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12/06/2024 10:05 am  #161


Re: Another Award Season In Hell

Why is everybody putting out their Best-Of lists with three weeks left in the year?  Do they have all the screeners already?  (Can they leak some of them?)

Looking at some of these lists, I'm a little surprised that some of the films I've had the most anticipation for are not on them.  That includes holdovers from the festivals - Kinds of Kindness, The Shrouds, Parthenope, Rumours.  Less surprising - but a little disappointing - that Megalopolis is seemingly entirely shut out of contention.  And The Substance remains as the only film I actually have seen this year which is getting some attention, so that's better than nothing.  And just like they want to rub it in, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl keeps showing up, as if it's a 2024 film, even though Netflix is refusing to release it until January fucking 3rd, because god forbid we have some solid holiday season entertainment this year.

But there's enough to build a respectable watchlist, and we'll see what becomes available before I die.

Nosferatu
Close Your Eyes
I Saw the TV Glow
The Beast
Queer
Nickle Boys
Rebel Ridge
Hard Truths
Perfect Days (I thought this came out last year)
Evil Does Not Exist (same)
No Other Land
Dahomey
The Brutalist
Anora
The Apprentice
The Room Next Door
Juror #2

And a number of films that I'm intrigued by the reviews but need to learn some more about:

A Different Man
Conclave
Sing SIng
The Piano Lesson
Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
His Three Daughters
Good One
Io Capitano
All We Imagine as Light
La Chimera
The Taste of Things
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Green Border

I admit that there's a handful of titles that I will probably not be prioritizing, for a variety of admittedly biased reasons, but I'll leave all of that unspoken for the time being.  Is the above not enough already?

 


 

12/17/2024 11:16 pm  #162


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I do appreciate that The Substance is being recognized in the Golden Globes "Comedy/Musical" categories, because it is a riot, but sad to see that Dennis Quaid, maybe the film's funniest element, is not receiving much attention, probably due to his politics.  I don't really care much about him personally, I'd just like to see The Substance get as much award attention as possible this season, and  - if you've seen the movie - I want to see a mess all over those dresses.

Looking at the supposed "short list" for Oscar visual FX that's going around, it's a depressingly lame echo of all of the predictable CGI studio stuff.  It's not surprising, again, that Megalopolis' more audacious attempts to synthesize practical effects with CGI is not under consideration, but it's worth pointing out that the film's real visionary impact lies in the handful of luscious montage segments, where Coppolla really does push the cinematic imagination to bold and impressive demonstrations of artistry, and these moments are far more effective and inspiring than its admittedly pedantic narrative posturing.  (I would have probably cut those ostentatious stone-etched quotes which hand-walk us through the film's themes.)

But I'm more concerned with the lack of The Substance in the visual FX category.  I honestly have no idea why it's been omitted other than the possible, and unfortunate if true, decision to relegate practical FX to the Make-Up and Hair category instead, where The Substance is on the short list.  We can quibble over the distinction of these categories, but it seems clear that the practical/digital divide is determining the qualification.  Or it might just be an extention of the sexism that The Substance is parodying.  Women!  With their make-up and hair!  The Substance really should be the black mirror that our award season deserves.
 


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1/23/2025 1:17 pm  #163


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I think it probably goes without saying that I abhor any Oscar attention being given to that rotten scourge known as A Complete Unknown.  Maybe, maybe, I can get onboard with Ed Norton as Supporting Actor, but more on that in a minute.  Chalamet must be one of the more elaborate scams in modern film, just a dare to see if anyone will gag while trying to swallow his bullshit.  And "Screenplay"?  I'm clearly not in on this joke, but there be fools amuk.  They'll probably let that asshole sing at the ceremony.

And while I am happy to see Oscar attention for The Substance, I have to admit that I'd like to see some more.  FX, cinematography, editing - all worthy categories where the film was shut out.  And Dennis Quaid for Supporting Actor.  C'mon, people.  Don't hate on him just because of Reagan.  (I also saw where Reagan got a Razzie, which also seems purely political; does anyone think the film could be that bad?)

It's a shame that Lanthimos appears to be out-of-style this year that his Kinds of Kindness is completely shut out.  I see no reason why either Jesse Plemons or Willem Dafoe are not worthy (although Plemons falls in an uncomfortable position between Lead and Supporting).
 


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2/26/2025 5:32 pm  #164


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Oh, the Oscars are already coming up.  Is there enough Delsym on the shelves to help me through the night?

My current itinerary is to try and get to Brutalist and Nickel Boys by Sunday so I have a respectable showing.  I also want to watch Hard Truths, which somehow isn't nominated, but I want to weigh in on whether Marianne Jean-Baptiste is truly the secret actual Best Actress of the year, as many respectable critics have pointed out.  My interest in Emilia Perez is pretty stunted, partly for the backlash and controversy, but honestly wasn't terribly interested to begin with.  Whether it's fair or not, it feels like a fetishized patronage pick.  (I hear that Zoe Saldana's dance number is pretty good though.)  Active, flaming hate for Complete Unknown, and, as I said in my review, I liked AnoraLiked.  Even admired, as far as that goes,  I don't feel as if it really deserves superlatives this year.  Unfortunately, I think Conclave and I'm Still Here will have to wait for now.  So until I watch Brutalist and Nickel Boys, I'm riding with the long-shot Substance.  (But honestly, there's no way in a P Diddy party that Hollywood will allow Substance to walk away with Best Picture.)

Despite that, I'll still go with Coralie Fargeat for Best Directot.  Hopefully I will be more supportive of the far more likely winner Brady Corbet.

All signs point to Chalamet for Best Actor, for some surely satanic reason.  My pick stands at "anyone but".

Demi Moore for Best Actress, and thankfully this looks like a lock, wheter or not Jean-Baptiste got robbed.

Supporting Actor is always competitive, and Culkin and Pearce have momentum, but I still have to stand by the absolute powerhouse turn of Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn.  I haven't seen Real Pain, but I'm somewhat familiar with Kieran Culkin, and I don't believe he's capable of a performance stronger than Strong's.

I guess the Supporting Actress award is pretty much between Saldana and Barbaro.  Whatever.

Again, Writing goes to Substance, until Brutalist tells me otherwise.  Hopefully, Nickel Boys will do likewise with Adapted, which as long as it doesn't go to that lazy-ass Unknown book-report-for-a-script, I'll probably be fine.

I'm biased for Vengence Most Fowl in Animation.  I hear Flow's really good. 

But if Flow gets International instead, as a concession, that would be a win-win.  They might also give it to Emilia Perez, also as a concession.  For now, I'm going to take a wild, blind pick for I'm Still Here, because I do hope it's as good as the reviews are saying.

Documentary - Again, may be my bias (I haven't seen any of them), but I'm taking No Other Land, just in hope for another Jonathan Glazer moment.

Nosferatu for Production Design.  I don't really care if all of the other tech awards go to Dune 2, but Eggars deserves something, and the Academy isn't likely to choose a genre film for Cinematography.

Make-up and Hair will be Substance because that's the really important thing that the film signifies.  :[

Eh, let Anora have Editing.  Why not?


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2/28/2025 6:17 pm  #165


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"I am thrilled to accept the Razzie award in so many important categories for Megalopolis, and for the distinctive honor of being nominated as the worst director, worst screenplay, and worst picture at a time when so few have the courage to go against the prevailing trends of contemporary moviemaking.  In this wreck of a world today, where ART is given scores as if it were professional wrestling, I chose to NOT follow the gutless rules laid down by an industry so terrified of risk that despite the enormous pool of young talent at its disposal, may not create pictures that will be relevant and alive 50 years from now."

--- Francis Ford Coppola, accepting his Raspberry Award for Worst Director
 


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2/28/2025 7:53 pm  #166


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Jinnistan wrote:

"I am thrilled to accept the Razzie award in so many important categories for Megalopolis, and for the distinctive honor of being nominated as the worst director, worst screenplay, and worst picture at a time when so few have the courage to go against the prevailing trends of contemporary moviemaking.  In this wreck of a world today, where ART is given scores as if it were professional wrestling, I chose to NOT follow the gutless rules laid down by an industry so terrified of risk that despite the enormous pool of young talent at its disposal, may not create pictures that will be relevant and alive 50 years from now."

--- Francis Ford Coppola, accepting his Raspberry Award for Worst Director
 

Nice

 

3/01/2025 9:27 pm  #167


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Adjusting my Oscar pool after seeing Brutalist....

I'm now taking Brutalist for Best Picture, Director, Orignal Screenplay and Cinematography, all rock solid picks, imo, as well as Adrien Brody for Actor.  If Felicity Jones wins for Supporting Actress, I would not blink an eye.  I'll also take it for Best Score, and it's tempting to go all-in with Production Design and Editing as well, but I still want Nosferatu to walk away with something (maybe Costumes?).

I am, however, sticking with Jeremy Strong as Supporting Actor.  There are some interesting parallels between the characters of Roy Cohn and Harrison Van Buren, but as admirable as Pearce is in his role, I can find no peer in Strong's work.  A little example, not a spoiler, but late in Apprentice, as Cohn is ravished with AIDS and emotionally vulnerable, maybe more than a little circumspect on his legacy and regrets, there's a scene where he is faced with an epitome of Donald Trump's pettiness and venality, and for a moment, he's actually shocked by this, despite this being the result of his own cold nurturing.  In this moment, Strong avoids easy histrionics, no tears.  Instead, it is a fully interior expression, quiet and humble, the opposite of Roy Cohn's tough facade of bluster.  Strong accomplishes what Pearce does not, and for a moment makes Roy Cohn, surely one of the most despicable monsters of post-war American history, into a sympathetic human.

Strong is not likely to win because, whether anyone wants to admit it or not, nobody in Hollywood is looking to piss off the Twit-In-Chief.  The nomination, and maybe some on-stage sermonizing, is about as far as it will go.  And I also have heard some whispers that Strong may have some of his own industry enemies as well, but that's neither here nor there.
 


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3/02/2025 7:31 pm  #168


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Look, man.  Even RDJ and Kieran Culkin can't hide the fact that they know Jeremy Strong should have won.


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3/02/2025 7:40 pm  #169


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Good for Andrew Garfield, I wish I could tell Goldie Hawn how much I Iove her.

And how much I'd love to break her plastic surgeon's legs.
 


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3/02/2025 8:17 pm  #170


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I don't know how much of this is due to Matthew Perry's death and the revelations around that, but I can't not hear every time this year about the Aketamine Awards.  I don't know why.  That's what it sounds like they're saying to me.


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3/02/2025 8:28 pm  #171


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Margaret Qualley would make a fine Bond Girl.

Lisa makes a poor McCartney though.

Doja Cat makes a better Shirley Bassey.


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3/02/2025 8:48 pm  #172


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I am happy to see Sean Baker get some due, and that he didn't congratulate his wife's lovely hair,


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3/02/2025 9:01 pm  #173


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Oh, Mick. 

Cock-blocking both Dylan and McCartney, just like the good old days.

Jagger should give a shout out to his own Substance doppleganger, David Johansen.
 


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3/02/2025 9:17 pm  #174


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Bam.

No Other Land.

This is obviously a political moment (I haven't seen the film), but a gesture for Israeli-Palestinian cooperation is always welcome.  And other than Daryl Hannah's shout out for Ukraine, this is a poignant reminder, "there is no other way" than cooperation.
 


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3/02/2025 9:48 pm  #175


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I think Bill Cobbs is a memorial I regret to have missed in The Morgue.


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3/02/2025 10:20 pm  #176


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Quincy Jones didn't even want to have anything to do with The Wiz.  He said he didn't like the music in his autobiography.  What a weird attempt at cross-homage.


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3/02/2025 10:22 pm  #177


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Chala-schlapped!


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3/02/2025 10:42 pm  #178


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Unfortunately, there is not an available gif of the ending of The Substance that I can post to show all of the fleshy meaty spew over this audience.


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3/02/2025 10:48 pm  #179


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I'm going to go ahead and light the backlash torch right here.

Anora was a pretty basic bitch.

But at least the Academy tolerated The Brutalist for a little while.
 


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3/03/2025 8:27 am  #180


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For some reason I watched. It might have been slightly better than the last time I watched, but I still can't figure out what I used to enjoy at these dumb awards things when I was younger. Not really having much interest in most of the movies being nominated doesn't help.

 

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