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Post by PG Cooper on Jan 21, 2015 18:11:07 GMT -5
I'm gonna have to sit this one out. I haven't seen nearly enough.
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Post by Neverending on Jan 21, 2015 18:28:30 GMT -5
DraculaPG CooperJustinAmy Heckerling wants to know if you can find her work. You should watch the movies Kathryn Bigelow made before The Hurt Locker. I know some people have a hard-on for Near Dark, but the only note-worthy movies on her resume were Point Break and Strange Days. And I'm not pulling a Doomsday here. When she became the first female Oscar winner for Best Director, I devoted an entire month of Netflix's DVD-by-mail service to renting all her movies. They were all awful except for the two produced by former husband James Cameron. And yet... she made The Hurt Locker. She made Zero Dark Thirty. So that brings up the big question that everyone is asking this Oscar season: does Hollywood create opportunities for women and minorities? I'm sure Amy Heckerling can still make great movies, but if no one hires her, how is she supposed to?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2015 20:53:53 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of Strange Days. Bought it recently on DVD actually...though I'm still hoping for a BR.
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Post by Dracula on Jan 21, 2015 21:05:08 GMT -5
DraculaPG CooperJustinAmy Heckerling wants to know if you can find her work. You should watch the movies Kathryn Bigelow made before The Hurt Locker. I know some people have a hard-on for Near Dark, but the only note-worthy movies on her resume were Point Break and Strange Days. And I'm not pulling a Doomsday here. When she became the first female Oscar winner for Best Director, I devoted an entire month of Netflix's DVD-by-mail service to renting all her movies. They were all awful except for the two produced by former husband James Cameron. And yet... she made The Hurt Locker. She made Zero Dark Thirty. So that brings up the big question that everyone is asking this Oscar season: does Hollywood create opportunities for women and minorities? I'm sure Amy Heckerling can still make great movies, but if no one hires her, how is she supposed to? I also think Bigelow's pre-Hurt Locker work is pretty over-rated. Point Break is fun in that cheesy Top Gun sort of way, but it's not great cinema. Strange Days is kind of a mess and Near Dark doesn't do a lot for me and I don't think K-19 The Widowmaker has that many defenders. Her post-Hurt Locker work is also a little over-rated, but I do think they're a lot better directed and most of my problems with them has more to do with the writing. It was a little weird when The Hurt Locker came out and suddenly people were coming out of the woodwork to claim she was a master and that her previous work was great even though they were rightly ignoring it before. |
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Post by Neverending on Jan 21, 2015 21:27:58 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of Strange Days. Strange Days is my favorite Bigelow movie. K-19 The Widowmaker has that many defenders. I'll never forget when Harrison Ford went on Conan and mocked the movie. That may have been the moment when Bigelow set her path on movies like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty. Can you imagine casting Harrison Ford in your movie, back when he was still a box office star, and he trashes your movie in a talk show? This may have also had a negative impact on Ford's career because he hasn't had a hit since that appearance except for Indiana Jones 4. I think most directors turned their back on him after that. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jan 22, 2015 11:17:29 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of Strange Days. Strange Days is my favorite Bigelow movie. K-19 The Widowmaker has that many defenders. I'll never forget when Harrison Ford went on Conan and mocked the movie. That may have been the moment when Bigelow set her path on movies like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty. Can you imagine casting Harrison Ford in your movie, back when he was still a box office star, and he trashes your movie in a talk show? This may have also had a negative impact on Ford's career because he hasn't had a hit since that appearance except for Indiana Jones 4. I think most directors turned their back on him after that. Damn, I didn't know he did that. I remember that movie being very forgettable, but you could do worse for entertainment. |
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In honor of PG Cooper and his love for LOTR: The Fellowship, I'm gonna do 2001. But... since SnoBorderZero insulted my 1982 choices, I should warn everybody that there WILL be anger here as well. I don't apologize.  2001 BEST PICTUREGhost World MementoMonster's Ball Monsters, Inc. Shrek BEST DIRECTORMarc Forster, Monster's Ball Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Jean-Pierre Jeunet, AmelieChristopher Nolan, Memento Terry Zwigoff, Ghost World BEST ACTORSteve Buscemi, Ghost World Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums Billy Bob Thornton, Monster's Ball Denzel Washington, Training DayBEST ACTRESSHalle Berry, Monster's BallThora Birch, Ghost World Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge! Audrey Tautou, Amelie Renee Zellweger, Bridget Jones' Diary BEST SUPPORTING ACTOREthan Hawke, Training DayIan McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Gary Oldman, Hannibal Joe Pantoliano, Memento Tim Roth, Planet of the Apes BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSScarlett Johansson, Ghost World Helen Mirren, Gosford Park Gwyneth Paltrow, The Royal TenenbaumsMaggie Smith, Gosford Park Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYAmelieDonnie Darko Memento Monster's Ball Monsters, Inc. BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAYFrom Hell Ghost World The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring In the Bedroom Shrek BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYFrom Hell The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingThe Man Who Wasn't There Monster's Ball The Royal Tenenbaums BEST EDITINGAmelie From Hell Ghost World MementoMonster's Ball BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNFrom Hell Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingPlanet of the Apes The Royal Tenenbaums BEST COSTUME DESIGNHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingMoulin Rouge! Planet of the Apes The Royal Tenenbaums BEST MAKE-UPHannibal The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Planet of the ApesBEST SCOREHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingMonsters, Inc. Planet of the Apes Shrek BEST SONG"If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc."May It Be" from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring "Vanilla Sky" from Vanilla Sky BEST SOUND EDITINGA.I. Artificial Intelligence Black Hawk Down The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingMoulin Rouge! Planet of the Apes BEST SOUND MIXINGA.I. Artificial Intelligence Black Hawk Down The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingMoulin Rouge! Planet of the Apes BEST VISUAL EFFECTSA.I. Artificial Intelligence The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingPlanet of the Apes BEST ANIMATED FILMAtlantis: The Lost Empire Monsters, Inc. Shrek |
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BEST PICTURE
The Others
Memento
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
Monsters, Inc.
Shrek
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Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amelie
Christopher Nolan, Memento
Steven Spielberg - A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
BEST ACTOR
Haleyl Joel Osment, A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums
BEST ACTRESS
Nicole Kidman, The Others
Audrey Tautou, Amelie
Renee Zellweger, Bridget Jones' Diary
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Gary Oldman, Hannibal
Joe Pantoliano, Memento
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Helen Mirren, Gosford Park
Gwyneth Paltrow, The Royal Tenenbaums
Maggie Smith, Gosford Park
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Amelie
Memento
Monsters, Inc.
The Others
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Shrek
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
Monsters, Inc.
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
The Others
Moulin Rouge
BEST EDITING
Amelie
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Memento
Moulin Rouge
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Others
Amelie
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
Moulin Rouge!
The Others
BEST MAKE-UP
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Others
BEST SCORE
The Others
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
Monsters, Inc.
Shrek
BEST SONG
"If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc.
"Come What May" from Moulin Rouge!
BEST SOUND EDITING
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
The Others
Lara Croft Tomb Raider
Moulin Rouge!
Shrek
BEST SOUND MIXING
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Shrek
Monsters, Inc.
Moulin Rouge!
The Others
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
The Others
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Monsters, Inc.
Shrek
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Post by Neverending on Feb 19, 2015 15:49:26 GMT -5
RECOUNT! Academy members are asked to re-vote in disputed Best Picture categories. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/recount-oscar-voters-today-would-773522BEST PICTURE (1977)
Old Winner: Rocky New Winner: All the President's Men Rocky goes down for the recount; today's Oscar voters give best picture to Alan J. Pakula's Watergate drama, All the President's Men (although Network and Taxi Driver came in a close second and third place, respectively). PG CooperBEST PICTURE (1990)
Old Winner: Driving Miss Daisy New Winner: My Left Foot Good news for Eddie Redmayne: Voters this year are looking favorably upon wheelchair-bound performances. They pick Daniel Day-Lewis' My Left Foot as the best film for 1990, overturning Morgan Freeman's Driving Miss Daisy. DraculaBEST PICTURE (1995)
Old Winner: Forrest Gump New Winner: The Shawshank Redemption If life really is like a box of chocolates, this time Forrest Gump got the crappy coconut-filled piece. The THR recount awards best picture to The Shawshank Redemption. Pulp Fiction came in third, with Quiz Show a distant fourth. JohnBEST PICTURE (1999)
Old Winner: Shakespeare in Love New Winner: Saving Private Ryan All's fair in love and war, but this time war gets to take home the trophy. Steven Spielberg's World War II epic wallops John Madden's Shakespearean rom-com by a margin of more than two-to-one in the recount. IanTheCoolBEST PICTURE (2006)Old Winner: Crash New Winner: Brokeback Mountain The gay cowboy movie was the best picture of 2006 — according to today's Oscar voters — beating Good Night, and Good Luck; Capote; Munich and … that Don Cheadle movie that nobody can remember. Doomsday
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Post by Doomsday on Feb 19, 2015 15:52:28 GMT -5
Munich should have beat both Crash and Brokeback Mountain.
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Post by Dracula on Feb 19, 2015 15:54:48 GMT -5
My Left Foot?
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Post by Neverending on Feb 19, 2015 16:06:26 GMT -5
The three other nominees were Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society and Field of Dreams. I know you hate Field of Dreams and think Dead Poets Society is overrated. So that leaves Born on the Fourth of July. Is that what you would have voted for? |
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Post by PhantomKnight on Feb 19, 2015 16:13:46 GMT -5
Munich should have beat both Crash and Brokeback Mountain. Amen to that. |
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Post by PG Cooper on Feb 19, 2015 16:18:29 GMT -5
These are better choices.
Also, I'm with Dracula. Born on the Fourth of July is way better than anything nominated.
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Post by IanTheCool on Feb 19, 2015 16:23:22 GMT -5
You know whats disgusting about this? They are using the years when the awards ceremonies took place,not when the films were released.
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Post by Neverending on Feb 19, 2015 16:35:21 GMT -5
These are better choices. I'm surprised you aren't outraged about All the President's Men. 1976 (or `77 - IanTheCool) is probably the only year where the Best Picture nominees made sense, but giving Best Picture to All the President's Men seems a bit far-fetched. Rocky, Taxi Driver and Network are better movies. |
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Post by Dracula on Feb 19, 2015 16:36:17 GMT -5
The three other nominees were Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society and Field of Dreams. I know you hate Field of Dreams and think Dead Poets Society is overrated. So that leaves Born on the Fourth of July. Is that what you would have voted for? Probably, but at least Field of Dreams and Dead Poets Society are movies that I tend to remember exist... |
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Post by IanTheCool on Feb 19, 2015 16:38:37 GMT -5
These are better choices. I'm surprised you aren't outraged about All the President's Men. 1976 (or `77 - IanTheCool) is probably the only year where the Best Picture nominees made sense, but giving Best Picture to All the President's Men seems a bit far-fetched. Rocky, Taxi Driver and Network are better movies. They made the right choice. All the President's Men is awesome. |
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Post by Neverending on Feb 19, 2015 16:47:09 GMT -5
Probably, but at least Field of Dreams and Dead Poets Society are movies that I tend to remember exist... My Left Foot is only popular among actors. Daniel Day-Lewis' performance is worshipped in acting schools. |
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Post by PG Cooper on Feb 19, 2015 16:51:52 GMT -5
These are better choices. I'm surprised you aren't outraged about All the President's Men. 1976 (or `77 - IanTheCool) is probably the only year where the Best Picture nominees made sense, but giving Best Picture to All the President's Men seems a bit far-fetched. Rocky, Taxi Driver and Network are better movies. Taxi Driver is my favourite film, and Network would probably be my number two of the year, but All the President's Men is still an awesome movie worthy of recognition. Plus I like it more than Rocky. Probably, but at least Field of Dreams and Dead Poets Society are movies that I tend to remember exist... My Left Foot is only popular among actors. Daniel Day-Lewis' performance is worshipped in acting schools. His performance is indeed excellent. The rest of the film is pretty sub-par. |
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Post by Neverending on Feb 19, 2015 17:01:23 GMT -5
All the President's Men is still an awesome movie worthy of recognition. Yeah... but it's still the 3rd or 4th best depending on who you ask. It's like giving The Grand Budapest Hotel the Best Picture award even though Birdman, Boyhood and Selma are more deserving. The movie is typical Oscar-bait nonsense and so is Daniel Day-Lewis' performance. Michael Keaton got screwed in 1990 and he's getting screwed again in 2015. |
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Post by PG Cooper on Feb 19, 2015 17:05:43 GMT -5
All the President's Men is still an awesome movie worthy of recognition. Yeah... but it's still the 3rd or 4th best depending on who you ask. It's like giving The Grand Budapest Hotel the Best Picture award even though Birdman, Boyhood and Selma are more deserving. [/quote] I'd say it's the third best of the nominees and in my top five of the year overall. |
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Post by Neverending on Feb 19, 2015 17:15:39 GMT -5
my top five of the year overall. I would put it in my Top 10. |
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Post by PG Cooper on Feb 19, 2015 17:21:25 GMT -5
Mine would probably be:
1. Taxi Driver
2. Network
3. Carrie
4. All The President's Men
5. The Outlaw Josey Wales
6. Marathon Man
7. Rocky
8. The Omen
9. Assault on Precinct 13
10. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
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Post by Deexan on Feb 23, 2015 22:38:26 GMT -5
Neverending ...bigging up Field of Dreams? You are on to a hiding, my friend. For whatever reason, despite the subject matter being Baseball that nobody in the UK has a remote affinity for, that film is widely considered a stone cold classic and I've never met anybody in my circle of acquaintances that doesn't love it. It's a classic just for seeing Darth Vader and Mufasa in a live action role and being awesome. Baseball has a magical quality that transcends sport, and that no other sport has managed to replicate. I've no idea why.
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