/our-yearly-awards/2023-ics-award-nominees/

Finally, an interesting slate of acting contenders:

ACTOR
• Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Cosmo Jarvis – It Is In Us All
• Benoît Magimel – Pacifiction
• Luca Marinelli – Le Otto Montagne
• Paul Mescal – Aftersun
• Park Hae-il – Decision to Leave

ACTRESS
• Cate Blanchett – TÁR
• Vicky Krieps – Corsage
• Guslagie Malanda – Saint Omer
• Rosy McEwen – Blue Jean
• Park Ji-Min – Return to Seoul
• Tang Wei – Decision to Leave

SUPPORTING ACTOR
• Alessandro Borghi – Le Otto Montagne
• Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Achille Reggiani – Saturn Bowling
• Ingvar Sigurðsson – Godland
• Luis Zahera – As Bestas

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Hong Chau – Showing Up
• Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Dolly de Leon – Triangle of Sadness
• Pahoa Mahagafanau – Pacifiction
• Kristen Stewart – Crimes of the Future
• Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans

Suckass Razzie nominations:

Worst Picture
“Blonde”
“Disney’s Pinocchio”
“Good Mourning”
“The King’s Daughter”
“Morbius”

Worst Actor
Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly), “Good Mourning”
Pete Davidson (Voice Only), “Marmaduke”
Tom Hanks (As Gepetto), “Disney’s Pinocchio”
Jared Leto, “Morbius”
Sylvester Stallone, “Samaritan”

Worst Actress
Ryan Kiera Armstrong, “Firestarter”
Bryce Dallas Howard, “Jurassic Park: Dominion”
Diane Keaton, “Mack & Rita”
Kaya Scodelario, “The King’s Daughter”
Alicia Silverstone, “The Requin”

Worst Remake/Rip-off/Sequel
“Blonde”
BOTH “365 Days” Sequels – “365 Days: This Day” & “The Next 365 Days” [a Razzie BOGO]
“Disney’s Pinocchio”
“Firestarter”
“Jurassic World: Dominion”

Worst Supporting Actress
Adria Arjona, “Morbius”
Lorraine Bracco (Voice Only), “Disney’s Pinocchio”
Penelope Cruz, “The 355”
Bingbing Fan, “The 355” & “The King’s Daughter”
Mira Sorvino, “Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend”

Worst Supporting Actor
Pete Davidson (Cameo Role), “Good Mourning”
Tom Hanks, “Elvis”
Xavier Samuel, “Blonde”
Mod Sun, “Good Mourning”
Evan Williams, “Blonde”

Worst Screen Couple
Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) & Mod Sun, “Good Mourning”
Both Real Life Characters in the Fallacious White House Bedroom Scene, “Blonde”
Tom Hanks & His Latex-Laden Face (and Ludicrous Accent), “Elvis”
Andrew Dominik & His Issues with Women, “Blonde”
The Two “365 Days” Sequels (both Released in 2022)

Worst Director
Judd Apatow, “The Bubble”
Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) & Mod Sun, “Good Mourning”
Andrew Dominik, “Blonde”
Daniel Espinosa, “Morbius”
Robert Zemeckis, “Disney’s Pinocchio”

Worst Screenplay
“Blonde” / Written for the Screen by Andrew Dominik, Adapted from the “Bio-Novel” by Joyce Carol Oates
“Disney’s Pinocchio” / Screenplay by Robert Zemeckis & Chris Weitz (Not Authorized by the Estate of Carlo Collodi)
“Good Mourning” / “Written” by Machine Gun Kelly & Mod Sun
“Jurassic World: Dominion” / Screenplay by Emily Carmichael & Colin Treverrow,Story by Treverrow & Derek Connolly
“Morbius” / Screen Story and Screenplay by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless

Both Real Life Characters in the Fallacious White House Bedroom Scene, “Blonde”

Surely "fellacious"?

What a fellacy on the Razzies' part

This is now the most I’ve wanted to see Blonde.

Was hoping Ana de Armas would get simultaneous Oscar and Razzie nomination, like Glenn Close for Hillbilly Elegy

Their bravery knows many bounds

...wait hold on, Cosmo Jarvis is an actor? I thought he sung about gay pirates?

which makes him an actor!

Helluva log line for that movie in IMDB:

"A formidable man who cares for nothing is forced to confront his self-destructive core when a violent car crash involving a sexually charged boy who epitomizes life, challenges him to face his truth."

"A formidable man who cares for nothing is forced to confront his self-destructive core when a violent car crash involving a sexually charged boy who epitomizes life, challenges him to face his truth."

Wow, now I want to see Blonde.

what did people here think of All Quiet On the Western Front? I watched it but couldn't really make myself pay attention

too many uniforms, battles, trenches and dead people without any relief. I wonder if this will receive a Best Picture nomination tomorrow

Seems likely, given its strong showing on the craft category shortlists and in the BAFTA nominations.

To remember how three years ago the forgotten 1917 was a BP frontrunner

1917 was much more watchable than this for me. This is so grim

The Best Picture noms keep coming because they keep finding more prestigious ways to blow up soldiers.

Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick both received Best Picture nominations, marketing the first time that the top 2 highest grossing movies of the year were both nominated in the top category since 1982, when E.T. and Tootsie were both nominated. pic.twitter.com/QmVaZftxNg

— Jonathan (@jonathanmb32) January 24, 2023

Is it also the first time that two "part two"s were nominated in a single year?

https://i.imgur.com/QbbVdkf.jpg

Most-nominated films at the #Oscars:

"Everything Everywhere All at Once" - 11
"All Quiet on the Western Front" - 9
"The Banshees of Inisherin" - 9
"Elvis" - 8
"The Fabelmans" - 7
"Tár" - 6
"Top Gun: Maverick" - 6
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" - 5https://t.co/xmqPGXGGS3

— Variety (@Variety) January 24, 2023

It's astonishing how Diane Warren will never NOT get nominated

Oscars got it right in that "Maverick" is without question the Best "Top Gun" Picture.

No song nomination for James Murphy

Nominations here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/95th_Academy_Awards

Is it also the first time that two "part two"s were nominated in a single year?

― Beautiful Bean Footage Fetishist (Old Lunch), Tuesday, January 24, 2023 8:08 AM (twenty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

I think so, yeah. AFAIK, only seven sequels have been nominated before: The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), both Godfather sequels (1974, 1990), both Lord of the Rings sequels (2002, 2003), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

I'm glad Williams made it after all.

Guess I have to finish Triangle of Sadness and watch All Quiet on the Western Front.

Another stat: Blanchett's the only Oscar winner among the nominees; only Williams, Bassett, and Hirsch were previously nominated.

Add to the two sequels a remake, just to sweeten the pot

I kept getting twitter spammed by netflix with All Quiet... on my phone to the point of irritation, find it hard to muster any enthusiasm for bang average, worthy-dull looking war movies. It might not be, but that's what it seemed like to me when I bailed out after 10 mins.

Next year's BP pool: Least promising Sequel/Remake/Franchise/IP-based flick of 2023

And whatever else the original isn't dull.

Huh