Films of 2018

jakeem · October 7

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The Oscar race is shaping up to feature more studio contenders than we’ve seen in years. From #Widows to #GreenBook and #FirstMan, we break down possible contenders: https://bit.ly/2zPjfWf

jakeem · October 7

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#Venom had the best October opening ever with $80 million https://bit.ly/2QA4Jad

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jakeem · October 10

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The Oscars has long been biased against action films, but #MissionImpossibleFallout deserves to change that. Here's why Tom Cruise deserves a Best Actor nomination (and win): http://bit.ly/2Edf7U7

jakeem · October 10

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Oscars: 87 Countries Submit Films in Foreign-Language Category

The submissions include high-profile titles like @alfonsocuaron's #Roma, which is also expected to be a best picture contender, from Mexico

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-87-countries-submit-films-foreign-language-category-1150191?utm_source=twitter

LawrenceA · October 10

18 minutes ago, jakeem said:

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Oscars: 87 Countries Submit Films in Foreign-Language Category

Here's the list:

Afghanistan, Rona Azim’s Mother, Jamshid Mahmoudi, director
Algeria, Until the End of Time, Yasmine Chouikh, director
Argentina, El Ángel, Luis Ortega, director
Armenia, Spitak, Alexander Kott, director
Australia, Jirga, Benjamin Gilmour, director
Austria, The Waldheim Waltz, Ruth Beckermann, director
Bangladesh, No Bed of Roses, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, director
Belarus, Crystal Swan, Darya Zhuk, director
Belgium, Girl, Lukas Dhont, director
Bolivia, The Goalkeeper, Rodrigo "Gory" Patiño, director
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Never Leave Me, Aida Begić, director
Brazil, The Great Mystical Circus, Carlos Diegues, director
Bulgaria, Omnipresent, Ilian Djevelekov, director
Cambodia, Graves Without a Name, Rithy Panh, director
Canada, Family Ties, Sophie Dupuis, director
Chile, …And Suddenly the Dawn, Silvio Caiozzi, director
China, Hidden Man, Jiang Wen, director
Colombia, Birds of Passage, Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra, directors
Costa Rica, Medea, Alexandra Latishev, director
Croatia, The Eighth Commissioner, Ivan Salaj, director
Czech Republic, Winter Flies, Olmo Omerzu, director
Denmark, The Guilty, Gustav Möller, director
Dominican Republic, Cocote, Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias, director
Ecuador, A Son of Man, Jamaicanoproblem, director
Egypt, Yomeddine, A.B. Shawky, director
Estonia, Take It or Leave It, Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo, director
Finland, Euthanizer, Teemu Nikki, director
France, Memoir of War, Emmanuel Finkiel, director
Georgia, Namme, Zaza Khalvashi, director
Germany, Never Look Away, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, director
Greece, Polyxeni, Dora Masklavanou, director
Hong Kong, Operation Red Sea, Dante Lam, director
Hungary, Sunset, László Nemes, director
Iceland, Woman at War, Benedikt Erlingsson, director
India, Village Rockstars, Rima Das, director
Indonesia, Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts, Mouly Surya, director
Iran, No Date, No Signature, Vahid Jalilvand, director
Iraq, The Journey, Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji, director
Israel, The Cakemaker, Ofir Raul Graizer, director
Italy, Dogman, Matteo Garrone, director
Japan, Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda, director
Kazakhstan, Ayka, Sergey Dvortsevoy, director
Kenya, Supa Modo, Likarion Wainaina, director
Kosovo, The Marriage, Blerta Zeqiri, director
Latvia, To Be Continued, Ivars Seleckis, director
Lebanon, Capernaum, Nadine Labaki, director
Lithuania, Wonderful Losers: A Different World, Arunas Matelis, director
Luxembourg, Gutland, Govinda Van Maele, director
Macedonia, Secret Ingredient, Gjorce Stavreski, director
Malawi, The Road to Sunrise, Shemu Joyah, director
Mexico, Roma, Alfonso Cuarón, director
Montenegro, Iskra, Gojko Berkuljan, director
Morocco, Burnout, Nour-Eddine Lakhmari, director
Nepal, Panchayat, Shivam Adhikari, director
Netherlands, The Resistance Banker, Joram Lürsen, director
New Zealand, Yellow Is Forbidden, Pietra Brettkelly, director
Niger_The Wedding Ring, Rahmatou Keïta, director
Norway, What Will People Say, Iram Haq, director
Pakistan, Cake, Asim Abbasi, director
Palestine, Ghost Hunting, Raed Andoni, director
Panama, Ruben Blades Is Not My Name, Abner Benaim, director
Paraguay, The Heiresses, Marcelo Martinessi, director
Peru, Eternity, Oscar Catacora, director
Philippines, Signal Rock, Chito S. Roño, director
Poland, Cold War, Pawel Pawlikowski, director
Portugal, Pilgrimage, João Botelho, director
Romania, "I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians," Radu Jude, director
Russia, Sobibor, Konstantin Khabensky, director
Serbia, Offenders, Dejan Zecevic, director
Singapore, Buffalo Boys, Mike Wiluan, director
Slovakia, The Interpreter, Martin Šulík, director
Slovenia, Ivan, Janez Burger, director
South Africa, Sew the Winter to My Skin, Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, director
South Korea, Burning, Lee Chang-dong, director
Spain, Champions, Javier Fesser, director
Sweden, Border, Ali Abbasi, director
Switzerland, Eldorado, Markus Imhoof, director
Taiwan, The Great Buddha+, Hsin-Yao Huang, director
Thailand, Malila The Farewell Flower, Anucha Boonyawatana, director
Tunisia, Beauty and the Dogs, Kaouther Ben Hania, director
Turkey, The Wild Pear Tree, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director
Ukraine, Donbass, Sergei Loznitsa, director
United Kingdom, I Am Not a Witch, Rungano Nyoni, director
Uruguay, Twelve-Year Night, Álvaro Brechner, director
Venezuela, The Family, Gustavo Rondón Córdova, director
Vietnam, The Tailor, Buu Loc Tran, Kay Nguyen, directors
Yemen, 10 Days Before the Wedding, Amr Gamal, director

Gershwin fan · October 10

Haven't seen Sobibor but will probably try to look for that one and a few others. Was hoping they would submit Decision: Liquidation because that one was cool but of course, action movies never win anyways.

jakeem · October 10

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Guillermo del Toro loves Alfonso Cuarón's new film: “When I first saw ['Roma'], I said to him, ‘This is not only your best movie, it’s one of my top five movies of all time. But don’t get big-headed: it’s number five.” http://bit.ly/2QvVKqw

jakeem · October 11

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Tilda Swinton Comes Clean About Playing Lutz Ebersdorf in 'Suspiria' http://thr.cm/Rz9Mnt

jakeem · October 12

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Weekend box office: #FirstMan losing to #Venom, #AStarIsBorn http://thr.cm/NbnL2h

calvinnme · October 12

On 2/11/2018 at 6:17 PM, jakeem said:

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#FiftyShadesFreed is headed to a $38 million opening weekend http://bit.ly/2EiKBbh

I was going through this twitter laden thread when I hit this old post. I must ask, who goes to these films anyways??? They are smut, and worse they are boring smut. I run across them when I am flipping through the premium channels, and I can hardly get through the first fifteen minutes of any of them. Does this person who plays Anastasia think that acting consists solely of biting her lip and wincing in a sexy manner? I realize that 75% of all box office comes from outside the US these days, so maybe these films are big in third world countries because they get to see and laugh at the "crazy rich Americans".

jakeem · October 12

45 minutes ago, calvinnme said:

I was going through this twitter laden thread when I hit this old post. I must ask, who goes to these films anyways??? They are smut, and worse they are boring smut. I run across them when I am flipping through the premium channels, and I can hardly get through the first fifteen minutes of any of them. Does this person who plays Anastasia think that acting consists solely of biting her lip and wincing in a sexy manner? I realize that 75% of all box office comes from outside the US these days, so maybe these films are big in third world countries because they get to see and laugh at the "crazy rich Americans".

The audience probably is comprised of the same readership that made E.L. James' 2011 novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" a worldwide best seller. Plus the spouses and/or significant others they drag with them to theaters.

jakeem · October 12

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Conflicted on #FirstManMovie. I admired director #DamienChazelle's commitment to tight, handheld style and #RyanGosling's to underplaying and squelching emotion. Works great in the flight sequences, but a little more variety would feel less oppressive. Do try to see it in IMAX.

jakeem · October 12

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#BadTimesAtTheElRoyale is well-acted, has some nice Tarantinoish ideas and shocking violence, ultimately doesn't add up to much. Nice showcase for #JeffBridges and the very talented #CynthiaErivo.

jakeem · October 12

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#MeganGriffiths' #Sadie is a terrific bit of trailer park neo-neorealism. #MelanieLynskey, #JohnGallagherJr. & young #SophiaMitriSchloss expertly play out a tale of loneliness, longing and abandonment, and the devious strategies immature moralism can inspire.

jakeem · October 13

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#RupertEverett stars in a role he was born to play, #OscarWilde, & also wrote & directed obvious labor of love #TheHappyPrince. It's about the disgraced, destitute playwright's post-prison years, shot in a perpetual twilight of desire & injustice. Moving, indulgent, Wildean.