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SAG contenders next & more important at handicapping OSCAR

Pesci vs Pacino, not so much here but with the ACADEMY, who do you pick to walk down the aisle?

Found ;em jakeem & 4 stars! One & only reason M. Story lead over The Irishman as you know is due to not having all technical nods Of which I easily predict will garner 12 to 13

jakeem, hadn't had time to search yet but where are the film nods here buddy?

AMPAS history in the making Will mark Scorsese's 9th for BD, Al's 9th, but a couple are support

still think he'll earn his 8th Oscar shot though

Hitch always said the first shot should be among most important

to jake, there are sooo many how could we forget the unforgettable ending of the great escape?

as you know a myriad of films also were filmed there, most notably in recent yrs THE BIG LEBOWSKI I got to visit there in 2005 & Jim Morrison is like a god there with murals

I had posted my rare predix fir these awards, I never do that on the too-many annual Pre-OSCAR Awards, just wanted to have fun this year though & as expected PARASITE dominated the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards only minutes ago Strangely nada for the IRISHMAN here though? Though Joe Pesci was a runner up for s. actor for the gangster epic, it marks his 2nd win in these Whats really taking my back is I long figured co-star Pacino to be the one But, of course these aren't the OSCARS are they Scorecard NBR voted for THE IRISHMAN NYFCC IRISHMAN & LA PARASITE & now tomorrow are the GOLDEN GLOBE noms which are vey fickle at times, SAG-(Wednesday) is more accurate in line with the AMPAS THANK YOU

loath Gleiberman from EW

I sound old at 55, but when are their closings like these noawadsys

now a legendary tracking shot of course filmed in Venice Beach

COOL & who could ever gorget the ending of TREASURE SIERRA MADRE either, or WHITE HEAT, or KONG-(l933)

thanx KEYZER SOUSA

How could I leave it the phenomenal beginning of Raging Bull?

Any info on who will continue my Oscar Bible by Osbo 85yrs of the OSCAR???

Playboy, just kidding

Vertigo also has a heavyweight finale

Thanks to al, but what about beginnings as well?

I w3as gonna inlude the legendary SHANE

There was once a film that both Ebert & Siskel absolutely despised in the early '80's I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE Plus, they had disdain for the FACES OF DEATH series

this are just theatrically right?

Think other TCM-ITE'S did something like this over the yrs just in case what are your top 5-10 [ersonal choices for Hollywoods all-time ultimate beginnings and endings> For the record & man, these are not only hard to do but close calls My vote for cinema history;s all-time greatest opening 1st place *The Godfather 2nd Apocalypse Now 3rd Kane 4th Saving Pvt. Ryan & 5th pick by myself 200l & so many others ^& grand finales 1st *Casablanca 2nd City Lights 3rd choice Modern Times 4th *The Godfather, Part II 5th The Searchers & Angels With Dirty Faces

thanx to all for giving your in out I just keep hearing people on tv, net & radio insisting it's a Christmas movie, they even go so far as saying it's the best one?r (TRIVIA: Willis wasn't Tarentino's first choice to play Butch in PULP FICTION, Mickey Rourke was by far, but much to his chagrin ever since for some reason he turned it down & of course was an actual boxer)