5. Paul Newman in The Sting - Newman gives perhaps his most strictly entertaining performance. Having a proper blast in the role, while certainly carrying the proper warmth as the mentor type.
Best Scene: Poker Game.
4. James Woods in Killer: A Journal of Murder - Although his film is severely misguided about his character, Woods fully understands him in his disturbing portrayal of depravity.
Best Scene: After the murder.
3. James Mason in Odd Man Out - Mason has
limited screentime, however doesn't waste a moment in a heartbreaking
portrait of a man coming to terms mentally while he decays physically.
Best Scene: Psalm.
2. Bob Hoskins in Felicia's Journey - Hoskins delivers an absolutely fascinating depiction of a most unusual kind of psychosis.
Best Scene: Final scene with Felicia.
1. Carl Anderson in Jesus Christ Superstar -
Anderson delivers one incredible musical performance after another, but
also delivers as striking of a silent turn.
Best Scene: "Last Supper"
Next: An extended waiting game (maybe a review or two if I find the motivation).
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1 – 200 of 275 Newer› Newest»Huh, Mason actually did take the win for 47 Lead Actor. Wasn't expecting that, but am pleasantly surprised :)
You know 73 Lead is the best of all-time when Anderson came 7th.
YES! I knew Mason wins!
Regarding 47, technically Fresnay originally Gerald Forded himself into the win, not that I don't think that's a great performance (I do), however I probably didn't take enough time with the ranking of the 5's past Attenborough, because he was never going to lose the win.
And poor Steve McQueen being knocked out of the top ten.
Very happy james mason finally has has more than one win :)
Luke:
I actively hate ranking the 73 lineup.
Louis: Thoughts on Return To Oz and Chicken Run with ratings & thoughts on the casts.
Louis and folks!
Tell your final predictions of Golden Globes nominees (on Wednesday).
My predictions are...
SONG
"Fight for You" - Judas and the Black Messiah
"Hear My Voice" - The Trial of the Chicago 7
"Io Si (Seen)" - The Life Ahead
"Speak Now" - One Night in Miami
“Just Sing” - Trolls: World Tour
SCORE
Mank
The Midnight Sky
News of the World
Soul
Tenet
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Another Round
The Life Ahead
Minari
Night of the Kings
Quo Vadis Aida?
ANIMATED FEATURE
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Trolls: World Tour
Wolfwalkers
SCREENPLAY
The Father
Mank
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
The Trial of Chicago 7
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ellen Burstyn
Glenn Close
Olivia Colman
Amanda Seyfried
Youn Yuh-jung
ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Maria Bakalova
Rashida Jones
Cristin Milioti
Michelle Pfeiffer
Rosamund Pike
ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Viola Davis
Vanessa Kirby
Sophia Loren
Frances McDormand
Carey Mulligan
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sacha Baron Cohen
Daniel Kaluuya
Bill Murrray
Leslie Odom, Jr.
Paul Raci
ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Sacha Baron Cohen
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Leslie Odom, Jr.
Andy Samberg
Mads Mikkelsen (I hope he is just as lucky as Antonio Banderas last year)
ACTOR (DRAMA)
Riz Ahmed
Chadwick Boseman
Anthony Hopkins
Delroy Lindo
Gary Oldman
DIRECTOR
Lee Isaac Chung
David Fincher
Spike Lee
Aaron Sorkin
Chloe Zhao
PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Hamilton
On the Rocks
Palm Springs
The Prom
PICTURE (DRAMA)
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
The Trial of Chicago 7
And what are your predictions?
Comment!
Mads mikkelsen is being run for best drama actor and not best comedy actor.
Luke:
I have to say Siskel and Ebert were a little hard on Return to Oz, definitely would not say it was the worst of 85 or even close to it. This as it probably doesn't have enough depth with Dorothy's journey, as there's barely a theme to be found. Still I do think there is enjoyment to be had just from the production design, and different puppets and effects. This while running through each impressive set fast enough, just to appreciate the visual meal, and move onto the next one. And...I'd say there just enough there in investing in Dorothy finding her friends, even if quite thin. Would it definitely be scary for younger children, definitely, but not in an inappropriate way. Didn't mind at all returning to it after like 25 years ago, when I randomly saw a few minutes of it.
Balk - 3(Honestly I think she's entirely fine here. This hitting the minor emotional moments well enough. She just isn't given too much to do other than have a quiet dogged determination and those minor emotional moments. I felt she delivered on those, and suggested perhaps she could've done more.)
Williamson - 3.5(Best part of the film was when he was just made up in the Oz sequence, there we got some genuine menace, and I loved the sort of playfulness he gave to the King messing with Dorothy. Otherwise though his vocals certainly offer the right striking qualities for a rock monster, even if I think they alter it more than they need to, it's Williamson, his voice is already quite powerful.)
Barrett & Henson - 3(Even though both have a fairly simple companion note to hit, I did like how they both hit as simple as it might've seemed.)
Chicken Run is a lot fun. I always love the different things Aardman does with the animation, this in just the little fun in the different contraptions and such. Otherwise though it is just an entertaining escape picture. With some quite enjoyable random bits throughout, particularly liked the henpecked husband who really does know what's going on, and Timothy Spall as the "cunning" rat in that regard.
Sawalha & Gibson - 3.5(Both I think bring rather endearing qualities within the leads. Sawalha finding the right kind of sense of determination in her voice, and Gibson bring the right sort of charm within his vocal performance, that is half con man half good. Together they make for an enjoyable pair. Side note, I also loved that the film didn't stop with the lie of Gibson's character, rather it goes straight into the climax.)
Richardson - 3.5(Properly deranged every step of the way.)
Haygarth & Spall - 3.5(Both are hilarious in just bringing so much character into every line. Both creating a wonderful combination with contemplative while also sounding quite dumb.)
Whitrow - (Proper classical ra ra, stiff upper lip deliver.)
Staunton & Horrocks- 3(Both enjoyable in their contrasting asides throughout, Staunton with a blunt negativity and Horrocks with a naivety.)
Brazinterma: I'd toss my predictions, but I honestly wouldn't have much to go on as far as my guesses.
Truth be told, I might be sitting this year's ceremony out, guys...With everything 2020 did to throw a monkey wrench into things, I've just found myself more focused on "catching up" with old series/films than looking into new ones. So unless Cohen or company gets in for TTOTC7, I won't have much to say in regards to the nominees.
All that being said, and without having seen his contended films, if Chadwick Boseman does end up being a double nominee I would very much admire it. And it would also be a cool Marvel tie in considering the last performer to do so.
Anonymous: Well if Mads was put in drama then I put Dev Patel in place.
Mitchell: I agree that 2020 sucks.
Brazinterma: You and about 99.9 % of the world's population, I think.
Louis, what did you think of the Mombi scenes.
Louis: could you watch Frequency to refresh your thoughts on Quaid and Caviezel?
Louis: Could you switch Fresnay to Mason on the My Wins page.
Ratings and thoughts on the cast of The Red Violin (1999). And thoughts on the film too please.
As much as I like Jack Lemmon I'm surprised he's still your number 1 pick for 73.
I will be very annoyed if in Musical/Comedy, Miranda and Odom Jr. make it over Patel. Like sure, they’re good and in Odom Jr.‘s case, great...but they’re not ‘film’ performances imo.
I honestly find it quite amusing that while ‘73 Lead is LOADED, Louis still gave his Win to the performance who actually won haha.
Louis, I think Red Violin is 1998.
Brazinterma: Honestly, I'm so exhausted coming into this year that I had no clue the Globes nominations were this next Wednesday.
Just like Mitchell, I'm mostly just hoping for a double nod for the TOTC7 gang. Oh, and I guess the BCS cast not being forgotten for the TV Awards. I do think a double Boseman nod would be very welcome and imo very deserved.
That said, if either Jessie Buckley somehow gets a nod for i'm thinking of ending things or anyone from Hilbilly Elegy makes it, I'm gonna go insane. Albeit, for completely different reasons.
Emi: I mean, I'm expecting Cohan to pick up some steam at least, but I wouldn't be terribly disappointed if he doesn't.
Louis: Had Another Round been released in 2019, where would it have ranked among your top ten films of the year? Just trying to see how 2020's top ten compared to the one in 2019.
Louis: With 1985, are you willing to revisit Legend if only to get proper thoughts on Tim Curry.
Louis: Your top 15 James Mason performances?
I'd guess the top 5 is:
1. Lolita
2. Bigger Than Life
3. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
4. Odd Man Out
5. Julius Caesar
Anonymous:
Quite effectively creepy, just the idea of swapping heads alone is quite a startling idea, but them being the glass cases, while being relatively active only adds up the terror factor.
Tim:
I'll be honest, the film's fine, but not sure that's necessary.
Stephen:
I'm pretty sure I did that around 99 somewhere.
Anonymous:
That's the only easy choice in 73 lead for me (as much as I adore performances in and out of the top 10), as that's the pinnacle dramatic Lemmon for me.
Anonymous:
I think it'd be probably my #4.
Luke:
Not going to go out of my way for it, but if other factors align, maybe.
Tahmeed:
1. Lolita
2. Bigger Than Life
3. Odd Man Out
4. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
5. The Verdict
6. Julius Caesar
7. The Deadly Affair
8. North By Northwest
9. The Shooting Party
10. A Star is Born
11. Cross of Iron
12. 5 Fingers
13. The Reckless Moment
14. The Desert Fox
15. Charade
In my opinion, Rylance is the only TOTC7 member who deserves a nomination. SBC really didn’t stick with me on rewatch.
Calvin: Rylance is the only one I would consider worthy myself, and I'm not even sure he's going to make my ballot once I see enough. I already have Mendelsohn, Raci, Burnham, and Hodge ahead of him on my ballot.
Calvin: I'd agree. I still think the rest of the cast is good, but Rylance is the only one who really impressed me in the end. I'm really hoping that if the film does double nominated in supporting actor that he's the second one.
Also, I rewatched Catch Me If You Can, and... I think it's up there as one of my favorite Hanks performances now.
Robert: Glad to see another person who has Burnham in their top 5, I raised him to a 4.5 myself.
Tahmeed: He's actually a 5 for me.
My top 5 for Supporting Actor is Laurie, Dennehy, Hoult, Mendelsohn and Raci, and I don’t think anyone will be cracking that.
As good as Woods technically was in Killer, reading his review kind of made me hate his casting. I mean, if you’re going to make a film about the horrific injustice of the U.S. prison system, maybe don’t cast a dude who probably thinks people in prison for smoking pot should rot in jail.
Also am I really the only one who thinks Eddie Redmayne was the MVP of Chicago 7? I could go on and on about what I love about that performance.
Michael: Well, I do think Redmayne's performance there was a career-best for him, and it's between him and Rylance for my MVP now.
Michael: If anything, my opinion on that performance has only diminished with time.
I do confess, while Rylance is the only strict 5 for me and the only one who I really feel *needs* to be nominated. I just love the idea of "Academy Award Nominee Sacha Baron Cohen" too much to not root for it.
Also, I'm fairly surprised for everyone's love for Burnham here. I'm a huge fan, but I feel like a 4 is more than fine for him.
Emi: He already is an Academy Award nominee, for writing Borat.
Matt: *Two-time Academy Award nominee
Here's my Globes predictions:
Best Picture (Drama)
Mank
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Picture (Comedy/Musical)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Hamilton
On the Rocks
Palm Springs
The Prom
Best Animated Film
The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Foreign Language FIlm
Another Round (Denmark)
Minari (United States)
Night of the Kings (Ivory Coast)
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time)
La Llorna (Guatemela)
Best Actress (Drama)
Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman)
Sophia Loren (The Life Ahead)
Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)
Best Actor (Drama)
Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)
Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods)
Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round)
Best Actress (Comedy/Musical)
Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
Cristin Milioti (Palm Springs)
Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit)
Meryl Streep (The Prom)
Anya Taylor-Joy (Emma)
Best Actor (Comedy/Musical)
Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
Pete Davidson (The King of Staten Island)
Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton)
Dev Patel (The Personal History of David Copperfield)
Andy Samberg (Palm Springs)
Best Supporting Actress
Ellen Burstyn (Pieces of a Woman)
Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy)
Olivia Colman (The Father)
Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
Youn Yuh-jung (Minari)
Best Supporting Actor
Sacha Baron Cohen (Trial of the Chicago 7)
Kingsley Ben-Adir (One Night in Miami)
Chadwick Boseman (Da 5 Bloods)
Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)
Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night in Miami)
Best Director
Aaron Sorkin (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
David Fincher (Nomadland)
Regina King (One Night in Miami)
Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods)
Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
Best Screenplay
The Father
Mank
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Original Score
Da 5 Bloods
Minari
News of the World
Soul
Tenet
Best Original Song
‘Staring at a Mountain’ (Never Rarely Sometimes Always)
‘Speak Now’ (One Night in Miami)
‘Carried Me With You’ (Onward)
‘Io sì’ (Seen)’ (The Life Ahead)
Louis: your thoughts on the direction and editing of Inside Man?
I would personally prefer Rylance to be nominated for chicago 7 over boseman for da 5 bloods but that does not see like its happening unfortunately.
Calvin: Do you not think 'Husavik' from Eurovision would get in.
Anonymous: Boseman really doesn't need the double nomination, I agree.
Calvin: You can find the Inside Man direction thoughts in the 2nd page of Christian Bales’ review for Out of The Furnace.
Just a random question for anyone who's seen them: Are "Fairy Tail" and "One Piece" any good? I have the first seasons of both on the back burner because while I'm curious, I also want to be sure they worth a watch given their respective run times.
I'll also mention now that my next Anime venture is "Attack on Titan", season one. These last few weeks have kept me busier than expected, but I should be able to start it in a couple days.
My Golden Globes nominations predictions:
Picture (Drama)
- The Father
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Mank
- Nomadland
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
Picture (Comedy/Musical)
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Hamilton
- On the Rocks
- The Personal History of David Copperfield
- The Prom
Director
- David Fincher (Mank)
- Paul Greengrass (News of the World)
- Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods)
- Aaron Sorkin (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
Actor (Drama)
- Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
- Tom Hanks (News of the World)
- Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
- Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods)
- Gary Oldman (Mank)
Actress (Drama)
- Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
- Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman)
- Sophia Loren (The Life Ahead)
- Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
- Kate Winslet (Ammonite)
Actor (Comedy/Musical)
- Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
- James Corden (The Prom)
- Pete Davidson (The King of Staten Island)
- Matthew McConaughey (The Gentlemen)
- Dev Patel (The Personal History of David Copperfield)
Actress (Comedy/Musical)
- Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
- Rashida Jones (On the Rocks)
- Michelle Pfieffer (French Exit)
- Meryl Streep (The Prom)
- Anya Taylor-Joy (Emma.)
Supporting Actor
- Sacha Baron Cohen (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Chadwick Boseman (Da 5 Bloods)
- Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Bill Murray (On the Rocks)
- Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night in Miami)
Supporting Actress
- Ellen Burstyn (Pieces of a Woman)
- Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy)
- Olivia Colman (The Father)
- Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
- Helena Zengel (News of the World)
Screenplay
- The Father
- Mank
- Minari
- Nomadland
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
Original Score
- Hillbilly Elegy
- Mank
- The Midnight Sky
- Soul
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
Original Song
- “Hear My Voice” (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- “HúsavÃk” (Eurovision Song Contest)
- “Speak Now” (One Night in Miami)
- “Just Sing” (Trolls: World Tour)
- “Wear Your Crown” (The Prom)
Animated Film
- The Croods: A New Age
- Onward
- Soul
- Trolls: World Tour
- Wolfwalkers
Foreign Language Film
- Another Round (Denmark)
- La Llonora (Guatamala)
- The Life Ahead (Italy)
- Minari (USA)
- Night of the Kings (Ivory Coast)
Luke, any Globe predictions.
Aidan: I think riz ahmed is more likely than tom hanks.
Anonymous: I can't be bothered to be honest. As long as Actor (Drama) is really good and no mention of Hillbilly Elegy (which I highly doubt as the HFPA have a tendency to pick trash more often than the rest of the big 5) then I'll be happy.
Aidan: No Promising Young Woman or Carey Mulligan. :(
I actually wonder who’s going to win for Best Actress (Comedy/Musical). Bakalova might actually have the strongest case to do so there.
Luke, I'm sorry if this has already been asked, but what director would make a good version of vice with the same cast?
Anonymous: Martin Scorsese
Anonymous: 90's Oliver Stone, maybe. Maybe.
I agree with Matt's choice as well.
Anonymous: I have a feeling that HFPA would really dig News of the World, and they typically nominate Hanks when they can, and honestly see Ahmed as the most likely of the big 5 lead actor frontrunners to miss right now (if not Oldman).
Bryan: Bakalova definitely seems like the most likely winner right now, but I wouldn't be surprised if Streep won either.
If Hanks gets over Yeun, Mikkelsen, literally any one of the contenders I will flip my shit. Hell, if he gets in over Oldman I’ll be annoyed lol.
And Bakalova is definitely winning the Globe. Cohen probably will for Lead Actor too.
Aidan: if they had not moved promising young woman to drama carey mulligan would be winning :(
My Golden Globes nominations predictions are:
Picture (Drama)
- Da 5 Bloods
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Mank
- Nomadland
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
Picture (Comedy/Musical)
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Hamilton
- On the Rocks
- Palm Springs
- The Prom
Director
- Lee Isaac Chung (Minari)
- David Fincher (Mank)
- Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods)
- Aaron Sorkin (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
Actor (Drama)
- Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
- Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
- Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods)
- Gary Oldman (Mank)
- Steven Yeun (Minari)
Actress (Drama)
- Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
- Andra Day (The United States vs. Billie Holiday)
- Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman)
- Sophia Loren (The Life Ahead)
- Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Actor (Comedy/Musical)
- Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
- James Corden (The Prom)
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton)
- Leslie Odom, Jr. (Hamilton)
- Andy Samberg (Palm Springs)
Actress (Comedy/Musical)
- Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
- Radha Blank (The Forty-Year-Old Version)
- Rachel McAdams (Eurovision Song Contest)
- Cristin Milioti (Palm Springs)
- Meryl Streep (The Prom)
Supporting Actor
- Sacha Baron Cohen (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Bill Murray (On the Rocks)
- Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night in Miami)
- Mark Rylance (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
Supporting Actress
- Ellen Burstyn (Pieces of a Woman)
- Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy)
- Olivia Colman (The Father)
- Saoirse Ronan (Ammonite)
- Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
Screenplay
- The Father
- Mank
- Minari
- Nomadland
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
Animated Film
- The Croods: A New Age
- Onward
- Over the Moon
- Soul
- Wolfwalkers
Foreign Language Film
- Another Round (Denmark)
- La Llonora (Guatamala)
- The Life Ahead (Italy)
- Minari (USA)
- Night of the Kings (Ivory Coast)
Original Score
- Da 5 Bloods
- Mank
- News of the World
- The Midnight Sky
- Soul
Original Song
- “HúsavÃk” (Eurovision Song Contest)
- "Io sì (Seen)" (The Life Ahead)
- “Speak Now” (One Night in Miami)
- “Just Sing” (Trolls: World Tour)
- “Wear Your Crown” (The Prom)
Mitchell: One Piece has so much filler that you will forget it had a story in the first place
I hope that dev Patel is nominated over James Corden being himself in the prom.
Aidan: Yeah, I guess you can never count out Streep, since The Prom might also sneak in to Best Picture (Comedy/Musical).
Lmao, if Steven Yeun gets in Youn Yuh Jung is definitely getting in Supporting. She's the most likely for a Minari nomination (aside from Foreign language/Screenplay) I doubt Steven will get nominated at all.
Kill me now if Streep wins again.
Louis: Have you seen Possessor. Thoughts on it and the cast with ratings if you have.
Luke, your top 5 Benedict Cumberbatch performances.
Anonymous:
1. Sherlock
2. Henry VI Part II/Richard III
3. Patrick Melrose
4. The Imitation Game
5. Brexit: The Uncivil War
I should see how his Hawking portrayal compares to Redmayne's.
Tim: Even the first season? Well, that's good to know I suppose.
Watched The White Tiger, which is easily the best film of 2021 I've seen...out of all three of them! Having said that, as a film about a servant/employer relationship, I'd say Parasite explores the concept better overall, however as a film about a man slowly rising from the slums, it's a whole lot better than Slumdog Millionaire which it dismissively references at one point. I'll say while Bahrani's tonal shifts don't entirely work, they are a bit jarring by not having the comedy naturally woven in enough, it is still is rather compelling in showing the central character's rise towards success and a kind of ruthlessness.
Gourav - 4.5
Chopra - 3.5
Rao - 3.5
Maurya - 3
Michael:
Well to be fair, it sounds like Woods's views have changed considerably since the 90's.
Calvin:
Well the editing is Lee's most concise picture, and just terrific work in terms of crafting tension both as a heist and hostage film. It maintains a slick pace, and just hits hard in terms of the cutting from a given moment to how Washington's character is going to react from one scene to the next.
Luke:
That's one I haven't watched.
Louis: Thoughts on the cast.
Luke, what do you think those 1 or 2 reviews might be.
Anonymous: It won't be Sim and Sutherland, he'll save those for the next backlog lineup.
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Mary And Max
For the second, I think it could be Malcolm McDowell in O Lucky Man! because he had mentioned doing a write-up on it if it's worth an examination.
Luke:
Gourav - (A deserving surprise nomination at the Indie Spirits, as he delivers a striking performance here with the appropriate layers within the transformation. In a certain sense creating the transformation of a man as basically slowly revealing something closer to his nature. This as we begin with the overly eager to please servant in every regard. This though in his off hours though effectively finding nuance within the man's anger and hatred towards his plight. This though in slowly changing then as the film proceeds towards taking the side of the character and bringing out it out. This in the moment of the most extremer change Gourav makes this natural release of rage. After that point then just showing that quieter more intense personality now open and with the befitting confidence associated with such a manner.)
Chopra & Rao - (Both playing different sides of the not entirely terrible people seemingly. This aspect being more entertaining but also more nuanced I think in Parasite. This as we get them being either blithe, or showing a real sympathy in the side of Chopra and a slightly feigned or slightly earnest side from Rao. Both are good with what they do, though neither leave that much of an impact past a certain point.)
Maurya - (Quite properly horrible in every way, without overplaying it.)
Louis: I was curious about a rather unusual 2020 film that has been getting one or two critics nominations called "The Twentieth Century" you interested in that one?
RatedRStar: Going by the rules, I'm finding it difficult to determine whether it's 2019 or 20 because it premiered in Toronto then it may've had a limited release in Toronto during December of 2019.
Luke & RatedRStar:
Given there is no other Canadian release date other than the one for Toronto (which was not during TIFF), it probably is 2019.
Michael: I like Redmayne in Chicago 7 but I definitely have issues with some of his line deliveries. Also I’m not huge on some of the writing behind Tom Hayden though it’s not quite as harmful as the way the writing hampers Cohen, Strong and especially Gordon-Levitt’s performances for me.
Also agreed entirely on White Tiger, Gourav was an inspired pick.
Calvin: I actually thought the writing of Hayden helped make Redmayne's performance more interesting; As in, I bought into his portrayal of this eager youth driven by passion, but undermined by lack of foresight or self awareness. Although I fervently believe his accent is forced, I'd still say he did a good job, and it is my second favourite turn of his behind "The Theory of Everything".
I'd also think Cohen is only TRULY hampered by the writing in his big "trial for my thoughts" scene; Everything else the script and Cohen does is honestly a pretty decent evocation of Hoffman. I especially understood that after watching this news reel clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4LJKSMVFPo
Mitchell: I agree somewhat, but I couldn’t help feeling the whole time he was also just a mouthpiece for Sorkin (admittedly in a way that did make sense somewhat), but the real life Hayden was definitely not the one we got onscreen. I guess creative liberties and all that which is fair.
Disagree on Hoffman/Cohen though because that scene alone completely undermines his characterisation for me despite being well performed. I still give him a 4, but I have huge reservations with the overly sanitised version of Hoffman we got in light of reading more about the case.
Calvin: I mean, when one looks into the real life trial, you realize how sanitized ALOT of the movie is. They didn't even get into half the stuff regarding Judge Julius...
If anyone's curious, there a really interesting video from the youtube channel "Legal Eagle", that basically looked into the film from the perspective of a US lawyer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrEx3qKapVo
Calvin & Mitchell:
Well with filmmakers, minding actual history isn't something they typically focus upon too strongly, however with playwrights (which Sorkin considers himself first and foremost) it is practically a virtue not to adhere to history. Rather, all the way back to Shakespeare, the events are merely a starting point for a morality play, with figures changed to fit that narrative. Richard III being a power hungry political manipulator, John Proctor as a man refusing to name names (The Crucible), Salieri as the jealous antithesis to Mozart's God given talent (Amadeus), or even David Hampton (Paul) as the more purposeful tester of the elite status quo (Six Degrees of Separation), are all untrue to at least some minor or major extent. We get this in "Trial" with the main five each representing a different ideal, rather than being the obviously messier figures in reality, with less easily defined points of view, making in turn harder to create conflict between the parties as easily. For me, this worked in the film, creating the essential drama, something I felt was lacking in the other two dramatized versions of the events which were far closer to the actual reality given they stuck very closely to the actual transcripts.
Louis: That's a really good point. And obviously, it's not like Sorkin hasn't taken liberties before - "The Social Network" is highly inaccurate when it comes to Zuckerberg's personality and his legal opponents, but when compared to the technical mastery and sheer film making brilliance of the rest of the movie...it almost becomes an after thought.
I guess in the case of "TTOTC7", it's still one of those stories that SO crazy and SO multi-layered, I can't help but feel a little disappointed with the film playing some things safe.
That’s fair. I still think they should’ve stuck closer to real life with some stuff, especially the ending - would’ve killed to hear Rylance deliver Kunstler’s closing arguments over Richard Schultz’s ‘Respect for the fallen.’
Also, apparently Mank, Soul, Minari, Nomadland, The Father, are all potentially ineligible for WGA. Yikes.
Although I will say (and this is possible double standards) but I take more issue with some liberties over others and for me the way Schultz is written in the film is fairly unforgivable.
Calvin: I don't think there's really a problem about believing that...that's just being more passionate about some historical figures than others, which I think everyone can be accused of in one way or another.
I know that if they made a contemporary film about Teddy Roosevelt, I'd want them to be incredibly accurate to his fascinating and storied life.
It’s just that as awards season heats up I could definitely see Chicago 7 and its ending being used as a political tool, and not in a good way but in a ‘look here, happily ever after and let’s all get along on both sides’ sort of way.
Louis, have you seen The Haunting of Hill House? I watched it for the first time this past Halloween season and it’s truly some of the best horror I’ve ever seen. If I were to make any sort of top 10 list of the top tv episodes of of the 2010’s, “The Bent-Neck Lady” would definitely be on that list.
Anyway if you’re still taking requests during this “break,” that’s mine (I didn’t make one earlier).
I recommend Unorthodox if you're willing to watch miniseries. It's only four episodes, and Shira Haas gave my favorite performance from any medium in 2020.
Calvin: Yah...that's the trouble with many of today's mainstream "problem films": They play into the second part of that sentence - which is a well intentioned and noble outlook to be certain - but completely hammer in that first part to where there's no greater statement or thesis for audiences to reflect on.
It's old news at this point, but that's one of the many, MANY reasons that "Blackklansman" is a substantially better than "Green Book" ever was.
Louis: I'll wait until you've seen Barbara to give another recommendation if you have enough time for it though it's gonna be another film, I promise.
Calvin:
I mean that's a case to case basis, there at least it still showed him to be the prosecutions dog (even if more conflicted than he was in reality).
Now the depiction of William Murdoch in Titanic (Heroic man in reality depicted as a bribed murderer)...I do find quite offensive.
As for your other point, how others take a film and use it, is a slippery slope to blame on the film or the filmmakers. I mean there are Neo-Nazis who take to anti-Neo Nazi films...sometimes you just can't win.
Regarding WGA:
Well at least that practically guarantees a nod for Promising Young Woman (which I think could win the Oscar if the stars align right), though I'm guessing Another Round is probably not eligible either, but if it is a dark horse nomination for WGA maybe...I can dream.
That'll be quite the adapted lineup then with 2 probably Oscar nominees out, maybe a nod for "Persona History of David Copperfield"....more likely News of the World sadly.
Michael:
I have not.
Luke: You have any picks for the Rumble?
It's mostly how he seemed conflicted and emotionally distraught in the scene where they put restraints on Seale which bothered me when in reality he pretty much said 'it was the right thing to do', although that ties into how Gordon-Levitt plays the scene. Good point about how one can't exactly blame filmmakers for how people use a film, though I wouldn't say Sorkin doesn't play into it.
If News of the World starts getting proper Oscar traction though, I will direct all my bile towards that, as that is the kind of film that should've stopped getting awards consideration like...well, since forever. Much as I dislike Mank and have reservations towards Chicago 7, at least those are films where I can acknowledge there being many worth points of praise. News of the World is truly mediocre cinema being glorified because of who's behind it.
The only real issue I have with the liberties taken in Chicago 7 is one particular line of dialogue they gave Abbie Hoffman.
Saint Maud is out online now I believe
Trial of the Chicago 7 is a typical Sorkin white liberal guilt fantasy film; for that reason I expect it to do just well at the Awards. Hope I'm wrong and Nomadland/Judas/Minari/PYW takes everything
Anonymous: While I also hope those three films sweep, just putting the tag of "liberal" on everything, especially when it's not warranted (Sorkin is centrist at best) gets on my goddamn nerves.
Frankly if the Academy want to make a political statement with their win this year, One Night in Miami would be a far more timely and appropriate pick in terms of the topics it covers and the approach it takes. I'm not going to label Chicago 7 as any particular thing, but I will say I've come to realise I prefer when Sorkin stays away from politics altogether.
Louis: do animated films qualify under sound editing and mixing categories for you?
Calvin: Pixar films have been nominated for them so they must be surely.
Emi: I'm pleased for Edge.
Louis and folks!
Tell your final predictions of SAG Awards nominees (on Thursday).
My predictions are...
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova
Ellen Burstyn
Olivia Colman
Jodie Foster
Amanda Seyfried
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sacha Baron Cohen
Daniel Kaluuya
Leslie Odom, Jr.
Paul Raci
Glynn Turman
LEAD ACTRESS
Viola Davis
Vanessa Kirby
Sophia Loren
Frances McDormand
Carey Mulligan
LEAD ACTOR
Riz Ahmed
Chadwick Boseman
Anthony Hopkins
Delroy Lindo
Gary Oldman
ENSEMBLE
Da 5 Bloods
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Minari
One Night in Miami
The Trial of the Chicago 7
And what are your predictions?
Comment!
Ensemble
The Trial of the Chicago 7
One Night in Miami
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
Da 5 Bloods
Actress
Viola Davis
Frances McDormand
Vanessa Kirby
Carey Mulligan
Zendaya
Actor
Chadwick Boseman
Anthony Hopkins
Riz Ahmed
Delroy Lindo
Steven Yeun
Supporting Actress
Olivia Colman
Amanda Seyfried
Ellen Burstyn
Youn Yuh-jung
Jodie Foster
Supporting Actor
Leslie Odom Jr
Sacha Baron Cohen
Daniel Kaluuya
Chadwick Boseman
Paul Raci
Same as your SAG predictions, although I have Youn Yuh Jung (she is not a 2021 Zhao Shuzhen) and Nicole Kidman getting in over Maria Bakalova and Jodie Foster.
Louis, I'll add a third recommendation to the list if you have time.
A re-watch of The Caine Mutiny.
Calvin: If they do, Akira is my win for that year for sound.
Louis: I'll go with an Ingmar Bergman film you've missed called Summer Interlude (1951)
Louis: I'll give mine now.
Dillinger (1973, Warren Oates)
My predictions of SAG:
Ensemble
The Trial of the Chicago 7
One Night in Miami
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
Da 5 Bloods
Actor
Chadwick Boseman
Anthony Hopkins
Riz Ahmed
Delroy Lindo
Tom Hanks
Actress
Viola Davis
Frances McDormand
Vanessa Kirby
Sophia Loren
Carey Mulligan
Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya
Leslie Odom Jr
Sacha Baron Cohen
Paul Raci
Bill Murray
Supporting Actress
Olivia Colman
Amanda Seyfried
Ellen Burstyn
Youn Yuh-jung
Jodie Foster
Shaggy Rodgers 100% agree with your predictions
Louis, thoughts on the ending of the 'The White Tiger'.
Louis: Thoughts on Mary & Max and the cast with ratings.
Louis, what did you think of the Screenplay.
Is Robby Benson in Beauty and the Beast the only vocal performance that you haven't done a write-up on.
If so, I'll make that final recommendation.
Higher than a 4 sorry.
Calvin:
Theoretically they are both eligible for me. With animated films though, sound editing is far more likely to be included, as every sound is edited in an animated film. They do have a mix, though I think there is a greater inherent challenge in a live action film mix due to the need to include on location recordings, and to make it all realistic, as something like ADR is a challenge to make natural and smooth within a mix for a live action film, whereas with animated films everything is technically ADR so nothing needs to be smoothed out so to speak. Technically an animated film can make it into a mix lineup (for example I can understand how Wall-e did so as the overall sound design of the 1st act was something special there), but it would a rare occurrence for me.
John Smith:
I mean right there with Crimes and Misdemeanors in terms of portraying a lack of any guilt, in fact even more so as there is a past guilt gotten over, whereas there is a pride in the lack of guilt, which makes a startling but striking ending.
Louis: Could I have your thoughts on the sound mixing of Shallow Grave?
Louis, my final recommendation if taken is Hirokazu Kore-eda's masterwork Still Walking (2008).
Well I'll say this about Saint Maud, beautifully shot, incredibly atmospheric and Clark is amazing (and what a show of range between this and David Copperfield). Those three elements alone were more than enough to carry me along, even if I'm slightly conflicted on the film as an absolute whole (though in that I liked it more than I loved it, as I suppose I was hoping it was going to be a little tauter overall, as the first act gives such an impression. With the narrative being relatively expected, even if the presentation of it is something more remarkable.).
Clark - 5
Ehle - 4
I also watched The Little Things, which I must concur with everyone else that it's bad. Not surprising John Lee Hancock wrote it in the 90's as most of it would fit in as a schlocky Silence of the Lambs knock off from that period. That is until the ending where it gets delusions of grandeur, which land with a colossal thud. I might've gotten something out of it if it had stuck to being schlocky, not a lot but something. Also, despite being his own script, Hancock is ill-fitting to the material, especially some of his choices regarding the score which is oddly light sounding at times.
Washington - 3
Malek - 2.5
Leto - 1.5
Luke:
Mary and Max, I think lost me just slightly near the ending (not the ending itself, but just found the adult Mary material less interesting) where I thought it slightly ran out of momentum, even within its purposeful gradual place. Still I find much to take in within its specific humor, somberness but also an essential amount of heart.
Hoffman - 4.5(I mean this is an incredible verbal performance just from the fact that I would've never guessed it was Hoffman. Just another incredible talent the man had, as he completely disappears within the performance and just is Max as this idiosyncratic Jewish man. Now within this his performance is consistent in that his delivery is both of reflective journals but also of a man who isn't at all socially aware. Hoffman finds the right nuance within this purposeful restriction however. This with specific moments of a kind of somberness within the delivery just as there is an eagerness to share his thoughts as well. It is a wonderfully balanced work, and every one of his spots where my favorite in the film, because of just how much character Hoffman brought to it. You feel as though you wholly get to know Max as a person even forgetting the animation, by just how vibrant Hoffman's voice work is in a specific, even if still technically comic, yet realistic work. It's amazing as this isn't at all a celebrity voice casting, rather he wholly embodies just the idea in a truly an actor's voice casting.)
Humphries - 3.5(Straight narration in a certain respect, however what I think is essential in his work is there is a warmth about it. This even in detailing each woe of the pair, Humphries offers a certain comforting factor.)
Whitmore/Collette - 3.5/3(Again got more out of child Mary, though I do think both are overshadowed to an extent because of just how amazing Hoffman's performance is. They both give nicely moving portrayals though of the state of a constant kind of depression seeking some kind of solace.)
Matt:
Shallow Grave's sound mixing, goes hand and hand in its editing, in creating the sort of kinetic thrust, which is the very best realization of Boyle's style in that regard. The mixing though being especially specific though in creating the horror and tension of so many moments. These in the scenes of listening through the floors for example, or taking upon certain dastardly action. It is a consistently and potently atmospheric and immersive work.
Matthew:
I don't take review requests during this period.
Louis: Will you be doing a review of Hoffman's work in future though.
Louis: Thoughts on those casts. I'm so pleased you took to Clark as I expected.
Louis, in that case I'll recommend The Little Mermaid (1989).
Louis: Not for 2009 Lead obviously but sometime after the bonus rounds are completed.
Calvin: Where does the information about the WGA eligibility comes from, please?
Louis: Funny you mention SoTL regarding The Little Things, because the climax actually reminded me of Se7en, though not in a good way.
Louis: My last request is Theatre Of Blood (1973) with Vincent Price.
Luke:
Let me hold on Ehle and Clark for the moment, as to get proper thoughts I'd have to get at least slightly spoilery.
Washington - (Anything good really is just from his typical reliable presence, however the role really is vaguely drawn, and there's a strange lack of meat for him to really sink his teeth into.)
Malek - (Frankly kind of miscast as the straight laced type detective, honestly think maybe he and Leto should've swapped roles. He's not bad really but there's just nothing interesting going on with his performance either.)
Leto - (I mean his performance is part of the failure of the ending, as he performance is just as a lame serial killer type, even his walking around is even rather hammy, which is an accomplishment I suppose, not a good one mind you. There is nothing truly insidious about his performance which the character needed to be. Although I'll grant it is a poorly written role, Leto doesn't do it any real favors either.)
Bryan:
Well in that it seemed lifted directly from it, yes, though you know missing everything that made that ending great. I mean the ending is almost hilariously dull with how it is executed.
Moviefilm: somewhere on Twitter but nothing has been confirmed.
Also I managed to nab Sundance tickets for Judas and the Black Messiah and The World to Come so will report back on both day after tomorrow.
Calvin and Moviefilm: People usually dig around on the WGA website and find out that way. Films that aren't registered (Mank and Nomadland) or by writers not apart of WGA (Minari) are ineligible. Also saw on Twitter that animated films like Soul are usually ineligible also because of the writer's room structure involved with their screenplays.
Also on The Little Things I actually thought Malek was worse than Leto.
Louis: I've seen a few reviews of "The Little Things" that pretty much said the same thing about Malek.
Nothing against his appearance or dramatic range, since I'm sure Malek is a perfectly nice guy in real life, but maybe he would've been better suited to the film's villain role...like a more subtle version of his "Until Dawn" performance, which I still find to be a delightfully unhinged turn of his.
I also watched Saint Maud. One of my favorites of the year so far. Here is my review for my full thoughts:
https://letterboxd.com/matt_0515/film/saint-maud/
Cast Ratings are same as Louis:
Clarkk - 5
Ehle - 4
Thoughts on Cooley High and the cast.
Luke, your top five Jude Law performances
Louis: What have been the most surprising/pleasant reevaluations you’ve done since bonus rounds started?
RIP Hal Holbrook
RIP Hal Holbrook. Tremendous actor.
R.I.P. Hal Holbrook
Rip Hal Holbrook. His performance in all the presidents men will be remembered forever.
RIP Hal Halbrook.
RIP Hal Halbrook
RIP Hal Holbrook
Louis: Apparently Peckinpah was the original choice to direct The Cincinnati Kid, and he wanted to shoot the film in black-and-white to invoke a 30's feel, but was fired because Martin Ransohoff felt he was vulgarizing the film.
Tracy was also the original choice for Robinson's role before he got ill. I've also seen some people saying that if Bogart was still around in the 60's, he would have been a great choice for Lancey Howard. Cagney as well would have been great too IMO.
Another Peckinpah project that never got materialized was a script that he co-wrote with Robert Culp about mercenaries involved in a coup on the Caribbeans due to disputes with Warner Bros.
Thoughts?
R.I.P. Hal Holbrook
Now i am all the more hoping for an upgrade when we come back to 2007
Louis the film I will last recommend is Noah (2014)
I recommended The Black Cauldron and Ethel & Ernest.
Louis: I remembered how you said Pat O'Brien was one of those character actors that deserved much better roles. Recently I was thinking of him as Dudley Smith for a 50's L.A. Confidential. Considering Cromwell was an out of the box choice for the part, I figured he would have been great as this character who seems like an affable and honest man but in reality is the main bad guy.
Also, how about Milland as Vincennes?
R.I.P. Hal Holbrook. Fantastic in All the President's Men.
Anonymous:
1. The Young Pope/The New Pope
2. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
3. Gattaca
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley
5. Road To Perdition
Louis: Would you say 76 Lead is a done deal, or could Holbrook potentially take the win there.
I think Olivier's win is safe, Holbrook could go up to 2nd maybe.
Louis: I meant 76 supporting, my apologies.
Also, could Gary Cooper go up slightly for For Whom The Bell Tolls? Your review of his work there does seem more positive than a 3.
R.I.P. Hal Holbrook
Rest in peace, Hal Holbrook; Among other things, you were absolutely the best part of "Into the Wild".
On another note, since it seems Canadian Netflix has taken off "Attack on Titan" (Why???), I'll be looking for another series to binge over the next week.
Mitchell: Boy, does NordVPN have some good news for you...
Luke:
Cooley High is one of those films that is kind of messy but part of the charm is its rather loose form. This as you can kind of see seeds of ideas others filmmakers would explore more, and perhaps better, yet still here and remarkable enough. It's funny, entertaining, and surprisingly moving in the end. I wouldn't say the different aspects entirely cohere, but in a way they don't need to fully. This as its rhythm is off-beat and that is consistently maintained.
Turman - 4(I will say it is nice for a guy who has putting in for so long getting some recognition as Turman has for his work in 2020. This is a strong performance from him, just from his presence where he brings an idiosyncratic charm. This combination of the poet dreamer but also just the endearing goof makes for quite the effective one. This though combined with his last scene where he is absolutely moving and quite devastating in being able to reflect the real loss and sorrow in the moment. He particularly makes the scene work by changing towards that more somber tone with such honest conviction.)
Hilton-Jacobs - 3(A bit overshadowed by Turman in general, this as he is more straight forward in his part as well. He's more than fine on his own with a nice enough charm in his performance.)
Robert:
Alan Arkin (Heart is a Lonely Hunter), Stephen Rea, and Depp for Pirates (which I will concede I'm pretty sure my original review was more reflective of my feelings towards the reprises.)
Anonymous:
Well Peckinpah would've left a far strong impression on the material than Jewison's fairly workmanlike work there. Although Peckinpah could go down the wrong holes in his stylistic choices, so he could've gone down the wrong path potentially.
Don't see Tracy at all, Cagney definitely, Robinson though was ideal.
Anonymous:
I could see both of them there easily.
Anonymous:
Probably not, that positivity came more so in contrasting his aggressively passive work in York.
R.I.P Hal Holbrook
Judas and the black messiah is at 97 percent on rotten tomatoes. Looks like Daniel kaluyaa could win the Oscar after all.
Louis: Your thoughts on Late Autumn and the cast with ratings.
Another Directing nomination for Ozu. :)
Louis: Great that Late Autumn made it into the top 5.
Where would the Female performers rank in their respective categories.
And what did you think of Ozu's direction here.
Louis, any thoughts on Ozu as a director.
And delighted to see much enthusiasm for Late Autumn.
RIP Hal Holbrook
Hey guys!
Does anyone know which YouTube channel will show the Golden Globe nominees live tomorrow? Can you give me the link?
Shaggy: E! News will be streaming it live tomorrow morning here. (www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9N_NgEQ5PE)
Louis: What would be some of the most shocking physical transformations made by actors in your opinion?
For me, Christian Bale in "The Machinist" is still an easy choice for sheer extremism. As someone similar to Bale's height (if not slightly shorter), seeing the grotesqueness of his 120 lb frame makes me feel more secure about my own weight.
Should Ellen Burstyn be nominated, she apparently will succeed Christopher Plummer as the oldest acting nominee by 42 days.
Well Late Autumn, which along with his other "suitor finding movies" Late Spring and Early Summer, fully supports Roger Ebert's accurate adage that it's not what films are about, but how they are about it. This technically the crux of the plot is the same in each film, however Ozu finds a freshness within every form. Here in an absolutely delightful rendition. We get of course the power of the mother/daughter relationship that is beautifully realized. But then we get the fantastic trio of old guys who are misguided but good natured in their attempts to "make everything right", and the coworker best friend. These alternative elements that too are explored with a wonderful nuance, loved the scenes that displayed each of the men's motivation in a certain sense. Just as usual for Ozu, there is a splendid low key humor, but just such a sense of place, and honesty in interaction. Proof again that so many "realistic filmmakers" are doing it wrong if their films are ever boring, technically little happens in Ozu's films, but everything does really, and that is just by finding the real life in normalcy. Ozu's work honestly is the testament to the value of any normal life lived, as he finds so much beauty in it.
Hara - 4(A lower key performance, which is saying something, from her, but beautifully done in finding the nuance of the emotion as she presents as everything as someone who wishes everything to be seen as just fine, even if it might not be.)
Tsukasa (#5 supporting) - 4.5(Beautifully rendered work in portraying really the different sides of the character in terms of who she is interacting with. This in finding really the pulls of emotion within the dependent situation. This in portraying just a casual agreement with the elders, though more overt agency and opinion with her friends. Just beautifully done in making every moment wholly earnest and powerful in that quiet Ozu kind of way.)
Okada - 4.5 (#3 supporting) (Fantastic performance in just portraying the bluntness
that beautifully contrasts against the "manners" of the others. She's fantastic in bringing such an ease with her scenes with Tsukasa, but also a certain inquisitive quality that shows a sense of concern but also wisdom. She's great in her scene with the 3 men, first delivery such a wonderful take down their misdeeds, if by accident, though then is equally great in the endearing charm as the four bury the hatchet together.)
Nakamura, Saburi & Kita - 4(These three are wonderful together in every respect with each one though balancing each other as this particular comedic trio. Saburi having the restraint as the "wise" leader, a certain well meaning antagonism brought by Nakamura, and then Kita is a wonderful goof as he's always a little out of their depth. The three are great separate in each showing their particular state of purposefully minding other things. Together though they are a hoot of a council of well meaning fools to put it not too lightly. I especially love their interaction when deciding to try to get a widow married, each of their reactions are just fantastic. But every one of their scenes just have that wonderful simple humor to them.)
Well to comment specifically on the direction, Ozu's work emphasizes placing you into the intimate space, with the way he always places the camera so low in his opening scenes, to really kind of make you truly comfortable in the room. He then slowly sort of makes us more accustom to each person with more closeups, and a higher sense as though we go from guests to residents of the rooms. This of course with just the grace of his work that is always immaculate in his silent touches, and of course pulling out always wonderfully naturalistic performances from his cast.
Anonymous:
He's certainly in a good spot, though I think he could miss Globes or SAG, just due to the later roll out (depends on how smart they were with their screeners).
Mitchell:
Well obviously Anthony Michael Hall from the Breakfast Club to Edward Scissorhands.
But to more seriously answer your question (thought seriously Hall's transformation from nerd to jock is quite striking), Tom Hardy in Bronson.
Stephen:
I'll hold onto that until say I see Tokyo Story.
Thanks Bryan
Louis: Are you saving Ryu's performance in Late Autumn for Backlog Volume 3?
Anonymous:
No, his performance is basically a cameo.
Louis: Would you say Hara is close to becoming one of your favorite actresses?
Also, you forgot to give your thoughts on the idea of Bogart as Lancey Howard if he had lived in the 60's and that Peckinpah script of mercenaries causing a rebellion on a Caribbean island. that never got filmed.
Louis: Can I have your thoughts on O Lucky Man! later on today with ratings and thoughts on the cast.
This is ironically, given all that’s going on in the world, the most invested I’ve felt in the Golden Globes in awhile. Expecting some unpleasant surprises lol
EMERALD FENNELL
Delroy Lindo snubbed :/
James Corden over Leslie Odom junior? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Rahim is deserved to be fair.
James Corden lmao
Cristin milloti was also snubbed. :(
Calvin: Wait until SAG. Rahim was a big surprise though.
Looking forward to Yeun's alternate lead review, hoping Lindo won't be an alternate review too, and this is just the Globes being weird.
Luke: he's good but honestly I'm so worried that Foster might get a nomination now over someone more deserving
Jared Leto holy fuck
JARED LETO WTF HAHAHAHA
Jared leto seriously?
Leto????????????? WTF
Fucking Hell. HFPA are on the drugs again.
Maybe there are some 30 Seconds To Mars fans in the committee lol =D
Hopefully this is like that Big Bang Theory guy in Florence Foster Jenkins, who only got a nom here.
RatedRStar: some Love Lust Faith and Dreams fans you mean ...
Let's hope this year of all years is one where Globes don't mean as much
So the committee watched sound of metal loved riz ahmeds performance but said Jared Leto is better than paul raci? How?
Minari getting snubbed from Score stings but kinda expected I guess.
Fuck this. Youn Yuh-Jung snubbed. HFPA can go fuck themselves.
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