I'll keep Oscar chatter to a minimum, but these people look like mortal locks for noms: Clooney, Redgrave, Brooks, Streep, Dujardin, maybe Shannon and Fassbender.
― Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 12 December 2011 12:37 (twelve years ago) link
also, I'm not sure how the Best Picture race is still not somewhat "open" when The Descendants won the LA crix award.
AFI top 10 is about what you'd expect:
http://afi-afifest.tumblr.com/post/14082575426
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 12 December 2011 12:47 (twelve years ago) link
Meh, Oscar's never really embraced Payne up to this point. Unless Hugo can turn it around at the BO, it's The Artist's to lose.
I agree, tho, that we haven't really settled on any acting win frontrunners outside of Christopher Plummer.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Monday, 12 December 2011 13:09 (twelve years ago) link
In terms of locks, I'd go with Clooney, Pitt, and Dujardin for actor, Davis and Streep for actress, and Plummer and Brooks for supporting actor. Supporting actress has a few probables but no locks yet, IMO.
― jaymc, Monday, 12 December 2011 15:41 (twelve years ago) link
Yup -- forgot to include Pitt and Davis, nomination frontrunners for months.
― Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 12 December 2011 15:43 (twelve years ago) link
I think Spencer is basically a lock by this point. Redgrave very probable too. That said, they ought to just donate some of those slots to the best actor drag this year; it's too crowded for both Clooney and Pitt to hog up 2/5.
And as for the main contest, I bet Indiana : Oscars :: Missouri : Presidential Elections
Winner: The ArtistRunner-up: The Descendants
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Monday, 12 December 2011 15:53 (twelve years ago) link
Who's Spencer?
― Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 12 December 2011 15:54 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818055/
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Monday, 12 December 2011 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
oh right! In that hateful movie.
― Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 12 December 2011 15:59 (twelve years ago) link
That movie had only love in its heart you monster.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Monday, 12 December 2011 16:00 (twelve years ago) link
It can put that award where its heart should be.
― Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 12 December 2011 16:02 (twelve years ago) link
Why do all those maids look like sad little rabbits?
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Monday, 12 December 2011 16:03 (twelve years ago) link
*unhappy* rabbits, oops
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Monday, 12 December 2011 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
Eric, you sly puss.
― Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 12 December 2011 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
One good burp and you'll be rid of that Miss Plummer.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Monday, 12 December 2011 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
should not have expressed fear that this would turn into the Fucking Oscar Thread.
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 12 December 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
I don't get why you're so opposed to talking about Oscars in this thread. It's all detrius, no?
― jaymc, Monday, 12 December 2011 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
no. The Oscars are the glittery shart which follows lists/honors -- admittedly fewer of them every year -- that are done by some people with half a clue.
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 12 December 2011 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
I guess my point is it's the only one ppl handicap months in advance, and it's the Worst. (except maybe the Golden Globs)
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 12 December 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
Critics awards are pretty idiotic too, for the record.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Monday, 12 December 2011 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
Fixed. (I kid, I kid)
Anyhoo, lets segue into something completely the same:
Sight and Sound BallotArmond WhiteNew York Post, USAIncendiesDenis Villeneuve, Canada/FranceA moving post-9/11 vision of our utter connectivity that simultaneously recalls Greek tragedy and the epic-intimate miracles of 70s American films.Rise of the Planet of the ApesRupert Wyatt, USA/Hungary/UK/Australia/CanadaA spirited re-think of the 1968 original captures the vengeful madness of our times – confirmation that movies can be pop and still be art.Attack the BlockJoe Cornish, UK/FranceA ghetto action flick yet amazingly prescient about London’s long hot summer and perfect antidote to what Morrissey called “the Royal Dredding”.PaulGreg Mottola, USA/UK/JapanNick Frost and Simon Pegg come to America and find more fun and depth than ever before in our pop culture/sci-fi heritage.Film SocialismeJean-Luc Godard, Switzerland/FranceVisionary as ever, titled to note the passing of outmoded technology and philosophy.Reflections:You’d expect a major publishing boom about a film critic to be a heartening occasion. Think again: this year’s biography of Pauline Kael and a high-toned collection of her writing has, instead, revealed the sorry, fractious state of contemporary film commentary as critics bash her and her legacy. Yes, the Age of Movies has passed, as the title of Godard’s Film Socialisme slyly jests.Kael’s way of taking movies personally as a part of a humanist tradition is no longer apparent in the current stumbling into nihilism that pervades the festival circuit and passes for contemporary film culture. Movies that sustain humane values are ignored for political fads and negativity. When Cannes crowned Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, it was apparent that aesthetics judgment is over, too. It’s more difficult than ever to defend a personal view of cinema, as Godard surely knows. That’s why Kael’s bio has a Once Upon a Time aspect.
Armond WhiteNew York Post, USA
IncendiesDenis Villeneuve, Canada/France
A moving post-9/11 vision of our utter connectivity that simultaneously recalls Greek tragedy and the epic-intimate miracles of 70s American films.
Rise of the Planet of the ApesRupert Wyatt, USA/Hungary/UK/Australia/Canada
A spirited re-think of the 1968 original captures the vengeful madness of our times – confirmation that movies can be pop and still be art.
Attack the BlockJoe Cornish, UK/France
A ghetto action flick yet amazingly prescient about London’s long hot summer and perfect antidote to what Morrissey called “the Royal Dredding”.
PaulGreg Mottola, USA/UK/Japan
Nick Frost and Simon Pegg come to America and find more fun and depth than ever before in our pop culture/sci-fi heritage.
Film SocialismeJean-Luc Godard, Switzerland/France
Visionary as ever, titled to note the passing of outmoded technology and philosophy.
Reflections:You’d expect a major publishing boom about a film critic to be a heartening occasion. Think again: this year’s biography of Pauline Kael and a high-toned collection of her writing has, instead, revealed the sorry, fractious state of contemporary film commentary as critics bash her and her legacy. Yes, the Age of Movies has passed, as the title of Godard’s Film Socialisme slyly jests.
Kael’s way of taking movies personally as a part of a humanist tradition is no longer apparent in the current stumbling into nihilism that pervades the festival circuit and passes for contemporary film culture. Movies that sustain humane values are ignored for political fads and negativity. When Cannes crowned Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, it was apparent that aesthetics judgment is over, too. It’s more difficult than ever to defend a personal view of cinema, as Godard surely knows. That’s why Kael’s bio has a Once Upon a Time aspect.
― Tumblr Whites Off Earth Now!! (Sandbox Grisso-McCain), Tuesday, 13 December 2011 00:58 (twelve years ago) link
posted last week
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 00:59 (twelve years ago) link
I see now, but the comments weren't.
― Tumblr Whites Off Earth Now!! (Sandbox Grisso-McCain), Tuesday, 13 December 2011 01:01 (twelve years ago) link
What the hell is he on about? I'm sure Rex Reed has a Personal View of Cinema.
A spirited re-think of the 1968 original captures the vengeful madness of our times
do you WANT a latter-day prophet inveighing against the hypocrisies of our times?
― Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 01:02 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I think I'd like to be an angry prophet inveighing against the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Tuesday, 13 December 2011 03:37 (twelve years ago) link
let me show you a picture of my Pride and Joy
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 03:50 (twelve years ago) link
Camaraderie once again successfully avoided.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Tuesday, 13 December 2011 03:55 (twelve years ago) link
http://uashome.alaska.edu/~dfgriffin/website/KingofComedy.jpg
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 03:57 (twelve years ago) link
Don't cry. Just score it as an incomplete forward pass.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Tuesday, 13 December 2011 04:02 (twelve years ago) link
you can always put your failed camaraderie where your heart should be.
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 04:20 (twelve years ago) link
Our unspoken rule, Morbs, is never use the same line twice.
― Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 13:10 (twelve years ago) link
Next to a tenor, people who quote All About Eve are the touchiest thing in show business.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Tuesday, 13 December 2011 13:25 (twelve years ago) link
Inside a tenor, it's too dark to touch.
― remy bean in exile, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 13:48 (twelve years ago) link
If the BFCA is any indication, the supporting acting awards are still pretty kinda sorta open, but maybe not as much as I'd hoped...
Best Supporting ActorKenneth Branagh, "My Week with Marilyn"Albert Brooks, "Drive"Nick Nolte, "Warrior"Patton Oswalt, "Young Adult"Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"Andy Serkis, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Best Supporting ActressBérénice Bejo, "The Artist"Jessica Chastain, "The Help"Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"Carey Mulligan, "Shame"Octavia Spencer, "The Help"Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Tuesday, 13 December 2011 14:05 (twelve years ago) link
Grady Hendrix recommends 10 unseen films (well, I saw Kaboom, and it wasn't much). Jackie Chan made a good one??
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2011/12/ten_movies_you_didn_t_see_in_2011_but_should_have.html
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
Stake Land is the only one I saw. Worth a look for the denizens of "let's all shit our pants to something new."
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Tuesday, 13 December 2011 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, Kaboom was kind of a big nothing. Araki should have called it a day after Mysterious Skin
― Number None, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
or do adaptations.
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 20:16 (twelve years ago) link
I've already repped for A Lonely Place to Die, but Super boasts a hysterical Ellen Page (easily the most notable thing in the movie) and Stake Land has a few nice moments.
― Simon H., Wednesday, 14 December 2011 23:52 (twelve years ago) link
Meanwhile, these are all opening about 90 seconds from my house this Friday:
Tuesday, After ChristmasElite Squad: The Enemy WithinThe Eye of the Storm
Anyone seen any of 'em?
― Simon H., Thursday, 15 December 2011 09:06 (twelve years ago) link
yes, Tuesday is primo
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 15 December 2011 12:03 (twelve years ago) link
How's Le Quattro Volte?
Scott and Dargis' lists are out.
― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 15 December 2011 13:13 (twelve years ago) link
Golden Globes:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/golden-globes-nominations-the-artist-bridesmaids-my-week-with-marilyn-hugo-the-descendants
― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 15 December 2011 14:13 (twelve years ago) link
Woody gets a shot in the arm, our tastes get shot in the head.
― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 15 December 2011 14:14 (twelve years ago) link
Clooney, Pitt, Davis, Streep, Brooks, Spencer, Chastain reaffirm their nomination frontrunner status.
― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 15 December 2011 14:15 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know that any of Woody's nominations were unexpected. The real shot in the arm goes to The Ides of March.
The Tree of Life was shut out, but that doesn't surprise me from the GGs, and I don't think it necessarily affects its Oscar chances. I do start to worry for Gary Oldman, Patton Oswalt, Ben Kingsley, and Vanessa Redgrave -- each of whom failed to receive either a SAG or GG nom.
Extremely Loud seems like it's crashing before takeoff, but I imagine the momentum could change once the film is actually released.
― jaymc, Thursday, 15 December 2011 14:33 (twelve years ago) link
reaffirm their nomination frontrunner status.
Frontrunner FOR WHAT, EXACTLY?
I rrrreally prefer to put the Slant list on regular detrius, not sandbox. So I think stet has about 3 hours.
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:00 (twelve years ago) link
Don't be coy, you sly puss.
― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:00 (twelve years ago) link
I'm not coy; I'd rather talk about Poetry than Oscarshit.
btw Extremely Loud poster looks like Home Alone IV: My Dad Died in 9/11.
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
The Ides of March love ends with the Globes. If Gosling's getting in at all (and he's not), it'll be for Drive.
― Detrius of Life (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:08 (twelve years ago) link