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| Befade |
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Phantom Threat sounds pretty scary. The scariest part in Phantom Thread is watching DD Lewis' face when his love interest chews her toast.
Wonderstruck......I liked it much more than Gromit. The nostalgic scenes captivated me. The idea that 2 youths at different periods of time would venture into NYC by themselves in search of answers to family issues was fantastic by itself. For all the times I've been in NYC I've never been to The Museum of Natural History. Finally I toured it in this movie. |
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| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 2:47 pm |
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Gromit's list reminded me that I too liked 'Detroit' and 'The Big Sick' a lot. Haven't seen 'Marshall' yet.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:54 pm |
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| Back from Phantom Thread. Daniel Day-Lewis is as good and fascinating as he's ever been, getting under the skin of a workaholic fashion designer who discovers a pretty waitress (Vicky Krieps, equally good) who becomes his model, muse and threat to his well-ordered existence. Leslie Manville is also fine as the sister who keeps his life on order. The movie does not go in the direction I expected. DDL deserves another Oscar; whether they'll give him a fourth is another matter. The first hour of the film is truly charming, then things get way more complicated. |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:43 am |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:32 pm |
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| I'm disappointed that Billboards is getting more attention than the other great films in contention. It's as if emotional excess is more acceptable than subtle, thoughtful, sensitive depictions of life. It's making me wonder if this is a reflection of the Trump era. Over the top instant reactions via Twitter. Yes, Francis McDormand's character had a reason to be distraught and she needed to be paid attention to but why celebrate outbursting? |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:15 pm |
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| Yes. Compare FMcD's Molotov cocktail of a performance with the emotional depth and subtlety of the Streep as Kay Graham in "The Post." Perhaps the 3rd Eye member and moderator, who belongs to SAG, can provide insight? |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:16 pm |
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| I'd put Meryl Streep, Sally Hawkins, Vicky Krieps and Rebecca Hall well ahead of Frances McDormand. Hell, Bella Heathcote (though she's more a supporting) and Gal Gadot. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:05 pm |
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| I shall scream if "Dunkirk" gets the Oscar. Or Gary Oldman in "Darkest Hour". |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:17 pm |
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| Bart.....As Billy has not shown up to offer his opinion, I'll just say: I kept falling asleep during The Post. All I remember is men in suits talking about papers and Meryl acting demure and hesitant. Like Syd, I think there were many other worthy actresses. I did love Francis McDormand in Olive Kitteridge. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:01 pm |
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Ghulam wrote: I shall scream if "Dunkirk" gets the Oscar. Or Gary Oldman in "Darkest Hour".
Me too. Both explore a thematic vein of ore that has been well and lovingly mined for all sorts of drama. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not really crying for Oscars. Both films provide entertainment, can't argue with that. |
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Befade wrote: Bart.....As Billy has not shown up to offer his opinion, I'll just say: I kept falling asleep during The Post. All I remember is men in suits talking about papers and Meryl acting demure and hesitant. Like Syd, I think there were many other worthy actresses. I did love Francis McDormand in Olive Kitteridge.
We saw different movies. But, per my earlier comment on The Post, I am biased when it comes to inspiring tales of the journalistic life. Printers ink flows in my arteries. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:10 pm |
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| I'd been on a red eye flight the night before and hadn't slept. Fully awake I probably would have appreciated it more. I certainly liked Spotlight and I certainly think a free press is essential to democracy. |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:19 pm |
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Yeah, a lot of The Post's points are for execution, and wakefulness is needed for appreciating that. There is not a tremendous amount of suspense when you already know that they are going to print the Pentagon papers and that many reporters will be up late, drinking coffee, eating sandwiches, and developing beads of forehead sweat.
Meanwhile, the Razzies come under fire for irrelevance and mispicks (I've always been suspicious of an award that nominated Kubrick as worst director in its first year).....
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/25/rotten-fruit-why-its-time-to-give-up-on-the-razzies
Speaking of Kubrick, "Room 237" is utterly fascinating. It really awakens you to new and different ways to view a movie. I had never given thought to the Shining film's connection to the number 42. Perhaps the late great Doug Adams did? |
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The Razzies have been worthless for at least thirty years and probably longer. They always take easy shots to get approval from geeks.
A while back, they gave worst actress award for Paris Hilton for "The Hottie and the Nottie" (which apparently deserved it) and added "Repo! the Genetic Opera," in which she was actually pretty good and certainly didn't deserve a negative award. And if they actually nominated Charlize Theron for a film in which she was just about the only person who was actually good, they need to have their heads examined. |
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:16 pm |
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I've seen almost everything I want to see this season and since Darkest Hour came to the local theatre I wanted to check out Gary Oldman's performance.
Ugh.....I was completely distracted by his face. Where did he get all that chin? And when I saw his portrayal of Winston Churchill I thought "How could anyone have confidence in a wobbly, half drunk old man like that?"
So, I was not a fan. When I mentioned this to my 90 year old friend she said, "Well, that's the way he was." |
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