tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post1419763927368232865..comments2024-03-28T18:52:59.863-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1976: Ron Howard in The ShootistLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-74431173680302207872015-09-02T23:30:30.924-04:002015-09-02T23:30:30.924-04:00Anonymous:
Cooper I see his appeal as a performer...Anonymous:<br /><br />Cooper I see his appeal as a performer though I don't think he was a great actor. Tracy I do think was praised for the flashiness of his early performances, even though I personally don't think he was very good at it. <br /><br />Luke: <br /><br />I'll let you know when I do. I've been very busy with certain things recently which is also why the reviews have been slow lately. <br /><br />Anonymous:<br /><br />I'll give my thoughts relatively briefly. <br /><br />Winchester 73 - (The second best Mann/Stewart western I've seen as I find its fairly tight revenge story, although not as a good as The Naked Spur, still a fine western.)<br /><br />La Notte - (A fine drama with appropriate style and subdued though effective performances. I suppose I don't love it, but I certainly liked it)<br /><br />Come Back Little Sheba - (Not exactly the most subtle of alcoholic dramas though I think it does work well enough in this more explosive take mostly do to the fine performance by Burt Lancaster and the very good Oscar winning work from Shirley Booth)<br /><br />X: The Unknown - (The film is all set up to work. It has decent atmosphere, the cast is surprisingly devoted, with this perhaps being the most I've ever liked Dean Jagger. Even the exposition jargon moves along nicely. The problem really is the monster is a major let down, and unfortunately leaves a hole in the center of the film)<br /><br />The Clock - (Its a sweet romance with a nice sense of place in the City. It's breezy to be sure, but it the way you want a film like this to be. Garland and Walker are quite likable together, and I particularly liked the <br />scenes where they interacted with James Gleason and his real life wife.)<br /><br />4-D Man - (It's very much like the Blob in style, but without as memorable of a monster or Steve McQueen to add an extra bit of cool to the proceedings. It's just not as much fun as that film, and mostly comes off as a bit goofy particularly due to the James Congdon's performance)<br /><br />The Lodger - (I think a problem with the story is that there is no mystery whatsoever, while it pretends as though there should at least be a slight one. Therefore the film depends on how much atmosphere is made from the direction, there's some, and how good the lodger is. Since he's played by Laird Cregar the film works)<br /><br />Running On Empty - (In the negative I do feel the film tips its hands a few times with a few of Judd Hirsch's scenes, and the way some of the supporting characters are feel a tad over the top. As the story of a boy needing to leave his parents it does work fairly well earning its more emotional moments rather well particularly the goodbye or when the mother visits her own father)<br /><br />Jackiboyz:<br /><br />Well what I meant was that it takes such a ludicrous over the top approach to its more theatrical moments. Obviously certainly scenes where going to be pretty big but the film comes off as a strange because it only goes BIG for those scenes while seeming just like standard drama the rest of the time. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-58852940584881080172015-09-02T19:50:34.507-04:002015-09-02T19:50:34.507-04:00Anonymous: No offense, but, don't you think th...Anonymous: No offense, but, don't you think that's a little too much? I mean, it's been 3 days and Louis still hasn't posted his new review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-42753098674252382132015-09-02T18:59:57.136-04:002015-09-02T18:59:57.136-04:00Louis I remember reading in your review of Redgrav...Louis I remember reading in your review of Redgrave for Mourning Becomes Electra (ive never seen the film), and I wanted to get more info on how you meant by the films quality, like what was strange about it?JackiBoyznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-76365268273518614122015-09-02T18:56:35.242-04:002015-09-02T18:56:35.242-04:00Louis what are your thoughts on these films that y...Louis what are your thoughts on these films that you have seen;<br /><br />Winchester 73<br />La Notte<br />Come Back Little Sheba<br />X: The Unknown<br />The Clock<br />4-D Man<br />The Lodger<br />Running On EmptyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-16765450343034815652015-09-02T14:30:35.003-04:002015-09-02T14:30:35.003-04:00Louis: Have you seen anything new recently.Louis: Have you seen anything new recently.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-54356792559417770462015-09-01T22:46:44.708-04:002015-09-01T22:46:44.708-04:00Louis: Throughout the course of reviewing Cooper a...Louis: Throughout the course of reviewing Cooper and Tracy's performances, did you came to the conclusion that they were praised for all the wrong reasons?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-6766437379254647672015-09-01T21:48:21.787-04:002015-09-01T21:48:21.787-04:00My predictions for Oscars 2016 for now.
Best Pictu...My predictions for Oscars 2016 for now.<br />Best Picture<br />The Revenant<br />The Danish Girl<br />The Hateful Eight<br />Joy<br />Carol<br />Suffragette<br />Steve Jobs<br />Bridge of Spies<br />Miles Ahead<br />Spotlight<br /><br />Best Director<br />Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu (The Revenant)<br />Steven Spielberg (Bridge of Spies)<br />Tom Hooper (The Danish Girl)<br />Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight)<br />David O. Russell (Joy)<br /><br />Best Actor<br />Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)<br />Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)<br />Michael Caine (Youth)<br />Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)<br />Tom Hiddleston (I Saw The Light)<br /><br />Best Actress<br />Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)<br />Cate Blanchett (Carol)<br />Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)<br />Carey Mulligan (Suffragette)<br />Julianne Moore (Freeheld)<br /><br />Best Supporting Actor<br />Tom Hardy (The Revenant)<br />Robert De Niro (Joy)<br />Michael Keaton (Spotlight)<br />Samuel L. Jackson (The Hateful Eight)<br />Harvey Keitel (Youth)<br /><br />Best Supporting Actress<br />Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)<br />Rooney Mara (Carol)<br />Marion Cotillard (Macbeth)<br />Helena Bonham Carter (Suffragette)<br />Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-72860261074111262372015-09-01T19:14:48.547-04:002015-09-01T19:14:48.547-04:00Those are my fantasy predictions for 2016 oscar:
B...Those are my fantasy predictions for 2016 oscar:<br />BP <br />Joy <br />Carol<br />The Danish Girl<br />The Hateful Eight<br />The Bridge Of Spies<br />The Revenant<br />Steve Jobs<br />Suffragette<br />Miles Ahead<br /><br />BD<br />Quentin Tarantino<br />Todd Haines<br />Steven Spielberg<br />Tom Hooper<br />Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu<br /><br />Best Actor<br />Don Cheadle<br />Leo DiCaprio<br />Eddie Redmayne<br />Michael Fassbender<br />Michael Caine / Tom Hiddleston / Tom Hanks<br /><br />Best Actress<br />Alicia Vikander<br />Cate Blanchett<br />Jennifer Lawrence<br />Julianne Moore<br />Carey Mulligan<br /><br />Best Supporting Actor<br />Samuel L. Jackson<br />Kurt Russell<br />Tom Hardy<br />Idris Elba<br />Robert DeNiro<br /><br />Best Supporting Actress<br />Jennifer Jason Leigh<br />Kate Winslet<br />Rooney Mara<br />Ellen Page<br />Marion Cotrillard / Elizabeth Olsen / Someone from Joy<br />Omar Franinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03165429222802818138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-91476711496632363642015-09-01T18:45:38.042-04:002015-09-01T18:45:38.042-04:00I have to admit West Side Story, like The Breakfas...I have to admit West Side Story, like The Breakfast Club, is a movie I can't seem to not love despite all of it's glaring flaws.Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-56110625284335941492015-09-01T18:31:32.701-04:002015-09-01T18:31:32.701-04:00Louis: I presume Romeo and Juliet is not one of yo...Louis: I presume Romeo and Juliet is not one of your favorite Shakespeare plays? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-24204537529914199122015-09-01T18:18:08.051-04:002015-09-01T18:18:08.051-04:00Macbeth looks very promising, although outside of ...Macbeth looks very promising, although outside of techs and potentially Cotillard (if she goes supporting only) I don't think it will make much of an impact as only really Branagh and Olivier were able to make the Academy like Shakespeare. <br /><br />Not sure what to make of The Danish Girl yet other than it appears Vikander is definitely lead. <br /><br />Anonymous:<br /><br />Newman - 3(I think he gets off the best in the film because he rejects attempting to do the style the other actors try, and does just fine by giving a fairly straight forward evil businessman performance. That said it's just a fairly straight forward evil businessman performance, he's good, but nothing special.)<br /><br />Robbins - 2.5(Eh this performance just doesn't quite work for me as I never find he exactly matches the likes of Eddie Bracken or Joel McCrea as I feel that's the sort of thing he's going for. The style just isn't pure, and falters because of that.)<br /><br />My Fair Lady - (This musical has some decent source material, but this is hampered by several things. There is something so inexpressive about the film as the sets could not feel more life less and uninteresting. The style is just so bland that it fails to make the musical engaging for its long running time. The cast just doesn't work all that well outside of old Stanley Holloway, and fails to give the needed vibrancy to the songs. I actually do like some of the numbers but the story drags to the point that it feels like a chore to finish.)<br /><br />West Side Story - (Now here I'll give credit in that Robert Wise has a keener eye on how to make musical numbers come to life a bit. There's is an energy to them in this film that's not in My Fair Lady. Nevertheless Romeo and Juliet in itself is not a great story, and needs to get by through the extremes of the emotions involved. This is hurt here by the leads as well who both feel miscast in one way or another. A great deal of the supporting cast is problematic as well, but that's because they also feels too much from the stage. I don't hate the film, but it just doesn't do much for me)<br /><br />Robert:<br /><br />The same was true for Philomena, Selma, and Nebraska. I don't think it's anything to worry about yet. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-78941724323505833322015-09-01T16:39:23.441-04:002015-09-01T16:39:23.441-04:00Calvin: Do you actually believe Kristen Stewart wi...Calvin: Do you actually believe Kristen Stewart will be nominated? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-14770143269305607252015-09-01T14:48:51.641-04:002015-09-01T14:48:51.641-04:00Michael McCarthy: Depp's my #6.
Robert: Hope ...Michael McCarthy: Depp's my #6.<br /><br />Robert: Hope it's not a bad omen for Mulligan.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-29364337088521365992015-09-01T14:45:06.098-04:002015-09-01T14:45:06.098-04:00I actually heard that Suffragette's test scree...I actually heard that Suffragette's test screenings have not gone well.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-31289502347396090162015-09-01T14:44:54.083-04:002015-09-01T14:44:54.083-04:00Calvin: If you think Sergeant York is the only tim...Calvin: If you think Sergeant York is the only time where Cooper gave a bad performance, then you haven't seen The Westerner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-88226082502692515402015-09-01T14:44:20.281-04:002015-09-01T14:44:20.281-04:00I actually would put my money on Johnny Depp for t...I actually would put my money on Johnny Depp for the fifth Best Actor slot. Also Idris Elba supposedly has a strong supporting actor campaign for Beasts of No Nation.Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-75666046284959297952015-09-01T14:38:29.775-04:002015-09-01T14:38:29.775-04:00Anonymous: It pains me so much, but I obviously ag...Anonymous: It pains me so much, but I obviously agree. :(Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-13150032466362277262015-09-01T14:35:27.734-04:002015-09-01T14:35:27.734-04:00Everything Meryl Streep does is gold for the Acade...Everything Meryl Streep does is gold for the Academy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-46453190071621005332015-09-01T14:31:03.039-04:002015-09-01T14:31:03.039-04:00The only Streep nomination I've had a problem ...The only Streep nomination I've had a problem with so far was August Osage County. And even then I think it was Adams who stole away Rooney Mara/Brie Larson's deserved spot (they were never in the running but a man can dream right?)Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-77629086378802346162015-09-01T14:28:24.375-04:002015-09-01T14:28:24.375-04:00Calvin: I won't mind as long as she's real...Calvin: I won't mind as long as she's really good. :)Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-41791622339815866572015-09-01T14:27:02.577-04:002015-09-01T14:27:02.577-04:00Luke: she will probably be in the running for Flor...Luke: she will probably be in the running for Florence Foster Jenkins next year, which sounds promising. My American friend says she's actually quite good in Ricki and the Flash, but that the film is pretty bad. And we know that her role in Suffragette is a mere cameo. Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-30391793702381001082015-09-01T14:21:52.846-04:002015-09-01T14:21:52.846-04:00Calvin:
5th Slots
For Lead Actor: Hiddleston
For L...Calvin:<br />5th Slots<br />For Lead Actor: Hiddleston<br />For Lead Actress: Ronan<br />For Supporting Actor: Rogen<br /><br />Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-63765764258842943192015-09-01T14:18:52.387-04:002015-09-01T14:18:52.387-04:00Calvin: Streep's not on the list, Thanks be to...Calvin: Streep's not on the list, Thanks be to God.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-74869670344992183842015-09-01T14:15:09.912-04:002015-09-01T14:15:09.912-04:00My predictions:
BP
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Dani...My predictions:<br /><br />BP<br />Bridge of Spies<br />Carol<br />The Danish Girl<br />Suffragette<br />The Revenant<br />Joy<br />The Hateful Eight<br />Steve Jobs<br />Inside Out<br /><br />Actor<br />DiCaprio<br />Redmayne<br />Caine<br />Fassbender (I'm actually fairly certain about these 4)<br />McKellen/Segel (they might campaign him in supporting as Michael said)/Courtenay/Hiddleston/Foster/Hanks/Cooper (for Chef)/Cheadle<br /><br />Actress<br />Mulligan (agree that she has the highest likelihood of winning)<br />Vikander<br />Lawrence<br />Blanchett<br />Binoche/Rampling/Ronan/Tomlin/Blunt<br /><br />Supporting Actor<br />Hardy<br />Rylance<br />Keaton<br />De Niro<br />Keitel/Jackson/Rogan<br /><br />Supporting Actress<br />Winslet<br />Bonham Carter<br />Stewart<br />Cotillard<br />MaraCalvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-2588999747255777502015-09-01T13:42:45.897-04:002015-09-01T13:42:45.897-04:00Anonymous: I'm not 100% on Blanchett winning, ...Anonymous: I'm not 100% on Blanchett winning, she's not long after her most recent win, so at the moment I predict a Mulligan win. The biggest contenders though are from Dramas, so that might change depending on who wins the Golden Globe.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.com