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On 1/13/2018 at 6:36 PM, cigarjoe said:
I can see that if all you ever watched of the Coen Brothers were Raising Arizona, O Brother, Where Art Thou? or The Ladykillers remake Their films are not all like those. The Coen's cover a large range of styles
This one reminded me of Blood Simple, Fargo. and No Country For Old Men.
I first saw "Blood Simple" (l984) (strong ***-out four) & Ebert & Siskel thought it astounding, but not Leonard Maltin he liked it (***) & it was already obvious *McDormand may have "Star Quality" & Leonard included a famed line that Mitchum said about Jane Greer in "0ut of the Past" "but a bit cold around the heart" unquote. Obviously Leonard meant "BS" as an overall film noir pic. then he cameo in the wonderful now cult film from '87 "Raising Arizona" Even stealing scenes from (to me) the even more marvelous *Holly Hunter at times.-(TO ALL, IS EMMET WALSH STILL WITH OUS THE WAY?) & then came to powerhouse on every single level 1988's "Mississippi Burning" ($35m.) (4 BIG SATRS!) & as the sole female of status in this flick, she won her 1st nomination. ANYHOW, she obvciously does have "Star Qualioty" though a superior actress then a movie star.
MY FAV. *COEN BROTHERS CINEMA TO DATE:
1. "Miller's Crossing" (l990) ($5m.)-'90 was the yr in cinema of gangsters "GoodFellas" "GFIII" "State of Grace" "The Krays"-(NOTE: But any fans of that genre must also see "Legend" (2015) Tom Hardy was disgustingly sn & a robbed for the*Academy for it CHECK OUT OUT, not for the squeamish Incredible set-pieces to "MC"
2. "Raising Arizona" (l987)
3. "0h, Brother Where Art Though?" (2000) (made $45m.) utterly fun & musical fun time all the way through & as many already know *Coen Bros. obviously huge fans of 1942's "Sullivan's Travels" hence the great, great title
4. "No Country for 0ld Men" (2007) ($45m.) (first time in *Oscar history that 2 directors took home BD, since 1961 & some little musical called *"West Side Story")
& 5th "The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001) ($10m.) Another homage to classic Hollwood cinema & *Frances again is on hand)
THANX
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11 hours ago, jakeem said:
Steven Spielberg's "The Post" leads the field of nominations with five for the AARP's annual Movies for Grownups Awards. But the film starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks wasn't nominated for Best Picture.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups: "Get Out," "Lady Bird," "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," "The Shape of Water" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Best Actress: Annette Bening ("Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool"), Dame Judi Dench ("Victoria & Abdul"), Salma Hayek ("Beatriz at Dinner"), Frances McDormand ("Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri") and Meryl Streep ("The Post")
Best Actor: Steve Carell ("Battle of the Sexes"), Sir Daniel Day-Lewis ("Phantom Thread"), Tom Hanks ("The Post"), Gary Oldman ("Darkest Hour") and Denzel Washington "(Roman J. Israel, Esq.")
Best Supporting Actress: Holly Hunter ("The Big Sick"), Allison Janney ("I, Tonya"), Melissa Leo ("Novitiate"), Lesley Manville ("Phantom Thread"), Laurie Metcalf ("Lady Bird")
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe ("The Florida Project"), Laurence Fishburne ("Last Flag Flying"), Woody Harrelson ("Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"), Richard Jenkins ("The Shape of Water") and Christopher Plummer ("All the Money in the World")
Best Director: Kenneth Branagh ("Murder on the Orient Express"), Guillermo del Toro ("The Shape of Water"), Reginald Hudlin ("Marshall"), Sir Ridley Scott ("All the Money in the World") and Steven Spielberg ("The Post")
Best Screenwriter: Guillermo del Toro ("The Shape of Water"), James Ivory ("Call Me by Your Name"), Anthony McCarten ("Darkest Hour"), Steven Rogers ("I, Tonya") and Aaron Sorkin ("Molly’s Game")
Best Ensemble: "Get Out," "Girls Trip," "Last Flag Flying," "Mudbound," "Murder on the Orient Express"
Best Grownup Love Story: "Breathe," "Films Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool," "The Leisure Seeker," "Our Souls at Night," "The Greatest Showman"
Best Intergenerational Film: "The Big Sick," "The Florida Project," "Lady Bird," "Marjorie Prime," "Wonder"
Best Time Capsule: "Battle of the Sexes," "Darkest Hour," "Dunkirk," "I, Tonya," "The Post"
Readers’ Choice Poll: "Beauty and the Beast," "Dunkirk," "Get Out," "Girls Trip," "Last Flag Flying," "Murder on the Orient Express," "The Post," "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," "Wonder," "Wonder Woman"
Best Documentary: "Dolores, Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story," " I Am Not Your Negro," "Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold," "Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo"
Best Foreign Film: "Chavela" (Mexico), "The Insult" (Lebanon), "Like Crazy" (Italy), "A Taxi Driver" (South Korea), "The Women’s Balcony" (Israel)
WOW JAKEEM, yet another new awards, you coulda' knocked my over with a feather???
(NOTE: I know the Golden Razzie's' are coming, what is the date again for it's nominees? Last year they voted "Hillary's America" as the worst pic of 2016 & it did well with ticket buyers?
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On 1/15/2018 at 4:59 PM, Bogie56 said:
I just watched Ridley Scott's All That Money In the World and really enjoyed it. I was very surprised by how many scenes they reshot with Christopher Plummer and how many locations that involved. He is in the film quite a bit. And now having seen it I can't imagine it being as good with Spacey in it. Who knows. Maybe in 40 years, long after I am gone they will reissue the film with an alternate Spacey cut.
It's incredibally sad what *Space did & think he's the one that actually spilled the beans too?
But back during the tremendous"Premiere mag"-(19887-2002) Ew now can't hold a candle to it, "Premiere" was a throwback to Hollywoods Golden Age & Studio-System movie mags & even superior too! They did an article about "Gays" in Tinsel-Town, cited *J. Gielgud & said of *Spacey that his homosexual was "Hollywoods Biggest Kept Secret" & they also cited a few others in the pc. in the piece. Now, speaking for me & my mother-(also somewhat of being both a moviebuff & reviewer in theaters, plus in 354yrs she loves to throw her hand in each & every year He always-(especially younger) to be more femine-(1st caught him on the great tv series "WiseGuy" as Mel Proffit, superb villain & actor for that matter)m For yrs-(nada to do with his personal life) always rated him along with our greatest living actor-(NOT PARTICULAR MY FAVS THOUGH) *Day-Lewis, *Anthony Hopkins, *Robert Duvall, *Sean Penn & then possibly *Spacey. Hollywood loves to forget & above all he already won 2 *Academy awards 1995's truly good (***1/2-0ut of 4stars) "Usual Suspects"-(YOU KNOW THE ALMOST CLASSIC FINALE BY NOW FANS) & of course 199's utterly great *"American Beauty" & in reality he deserved a 3rd shot for his 2005 "Beyond the Sea" (**1/2) Look at *Mel Gibson & Hollywood thesedays. Though *Kevin's crime was not only words of course. My latest & final (revised) nominee forecast now has 89yr old Plummer may be earning what would he his 3rd shot, though no shot of "Walking Down-the-Aisle" again vs. either Dafoe or Rockwell come March 4th
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OOPS, what I just posted above was meant for one of you guys 'great post on upcoming 2018 releases I know of quite a number that many may not even be aware of
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On 1/3/2017 at 11:28 PM, LawrenceA said:
New year, new thread. Looking over some articles about what's on deck for this calendar year, I can't say that things look too exciting. A few noteworthy releases include:
Logan - Claiming to be Hugh Jackman's final outing in the role of Logan/Wolverine, this looks to be darker, grittier and more personal than most of the X-Men films.
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 - The next adventure for the misfit band of outer space heroes from Marvel Studios. The first one was a big hit, and critically well-liked, so expectations are high for this.
Thor: Ragnarok - The third installment in the Thor series of Marvel superhero movies, this one sees the God of Thunder teaming up with the Hulk on an intergalactic adventure. Cate Blanchett plays the villain.
Wonder Woman - Gal Gadot stars as the Amazon warrior, continuing on from a brief turn in 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. This is an origin story and a period piece, set mainly during WW1. The first trailer looked interesting, but some rumors of behind-the-scenes trouble have tempered expectations a bit. Warner Brothers is hoping for a big hit, since this leads into...
Justice League - Coming out at the end of the year, this is the DC comics answer to Marvel's The Avengers. This brings together Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg. Will this match the quality of The Avengers, or be a muddled, overlong, overloaded mess?
Spider-Man: Homecoming - Marvel's hoping the third time's the charm, as they reboot this series yet again, recasting the characters and changing up the storyline. Young Tom Holland takes over the title role, and this time out he battles the Vulture, played by Michael Keaton.
Power Rangers - The silly Japanese TV import from the 1990's get a big-budget remake. 5 teens are granted great powers, colorful costumes, and giant robots to battle Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks) and her giant monster minions.
The LEGO Batman Movie - A spin-off of sorts from the hit Lego Movie from a few years back, this centers on the Caped Crusader and his usual gallery of supporting characters.
The Fate of the Furious - Yet another high-speed, physics-defying action fest starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, this time fighting new villain Charlize Theron. Lots of grunting and explosions, I'm sure.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - A fifth outing for Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), searching for Poseidon's Trident before new bad guy Javier Bardem can get it.
Baywatch and Chips - 2 more movies based on TV shows, both taking an ironic, comedic tone. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Zac Efron topline the former, while the less-dynamic Dax Shepard and Michael Pena star in the latter.
XXX: The Return of Xander Cage - Because no one asked for it, Vin Diesel returns for this third entry in the spy/extreme sports/action franchise.
Speaking of unwanted returns, Underworld: Blood Wars and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter add more installments to their respective franchises. Kate Beckinsale and Milla Jovovich must be getting tired of these.
There are more sequels to contend with: Rings, a third entry in the J-horror series; Fifty Shades Darker, for more cinema-friendly naughtiness; John Wick 2, which most likely will fail to match the verve of the surprisingly good first film; War for the Planet of the Apes concludes the recent trilogy of well-done ape movies, this time pitting the apes against Woody Harrelson; Kingsman: The Golden Circle, more teen spy shenanigans
A Cure for Wellness - This looks promising, an unnerving psycho-thriller from director Gore Verbinski and starring Dane DeHaan.
The Great Wall - A big, expensive fantasy epic, featuring Matt Damon and Andy Lau, this is a Chinese co-production, and is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou.
Kong: Skull Island - Another expensive-looking fantasy adventure, featuring the giant gorilla, this time facing a cast that includes Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast - A live-action retelling of the classic, featuring songs and all, starring Emma Watson as Belle.
Ghost in the Shell - Sci-fi action film starring Scarlett Johansson came in for some bad press due to accusations of racism in the casting decision, since this is an adaptation of a beloved manga and anime from Japan.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - Guy Ritchie directs this umpteenth retelling of the King and his knights of the round table.
Alien Covenant - Ridley Scott directs this continuation of the Alien and Prometheus storylines.
Blade Runner 2049 - I'm a huge fan of the original, so I can't help but think this is a bad idea. Harrison Ford returns, but Ryan Gosling is the star.
The Mummy - Tom Cruise stars in this remake, which looks more like an action epic than any kind of supernatural horror. This is the start of a hoped-for franchise.
Cars 3 - More talking cars. Honk honk.
Despicable Me 3 - Because kids like sequels, too.
The Emoji Movie: Express Yourself - They've officially run out of ideas.
Transformers: The Last Knight - This will be headache-inducing, no doubt.
Dunkirk - Christopher Nolan directs this WW2 tale.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets - French director Luc Besson directs this elaborate-looking space opera.
The Dark Tower - Stephen King adaptation featuring Idris Elba and Matthew McConnaughey.
It - Another Stephen King adaptation, this time trying to cram everything in the massive book into a 2-hour running time. Oh, and they've updated the setting, so all of the fun growing-up-in-the-60's references will be gone.
These are just a few of the higher-profile releases for the year, and most of the more interesting films won't come out until late in the year, most likely.
Everyone please feel free to add any titles you've seen or want to see, or that you think look especially terrible.
To LawrenceA & of course all my fellow TCM-ITES, anything on the seemingly great again on paper anyway "THE IRSHMEN" I'm 100% positive that you, Jakeem & probably TopBilled are well aware of this likely & once again Gangster Picture helmed by *Marty starring both *Pesci & *De Niro Most say it's way overbudget already & seems-(at this pt) to be a 219 release Though in a per usual era coming out & as I previously wrote to you & others, 2019 is poised to have sequels, remakes & supeherpoes once again-(P.S./ If the kids didn'ty keep going back to the latter as much HOLLYWOOD would not be still churning them out though)
Make no mistake I thought both 1989's "Batman" ($251m.,) & "DK" (2008) ($535m.) were great films & gave each 4 stars, but enough already sports fans???
THANK YOU
(TRIVIA: If the fun "Wonder Woman" makes the *Academy BP cut it would make history in being the 1st comic book pic to be in that coveted race Personally it will absolute snag tech noms but not in BP contention))
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1 hour ago, Bethluvsfilms said:
Been watching a lot of his movies from the early 40's up to the late 70's....not only was he a great actor, but man oh man, was he ever dreamy!
Another great actor shamefully overlooked by the Academy.
Especially loved his performance in OUT OF THE PAST, and he makes one heck of a villain in both THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER and CAPE FEAR.
And he was so cool as Philip Marlowe in FAREWELL MY LOVELY.
I've written about this MITCHUM stuff many times in about 17yrs on these forums
Most didn't really know he was-(as most lady co-stars later said) among the most literate of all the biggies & read virtually everything. WATCH HIS NORMAL SPEECHE AS AN EXAMPLE i.e. Letterman, Dick Cavett & more
His own fav. of his 97 features was "Mr. Allison"
I agree though he was a limited actor, but was often a powerful permormere, most notable "Night of the Hunter"-(my fav.) & of course 1962's great "Cape Fear"
But one first most checkj-out whom the official *Oscar contenders for that year & then of course vote if he truly deserved a nod that year
His sole shot was even in a supporting actor nod for what was *Willem "Wild Bill's" Wellman's own fav of his works, 1945's incredibly accurate "The Story of G.I. Joe" But just before he went Bob said "Hell, I even voted for *Jimmy Dunn that year" unquote'
He is rated along with AFI's biggest omsissions, that was voted at #23rd in it "AFI's 100yrs...100 Stars" (l99 poll)
A sad top so many though also accurate & not just from a couple of jackasses trying to pump up themselves by saying this Tony Curtis being the biggest & that Mitchum immediately turned down 1958's "defiant 0nes"-(A ROLE *SINATRA WANTED AT FIRST BY THE WAY) & as Tony always quoted it "Because he didn't want to co-star with a colored actor" unquote & then there was 1982's "$48 Hrs" & Paramount also saw his vs./ newcomer Eddie Murphy, but big Bob said NO WAY again
Another truly nasty character he put on tv flix was 1983/84 "A Killer in the Family" (***) Based on a true story too J. Spader & Eric Stoltz co-starred & try to find it It was just before, or after "Winds of War" This guy was lower then Cady & The Preacher
Also when asked his lifelong movie idol Robert Ebert picked him!
& who also knows he was Black Foot Indian?
THANK YOU
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What do you think of "mother!"
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2 hours ago, LawrenceA said:
I updated my above quoted list, adding in It and Blade Runner 2049.
Tried to respond to you but I was blocked out once again? Did you have a shot to see these at the theatre?
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Almost all on this tremendous site already know the *AMPAS has now 8 to 10 Best Picture nominees, but who else feels it should still only have the regular 5?
2008 was the last year they had just the final five & I personally agree & prefer it more They lowered the bar this way
They did have ten in the race from 1932-33 until 1944 but Hollywood produced more product=-(& better)_ during that glorious era
There is pretty much nowhere of knowing, however I wager the top 5 for 2017 would actually be>
"Dunkirk"
"Ladybird"
"The Post"
"Shape of Water"
& "Three Billboards..."
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Many were upset that Brad Davis wasn't in the race, but it was a very strong year for Best Actor
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7 hours ago, TopBilled said:
I've never seen MIDNIGHT EXPRESS. I'm glad TCM is showing more stuff from the late 70s.
Did you get a chance to finally see it as yet Top? That was my very first year in even paying attention to the *Oscars & big time for 1979. I wasn't as yet a huge moviebuff & only about 14 & still trying to learn everything & most of the trades had *Beatty & his terrific "Heaven Can Wait" as the big sweeper, obviously that never occurred though, it did take home 1 for Art-Direction. Back then (i.e 1982-) we pundits didn't have the internet to handicap what the *AMPAS may do though. Most actually now remember the 1978 ceremonies as *"The Duke's' last public appearance
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On 1/12/2018 at 3:06 PM, TopBilled said:
Saturday January 13, 2018
Witness protection on TCM
BULLITT with Steve McQueen
THE NARROW MARGIN with Charles McGraw
MURDER INC. with Stuart Whitman
As you know Falk earned his 1st of 2 *Academy Award nods for this one
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They originally wanted *"The Duke" for "Dirty Harry" & that is likely reason he later did the mediocre (**) "McQ"
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Given McQueen was my boyhood idol I vote for Bullitt & it's a bit better overall to start with Winning an *Oscar for Best Film Editing too
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Besides Streep, it would mark Spielberg's 9th nomination
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1 hour ago, CinemaInternational said:
It hasn't been doing well with precursors outside of the Golden Globes, and I feel like it is going to be mostly shut out.
We split on this one though Though it's likely to be shut out on actual Oscar day
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This year leading actress is stronger then leading actor I wonder if any AMPAS member has seen Harry Dean Stanton's final film "Lucky" though?
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23 hours ago, LawrenceA said:
I agree with your choices completely in every other category, but I still wonder if James Franco will get a nomination for The Disaster Artist. I know the scandals have tainted him, but he's won in the category a lot, plus he got a SAG nom. I can see him taking the spot of either Kaluuya or Washington, although SAG omitted Daniel Day-Lewis.
LawrenceA, as most know off-screen behavior though should not be a factor but obviously does
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I know he helmed Howard's End "A Room with a View & the superb Remains of the Day so he's positioned to win here, but is he over 90 now?
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11 minutes ago, jakeem said:
Nominees for the USC Scripter Awards -- presented by the University of Southern California to movie screenwriters (since 1988) and television writers (since 2015) -- were announced Tuesday. The awards also go to the creators of the source material. There are seven nominees in the film category because of a three-way tie in the nomination round.
The nominees for motion picture screenwriting are:
- James Ivory for "Call Me By Your Name" (Sony Pictures Classics), adapted from the 2007 novell by André Aciman.
- Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for "The Disaster Artist" (A24). based on the 2013 nonfiction book "The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside 'The Room,' the Greatest Bad Movie Made" by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell.
- Scott Frank, Michael Green and James Mangold for "Logan" (20th Century Fox), based on the creations by Marvel Comics' Roy Thomas, Len Wein (posthumously) and John Romita, Sr.
- James Gray for "The Lost City of Z" (Amazon), based on the 2009 book by David Grann.
- Aaron Sorkin for "Molly's Game" (STX Entertainment), adapted from Molly Bloom's 2014 memoir "Molly's Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World."
- Dee Rees and Virgil Williams for "Mudbound" (Netflix), based on the 2008 novel by Hillary Jordan.
- Allen Heinberg for "Wonder Woman," based on the DC Comics character created by William Moulton Marston (posthumously).
Bloom and "Molly's Game" writer-director Sorkin with the film's star Jessica Chastain
How old is Ivory now?
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On 1/15/2018 at 1:23 PM, LawrenceA said:
Willis will be 63 in March (Neeson is 65 and Ford is 75). Contrast that with Charles Bronson being 53 when he starred in the original Death Wish. That film made him a bigger star than ever before, which is ironic since it was intended to help segue Bronson from his earlier, more physical (and often shirtless) action roles into older, dramatic parts. It's highly unlikely this new take will be anywhere near the success of the original, although it would be interesting if they adhere to the ethos of that earlier film, in that the "hero" is an everyday guy driven to the breaking point. No secret kung fu expertise or machine guns in each hand while somersaulting over the bad guys, but an average man, angry and even a little scared, with a gun in his hand. Part of Willis' initial appeal in films like Die Hard was that he was more like an average slob dropped into an action movie scenario. He wasn't a ripped, muscular demi-god like Schwarzenegger or Stallone, instead he was a kind of soft looking guy in a dirty t-shirt and a receding hairline.
They bumped it from Christmas release
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Several books have indicated that 1936 was *Oscars most rigged year though?
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A very good musical-bio (***1/2) but it won BP *Oscar over "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" & other better films
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Excellent research
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To tcm moderator & others in control, I replied to a post that LKawrenceA wrote & was writing it for abouit 10-15 minutes & due to tcm still having a problem for us old timers on here & just trying to log in, it went bye, bye, once AGAIN???
PLEASE REPLY & HELP
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