Watching OSCARS online tonight?
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imonfire
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Yep, no upsets there. Dunkirk was very deserving as well, awesome experience at the theater.
NonP
Legend
If there's one thing in the film industry I could get rid of for good it would be the odious practice of test marketing. And I enjoyed seeing real public members at last year's ceremony (or was it the year before?). It was probably somewhat staged (that is, the audience probably was told in advance they'd be interrupted if not exactly for what) but nice touch there.
Not very pleased with the pick but dug the heartfelt speech by the Silent Child actress.
Yes, that one. Didn't care for the movie at first but I love how it has grown to become the sleeper hit of the year due to old-fashioned word of mouth. Again I might write about it at length later.
Best to keep it PG-13....
As you might have noticed I wasn't a fan of the movie, but do give props to Nolan for trying his hand at a serious subject for once.
Not very pleased with the pick but dug the heartfelt speech by the Silent Child actress.
Yes, that one. Didn't care for the movie at first but I love how it has grown to become the sleeper hit of the year due to old-fashioned word of mouth. Again I might write about it at length later.
Best to keep it PG-13....
As you might have noticed I wasn't a fan of the movie, but do give props to Nolan for trying his hand at a serious subject for once.
Fedinkum
Legend
Well...what do you know...Garbine is at the red carpet too!!
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Incognito
Legend
Good song, but ”Never Enough” from the same movie is even better IMO.
NonP
Legend
So Peele takes it for Original Screenplay. Still think the horror tropes work against it but glad he got to take something home tonight.
Missed this earlier. Yeah I suspect its relatively subpar performance at the box office is the biggest reason why it didn't score better on the Oscar stat sheets, which means, despite claims to the contrary, sci-fi films are still judged to be inferior overall and judged accordingly.
And Blade Runner 2049 takes it for Cinematography! Wow I really thought it might go empty-handed.
Ha-ha, I actually think that's the worst song on the entire soundtrack. Just felt it tried too hard with the whole faux-operatic angle.
TBF the vernacular meaning has become so commonplace I'm not sure if it even makes sense to criticize it as wrong anymore. Of course you still prefer to see a less highfalutin word that says the same thing.
Yeah, that came out of nowhere. What was that about? Did I miss something?
Missed this earlier. Yeah I suspect its relatively subpar performance at the box office is the biggest reason why it didn't score better on the Oscar stat sheets, which means, despite claims to the contrary, sci-fi films are still judged to be inferior overall and judged accordingly.
And Blade Runner 2049 takes it for Cinematography! Wow I really thought it might go empty-handed.
Ha-ha, I actually think that's the worst song on the entire soundtrack. Just felt it tried too hard with the whole faux-operatic angle.
TBF the vernacular meaning has become so commonplace I'm not sure if it even makes sense to criticize it as wrong anymore. Of course you still prefer to see a less highfalutin word that says the same thing.
Yeah, that came out of nowhere. What was that about? Did I miss something?
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
I was hoping for a winner to start singing Green Berets instead of giving a speech, but instead the Academy covers all 'bases'.
Fedinkum
Legend
Appears that way this year...everyone gets their say.
Incognito
Legend
The character singing that song in the movie is supposed to be portraying the famous Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind. That character didn’t have an operatic voice at all. I did like the song though.
Incognito
Legend
Fedinkum
Legend
John Heard is dead?
and they all came back from the other side of the river.I agree.
NonP
Legend
If I had to award Best Song purely by the performances tonight "Mystery of Love" would've won, hands down. Amazing how the Oscar bombast managed to ruin the very things it's supposed to celebrate.
Ferguson actually didn't sing that, Loren Allred did.
It was the slight favorite over "This Is Me." Can't say I'm surprised but I'm still disappointed.
Ferguson actually didn't sing that, Loren Allred did.
It was the slight favorite over "This Is Me." Can't say I'm surprised but I'm still disappointed.
Incognito
Legend
Ferguson actually didn't sing that, Loren Allred did.
Yeah I know, I recognized her voice immediately. Loren competed in ”The Voice”.
Incognito
Legend
I know what you mean. I feel the same way watching him.
Fedinkum
Legend
On the other hand, I don’t see Gary Oldman in all his roles....that is the different.
Incognito
Legend
Or someone like Daniel Day Lewis in ”My Left Foot” to a movie like ”Lincoln”. He becomes unrecognizable in his roles.
Fedinkum
Legend
Yeah, is like in Phatom Thread, that was the first time I see his real face, but I still don’t see Daniel Day Lewis!!
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