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5 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:
That one's actually Coma (1978).
Oh.
I just gave it a quick glimpse and saw Michael Douglas. Lol.
Well scratch that. I haven't seen Coma.
But if The China Syndrome is posted, my comments on that still stand, unless I've managed to watch the movie by then.
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3 minutes ago, CinemaInternational said:
I did think though that the film was very sympathetic to Judy though. That said, it was kind of hard for me to watch because it was hard to see such a great star at a precarious point. (And Zellweger was indeed excellent, especially in the final scene)
I knew the film (obviously) wouldn't end happily. I thought it was really good. It was sad seeing Judy being such a mess. However, I knew about her troubles at the end of her career, so I wasn't surprised by it. I appreciated that Zellweger didn't try to impersonate Judy's voice, but rather tried to speak using the same tone and mannerisms. I also liked that she sang with her own voice and just tried to sing in a Judy style, not trying to sing like Judy. I also appreciated that they didn't just have Renee lip sync to Judy because that would have been jarring.
I thought Judy was a great film. I don't think it's a film I need to see again however. Only because it was such a sad story and I'd rather see Judy at happier times. Or at least see Judy feign happiness at times (which seems even more sad as I wrote it).
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631 Cleopatra. I haven't seen Claudette Colbert's version, but I think it is on a Claudette Colbert collection that I own.
632 Leave Her to Heaven. I love this movie. I'm so excited it's being released on Criterion (next month?). Gene Tierney's lake scene is probably one of the most sinister scenes in cinema. It's also a beautiful looking film as well.
633 Witness to Murder. I saw this film a long time ago, but I don't remember much about it except for Babs being saddled with a bad Ethel Mertz hairdo. I'll need to re-watch this one.
635 The Apartment. I love this movie. It's probably my second favorite Billy Wilder film after Some Like it Hot.
636 Cleopatra. I think I've seen part of this movie. I really don't remember anything about it. I know more about what happened during the film than actually in the film.
637 Blazing Saddles. I love this movie, it is hilarious.
638 The China Syndrome. I've seen the beginning of this movie. I've been meaning to watch the whole thing.
640 The Lion King. I love this movie. I saw it in the 5th grade, in the theater when it came out.
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3 minutes ago, Hibi said:
I think Liza eventually came around, or at least stopped knocking it. Not sure if she ever saw it.
I know there was a story going around that Liza and Renee had bonded during the filming of the movie and Liza went on record saying that that was definitely not true and she'd never even met Renee.
I can see why Judy's children wouldn't want to watch the film. Who'd want to watch a movie where their parent's sad last days were being played out and sensationalized in a film?
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10 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:
This "intimacy coordinator" is supposed to make sure that both parties involved in the scene are comfortable and do not feel like they are being unduly exploited. The coordinator isn't a choreographer there to tell them how it's done, but to make sure no one feels like they're being forced to do something they'd rather not.
It's a direct reaction to #MeToo issues, and there were several stories about actresses feeling uncomfortable during the filming of sex scenes. The most recent was the actress Ruth Wilson leaving the show The Affair after numerous clashes with the show's producers over the handling of sex scenes.
Ah I see. So "Intimacy Coordinator" is really just a sexy term for the un-sexy job of policing the treatment of actors during sex scenes. It's probably a person put in place to avoid lawsuits. The OSHA of sex scenes.
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12 minutes ago, HelenBaby2 said:
It’s been a while but I remember that Tough Guys was pretty funny.
I've never heard of this film, I'll need to keep an eye out for it.
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Just now, UMO1982 said:
How rude of Zellwigger to not thank Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft and Joey Luft. She thanks every other perspn she could think ot ....
Judy's children directly spoke out against the project and made it clear that they didn't give it their blessing...
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Just now, lavenderblue19 said:
Excellent post speedy and yes that was the point of Joaquin's speech, however, I thought it was inappropriate as an acceptance speech. It wasn't the platform. He should have just thanked everyone who worked on the film. I agree to your Oy Vey for Renee's speech. she just rambled on and on and yes, the only meaningful thing she said was about Judy but by then, who cared. It would have been appropriate for to talk more about Judy then whatever it was that she was babbling about.
I agree that we didn't need an environmentalism speech at that time. It is to be expected however since Joaquin made it a point to use his journey through this year's awards circuit to use these various events as a platform for him to make his soapbox speeches. He also said that as a way to help the environment, he was re-wearing the same tuxedo--which really is fine. Would anyone notice if a man was wearing a different black tuxedo than the one he wore previously?
I really don't need celebrities using their speeches to send any sort of message. I was pleasantly surprised that for the most part, there was very little DC politics mentioned--just a few comments sprinkled throughout. That was refreshing.
I didn't need Renee to name drop all the famous historical figures that she could think of off the top of her head. If she could have edited that part out and related it all directly to Judy Garland, who is an important figure in her own right, it would have been better. After all, Judy is the reason she's there in the first place.
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I would imagine that filming a sex scene would be awkward enough. But to have someone standing nearby coaching you on where to put your hands, how heavy to breathe, when to start faking it, it just seems like it would be even more awkward.
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20 minutes ago, Bogie56 said:
Marilyn Monroe as Angela Phinlay in The Asphalt Jungle (1950).
Marilyn Monroe as Miss Casswell in All About Eve (1950).
She featured in small roles in two of the best films of 1950. No doubt people were paying attention, as do we, knowing now what a star she would turn out to be.
Speaking of All About Eve...
I loved Barbara Bates as "Phoebe" at the end of the film.
This scene is fantastic and one of my favorite parts of the film.
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3 hours ago, Bogie56 said:
Philip Seymour Hoffman made every role, however small, big. As Scotty J. in Boogie Nights (1997) above.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman was amazing.
What a loss. Stupid drugs.
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The only films nominated for anything that I'd seen this year were: Little Women, Rocketman, and Judy.
After all is said and done, and I've watched the Oscars, now I want to see: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, 1917, and Jojo Rabbit. I am also now curious about Parasite, and would Red Box it, just to see what the fuss is about.
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2 hours ago, Bethluvsfilms said:
Joaquin, great actor, but yes he did ramble on and on and on and on....and on and on....
I have no idea what he was trying to get at with that speech.
Haven't seen Parasite so I can't comment on it's merit.
Loved Laura Dern's win, she is one classy lady, and always struck me as very down to earth.
And congrats to Renee Zellweger for her win on Judy.
I know, very predictable show at least up until Parasite took the top honor. Could have done with out the moaning and groaning about the lack of diversity and lack of female nominations for Best Director without a doubt.
Nice that they were able to fit in Kirk Douglas during the tributes.
I think the point that Joaquin was trying to make (it took him a long meandering path to get there, however) was that humans need to learn how to live in harmony with the other animals and creatures in the world and stop trying to conquer and take over their environments. Instead of coming into the rain forest and razing it for wood or whatever resource is there, just leave it alone so that the animals who live there can survive and thrive. His comment about the cows wasn't specifically to condemn people for drinking milk, but rather to say that it was awful that we artificially inseminate these creatures, then take away their young, causing emotional distress. Then, if that isn't enough, we take the milk from the cow that was meant for her baby. I think he was saying that our practices for raising beef and food for human consumption was harmful to animals. While I'm not vegan, I do get the point he was trying to make.
I liked that he ended his speech with a quote from his brother, the late River Phoenix. That was sweet.
Renee's speech on the other hand... oy vey. I think she was trying to have a profound speech but she just rambled on and on and on. By the time she got to the end and thanked Judy Garland herself, I'd forgotten what she'd said. With that said, I am happy she won, because I really liked Judy. Though, I also wanted Saorise Ronan to play the spoiler and steal it because I thought she was amazing as Jo in Little Women.
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21 minutes ago, TomJH said:
What is disoriented to one viewer is Annie Hall charming to another. I enjoyed Diane Keaton's appearance and wished she could have been on the stage a little longer.
I liked Diane Keaton. I thought she was funny. And god bless her she's been Annie Hall for 40+ years. I had completely forgotten that she and Keanu Reeves did a film together.
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1 hour ago, JamesStewartFan95 said:
That’s funny, Roy Cronin! We must have seen different Little Women films.
I liked Little Women. I especially liked the non-linear narrative. It was a different take on a story that has been done so many times prior. I'm reading Louisa May Allcott's novel right now and then plan on re-watching all the different theatrical adaptations. Hopefully Gerwig's version will be out on DVD/Blu Ray by then so that I can re-watch it. In Allcott's novel, the Christmas scene is at the beginning of the story.
My only real complaint about Gerwig's version of Little Women was Florence Pugh's Amy. Pugh was great as adult Amy. However, her voice is way too mature to play 12-year old Amy. This was especially obvious in the classroom scene when they had 20-something Pugh dressed as 12 year old Amy, with actual children who looked to actually be 12. It just made it look like an adult woman was sitting in a classroom with children. They should have either cast some young looking women to play alongside Pugh in the classroom scene, or had a younger actress play Amy as a child. But even that is a minor complaint. I loved the film. I think I'd rank it on par with the 1994 version starring Winona Ryder, with the 1949 version starring June Allyson firmly in third place. I haven't watched the 1933 version with Katharine Hepburn yet, so I don't have an opinion on how I would rank that one among the others.
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1 minute ago, Dargo said:
I agree with almost everything you said here, jinsinna.
(...except that perhaps a better verb to describe young Billie's performance of Paul McCartney song might be "croaking" instead of "singing" in your above posting)
I do not care for Billie Ellish. I think she tries way too hard. I wish that Paul McCartney would have performed his own song--heck, have Elton John do it, he was right there!
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2 hours ago, jinsinna13 said:
Did anybody watch the "In Memoriam" segment last night? The whole thing seemed odd. I've never seen an "In Memoriam" segment where people had to share the screen with each other. What were they thinking?
Once again, we have Oscar nominees who were omitted - Valentina Cortese and Michael J. Pollard. That wasn't as awful as when Oscar nominee Robert Vaughn was left out several years ago. (I will never get over that one.) Luke Perry, Katherine Helmond, Max Wright, Jan Michael-Vincent and Tim Conway were also missing.
On a positive note, I thought Billie Eilish did a good job singing "Yesterday".
Luke Perry's omission was especially glaring since he was in one of the Best Picture nominees!
I agree that Valentina Cortese, Michael J. Pollard and Tim Conway belonged up there.
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I didn't know that Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas were such good friends! I like Burt Lancaster too. I'll need to seek out some more of their pairings together. I've seen I Walk Alone and I really enjoyed that film.
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2 hours ago, JamesStewartFan95 said:
It’s about time!
I know that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Il Postino, 8 1/2, Ran, and All About My Mother were nominated. What were some of the others?
Was Amelie nominated? That was really good.
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I wonder how you apply for the job. How do you prove you’re the best candidate?
Perhaps this will provide a former adult film Star with a new job opportunity.
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7 hours ago, Bogie56 said:
Joe E. Brown as Osgood Fielding III in Some Like It Hot (1959). Not only does he hold his own in this comedy with a powerhouse cast, he also has the last laugh.
While I love the main cast members of this film, one of my favorite characters is the bellboy who leers at Tony Curtis.
BELLBOY: That's how I like 'em, big n' sassy! (Said as he pulls his bowtie forward and lets it spring back)
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I've seen 622. I had to watch it in school in the 9th grade and I thought it was so boring. Maybe 35 year old me would find it better than 14 year old me? Though straight war films aren't my favorite, so my opinion might remain the same.
I've also seen: 623 The Maltese Falcon, 624 A Place in the Sun (poor Shelley Winters, but her character was really annoying), 625 House of Wax (cannot go wrong with Vincent Price)
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I've never seen the "Razzie Redeemer Award" before. Are these people whom the Razzies have previously made fun of, but now think they turned in a good performance? I keep getting J.Lo's movie mixed up with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson's.
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Kitty Foyle! Yes. I've seen this one too. I apparently didn't recognize Ginger Rogers as a brunette, even though I've also seen her as a brunette in The Major and the Minor and loved it.
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Death Takes No Holiday -- The Obituary Thread
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Paula Kelly was in an episode of The Golden Girls. She played Marguerite, a maid whom the girls hire to help them out around the house. Marguerite is portrayed as a Caribbean woman who is into spells, potions, voodoo, things of that nature. Marguerite charms the girls with her love potions and such, but doesn't particularly charm them with her housekeeping skills. The girls end up firing Marguerite. Then, all these bad things start happening and the girls believe that Marguerite has placed a hex on them.