Best Scene: Ichizo pleads for someone to join him.
Best Scene: A final hymn.
Best Scene: Would that it were so simple.
Best Scene: Caleb wakes up.
Best Scene: Hector tells about his son.
Best Scene: The interpreter meets Rodrigues.
Best Scene: William's prayer at night.
Best Scene: Dima says goodbye to Perry.
Best Scene: Kichijiro's first Confession.
Best Scene: Ferreira meets Rodrigues.
Best Scene: A story of Concubines.
Best Scene: The Boar.
This is not something I mentioned in my review but will I now. Foster's realization of Tanner went even further for me as he so reminded of my own older brother with whom I share a similair relationship to that Toby shares with Tanner, though far less extreme and in different circumstances of course. The little nuances and details of such relationship were there for me, and it connected with me on an even deeper level because of that. I simply cannot deny something like that.
Best Scene: The brothers say their goodbyes.
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- Riz Ahmed in Rogue One
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- Masatoshi Nagase in Paterson
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- Mike Birbiglia in Don't Think Twice
- Channing Tatum in Hail Caesar!
- Idris Elba in The Jungle Book
- Hayden Szeto in The Edge of Seventeen
- Mads Mikkelsen in Dr. Strange
- Lucas Hedges in Manchester by the Sea
- David Wenham in Lion
- Jiang Wen in Rogue One
- Brendan Gleeson in Live By Night
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- Sam Worthington in Hacksaw Ridge
- TJ Miller in Deadpool
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- Rhys Darby in Hunt for the Wilderpeople
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- Joel Edgerton in Midnight Special
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- Aidan Gillen in Sing Street
- Corey Stoll in Cafe Society
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- Ben Mendelsohn in Rogue One
- Robert Picardo in Hail Caesar!
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- Alex Wolff in Patriots Day
- Themo Melikidze in Patriots Day
- Benedict Wong in Dr. Strange
- Callum Turner in Green Room
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- Keanu Reeves in The Neon Demon
- Timothy Spall in Denial
- Frank Grillo in Captain America Civil War
- Bryan Cranston in Kung Fu Panda 3
- Matthew Goode in Allied
- Chiwetel Ejiofor in Dr. Strange
- Mahershala Ali in Hidden Figures
- Bill Camp in Midnight Special
- Mahershala Ali in Free State of Jones
- Jared Harris in Allied
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- Ciaran Hinds in Bleed For This
- Jemaine Clement in Moana
- Kevin Bacon in Patriots Day
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- John Goodman Patriots Day
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- JK Simmons in Patriots Day
- Woody Harrelson in Triple 9
- William H. Macy in Blood Father
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- Jay Hernandez in Suicide Squad
- Karl Urban in Star Trek Beyond
- Tye Sheridan in X-Men Apocalypse
- Clancy Brown in Hail Caesar!
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- Aaron Eckhart in Sully
- Daniel Grao in Julieta
- Chiwetel Ejiofor in Triple 9
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- Karl Urban in Pete's Dragon
- Zachary Quinto in Star Trek Beyond
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- Harry Lloyd in Anthropoid
- August Diehl in Allied
- David Costabile in 13 Hours
- Anthony Mackie in Triple 9
- Ken Stott in Cafe Society
- Simon McBurney in Allied
- Wyatt Russell in Everybody Wants Some
- Bradley Cooper in War Dogs
- Karl Geary in I Am Not a Serial Killer
- Graham McTavish in The Finest Hours
- Norman Reedus in Triple 9
- Chris Messina in Live By Night
- Jeremy Renner in Arrival
- Chris Cooper in Demolition
- Keanu Reeves in Keanu
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- Ryan Guzman in Everybody Wants Some
- Keith Carradine in A Quiet Passion
- Edgar Ramirez in Gold
- Mark Strong in Miss Sloane
- Stephen Fry in Love and Friendship
- Anthony Head in A Street Cat Named Bob
- Vince Vaughn in Hacksaw Ridge
- JK Simmons in The Accountant
- Chris Tucker in Billy Lynn's Halftime Walk
- Idris Elba in Zootopia
- Jai Courtney in Suicide Squad
- Kevin Pollack in War Dogs
- Christopher Lambert in Hail Caesar!
- Ewan McGregor in Miles Ahead
- Michael Shannon in Loving
- Sam Waterston in Miss Sloane
- Steve Carrell in Cafe Society
- Sam Shepard in Midnight Special
- Anton Lesser in Allied
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nocturnal Animals
- Jon Bernthal in The Accountant
- JK Simmons in Zootopia
- Clifton Collins Jr. in Triple 9
- Method Man in Keanu
- Anton Yelchin in Star Trek Beyond
- Choi Woo-shik in Train to Busan
- Jason Mitchell in Keanu
- Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in The Magnificent Seven
- Andrew Scott in Denial
- Forest Whittaker in Arrival
- Michael C. Hall in Christine
- Don Wycherley in Sing Street
- Eric Bana in The Finest Hours
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- Matthew McConaughey in Kubo and the Two Strings
- Kim Eui-sung in Train to Busan
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- Johnny Depp in Yoga Hosers
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- Wes Bentley in Pete's Dragon
- Justin Long in Yoga Hosers
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- Michael Sheen in Nocturnal Animals
- Will Smith in Suicide Squad
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- Beau Knapp in The Nice Guys
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- Chris Cooper in Live By Night
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320 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 320 of 320Matt Mustin: Depp shouldn't be a problem, I'm sure he could find some moments from his 3.5 performances.
Louis: What would you've done to improve Sleepy Hollow (1999), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (2007) and Les Miserables (2012).
Louis: Is there a chance for an upgrade for Tom Hanks in The Burbs?
Matt:
Downey:
1. Dude playing a dude disguised as another dude - Tropic Thunder
2. Chaplin's Audition - Chaplin
3. Watching the tape - Captain America: Civil War
4. The Audition - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
5. Returning home after the fire - Restoration
6. "I am Iron Man" - Iron Man
7. "Never go full retard" - Tropic Thunder
8. Saving the Day - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
9. Chaplin's sees his old films play - Chaplin
10. Personal argument with Cap - Captain America: Civil War
Depp:
1. Talking Bela out of suicide - Ed Wood
2. A Christmas Present - Edward Scissorhands
3. Whitey Explains he wasn't a rat - Black Mass
4. The Fun House - Ed Wood
5. Visiting Connolly's Wife - Black Mass
6. Meeting Orson Welles - Ed Wood
7. The town turns against him - Edward Scissorhands
8. The best director for the job - Ed Wood
9. Killing the prostitute - Black Mass
10. Meeting Bela for the first time - Ed Wood
Luke:
Sleepy Hollow:
I will grant that the tone it is going for rarely works out all that well, but I would say Ravenous did a better job of going for something similair the same year.
I would just say they could have removed a few of the overly serious elements particularly the "Ichabod's Mother" subplot which interfered a bit with the overall darkly comedic tone.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (2007)
Again this one I think Burton just needed to lighten things up a tad. He made it excessively dour, and I'd say he could have easily even been the right man for the job. The balance though was off, and ill-fitting to the material which is meant to be a dark comedy. Burton just made it dark for the most part. Honestly he probably should have gotten someone instead of Depp, who went full brood, the part needed someone with a little bit more of a maniacal energy to off-set the darker material just a little bit.
Les Miserables (2012)
I say go epic instead, maybe Joe Wright, even though I don't love his films I think his style could have worked for the operatic nature of the material.
Anonymous:
Probably not.
I'm re-watching 'Chaplin' for an essay I'm writing now and I have to say I hope you might bump Downey up at some point.
Louis: Which 5 to 10 American actors, would you say are most adept with a British accent.
Luke:
Robert Downey Jr.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Brad Dourif
Meryl Streep
Alan Tudyk
Louis: Your top 10 Bruce Dern acting moments. As well as your thoughts on him as an actor.
Louis: So, what are your thoughts on the casting of Brie Larson as Ms. Marvel?
Charles:
Dern - (He's a great actor, and I'd agree bit underrated. Throughout his career he's proved quite capable in a variety of roles, giving some very funny turns, some powerful dramatic work, and of course some memorable villains along the way. He's someone who does have a style of his own, and can enliven a picture by his mere presence like with Drive, He Said for example. I'm so glad he was nominated for Nebraska as Coming Home, despite being a decent performance on its own, was not a great representative of his overall cinematic output.)
Charles:
1. Woody Drives through Town - Nebraska
2. Asa kills - The Cowboys
3. The Ending - Silent Running
4. "But it says I won" - Nebraska
5. "Hey Pinocchio Where are you going?" - The Burbs
6. A hateful tale - The Hateful Eight
7. Psychiatrist - Black Sunday
8. Death of a Robot - Silent Running
9. Asa threatens the boy - The Cowboys
10. His scene - Django Unchained
Anonymous:
She sounds like a great fit to the Marvel style honestly. In that she can certainly do drama, but with a very light touch when needed.
Louis: Any Leading performances from the 2000s that could go up from a 4.5 to a 5.
TIL Alan Tudyk is American.
Louis: Your Christian Bale Top 10 moments? Oddly enough, I don't see him mentioned a lot in this blog in general.
94dfk1: I'll be completely honest with you. I like and admire him as an actor, but he's not as in demand as he used to and there's plenty of actors that I have a greater affection for right now.
94fdk1: He's a very good actor, but i really could care less about him right now. There's many more actors that are worth talking about, currently.
I think Bale is a great actor who hasn't had a "great" role in a few years. The dry spell will eventually end.
Robert: I agree.
Luke:
No one else who hasn't been mentioned before.
94dk1:
I suppose it is a little interesting that he was one of those actors pre-2010 where everyone wondered when he was going to get finally Oscar nominated. Then after he won, he's probably had one of the most muted reactions towards his two later nominations. One could almost forget he was even nominated last year.
1. Meeting Lord Cadlow - The Prestige
2. Borden says goodbye to Fallon - The Prestige
3. Listening to the tape - Out of the Furnace
4. Dieter in Captivity - Rescue Dawn
5. Killing Paul Allen - American Psycho
6. A bullet Catch gone wrong - The Prestige
7. Finding "Justice" - Out of the Furnace
8. Seeing Duane - Rescue Dawn
9. Watching the Documentary - The Fighter
10. Telling Ben the truth - 3:10 to Yuma
Bale has become quite the forgettable actor. I forgot he was nominated for The Big Short before Louis mentioned it.
Louis: Top 5/10 Hugh Jackman moments.
Luke:
Hey easy enough with The Prestige since he's great outside of Root and his first Lord Cadlow scene.
1. Ending - The Prestige
2. Reading Borden's Diary - The Prestige
3. Soliloquy - Les Miserables
4. The Transported Man - The Prestige
5. Failed Water Tank trick - The Prestige
6. Being Shown the Clothes - Prisoners
7. Failed Bullet Catch - The Prestige
8. Berserker rage - X-2
9. Ending - Les Miserables
10. Vs Magneto - Days of Future Past
Louis: Are you confident in Jackman giving a career-best in Logan.
Luke:
Well I'm hoping for the best, but I don't want to hype it up in my head too much.
Louis: This could actually be a great year for him, because his role in The Greatest Showman suits him perfectly.
His performance in Prisoners has grown on me over the past few years. I initially dismissed his performance as overacting at the time, but I understood what he was going for in subsequent viewings.
I think he's great in Prisoners.
Louis: If possible to rank, your top 5 Heath Ledger acting moments.
Robert: Gyllenhaal has stuck with me more from Prisoners than Jackman.
Charles: Yeah, I think everyone agrees Gyllenhaal was MVP of that film, acting wise.
Gyllenhaal is the better of the two, but the gap between him and Jackman has certainly lessened for me.
Charles: Bale certainly hasn't had a great role in a long while, but I have a bit too much affection for his great performances in The Prestige and American Psycho (he's close to being my #1 of the decade for the former).
Louis: What do you think actors like Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro need to do in order to give another 4.5/5 worthy performance?
Bale just needs a properly good dramatic role - he's one of those actors who really does excel with awards bait roles. His last two Oscar nominations were strange in that he had the least 'showy' character in the ensemble in the first, and in The Big Short he barely had a character to work with. I have a feeling he'll be great in Hostiles.
Louis: Your top 5 Beatles songs. Mine would be-
1. Hey Jude
2. Let It Be
3. Yesterday
4. Can't Buy Me Love
5. A Hard Day's Night
Charles:
1. "Why so serious?" - The Dark Knight
2. Interrogation scene - The Dark Knight
3. Hospital scene - The Dark Knight
4. "Can't you let me be" - Brokeback Mountain
5. Pencil Trick - The Dark Knight
Tahmeed:
They both just need to try or get a director who actually pushes them. I hear Pacino's TV work is that good, so I should try to watch it sometime. De Niro though just always feels like he's coasting, even when he's not sleepwalking he always seems to be taking it pretty easy.
1. Let It Be
2. Yesterday
3. Come Together
4. Eleanor Rigby
5. Hey Jude
Louis, do you have any thoughts and rating on Nawazuddin in Lion, he is one of my all time favorite actors. I think he was effective in his small role.
Charles: Split was a good film, I really liked the direction and the screenplay did a good job of creating a different kind of world without it being in your face. I'ts a movie that is hard to talk about without spoilers so i'm just gonna say that it deserves your money.
Ratings:
McAvoy: 5
Joy: 3.5-4
Buckley: 4 - 4.5
The Other Two Girls: 2
Guys, now that Varun's mentioned Lion, did you guys cry while watching any film this year? I wept at the end of Lion, and came close to tears during Hacksaw Ridge, Loving (on re-watch), Train to Busan, and the 'no bathroom' scene in Hidden Figures. Silence was really emotionally powerful but in more of a thoughtful, contemplative sort of way I found quite compelling.
And my favourite Beatles song is an odd one, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.
Slightly off topic but I had no idea that the game I was playing, Nioh was originally based on an unfinished Akira Kurosawa script =D, the fact that it is getting great reviews makes me wonder how he would have directed the film version.
It seems like A Kurosawa project, An Irishman who arrives in Japan in pursuit of his mortal enemy while caught in the middle of a war between Tokugawas forces and Ishidas forces, could be very Yojimbo like, obviously there is a supernatural element in it but that wouldnt be too unlike Kurosawa.
Calvin: Arrival (on rewatch). Suicide Squad made me cry internally, but for different reasons.
I also do like The Beatles a whole lot, anything thats got the word...Rock in it =D I will most likely endear myself to it, and yes The Beatles were definitely a rock band =D.
Louis: Did you ever see the documentary Let It Be? the only time The Beatles won an Academy Award together =D.
Calvin: Silence on second viewing. And Nocturnal Animals for how crappy it was. Hehe :D
Louis: Ratings and thoughts on the cast of The Wailing and John Krasinski in 13 Hours
Calvin: A Monster Calls. I sat in the theater sobbing with snot running down my nose.
Arrival, Moonlight, Silence, Hacksaw Ridge, Lion.
Lion's ending really got to me hahaha.
Robert: Thanks for reminding me, A Monster Calls was devastating. Was close to tears then as well.
I cried during Kidman's monologue in Lion and Felicity Jones' speech about "breaking things" in A Monster Calls, and the final scene of Moonlight came pretty close to making me cry.
Calvin: I never cry while watching movies, so no.
Alex: Suicide Squad made me angry.
Calvin: Last two times I've seen La La Land, Emma Stone's performance of "Audition" made me tear up quite a bit.
RatedRStar:
I might have but it would have been a long time ago if I did.
Varun:
I thought he was more than fine but his performance did not stand out for me too much.
Luke:
Kwak - 2.5(The poor man's Song Kang-ho??? Kwak though just gets into a bit of overacting a little too often making it so it is hard to take him seriously in even the most dramatic moments. Song managed a somewhat similair role in Memories of a Murder so much more effectively. Kwak doesn't quite know when to pull back from the comedy or when to go for something a bit more dramatic. He has some good moments in the film but overall it is problematic performance.)
Kunimura - 4(Very good at being a proper enigma as it is hard to know exactly what he means yet there is just something fascinating about the presence that Kunimura brings. Kunimura then is brilliant in his final scene when he finally speaks. He goes from being potentially sympathetic in his calm demeanor like just a nice old man to becoming absolutely chilling as these sinister quality grows from this. It is a gradual transition to becoming rather terrifying.)
Hwang - 3.5(Again brings this certain charisma to his role though and initially comes off as just so well meaning yet kind of hapless. He then though switches to something else in just his demeanor to make his final scenes rather haunting.)
Krasinski - 3.5(I have to give him credit for keeping his head above water making at least the best out of his "dumb Bay lines" he gets, and gets over them well enough to avoid becoming a cartoon. Then when the action starts he does offer some weight to otherwise rather lackluster film, he most importantly aces his final breakdown.)
So wait, did anyone ever give review suggestions for 1937? Because I have a few:
Jean Gabin-Pepe le Moko
Fredric March-Nothing Sacred
Edward Arnold-Easy Living
Ronald Colman-The Prisoner of Zenda
Henry Fonda-You Only Live Once
Michael: I only suggested Gabin.
Michael: I suggested Bogart and Robinson.
Michael McCarthy: Yes I did, I had Gabin, Colman, Stewart, Bogart and Marx.
Ill always have my 5 ready regardless of which year.
I've always thought Krasinski could be a revelation if given a good, proper meaty role. Plus the man's married to Emily Blunt, kudos to that.
Calvin: Lion, Hacksaw Ridge and Silence.
Louis: Your thoughts on the score of The Mask Of Zorro.
By the way I'll take any suggestions for 37 supporting(I doubt I'll do more than an update on the overall though) even if it is just a wild guess.
Luke:
A downright wonderful score, very underrated in a rather underrated film. Horner's work though has just the perfect swashbuckling sort of feel with the themes just sounding like they belong to Zorro. Eloquent in the best of ways with a real fun that's great for the light tone, yet with just the right dramatic undercurrents still found within.
Louis: Your Top Five Costume Design?
Anonymous:
1. The Handmaiden
2. The Neon Demon
3. Silence
4. La La Land
5. Allied
Louis: It's a bit strange that The Mask Of Zorro is missing from your top ten for 1998. What rating would you give it.
Luke:
To be honest that was probably a safety omission on my part, just because I haven't seen it in quite awhile.
Louis, after seeing The Age of Shadows and The Wailing, have you ceased considering Song Kang-ho the poor man's Choi Min-sik (I only jest, Louis :P)
Calvin:
Well Choi is still the King, but Song's pretty good in his own right.
There was a period of time where John Krasinski had Jenna Fischer as his TV wife and Emily Blunt as his real wife. Kudos indeed.
I had a couple of tears well up at the the end of La La Land. It got to me. Anyone else?
To paraphrase Futurama, the fact that Krasinski is Emily Blunt's husband CONFUSES AND INFURIATES ME!
1937 supporting
Ray Milland - Easy Living
Edward G Robinson - Kid Galahad
Claude Rains - The Prince and the Pauper
Louis: Your thoughts on the Pirates Of The Caribbean score.
Anyone watched that Alien Covenant clip? Everyone just seems so...awkward, Fassbender included.
Calvin: Yes I did, It was rather cringe-worthy. Will it stop me from watching it, no, as I have to go in with an open mind.
Calvin: I have to point out, Ridley Scott's son directed the prologue and I doubt it'll be in the final cut.
Louis: Your thoughts on the cinematography of Lion.
Louis: What's your rating and thoughts on Frank Grillo in Civil War?
Matt Mustin: With the brief time he had, he didn't make any kind of impact for me and he was OK in Winter Soldier.
Everyone: Thoughts on Netflix buying the rights to Martin Scorsese's The Irishman with Robert de Niro, Al Pacino, Bobby Cannavale and MAYBE Joe Pesci?
94dfk1: Not too happy about that. I'm have mixed feelings about how Netflix treats their series.
Louis: How close are Hoskins' and Lloyd to being fives for Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Louis: Your cast and director for a 1940's version of The Burbs.
94dfk1: Have to agree with Charles on this one.
It seems to be an unwanted last resort for Scorsese.
I think he's scared of getting screwed out of distribution again. He worked his ass off on Silence, it had to have hurt that it got such a bad release.
Luke:
Fantastic score by Zimmer as that theme for Sparrow is pretty much perfect in reflecting the character, as the music itself sounds a little drunk. Furthermore the score just carries a fun upbeat intensity great for some good old fashioned, yet modernized swashbuckling. It has the right grandeur but with always a real sense of adventure about it.
Calvin:
I don't think that will be in the film given it's directed by Scott's son who doesn't exactly seem to be proving himself to be wait.....is there an example of a great son or daughter of director turned director? I appreciate that they're going for a more lived in feeling but that didn't work. Also it looks like the cast is a bit too large, though I'm sure that is to guarantee more kills I prefer fewer characters in order to give greater development. Fassbender I did think worked though given that I believe David (David-2?) was suppose to be awkward among the humans.
Charles:
Good if straightforward work. Has kind of a low key beauty finding it within some of the grungy settings in a natural fashion. Always more than serviceable though I would put it as a definite fifth among the nominees.
Hoskins is close, Lloyd feels right as he is.
Matt:
Grillo - 3(Watching the film again I was surprised at the emotional intensity he revealed in his character's hatred towards Cap, and I think it is a shame that they decided to kill him in the first scene. I think Crossbones could have been useful in later films. In fact I don't know why they are so eager to kill all their villains so quickly, same thing with Thomas Kretschmann's Von Strucker.)
94dk1:
I'm fine with Netflix buying it, though of the projects floating around Scorsese that was not my preference, but I'd rather Scorsese get his projects approved as soon as possible. It is a shame that this was probably a forced based on Silence's lack of financial success, which was basically guaranteed by Paramount's idiotic decisions regarding its release.
I do wonder though if Netflix will now copy Amazon's release model, rather than what they did with Beasts of No Nation.
Anonymous:
The Burbs (Directed by Frank Capra):
Ray: James Stewart
Carol: Ann Sheridan
Rumsfield: Walter Brennan
Bonnie: Dorothy Lamour
Art: William Bendix
Ricky: Mickey Rooney
Dr. Klopek: Claude Rains
Reuben Klopek: HB Warner
Walter: Frank Morgan
Louis: What would be your top five in Cinematography?
Anonymous:
1.Silence
2.La La Land
3.The Neon Demon
4.The Handmaiden
5.Arrival
Louis: Thoughts on the art direction of Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd and Les Miserables.
Had an interesting idea...
2010's Amadeus directed by Ava DuVernay:
Mozart: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Salieri: Leslie Odom, Jr.
If nothing else, could make a fun 10 minute short.
Louis, your top 10 Woody Harrelson acting moments and your top 10 Ernest Borgnine acting moments.
The most cringe-worthy aspect of the Alien clip was the comment section. Homophobes everywhere...
Hello I read your blog all the time I love it. If you wouldn't mind could you give your rating on the cast of Patriot's day especially the two actors that play the bombers. I know one of the actors.
1937
Louis Jouvet - Drole de Drame
Jean Gabin - Pepe Le Moko
Robert Donat - Knight Without Armour
Ronald Colman - The Prisoner of Zenda
Edward G. Robinson - Kid Galahad
Peter Lorre - Thank You, Mr. Moto
Luke:
Sleepy Hollow - (Pretty effective actually in creating both the Hammer/Universal look with enough of its own modernization of it, particularly with the final set pieces. There actually is a lot of dark humor in the set design themselves as they are all somewhat over the top yet still effectively creepy.)
Sweeney Todd - (Surprising it won I suppose in that the look does not feel new to Burton in the least, especially when compared to Sleepy Hollow which was basically a more expansive version of it. It works though for the film's style certainly, and the barber shop set is fairly memorable. The rest is a not particularly inspired just "creepy London" but still good.)
Les Miserables - (As cinematic Hooper goes it is step above The Danish Girl and the King's Speech, but it is far below the televised John Adams oddly enough. It has some good aspects to it like the Elephant and the dream Barricade. Some of the interiors are more than decent but again there are problematic aspects. The "barricade" barricade is very underwhelming, the whole student city section looks particularly fake, other places like the lovers garden look rather cheap, then there's places like Thenadier's inn that seem like a missed opportunity. It could be worse all things considered but it's fairly underwhelming)
Varun:
Harrelson:
1. Marty watches the Tape - True Detective
2. Dave's daughter's visit him - Rampart
3. Marty's family comes to see him - True Detective
4. Reggie Ledoux - True Detective
5. Dave's "interrogates" - Rampart
6. Keck's death - The Thin Red Line
7. "Peace is for Queers" - Seven Psychopaths
8. "My own suicide Note" - Edge of Seventeen
9. Carson and Chigurh - No Country For Old Men
10. First Visit - The Messenger
Borgnine:
1. Suicide - Marty
2. "I'm just a fat ugly man" - Marty
3. The Ending - Marty
4. Fireside - The Wild Bunch
5. End of the Date - Marty
6. The Ending - The Wild Bunch
7. Marty meets Clara - Marty
8. Fatso's introduction - From Here to Eternity
9. After the Robbery - The Wild Bunch
10. Maggio arrives at the brig - From Here to Eternity
mrmojorisini:
Thank you.
You can find my thoughts on the Patriots Day Cast here:
http://actoroscar.blogspot.com/2017/01/alternate-best-actor-1993-anthony.html
Louis: Your top ten Horror film deaths.
And your top ten McConaughey moments.
I saw Get Out last night and was pretty impressed. Manages a great balance of genuine scares and satire.
Robert: What did you think of Kaluuya.
Luke: Impressive. Gives the film the emotional anchor it needs. The whole cast was great.
Luke:
1. Chestburster - Alien
2. The Shower - Psycho
3. Opening - Jaws
4. The Stairwell - Psycho
5. Frozen - The Shining
6. Prom - Carrie
7. Plate of Glass - The Omen
8. Gullotine - I Saw the Devil
9. The Actress - Peeping Tom
10. Apple - The Witch
I purposefully omitted anything from a true story horror film.
McConaughey:
1. Letters from home - Interstellar
2. His Scene - The Wolf of Wall Street
3. Time is a Flat circle - True Detective
4. Breakdown - Dallas Buyers Club
5. Ending - True Detective
6. "Alright, Alright, Alright" - Dazed and Confused
7. Religion - True Detective
8. Chicken Wing - Killer Joe
9. Nothing can Kill Ron Woodroof in 30 Days - Dallas Buyers Club
10. Rad Thibodeaux - King of the Hill
Louis: Who would you say has a more likely chance of getting a five from you in future? Sean Penn or George Clooney.
Where can i find Louis' thoughts on Nocturnal Animals and it's cast?
Luke:
Well it's interesting in that they both have their challenges Penn going full ham far too often, Clooney just coasting far too often. I'll say probably Clooney though since he's had the highest height this decade, The American, and has had the best performance most recently, Hail Caesar!.
Charles:
My review of Shannon is where you'll find the best representation of my current thoughts. My feelings towards the film were negative to begin with but they decayed even further with time.
Clooney should probably reunite with Corbijn.
Louis: Thoughts on the art direction of Star Wars Episodes I-VII and Rogue One.
Louis: Your thoughts on the cinematography and the art direction of La La Land.
Louis, what's your ratings and thoughts on the cast of The Accountant, other than Affleck?
Anonymous: I think Louis gave his thoughts on them, after the nominations were announced.
Louis: Is Tom Courtenay for Doctor Zhivago still in your top 20 favorite supporting roles?
Louis: What do you think of Into the West from Return of the King?
Louis: And May It Be, Gollum's Song from LOTR and Come What May from Moulin Rouge.
Louis: Lastly, The Edge Of Night (Pippin's Song) from ROTK.
Luke:
Phantom - (Not truly art direction in the academy sense for much of the original trilogy with the sheer amount of CGI used. Even including that this is pretty unspectacular work. The best of it, Tatooine, are basically rehashes of the first film. The rest is unspectacular. The senate chamber, frankly the real UN has a more interesting design and it's contained by reality, the Jedi temple nothing of note, think about the setting for the final with Maul even, just some bland bridges and a bland final chamber. Then counting the CGI even it is a lot of CGI but nothing of note. There's images of "dense" imagery, yet not compelling imagery.)
Clones - (Again large CGI is just there, it adds surprisingly so little. You are never granted a sense of place through partially because it is overused. The little sets we do get are so bland. Compare the bar in this film to the Cantina, and there is a lot to be desired. One of the bigger sets, the arena, is nothing of note. Again the real Roman Colosseum is far more interesting.)
Sith - (As usual the highlight. The planets here are at least a little better than the other films, and they have a few more sets to offer. It still isn't anything great. Mustafar is probably the most interesting and that still is not anything of note just a general lava planet you'd see in any video game. All of these films almost make space seem smaller by making so many vistas seem so hollow. This is just imagery no more, partially due to the lack of real sets, partially due to the overabundance of non-compelling CGI imagery.)
Star Wars - (Okay this is where things begin and really it is worth noting something about this. Star Wars realized space in a way that felt real. It never felt like they went from a spaceship set to a space station set. Now it's true it was all really there, but that's what makes also makes it so impressive. It had a lived in quality, in that there felt like practicality to the rooms and the sets, something that was missing in the prequels. They also though represented the idea of a different culture in each of the designs, whether it was that dirty cantina or the sleek yet cold Death Star. Masterful work as the illusion of the world is never broken whether it is visualized out in space or in a tiny corridor, it seems like a galaxy far far away.)
Empire - (As usual Empire took with what was established and ran with it. We got a few more aspects to things we already saw, then took us to new places, the addition of say Darth Vadar's chamber within an Imperial ship. It also brought new places and took things even further in terms of realizing the various worlds. Whether that is even the Imperial walkers on a snow planet, or the swamps of Degoba. They never took a pass, as even those swamps are made real yet still not of Earth. Everything in Cloud City is a particular highlight whether it is the regal quality of the top, or those perfectly atmospheric lower quarters near the carbonite chamber.)
Return - (Again not the highlight of the series, but still good. It just isn't quite as daring as Empire, and the forest planet isn't all that interesting. It still has plenty to offer within Jabba's palace, although it feels like a bit of a rehash of the cantina, though hey the Sarlack pit is pretty great. There is the Death Star 2 which seems pretty lazy, but the Emperor's Chamber is rather remarkable. It's not even a mixed bag, it's very good, but it is the weakest of the three.)
Awakens - (Often derided as unoriginal overall, and yes technically the designs are closer to originals than the prequels were. The designs here though are better and far more effective in creating sense of place. There isn't anything too daring though. A few alterations that are more than fine. The Starkiller Base is not quite the death star, but also it's not too original. It though again does grant the feeling of an actual place, aided actually being a lot of the time. This film though plays it a little too safe. The most daring aspect of the art direction is probably the second Cantina, which is fine but still nothing incredible. Its exterior is the best part of the film's art direction I'd say. You just don't feel thirty plus years of change in any of the designs which is unfortunate.)
Rogue One - (This film's art direction actually makes Awakens look a little bad because it offers a bit more despite having an actual excuse for being so similar to the original trilogy. Now those recreations are all great, but it goes further. Jedah is brilliant addition, and the city is well realized, lived in, of the original, yet still unique enough. The beach planet is also quite remarkable, again playing the old song but changing up just enough to be fresh.)
I'd give TFA a little more credit, of only for the snowy forest. Was surprised to find out that was a set they built with no green screen.
Louis: In your opinion, what did The Misfits need to be a better film? Huston writing the script?
Charles:
The top lists are unchanged for the time being.
Anonymous:
To amend my thoughts on La La Land's art direction a bit further, because I noticed there's been a bit of sniffiness toward some of the on location portions. Of course there's already the epilogue which is worthy of a win to begin with. That sniffy attitude dismisses the art of set decoration, which includes on location. It's part cinematography, but also set decoration that makes those places look as cinematic, even magical, as they do onscreen.
Robert:
To be perfectly honest the introduction of it gives me chills. The song feels just right for the literal conclusion of the trilogy. Realizing the White Habor imagery beautifully, though if I must criticize its introduction and outro is stronger than the refrain.
In regards to Force Awakens, yes that is a highlight, and to be honest I probably would have been more positive if I hadn't just written about the original trilogy.
Luke:
May It Be - Again a bit like Into the West in terms of the structure, though I'd say West is stronger overall. This one gets a bit too cumbersome in the middle, but its high points are high.
Gollum's song: You know I kinda hate this song. It's a bit hard to listen to at times, mostly aimless and rather ponderous, perhaps to represent Gollum's state of mind, but that doesn't make for a very good song.
Come What May: A bit overproduced in terms of its instrumentation but the main vocals are quite captivating granting the right romantic grandeur to the song.
The Edge of Night - I don't even love the scene (Old problematic Denethor), the song is even rather short, but it is absolutely haunting in its simplicity.
Anonymous:
Yes. Miller's style doesn't translate all that well to screen.
Who is the war hero?
tunua: I don't know.
What do you think about David Oyelowo in Queen of Katwe? How would you rate him?
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