a lot of the press for it here seems to have been jubilant & appreciative at it not being too distinctly, in content or pitch, a ""gay movie"", but tbh i think it could have gone even further in that direction, that its state-of-the-union wasted discussion of marriage &c was kinda a distraction from what it was achieving just as a portrait. but yeah it was good. maybe a lil tidy.
― Never translate German (schlump), Thursday, 1 December 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
Artforum lists from John Waters and Ed Halter:
http://www.artforum.com/inprint/id=29547
haha, Woody Allen has his biggest hit in years so of course JW snubs him this time.
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 1 December 2011 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
I did sign the Margaret petition. Eric, did it show up in Mpls?
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 1 December 2011 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
also I'm sicking of ppl bitching about actors' accents. As long as it's better than Mandy Patinkin's in The Princess Bride, stfu and tell me what you thought about the shit that matters.
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 1 December 2011 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
9 We Were Here (David Weissman) Half my friends died of AIDS, so this simple and painfully told doc on the disastrous epidemic’s effect on San Francisco is personal. If you don’t sob watching, maybe you should be dead too.
<3 JW
― Eric H., Thursday, 1 December 2011 20:32 (twelve years ago) link
NBR names Hugo best film
― gukbe, Thursday, 1 December 2011 20:34 (twelve years ago) link
Best Actor: George Clooney, The DescendantsBest Actress: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About KevinBest Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, BeginnersBest Supporting Actress: Shailene Woodley, The DescendantsBest Original Screenplay: Will Reiser, 50/50
― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 December 2011 20:41 (twelve years ago) link
*rubs hands together*
Oh, this is gonna be a fun Oscar year.
― Eric H., Thursday, 1 December 2011 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
ugh, you knew some group would take fucking Hugo up as a "cause."I'm to see We Need to Talk About Kevin next week.
I think Waters is unique even among Almodovar fans in ranking this one.
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 1 December 2011 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
I'm really hoping Plummer doesn't die before voters send ballots.
― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 December 2011 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
pajama-wearing NBR.
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 1 December 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
Their dismissal of Moneyball is enough to offset their ongoing Eastwood/Clooney lovefest.
― Eric H., Thursday, 1 December 2011 20:49 (twelve years ago) link
Spotlight Award: Michael Fassbender (A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Shame, X-Men: First Class)
IOW "Best Actor if we didn't have such a hard on for Clooney"
― Eric H., Thursday, 1 December 2011 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
That's a more estimable body of work than Clooney's the last three years (barring Fantastic Mr. Fox).
― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 December 2011 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
btw Jane Eyre is quite good.
WIll probably watch Shame first. I think it might appeal to me since everyone who hates it actually enjoys sex.
― Eric H., Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
like a nylon lemon peel
― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
Don't worry. You can always put that detrius where Michael Fassbender's dick ought to be.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
NBR actually awarded Finding Neverland in '04, that was a kneeslapper.
(shining from their list is Empire of the Sun in '87)
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
Also, I'm sure, a better movie in your estimation than Hugo.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:05 (twelve years ago) link
Neversawland
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:09 (twelve years ago) link
other NBR awards:
Best Foreign Language Film: "A Separation"
Best Documentary: "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
Special Achievement in Filmmaking: The Harry Potter Franchise -- A Distinguished Translation from Book to Film
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:14 (twelve years ago) link
you can almost see the souvenir plastic cup in honoring a "franchise"
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
Huh, I didn't realize until today that Steve McQueen isn't white.
― dyao think i'm sexy (jaymc), Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
not this one, no
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:31 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― Never translate German (schlump), Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
my annual single post to these threads: the john waters list is kind of whatever this year (surprised 'kevin's not on it), and i really wish it were easier to see all the stuff on halter's list (i got to see some of luther price's earlier super 8 films a few weeks ago, they're fantastic).
anyway, carry on
― silvana mangano, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:40 (twelve years ago) link
McQueen is getting 20x the attention for his crap second film than his brilliant debut.
Eric, Ke1th and D4n seem to somewhat not hate Shame, so I'm not sure that pattern holds up...
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
i have to know who you are bc your dn choice brings so much joy, silvana
― Never translate German (schlump), Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:42 (twelve years ago) link
donna rouge, la donna più bella d'italia
― silvana mangano, Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
ah, awes, hello &cyeah year end lists are always fascinating & frustrating in equal measure, triply so if you live outsida new york
― Never translate German (schlump), Thursday, 1 December 2011 21:59 (twelve years ago) link
this thread always makes me feel better abt my own top ten list
― є(٥_ ٥)э, Thursday, 1 December 2011 22:00 (twelve years ago) link
Do you find this surprising in some way?
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 00:26 (twelve years ago) link
I was thinking 10x
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 2 December 2011 01:10 (twelve years ago) link
Just watched Tinker Tailor. Quite enjoyable, I thought. (Having not yet seen the '79 version.)
― Simon H., Friday, 2 December 2011 02:46 (twelve years ago) link
Just watched Beginners and then read Lord Soto's review which I thought was absolutely spot on. I laughed a lot at the bit about Goran Visnjic's character
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 03:45 (twelve years ago) link
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About KevinBest Original Screenplay: Will Reiser, 50/50Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim RashBreakthrough Performance: Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon TattooDebut Director: J.C. Chandor, Margin CallBest Ensemble: The Help
UGH, I wouldn't rank a single one of these. (Well, maybe Chandor did an okay job directing, but the script was a big 'feh')
― remy bean in exile, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:32 (twelve years ago) link
Have you seen Dragon Tattoo remy?
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:34 (twelve years ago) link
Yah, unfortu. P.S. I haven't seen We Need to Talk About Kevin, I just can't stand Tilda Swinton in anything people have ever, ever given as an example of a good performance.
― remy bean in exile, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
Not good then? Didn't have high hopes tbh
― Number None, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:36 (twelve years ago) link
I don't like the conceit, the book, or the Swedish movie, so I don't really know why I'd like the remake. But I'm perpetually unimpressed with David Fincher's technical gimcrackery; I kind of feel he missed his calling as film school survey f/x course professor.
― remy bean in exile, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:38 (twelve years ago) link
I've never had any interest in the DragTat thing, so if they don't make it easy for me to see it I won't be troubled.
Woody Harrelson is fine as usual in Rampart, but there's not much to the film besides the not-so-tragic James Ellroy tale of the fall of a dirty LA cop in the late '90s.
also saw a beautifully lensed doc-neorealist mix of Thai sharecroppers, Agrarian Utopia.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 2 December 2011 14:56 (twelve years ago) link
I just can't stand Tilda Swinton in anything people have ever, ever given as an example of a good performance.
I'm pretty unreasonable on Tilda too. I can't remember seeing anything she's been in and not thinking she's given the best performance ever.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:22 (twelve years ago) link
i guess margaret is out in the uk? peter bradshaw gave it 5 stars~
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/dec/01/margaret-film-review
― j crunchwrap supreme, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:25 (twelve years ago) link
didn't like the Italian family thing last year, but she did save Julia from being unredeemably bad. Since I like Lynne Ramsay's miserabilism I have some hopes for Kevin. xp
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:25 (twelve years ago) link
It looks like Jaime's petition worked or had good timing, bcz Margaret is going to get some critic screenings.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:26 (twelve years ago) link
if I haven't mentioned yet, Vanessa R, Brian Cox, and R Fiennes are all stellar in Coriolanus (roughly in that order).
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
margaret on one (1) screen in the uk fwiwi would be psyched to catch it on dvd if i didn't suspect it may only be released on import laserdisc
― Never translate German (schlump), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
wld think itd be ripe for ondemand, etc like Melancholia but who knows
also i didnt know scott rudin was a producer of it. sorta shocked he cant get more distro but mb he doesnt want to
― j crunchwrap supreme, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
there's a piece in the new sight & sound on its spiteful distro setup, w/bizarre details about contractual limits to running time, etc (w/the edit coming in twelve seconds under the 2 1/2 hr ceiling); does just seem like an act of reprimand to release it so unenthusiastically. i hope the dvd w/the three hour cut comes out, anyway
― Never translate German (schlump), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:48 (twelve years ago) link