Sukhov
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25 minutes ago, Det Jim McLeod said:
He deserves it. One of the few really innovative directors in recent years. Of course it won't be televised however, but those boring short subject awards will still be shown.
I completely agree. The same sentiments.
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https://pitchfork.com/news/david-lynch-receiving-honorary-oscar/
The Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences have announcedthat David Lynch will be amongst those receiving an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in October. Cherokee actor Wes Studi, Lina Wertmuller, and Geena Davis will also be honored.
Lynch has been nominated for Best Director three times and Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), and Mulholland Drive (2001). The honorary award marks his first win from the Academy.
Lynch recently starred in Flying Lotus’ Flamagra music video “Fire Is Coming.” Earlier this year, his Oscar-nominated Blue Velvetreceived a Criterion release with nearly an hour of deleted scenes and alternate takes from the film.
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1 hour ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
You have no idea what criteria Academy members that could vote for Best Actress used the year Rainer won, but I assume it was based on the same criteria used today; judging performances between those nominated. If that is the case knowing more Chinese women, either in person or on film, wouldn't have made any difference since NO Chinese women were nominated.
Anyhow, what other nominee do you believe should have won? I say Stanwyck for Stella Dallas.
It should also be noted that they wanted to cast Anna-May Wong for the role opposite Paul Muni but they couldn't portray an interracial couple on screen without the film being banned in many states. I don't agree with it either but that is how the laws were at the time. I think Rainer played the role finely but Anna-May Wong would also have been a good choice.
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The Producers (2005)
Next: movie about poverty
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If you go to the "Hits & Misses" thread the user cmovieviewer found the pieces used in the soundtrack.
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The 2014 one has been on TNT, I believe. It was also on one of the movie channels in the 500s but I forget which one.
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My top FF films of 2002
1. The Star, Nikolai Lebedev, Russia
2. Russian Ark, Aleksandr Sokurov, Russia
3. Talk to Her, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
4. City of God, Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund, Brazil
5. On the Other Side of the Bridge, Mei Hu, Austria
6. Infernal Affairs, Andy Lau & Alan Mak, Hong Kong
7. Twin Sisters, Ben Sombogaart, Netherlands
8. Hero, Zhang Yimou, China
9. L'auberge espagnole, Cedric Klapisch, Spain/France
10. Uzak/Distant, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey
From the foreign editions-
Twin Sisters, Ben Sombogaart, Dutch edition
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25 minutes ago, TopBilled said:
Right...he's going off on a tangent. His anger seems misdirected.
There are certainly other channels that show the same war movies TCM has (and in much more frequent rotation) too. It's not the end of the world.
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10 hours ago, LawrenceA said:
Are you thinking of the just released Booksmart? I think there's this desire to show that a female writer/director can be just as filthy as any guy. It rarely works out well, in my opinion. It's not exactly my favorite sub-genre, but to me they work better when they feel genuine, inspired and real, and those that are attempting to prove something rarely feel that way.
I think he may be referring to Melissa McCarthy. That woman has to be the least funny actress around today. Possible Lena Dunham too. She's another one I don't think is very funny.
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‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ To Crush ‘Aladdin’s Lamp With $230M+ Global Bow; ‘Rocketman’ & ‘Ma’ To Rock In Counter-Programming Play
With superhero fever cooled down for about a week until Disney/Fox’s Dark Phoenix, the world is primed for a big spectacle, shifting interest to monsters, and Elton John.
Legendary builds out of its Japanese-classic beasts inspired franchise with its third installment Godzilla: King of the Monsters in which the green, continually irate reptile encounters more large animal enemies like himself, i.e. Mothra, Rodan, and the three-headed King Ghidorah without any concern for the greater Earth, its environment or population.
This production, which we hear cost $170M before P&A, will be completely dependent on overseas should it emerge into the black, and all in Godzilla and friends should see an estimated worldwide opening of $230M-235M, which by the way, stomps on Aladdin‘s $213.5M global take-off last weekend, and the global beginnings of Legendary’s 2014 redux Godzilla ($196M unadjusted for inflation and currency exchange rates) and 2017’s Kong: Skull Island ($146.1M).
Godzilla: King of the Monsters will look for B.O. crowns in 75 offshore markets (sans Spain) including Japan and China for an overseas opening of $180M. How low or high that numbers goes is contingent on the amount of fire coming out of China.
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One of Truffaut's later films, I think I have seen it before. It is a shame he died so relatively young.
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This drama from Masahiro Shinoda is based on the Chikamatsu Monzaemon play and has an excellent traditional Japanese-style score from Toru Takemitsu. I liked that the elements of Japanese theater were retained such as the black-cloaked singers who act as a sort of Greek chorus that progresses the story forward. I also liked that Shima Iwashita portrays both the prostitute object of his desire and the man's ill-treated wife- the two women completely destroyed by his selfish, hedonist actions. While the plot isn't particularly complex or new (a man being torn between his wife and a lover is as old as time itself) what made this film stand out to me was the beautiful cinematography and the interesting Kabuki and Noh-inspired scenery and acting. The suicide of the lovers also manages to be beautifully shot and poetic.
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Anything by Bela Tarr and I usually love the Krasznahorkai books that influence his films.
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Friday the 13th
Next: a traumatic experience
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I've seen that one too. My favorite part is when he snipes the man from the building.
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It's a shame that Orson Welles never played Marx in a drama movie because I think they look very similar.
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47 minutes ago, kingrat said:
Sorry to hear that the print was so poor, because Devi is certainly a film worth seeing. I have read that some of Ray's films have not been well preserved, which is shocking given his status as India's best-known director.
The visual and audio quality was so poor it looked like a film from the 1930s or 40s rather than from 1960. In one scene, the woman is afraid to go into the woods and the ringing and crackling of the audio is so loud that I thought it was supposed to be dogs barking at first before realizing it was just the decrepit audio condition.
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A very good film from Satyajit Ray with a bit of an agnostic or atheist message but also one of pride vs. humility. Of course, the father is very much to blame for not handling a bizarre dream in a proper manner but if Doyamoyee had not gotten caught up in the pride and power she did not deserve then things would not have turned out so badly for her. The poor son is the real hero of the film and becomes a stranger in his own home. I very much appreciated this film but the audio of the copy TCM played really could use a touch up.
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On 5/25/2019 at 6:35 PM, TopBilled said:
So how has this been going...?
Do viewers like the new cohost of Essentials and the films she's chosen?
Yeah, I saw it and the intro was okay and I always love seeing that film so this week gets a good score by me.
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The audio to Devi/ Goddess was extremely poor quality unfortunately.
It sounded like a bunch of dog barking was recorded over the speaking.
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I think Tracey Ullman really looks a bit like Theresa May.
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40 minutes ago, Ampersand said:
I'm watching it and while I appreciate the ingenious tactics of Bluto and Popeye's ability to carry his useless team, isn't taking the football before the other team can hike, passing it to yourself and scoring a touchdown blatantly cheating?
Yeah and making a literal bulldozer out of players is also cheating. You have to have a suspension of disbelief.
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It sounded like a bunch of dog barking was recorded over the speaking.
David Lynch Receiving Honorary Oscar
in General Discussions
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He's also responsible for this high art film.
(really though, I wish I could find the original video this is from).