Hi Tom. I look forward to your Oscars review each year. Hope you put one together again for Sunday's presentations. Thanks.
Tom's Oscars review?
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A few of us have been talking about them; actually looking forward to the show this year. Last year’s movies were way too depressing/serious on the whole. Also, first ever live performance of ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno,’ so kids will be excited (me too). Also will be a tighter show with a Godfather tribute. Should be cool.
As to Hollywood still rewarding itself, so are sports.
No Oscar thread? Did I miss it? Where's Midnighter?
Best Picture “Belfast” “CODA” “Don’t Look Up” “Drive My Car” “Dune” “King Richard” “Licorice Pizza” “Nightmare Alley” “The Power of the Dog” No Lady Gaga and the Gucci movie anywhere. When does Adam Driver get his due?
Unfortunately, I don't feel qualified to make an Oscar preview post this year. In all prior years that I've made such a post, I had seen somewhere between 90-100% of all the films nominated for best picture, and the same percentage of the films that had the actors and actresses that had been nominated for the best actor. best actress, best supporting actor, and best supporting actress. This year, I'm not even close to that percentage. I think I've seen 2 of the 10 nominated best picture films, 0 of the best actor performances, 3 of the 5 best actress performances, 2 of the 5 best supporting actor performances, and 1 of the 5 best supporting actress performances. About 2 months ago, my wife and I talked about trying to watch most of them, but we ended up having a lot of other things to do, and never really had a chance to watch them.
Hopefully, for next year's Oscars, I'll be back to normal, and will be able to write my annual reviews.
Hopefully, for next year's Oscars, I'll be back to normal, and will be able to write my annual reviews.
I have not seen Dont Look Up or King Richard. Saw all of the other films and IMO, the best I saw was CODA. Many of these films do not seem Oscar-worthy to me at all. Belfast was a “nice” film, Licorice Pizza was a self indulgent film, Power of The Dog was slow paced, Drive My Car was very slow paced and very long also and extremely depressing. I enjoyed Nightmare Alley and the cinematography was excellent in it. Dune was great but it won’t win because it’s sci-fi. That is my input. If I was betting, Power of The Dog will win best director and best picture. Benedict Cumberbatch for Best Actor; Troy Kotsur Supporting Actor; Kirsten Dunst Supporting Actress; and no comment on Best Actress as I saw none of those films.
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Yea thank God no-one else does this... like say oh I don't know TV, Rock and Roll, Country Music, Sports...or anyone else that gives out year end rewards.
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LOL, I hated this years version of Dune. I couldn't believe it was nominated for anything outside of maybe special effects. That alone tells me what a down year it was in movies.
The problem I have with CODA is that the screenwriters don’t know the first thing about deaf people and how they interact with society. The Rossis have had their fishing boat for decades and they still can’t manage the most rudimentary everyday give and take in selling their catch? That’s BS. Also the courtroom scene? It’s the government’s responsibility to provide an professional ASL interpreter for the family. Using the daughter as an interpreter in such a situation would just never happen. (Not that this makes any difference in moving the plot along.) The whole “we can’t survive without the help of our hearing child” just doesn’t ring true with me, at all. Terrific acting all around, though. I thought the music teacher was superb.
Real quick - my picks if I were betting:
Best Picture - Power of the Dog
Best Director - Jane Campion
Best Actress - Olivia Colman
Best Actor - Will Smith
Best Supporting Actress - Ariana De Bose
Best Supporting Actor - Kodi Smit-McPhee
Original Screenplay - Don't Look Up
Adapted Screenplay - Power of the Dog
Animated Film - Encanto
Original Song - No Time To Die - Billie Eilish
Original Score - Encanto
Best Picture - Power of the Dog
Best Director - Jane Campion
Best Actress - Olivia Colman
Best Actor - Will Smith
Best Supporting Actress - Ariana De Bose
Best Supporting Actor - Kodi Smit-McPhee
Original Screenplay - Don't Look Up
Adapted Screenplay - Power of the Dog
Animated Film - Encanto
Original Song - No Time To Die - Billie Eilish
Original Score - Encanto
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Um, you forgot those Nobel clowns!?
Yea thank God no-one else does this... like say oh I don't know TV, Rock and Roll, Country Music, Sports...or anyone else that gives out year end rewards.
Um, you forgot those Nobel clowns!?
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Um, you forgot those Nobel clowns!?
Oh man, their awards show is such a bohr.
So, WTF?! Will Smith just smacked Chris Rock and no one blinked….
This after Chris Rock made a ‘GI Jane 2’ joke about Jada Pinkett Smith (she has a bald head - not sure
If Alopecia or something else). Japanese coverage has the uncensored video…
This after Chris Rock made a ‘GI Jane 2’ joke about Jada Pinkett Smith (she has a bald head - not sure
If Alopecia or something else). Japanese coverage has the uncensored video…
Agreed. You can’t do that. I think JPS has Alopecia but still; Smith laughed at the other jokes about he and Jada’s ‘open’ relationship but this joke is too far? Classless.
No doubt he’s a proud man and tired of the jokes. But this just dialed up the comic heat tenfold.
Don’t think so. Smith loudly cursing at Rock plus the various international feeds of the incident suggest it’s real. But, this is still funny…
Yep. Ridiculous isn’t it.Yea thank God no-one else does this... like say oh I don't know TV, Rock and Roll, Country Music, Sports...or anyone else that gives out year end rewards.
Wow, not sure which is more shocking - Smith smacking Rock or CODA winning Best Picture. Have to feel great for those guys…
Will Smith laughs at the GI Jane 2 joke, then decides he's offended by it?? Another Hollywood clown. The Oscars jumped the shark years ago.
After Smith said “leave my wife’s name out of your mouth”, Rock should have come back and said “you are right, because she’s had enough in her mouth for all of us”. (The Smiths have an open relationship).
Hmm did you see this Instrgam post of Will and Jada prior to the Oscars? I call it was all bs
No. It was real. People in the auditorium noted Will was surrounded by publicists, Denzel, Bradley Cooper, etc. during the breaks. Likely helped inform his speech (filled with classic abuser language - ‘violence as love’) when he won. So, not BS, but certainly crazy. Seems like Will’s life as a cuck finally caught up with him since he can’t lash out at his wife.
So saying “bring the chaos” does not mean to you that this was a planned situation? Or just coincidence?
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