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Spatula City posted:anyway, of the films nominated for BP, I've seen 6/9, better than usual! I want to see Lion and Fences, but won't see Hacksaw Ridge on principle (gently caress YOU GIBSON YOU PIECE OF poo poo).
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 03:21 |
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Coaaab posted:Is that a consistent stance to take with the stink coming off of Casey Affleck right now? BTW, I haven't seen Hacksaw either but only because Lonergan is more of my kind of filmmaker than Gibson. If I were to separate art from artist I'd say the average Affleck performance is really good while the average Gibson direction is a polished turd. But people can approach either with their own level of skepticism.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 04:04 |
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What range has Casey Affleck showed other than "socially awkward creep"?
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 04:23 |
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ruddiger posted:What range has Casey Affleck showed other than "socially awkward creep"? Double burger...
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 04:49 |
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Re the Hollywood reapproachment with Gibson, it in no way coincides with his recent signing with CAA, after breaking it off with his long-term manager. To suggest otherwise....would be pish posh!
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 15:40 |
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ruddiger posted:What range has Casey Affleck showed other than "socially awkward creep"? He plays a pretty amazing creep though doesn't he? Assassination of Jesse James is such a great performance.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 15:53 |
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Personally I love LA LA Land and can't wait for it to get a majority of the awards it's up for
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 16:04 |
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ruddiger posted:What range has Casey Affleck showed other than "socially awkward creep"? I think "socially awkward creep," while accurate, is selling his performance in Assassination of Jesse James short. Regardless, he also did a great job as a neo-noir protagonist in Gone Baby Gone.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 16:12 |
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Shin Godzilla was robbed for Best Foreign Language Film
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 19:26 |
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Is it just a British thing where the media gets some bizarre national pride whenever a national receives an acting nomination or does it happen elsewhere as well?
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 19:52 |
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The Swiss media was ecstatic when they heard about the country scoring two nominations, so it's definitely not just a British thing. Europe as a whole seems to care a lot more about the Oscars than any other award show.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 19:59 |
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Here in America, everyone's just patting themselves on the back for nominating more than two black people.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 20:04 |
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:Here in America, everyone's just patting themselves on the back for nominating more than two black people. The whole thing is so transparent. Wow, just one year after the Oscars was roundly criticized for being 100% white, all of the sudden we're setting records for black nominees. Its a total coincidence, it just so happens that no people of color were deserving of a nomination last year!
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 20:09 |
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Samuel Clemens posted:The Swiss media was ecstatic when they heard about the country scoring two nominations, so it's definitely not just a British thing. Europe as a whole seems to care a lot more about the Oscars than any other award show.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 20:20 |
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Shageletic posted:EDIT: At this point Meryl Streep is stopping the recognition of younger stars. People say the same thing about Julia Louis-Dreyfus and that she should withdraw her name from future Emmy consideration, and I just don't get it.
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# ? Jan 27, 2017 23:28 |
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Basebf555 posted:The whole thing is so transparent. Wow, just one year after the Oscars was roundly criticized for being 100% white, all of the sudden we're setting records for black nominees. Its a total coincidence, it just so happens that no people of color were deserving of a nomination last year! It was two years in a row, wasn't it? Alongside record low viewing numbers.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 00:04 |
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quote:It was two years in a row, wasn't it? Alongside record low viewing numbers. Standard TV is practically dead, so expect that trend to continue. The viewership, not the No Black People. Shageletic posted:EDIT: At this point Meryl Streep is stopping the recognition of younger stars. lmbo All the actresses mysteriously disappearing after age 35 clearly have Meryl Streep to blame
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 00:18 |
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No one I know has cable, so what's a person to do? Let me sign up somewhere to pay to watch the stupid things online, and I'd probably pay a good $25 for the whole evening. You don't even have to take the ads out.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 00:30 |
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MorgaineDax posted:No one I know has cable, so what's a person to do? Let me sign up somewhere to pay to watch the stupid things online, and I'd probably pay a good $25 for the whole evening. You don't even have to take the ads out. Comcast is quickly moving toward Internet TV, for one, but their stream quality is the drizzling shits.
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dont even fink about it posted:Standard TV is practically dead, so expect that trend to continue. The viewership, not the No Black People. Oh, I know. But it, alongside the third factor of virttually none of the nominees being financially successful or even widely seen, all added up to an image of the oscars being badly out of touch, which they obviously are.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 01:08 |
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Timby posted:People say the same thing about Julia Louis-Dreyfus and that she should withdraw her name from future Emmy consideration, and I just don't get it. But you really couldn't justify omitting Louis-Dreyfus from a slate of the year's best TV comedy actresses. Plus she's not nearly as old as Streep and not nearly as recognized. And Veep will go away, eventually.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 01:58 |
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It does kind of feel like it's gotten to the stage where Meryl Streep could just walk onto screen, fart and then walk straight off again and never appear for the rest of the film and still get at least a best supporting actress nom
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 11:04 |
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Basebf555 posted:The whole thing is so transparent. Wow, just one year after the Oscars was roundly criticized for being 100% white, all of the sudden we're setting records for black nominees. Its a total coincidence, it just so happens that no people of color were deserving of a nomination last year!
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 13:56 |
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Vegetable posted:It's partly an instinctive response to last year, but this year also had a ton more quality black films. Last year was just Creed and Straight Outta Compton. This year's black contenders are better and white films were on the whole weaker. there was also Beasts of No Nation which Idris Elba got completely robbed for.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 15:27 |
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Basebf555 posted:He plays a pretty amazing creep though doesn't he? Assassination of Jesse James is such a great performance. I love that movie so much. Oscar talk: no Paterson makes me sad.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 15:40 |
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:there was also Beasts of No Nation which Idris Elba got completely robbed for. I still can't believe that they were so petty about it being a Netflix movie that they completely snubbed it. I mean, I CAN believe it, but it's complete bullshit.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 18:39 |
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GonSmithe posted:I still can't believe that they were so petty about it being a Netflix movie that they completely snubbed it. I don't know whether AMPAS is to blame or the movie theater chains who refused to carry it, really. It's an outstanding movie, but it seems like almost nobody saw it.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 18:42 |
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Moonlight blew me away, thought it was the best movie of those nominated. But La La Land with 14 noms looks to have this on lockdown. The bittersweet lollipop movie that everyone needed after 2016, I guess.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 19:00 |
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GonSmithe posted:I still can't believe that they were so petty about it being a Netflix movie that they completely snubbed it. I think the concept of "A Netflix Original Film" was so alien to people in 2015 that they couldn't quite wrap their heads around it. (I mean, I think Beasts was actually Netflix's first-ever original film release.)
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 19:44 |
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Timby posted:I think the concept of "A Netflix Original Film" was so alien to people in 2015 that they couldn't quite wrap their heads around it. (I mean, I think Beasts was actually Netflix's first-ever original film release.) If I recall correctly, Netflix bought the film after it was screened and then tried to have it run in theaters briefly and was essentially boycotted by the theater chains because it was going to debut simultaneously on Netflix. Either this made it ineligible or the Academy snubbed it to discourage this.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 21:52 |
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Just going to cheer my boy Ove on from the sidelines. Cried the whole film through.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 22:50 |
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Obstacle2 posted:If I recall correctly, Netflix bought the film after it was screened and then tried to have it run in theaters briefly and was essentially boycotted by the theater chains because it was going to debut simultaneously on Netflix. This is almost certainly why Manchester by the Sea went to theaters.
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# ? Jan 28, 2017 23:47 |
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Arkane posted:Moonlight blew me away, thought it was the best movie of those nominated. But La La Land with 14 noms looks to have this on lockdown. The bittersweet lollipop movie that everyone needed after 2016, I guess. It'd be insane to overlook Moonlight, which is why that will happen.
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# ? Jan 29, 2017 02:01 |
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:It'd be insane to overlook Moonlight, which is why that will happen. It'll win 2 I think, Supporting Actor and Screenplay. Has a shot at cinematography, and a very outside shot (<5%) at Best Picture. In order to have any chance, needs to win SAG Ensemble on Sunday night!
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# ? Jan 29, 2017 04:44 |
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I'm wondering if the Academy is going to step up and give foreign language to Asghar Farhadi because a gigantic rear end in a top hat is preventing him from being at the ceremony. I can't speak to the quality of the films because I haven't seen any of the nominees in that category, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Academy gave the POTUS a gigantic middle finger. This might be your lesson on how to win an Oscar. Make a film and be horribly persecuted right after!
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# ? Jan 29, 2017 06:19 |
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InterrupterJones posted:That must've been the part where Louise was talking to General Shang in her flashforward to the reception. I admit, I'm "that guy" who recognizes most classical pieces (it was Dvorak's String Serenade mvmt 4); but even if stupid audience members thought it was original scoring, you'd think the Academy would've realized it was likely used with permission. Probably this piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVN1B-tUpgs Not an "original" song, but tremendously good either way.
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# ? Jan 29, 2017 21:38 |
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It would be cool if the Oscars chilled with their Ars Poetica fetish for movies about movies.
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# ? Jan 30, 2017 00:49 |
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Arkane posted:It'll win 2 I think, Supporting Actor and Screenplay. I dunno, I think Fences performing well at SAG might spell good things for Moonlight. Also, the ensemble went to wildcard Hidden Figures, which I don't see having as much traction at the Oscars but who knows Both Manchester and La-la Land were nearly shut out, save for Emma Stone.
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# ? Jan 31, 2017 00:18 |
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I legitimately think La La Land is the best picture of 2016. Moonlight comes very very close but I don't think it losing would be a travesty. I will say that the Arrival had a very bland, austere look (Amy Adams is pale but she's not THAT pale) and its cinematography and art direction nods shoulda gone to The Love Witch.
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# ? Jan 31, 2017 03:08 |
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Vegetable posted:It's partly an instinctive response to last year, but this year also had a ton more quality black films. Last year was just Creed and Straight Outta Compton. This year's black contenders are better and white films were on the whole weaker. Samuel L. Jackson in Hateful Eight, Benicio Del Toro in Sicario, Chi-Raq, The Assassin, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Girlhood, Tangerine This is just a quick run through of some of the most acclaimed films of the year, including a couple that were nominated. I'll give you that it's a problem when minority filmmakers and actors need more presence and access to funding, but it's not like those films were non-existent, it's just that the Academy ignored them in favor of dreck like Brooklyn.
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