Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 14 minutes ago, nightscape94 said: Ugh. Kubrick-lite with forced hipsterish flourishes in a desperate attempt to distinguish itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Yes, but....would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 47 minutes ago, Jay said: The 11 Must-See Movies Completely Rejected By the Oscars I liked 'Beasts of No Nation' but in the end, it felt like it should have had much bigger emotional impact considering the subject matter (teenage african mercenaries, the lost boys of the black continent, so to speak). It may sound facetious but this movie could've dealt with a bit more Spielberg manipulation (and a more focused storyline). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 By mostly snubbing Carol, the Oscars continue to exclude queer cinema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Bah. They'll never stop complaining... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 "THEY"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 They all look alike to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Does Carol (the movie) suck? I haven't seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Just to specify, by "they", I literally meant everyone. Every year, you're going to get complaints about the lack of racial diversity or lack of gay people represented, etc etc. Last year, David Oyelowo's snub made more sense. But with all the fuss, I'm curious to know which major players the Academy has missed this year? Aren't these nominations pretty similar to all the other award bodies? But since its the Oscars, they'll get the flack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Just now, Jay said: Does Carol suck? He he he... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: It's easy to use this kind of excuses when your movie sucks! Carol is a very good film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 5 minutes ago, KK. said: Just to specify, by "they", I literally meant everyone. Every year, you're going to get complaints about the lack of racial diversity or lack of gay people represented, etc etc. Last year, David Oyelowo's snub made more sense. But with all the fuss, I'm curious to know which major players the Academy has missed this year? Aren't these nominations pretty similar to all the other award bodies? But since its the Oscars, they'll get the flack. Racist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 3 hours ago, KK. said: Just to specify, by "they", I literally meant everyone. Every year, you're going to get complaints about the lack of racial diversity or lack of gay people represented, etc etc. Last year, David Oyelowo's snub made more sense. But with all the fuss, I'm curious to know which major players the Academy has missed this year? Aren't these nominations pretty similar to all the other award bodies? But since its the Oscars, they'll get the flack. This reflects more the overall amount released that contains something (non-whites, rainbow folk, etc and women) both behind the camera and in the story (meaning a very small amount of movies in total) than the attitudes of the Oscars. The Oscars are the same a usual (self-promotion as evaluated by mostly older white men), so the good ones that have those things and that happen to good might fall through the cracks just like the ones that don't have those things and also happen to be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Exactly! The media paints it like the Oscars are a bunch of racists and homophobes for neglecting such films, but there has to be more of that in the industry to begin with. And I'm sure someone will link here a long list of films with all those things that were neglected this year. But like any other film, to get Oscar attention requires a lot of heavy campaigning during awards season, and its simply a competitive market. So as you say, the lack of diversity is more a question of how hard it is for such films to get to the spotlight rather than the faults of the Academy. To clarify, I'm hardly saying the Academy is faultless, they have plenty of things to fix up there. But they aren't the real problem. And each year, the failure to see that seems more silly and misguided to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Yeah, the main problem is managing to get people beyond the default behind the camera (against studio and distributor backlash), and managing to greenlight movies with elements beyond that default (against the same thing). Loads and loads of different hurdles for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 2016 Oscar-Nominated Movie Posters With The White Actors Removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 That leaves two guys, one of whom isn't even looking at us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Lame. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 #WhiteLivesMatter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Is that film any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 It's better than Fury Road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Fuck off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 3 hours ago, BloodBoal said: The fact that Straight Outta Compton wasn't nominated for Best Picture just goes to show the Academy is a bunch of fucking racists. You mean it's an actual movie? I thought it was just a meme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Straight Outta Compton was decent but not great. I am not surprised it wasn't nominated. That said, much better than some shitty past nominees. The Blind Side and The Imitation Game come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 14 minutes ago, Drax said: You mean it's an actual movie? I thought it was just a meme. Racist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Not racist. Just ignorant. Subtle difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 20 hours ago, BloodBoal said: The fact that Straight Outta Compton wasn't nominated for Best Picture just goes to show the Academy is a bunch of fucking racists. Yeah, it should be nominated for best score too! So much better than the crap that is. Just a bunch of boring orchestras written by old white men! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Quote "The Men in Black actor says an all-white best-actor nomination list makes attending the Academy Awards ‘awkward" ~ Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Sigh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 This is what happens when Hollywood tries to give itself a nice little modest, reserved, and completely unassuming party. Isn't it at Chuck E. Cheese's this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Viola Davis says 'the problem is not with the Oscars'. Finally, some bloody sense. Bless you Viola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 I'll be watching the ceremony tonight; Anyone else? I wish I had had time to see more nominees..... I saw Mad Max, The Martian, Bridge of Spies, Carol, Spotlight, TFA, Room, Ex Machina, Inside Out, and Joy. I didn't see The Revenant, The Big Short, The Danish Girl, Brooklyn, The Hateful Eight, Sicario, Steve Jobs, Trumbo, 45 Years, Creed, Cinderella or Straight Outta Compton... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,687 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I've only managed to see Mad Max, Ex Machina and inside Out. Mostly because of the several month delay between DVD release and rental availability. The whole racism thing feels to me like Jada Pinkett Smith (who the hell is she, apart from Will Smith's wife?) throwing a hissy fit that Will wasn't nominated, and wrapping it up in a racism issue to make it PC for everyone to agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 The whole "racism" thing was started by a group of very noisy celebrities, who were later dismissed by some more level-headed ones. Too bad by that time social media was already too taken with the headline. And I've seen about all the major nominees except Straight Outta Compton I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 But...but...I saw Creed and Beasts of No Nation!! That's gotta count for something right? In the end, Idris Elba's snub is the only one worth fussing about. He was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Anyone else hosting or going to a glamorous party? This is much more exciting than a Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Me! At home with my glamorous wife. Lots of alcohol!!! We try to stay awake. The show will be in the middle of the night here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Images 1 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Morricone admits suffering too much from not speaking English at 5,50 (but he says to the interviewer: "do not tell anybody !" ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 43 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Sure... A movie about a black man who needs the help of a superior white man to learn how to fight, A superior white man who beat the black man's daddy in the ring after taking him the distance the year prior, but needed his help to beat another superior black man later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 KKK indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,286 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Haven't seen Trumbo, Danish Girl, Ex Machina, or Straight Outta Compton from the major categories. I'll see Ex Machina at some point, might get around to Compton and Trumbo, no real interest in Danish Girl. I like that for once there's not really a 100% obvious choice for Best Picture at this point. Seems like it'll probably go to The Revenant what with DiCaprio and Inarritu probably winning, but The Big Short or Spotlight could still spoil it. 2 hours ago, KK. said: In the end, Idris Elba's snub is the only one worth fussing about. He was fantastic. And that's probably more down to Netflix prejudice than a race thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Yep. If Netflix had put it in theaters 3 months before its netflix debut it might have been a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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