Oscars 2015
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
iannis
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The way that they made boyhood is pretentious, but the movie itself isn't.
The story of the movie should be the story of the movie, not that the producers, actors, director, and craft service agents took a brave leap of faith and signed onto a 12 year project. That part of it is gimmicky and more than a little bit insider. That's a story to be told at hollywood parties, it's not an advertising campaign. You strip that away and what you're left with is a competent movie. The acting is fine, maybe even good. The script is ok. It's pretty much exactly what you expect out of a movie themed like this. I don't know that taking 12 years to do it really added anything except street cred and not needing a Michangelo of a makeup artist.
The story of the movie should be the story of the movie, not that the producers, actors, director, and craft service agents took a brave leap of faith and signed onto a 12 year project. That part of it is gimmicky and more than a little bit insider. That's a story to be told at hollywood parties, it's not an advertising campaign. You strip that away and what you're left with is a competent movie. The acting is fine, maybe even good. The script is ok. It's pretty much exactly what you expect out of a movie themed like this. I don't know that taking 12 years to do it really added anything except street cred and not needing a Michangelo of a makeup artist.
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It would also make more sense to have done that if it was not filmed in 3 or 4 big blocks. There is so much difference with the kid after each ellipsis that it might as well have been another actor.
The opposite in a way is Koreeda's Nobody Knows: it is filmed within a single year, but the main character goes from child to teenager during the shooting.
The opposite in a way is Koreeda's Nobody Knows: it is filmed within a single year, but the main character goes from child to teenager during the shooting.
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I think a movie about growing up/getting older would have to benefit from the fact that the actors, writers, and directors are going through the same things in their own lives over the course of the movie.
Took your advice despite initially having no interest.
I really really enjoyed it, just everything about it was great.
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I finally caved to Bisi's endless nagging and watched Whiplash as well. I have to admit, I'm impressed that a movie about drumming was so good. I wouldn't rank it number one of the year or anything, but for a movie I had absolutely no interest in prior to this, it was a damn good movie. I have to give my hearty recommendation as well. Thanks Bisi.
So far out of the best picture nominations I've seen I liked it the most but that's probably because I don't care for biopics.
I'd like to see J.K Simmons get best supporting for sure.
I'd like to see J.K Simmons get best supporting for sure.
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Yeah, Whiplash is definitely one of my favorite movies of the year. I still think I prefer Grand Budapest Hotel better, but that was a damn good movie. That kid, he was in this and that horrible Divergent movie and The Spectacular Now, he is a pretty damn good actor.
Really surprised, that movie is fucking awesome.
Really surprised, that movie is fucking awesome.
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Just finished Still Alice. Was funny how much Baldwin stood out against Moore's acting. Hearing him recite cancer research was a little outside my suspension of belief, hah. Moore was good and I wouldn't rage against her winning, but still need to watch the others.
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Miles Teller also played a secondary but key part in Rabbit Hole and was very very good in it. And it's a pretty solid movie too.
There probably won't be any articles written on therealback story of Whiplash, but it was based upon a real professor at Juilliard in the 90's. The movie is packed with references to him, the school, and the administration that allowed this monster to grind students into the dirt.
How do I know this? I was there, and washed out before my second year. The movie doesn't portray his raw, bloody brutality, and no one really talks about him to this day because he got results, ignominious as they ultimately were. As in the movie, the professor did get fired because a student killed herself due to the stress he inflicted upon her. Not that she was weak, he took every chance he could to inflict misery upon all of us.
He drove me to wash out...I guess that was his job; the stark reality is that he and Juilliard drove me out of music all together. Kind of a heartbreak after all these years since I was considered one of the best musicians in the USA on my instrument at the time. I took a few of those offhanded slights in the movie personally; but the reality is that he purged a lot of otherwise brilliant musicians down the drain with his psychotic verbal rampages.
The movie has a happy ending. In life? not so much. I went from being a very promising musician to....to optimizing my play style in WoW to find that extra 2% DPS that I know that I am fucking missing out on. I don't wonder what could have been, but...I still love what was in a small, insular way; I still keep my instrument even though I haven't touched it in decades.
As they say, only fools have hopes.
How do I know this? I was there, and washed out before my second year. The movie doesn't portray his raw, bloody brutality, and no one really talks about him to this day because he got results, ignominious as they ultimately were. As in the movie, the professor did get fired because a student killed herself due to the stress he inflicted upon her. Not that she was weak, he took every chance he could to inflict misery upon all of us.
He drove me to wash out...I guess that was his job; the stark reality is that he and Juilliard drove me out of music all together. Kind of a heartbreak after all these years since I was considered one of the best musicians in the USA on my instrument at the time. I took a few of those offhanded slights in the movie personally; but the reality is that he purged a lot of otherwise brilliant musicians down the drain with his psychotic verbal rampages.
The movie has a happy ending. In life? not so much. I went from being a very promising musician to....to optimizing my play style in WoW to find that extra 2% DPS that I know that I am fucking missing out on. I don't wonder what could have been, but...I still love what was in a small, insular way; I still keep my instrument even though I haven't touched it in decades.
As they say, only fools have hopes.
iannis
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That wouldn't surprise me. Juliard has that reputation.
I knew an oboe player that had been accepted at Juliard and went to study elsewhere, citing that reason. The kid was a literal prodigy and his parents were apparently smart enough to protect him.
Well, the way he said it was, "Yeah. But they're a bunch of dicks. And I'm good enough to not have to." That guy was fuckin' weird. And I don't mean arrogant cause he was good enough to not have to. He was the type that a conservatory wants to give a full ride just so that they can put his name on the list of alumni.
I knew an oboe player that had been accepted at Juliard and went to study elsewhere, citing that reason. The kid was a literal prodigy and his parents were apparently smart enough to protect him.
Well, the way he said it was, "Yeah. But they're a bunch of dicks. And I'm good enough to not have to." That guy was fuckin' weird. And I don't mean arrogant cause he was good enough to not have to. He was the type that a conservatory wants to give a full ride just so that they can put his name on the list of alumni.
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iannis
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Redletter guys have called it. Boyhood sweeps everything. Even the categories it doesn't have a nomination in. Also all awards for the previous 12 years are retracted because they are invalid now that boyhood is finally finished. Also it didn't take 12 years to make 12 years a slave and what kind of bullshit is THAT?
Their new one is really funny.
I'm hungry for them beans!!!
Their new one is really funny.
I'm hungry for them beans!!!