The Movie Thread

[Yulia]

I understood it like that: the main idea is the "crime" when someone gives you a hope and then "takes it back" , and I was watching it from this perspective.Very bitter feeling, especially in the end. But yes, in general it's close to your description. Agree with "Pretty woman", must say that I prefer realistic movies like "Anora" much more than romantic "Pretty woman" though

 

[Kiwiwomble]

so, after the unfortunate passing of Gene Hackman...they happened to be showing Crimson Tide last night and with Mrs Womble away with work i had to watch, **** thats a good film and he was a great actor, if you havent seen it in a while i recommend taking the time

 

[AlRums]

so, after the unfortunate passing of Gene Hackman...they happened to be showing Crimson Tide last night and with Mrs Womble away with work i had to watch, **** thats a good film and he was a great actor, if you havent seen it in a while i recommend taking the time

Currently on Disney+

And a **** load more on Amazon prime, including one of my favourite films: A Bridge Too Far

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Oscars 2025: The list of winners in full

Anora scooped the most honours, while Conclave, The Brutalist, Wicked and Emilia Pérez also took prizes.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Does seem weird that Brody won when they said they used AI to improve his accent/pronunciation

Surely that falls under the realms of acting and should disqualify him?

 

[ncurd]

Does seem weird that Brody won when they said they used AI to improve his accent/pronunciation

Surely that falls under the realms of acting and should disqualify him?

It's a complicated decision the academy wouldn't acknowledge Serkis work on LOTR because it had enhanced so much by CGI.

This said post production enhancements have always happened ADR for example is extremely old. At what point is the performance diluted too much? Brody is definitely on screen and I wouldn't know if he spoke crap or great Hungarian so it only benefits those who know.

I'd also need to know how diffrent it was from the performance given. I argue it doesn't really enhance his performance if use tweak but if replace thats another matter. My understand is both he and Felicty still had dialect coaches and it wasn't like they spoke in thier normal tongues.

Good interview where Corbet addresses it

 

[ncurd]

Also be very wary of anything like this for Oscar nominees the controversy war often trashing opponents through the press and social media is sadly part studio's publicity budget. So something like this is likely because a studio is paying to over promote it.

Unless your name is Karla Sofía Gascón

 

[ncurd]

Still in a bit of a shock Anora won as much as it did (I need to finenout if its the firstbtike a single indivdual has won Screenplay, Editing and Directio). An independent R rated film about a sex worker this stuff "never" wins and academy usually goes for more middle of the road "safe" movies.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Still in a bit of a shock Anora won as much as it did (I need to finenout if its the firstbtike a single indivdual has won Screenplay, Editing and Directio). An independent R rated film about a sex worker this stuff "never" wins and academy usually goes for more middle of the road "safe" movies.

Is it anything like Midnight Cowboy? That won best picture way back in 1969.

 

[ncurd]

Is it anything like Midnight Cowboy? That won best picture way back in 1969.

I think you'll find Midnight Cowboy had far less stuff in it

Midnight Cowboy

MIDNIGHT COWBOY is a US drama from 1969, in which a Texan travels to New York to make money as a hustler.

www.bbfc.co.uk

Anora

A sex worker marries the son of a Russian oligarch, but soon finds his family will stop at nothing to dissolve the young couple's union in this darkly comic drama that features frequent scenes of sex and drug misuse.

www.bbfc.co.uk

 

[ncurd]

Midnight Cowboy probably retains its 18 ratings for the gang rape scene but other than that its completely mild for most modern films.

Plus the academy has outliers. But theres a reason why Green Book, Driving Miss Daisy and many other bland middle of the road films have won more often past, present and future.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Have't watched either. Just curious.

Sad that W&G didn't win. But can't judge as not watched Flow.

 

[ncurd]

Have't watched either. Just curious.

Sad that W&G didn't win. But can't judge as not watched Flow.

People are singing highly about Flow but its not been released in the UK so its hard to judge as your say.

Honestly The Wild Robot is better than W&G. VMF is certainly better than a Matter of Loaf and Death and possibly Close Shave and a Grand Day Out but its nothing on Wrong Trousers and Were-Rabbit.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

I think it's just the return of Feathers McCraw - best villain. it's longer than TWT, and TWT was what half an hour. But yeh, just really enjoyed that one over Xmas.