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Post by PG Cooper on Jan 15, 2015 21:06:27 GMT -5
Also Gillian Flynn being overlooked for Gone Girl. I do agree though, the accusations of racism/sexism seem a bit exaggerated. Gone Girl in general had to contend with the book's semi-disreputable status as a "beach read." The fact that the screenplay was written by the author of that semi-disreputable "trash" probably didn't help. Exactly. There seems to be a lot of other factors beyond, "because it was written by a woman". |
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Post by Neverending on Jan 15, 2015 21:45:28 GMT -5
The "whites only" Oscars just got badmouthed at the Critics Choice Awards.
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Post by Dracula on Jan 15, 2015 21:51:53 GMT -5
Honestly, I don't know that all this peer pressure is helping. I think a lot of Academy members felt bullied into voting for 12 Years a Slave last year and kind of came to resent it and might have taken out their frustration on Selma this year.
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Post by daniel on Jan 16, 2015 13:21:32 GMT -5
Lego Movie was the best Batman movie
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Post by Fiverrabbit2014 on Jan 16, 2015 13:23:13 GMT -5
Never mind Oscar, here’s the 2015 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!
Last year was the kind where the Fango team had trouble coming up with five wide-release films we could agree were worthy of nomination—and equal difficulty narrowing down five limited/direct-to-video titles from a slew of worthy contenders.
BEST WIDE-RELEASE FILM
AS ABOVE, SO BELOW, directed by John Erick Dowdle
DRACULA UNTOLD, directed by Gary Shore
GODZILLA, directed by Gareth Edwards
OCULUS, directed by Mike Flanagan
THE QUIET ONES, directed by John Pogue
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Post by Doomsday on Jan 16, 2015 20:38:10 GMT -5
Two thoughts.
1) Looking over the list of nominees again I gotta say that I hope Edward Norton pulls a win for Birdman. Unfortunately he looks to be getting eclipsed by an equally-deserving Keaton however Norton was fantastic.
2) I've never liked Julianne Moore. No reason really, I just never really liked her. Just me?
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Post by PG Cooper on Jan 17, 2015 9:12:22 GMT -5
1) Looking over the list of nominees again I gotta say that I hope Edward Norton pulls a win for Birdman. Unfortunately he looks to be getting eclipsed by an equally-deserving Keaton however Norton was fantastic. I'd honestly be okay with any of the nominees pulling a victory, except for Robert Duvall mostly because The Judge looks like sentimental nonsense. I know there are others, but I don't get the hate. She's awesome. |
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Post by Dracula on Jan 17, 2015 9:35:46 GMT -5
Two thoughts. 1) Looking over the list of nominees again I gotta say that I hope Edward Norton pulls a win for Birdman. Unfortunately he looks to be getting eclipsed by an equally-deserving Keaton however Norton was fantastic. I don't necessarily know if J.K. Simmons is my favorite in the category but this is one case where I can kind of jive with the politics of awards giving. The dude's been working so hard for so long and this is a very rare chance for him to finally get an Oscar. Norton will have plenty of other chances down the line. |
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Post by IanTheCool on Jan 17, 2015 10:50:06 GMT -5
Meryl Streep being nominated is just a farce at this point. Also, I was surprised at the love Grand Budapest got.
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Post by PG Cooper on Jan 17, 2015 14:31:43 GMT -5
Saw Selma today. Great movie. I don't know if I would have nominated it for Best Director, but I'd certainly place it above the fucking Imitation Game.
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Post by Fiverrabbit2014 on Jan 18, 2015 9:47:01 GMT -5
 87th Academy Awards - Nomination for Best Visual Effects - X-Men: Days of Future Past Digital DOMAIN's Exclusive Visual Effects Technology MOVA and Drop Honored with Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards in the 87th Academy Awards |
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Post by Doomsday on Jan 19, 2015 18:12:12 GMT -5
Updated rankings of Best Picture nominees.
1. Birdman
2. Whiplash
3. Selma
4. Boyhood
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel
6. American Sniper
7. The Imitation Game
*Haven't seen/no desire to see Theory of Everything, maybe if I find it online somewhere...
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Post by Neverending on Jan 19, 2015 18:18:22 GMT -5
I don't understand how you would watch The Imitation Game but not The Theory of Everything. It's literally the same thing.
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Post by Fiverrabbit2014 on Jan 19, 2015 18:46:07 GMT -5
 CANNES ISSUE 2014 When Animals Dream The Werewolf Within As Jonas Alexander Arnby throws himself into the horror genre in his debut feature When Animals Dream, the director stresses the importance of realism and believability in the story of a teenage girl undergoing sudden and bizarre changes. |
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Post by Doomsday on Jan 19, 2015 18:58:11 GMT -5
I don't understand how you would watch The Imitation Game but not The Theory of Everything. It's literally the same thing. That's why I'm not watching it.  |
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Post by daniel on Jan 20, 2015 17:46:00 GMT -5
*Haven't seen/no desire to see Theory of Everything, maybe if I find it online somewhere... Good news... |
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Post by Doomsday on Jan 21, 2015 2:40:20 GMT -5
Oh yeah, Theory of Everything was everything I knew it would be and lived up to each expectation.
1. Birdman
2. Whiplash
3. Selma
4. Boyhood
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel
6. American Sniper
7. The Imitation Game
8. The Theory of Everything
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Post by Neverending on Jan 21, 2015 13:07:42 GMT -5
MICHAEL KEATON'S FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS. 1983 OSCARS.5:43 mark
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Post by Dracula on Jan 21, 2015 13:27:39 GMT -5
Tootsie was nominated for cinematography? Weird.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jan 21, 2015 14:29:27 GMT -5
My ranking of this year's nominees:
1. Boyhood 2. Birdman 3. American Sniper 4. Whiplash 5. Selma 6. The Grand Budapest Hotel 7. The Imitation Game 8. The Theory of Everything |
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Post by PG Cooper on Jan 21, 2015 14:44:34 GMT -5
I'm more or less in agreement, except I'd put American Sniper lower and I haven't seen The Theory of Everything yet, though that'll be fixed by tomorrow night.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jan 21, 2015 17:48:50 GMT -5
I'm more or less in agreement, except I'd put American Sniper lower and I haven't seen The Theory of Everything yet, though that'll be fixed by tomorrow night. The Theory of Everything is probably a more obvious piece of Oscar bait than The Imitation Game. |
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Post by PG Cooper on Jan 21, 2015 17:49:22 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm more seeing it just to cross it off.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jan 21, 2015 17:51:40 GMT -5
Just like the rest of us.
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Post by Neverending on Jan 21, 2015 17:52:27 GMT -5
The Theory of Everything is probably a more obvious piece of Oscar bait than The Imitation Game. Yeah, I'm more seeing it just to cross it off. You two and Doomsday are weird. There's nothing more Oscar-bait than a Harvey Weinstein movie, especially one that takes place during World War II. I think you guys and Dracula only watched Imitation Game first because you assumed it would be the frontrunner at the Oscars. |
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