tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post3588390472515861720..comments2024-03-28T08:13:56.915-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Rest in Peace Ennio MorriconeLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-34145871754275826542020-07-08T16:28:53.189-04:002020-07-08T16:28:53.189-04:00Anonymous:
The Birds's editing is terrific wo...Anonymous:<br /><br />The Birds's editing is terrific work in Hitchcock in some ways working within the elements that he had touched in Psycho, and in a way heavily influenced what would be considered horror. This with the jump cuts to something horrible, or just the quick cuts in general in creating a sense of chaos. Although unlike a bad modern horror film this is balanced with scenes where the eeriness is created through deliberate gradual pacing. <br /><br />The sound design is brilliance altogether in creating the horror of the film in using so often silence where the horror of bird calls becomes penetrating. This particularly in the growth of crows in the school scene or of course the final sequence in reaching the car that so much is owed to the sound design. It is dynamic in it grants the sort of bluntness within the sound editing and the essential horror found within how immersive the work is. <br /><br />Tahmeed:<br /><br />Well considering the cast, which may be eligible afterall as Variety jumped the gun a bit, since they quoted a rule that is connected to the documentary branch not general categories. Anyway on re-watch I'd move Jackson up to a 4, Goldsberry and Odom (who is definitely co-lead in a Salieri/Judas way) to 4.5's, though I'd move Miranda down to a 3.5.Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-48081131781529291542020-07-08T16:26:20.728-04:002020-07-08T16:26:20.728-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aidan Pittmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705966296315184773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-53243698028942261952020-07-08T16:23:54.806-04:002020-07-08T16:23:54.806-04:00Mitchell: I do every now and then, though I think ...Mitchell: I do every now and then, though I think I frequent the videos from Wired more. I'm particularly fond of Lucy Lang breaking down courtroom scenes, Jonna Mendez breaking down spy scenes. Oh, and of course CM Punk breaking down wrestling scenes.Emi Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750427510645339560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-24280737997090803352020-07-08T16:04:45.777-04:002020-07-08T16:04:45.777-04:00Just curious: Does anybody here watch those GQ vid...Just curious: Does anybody here watch those GQ videos on youtube, where an expert breaks down a certain topic from films/TV?<br /><br />I think my favourites of those were Les Stroud explaining survivalist techniques, Chris Hatfield explaining space travel/physics, and Jocko Willink/James Laporta explaining the US military. Mitchell Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054562644509043086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-1501983219940988892020-07-08T07:35:13.005-04:002020-07-08T07:35:13.005-04:00Louis: Did anyone from the Hamilton cast go up on ...Louis: Did anyone from the Hamilton cast go up on rewatch for you. Tahmeed Chowdhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946081425647648210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-81800139487964199382020-07-07T22:22:12.011-04:002020-07-07T22:22:12.011-04:00Louis: Thoughts on the editing and sound design of...Louis: Thoughts on the editing and sound design of The Birds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-89381774615231428082020-07-07T21:17:17.320-04:002020-07-07T21:17:17.320-04:00Anonymous:
Eh given most have proven their abilit...Anonymous:<br /><br />Eh given most have proven their ability onscreen, particularly Daveed Diggs, I say I'd be fine with keeping them all, except for cast someone else for Philip Hamilton but keep Ramos as John Laurens. Although if forced for one major recasting, I'd say bring in Oscar Isaac as Alexander Hamilton, as watching the whole film again, Miranda's later scenes emoting is probably the weakest performance wise element in it (though I do think overall he still gives a good performance.)Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-84389953242946549742020-07-07T18:48:28.956-04:002020-07-07T18:48:28.956-04:00RIP Ennio Morricone, truly one of the greatest.RIP Ennio Morricone, truly one of the greatest.Maciejnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-11160796399166342252020-07-07T18:02:45.025-04:002020-07-07T18:02:45.025-04:00Calvin: Probably best to play it safe and have him...Calvin: Probably best to play it safe and have him in Supporting.<br /><br />Song Kang-Ho/Lee Byung-Hun - Joint Security Area<br />Sol Kyung-Gu - Peppermint Candy<br />Denis Lavant - Beau Travail<br />John Cusack - High Fidelity<br />Gael García Bernal/Emilio Echevarría - Amores Perros<br /><br />I have Wu as an alternative, as well as Colin Farrell in Tigerland.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-10712717794744101752020-07-07T17:54:36.480-04:002020-07-07T17:54:36.480-04:00Luke: I keep veering between Lead and Supporting f...Luke: I keep veering between Lead and Supporting for Considine. He has a lot of screentime but I guess only one scene is really from his POV. Who do you have for Lead lineup? Wu Nien-jien is really good too but I’m not sure if review worthy, it’s a director’s film largely. Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-20478723733689263452020-07-07T17:48:56.000-04:002020-07-07T17:48:56.000-04:00Calvin & Matt: I have:
McDowell
Considine
Phoe...Calvin & Matt: I have:<br />McDowell<br />Considine<br />Phoenix<br />Ogata<br />MacLachlan<br /><br />Donald Sutherland in Panic could be good as well though I'd rather let Louis determine that.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-50184217385123215432020-07-07T17:45:26.775-04:002020-07-07T17:45:26.775-04:00Calvin: It's honestly not a very strong year.Calvin: It's honestly not a very strong year.Matt Mustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310037237651825936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-70163976789657771822020-07-07T17:11:26.249-04:002020-07-07T17:11:26.249-04:00I watched Yi Yi and I really hope Louis ends up lo...I watched Yi Yi and I really hope Louis ends up loving it when he gets to 2000, plus depending on the strength of the year, Issey Ogata could definitely be worth a review. Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-43012502639585613532020-07-07T03:03:04.414-04:002020-07-07T03:03:04.414-04:00Tahmeed: With all due respect to Leone, I'd lo...Tahmeed: With all due respect to Leone, I'd love to see a change but I figure Louis will stick with him.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-23022584738441758982020-07-07T02:58:41.691-04:002020-07-07T02:58:41.691-04:00It'll be interesting to see who Louis chooses ...It'll be interesting to see who Louis chooses for Best Director, especially between Leone and Tarkovsky.Tahmeed Chowdhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946081425647648210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-23618903266431936412020-07-06T22:23:52.984-04:002020-07-06T22:23:52.984-04:00RatedRStar: Very well said in regards to "The...RatedRStar: Very well said in regards to "The Thing" soundtrack.<br /><br />Also, one a bit of a random note, I just watched "Scream 2" for the first time in several years. And honestly, my enjoyment of the film has only been bolstered, since it is that rare horror sequel that's above than some mere cash grab; It actually continues the original story in a interesting, effective enough way, which still having that same "tongue in cheek" tone. Yes, it is 90's horror incarnate, and that does hurt the movie at points, but it also plays into it's charm more often than not. <br />Mitchell Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054562644509043086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-14461951839012531342020-07-06T21:36:58.940-04:002020-07-06T21:36:58.940-04:00Louis: Wonderful tribute, often we think of Ennio ...Louis: Wonderful tribute, often we think of Ennio as being involved primarily with westerns, I actually had no idea that he was responsible for the theme for The Thing.<br /><br />One thing that is amazing about that theme is that it sounds like a heartbeat, but not a human heartbeat, like a paranoid sound that makes it seem like a fake heartbeat that is pretending to be human, its such clever fitting stuff.RatedRStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628534290463165790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-87657941759242584072020-07-06T20:29:02.280-04:002020-07-06T20:29:02.280-04:00And if you had to use "name" actors.And if you had to use "name" actors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-40124182553811399692020-07-06T20:27:07.447-04:002020-07-06T20:27:07.447-04:00Louis: OK, yeah, that's a good point.Louis: OK, yeah, that's a good point. Matt Mustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310037237651825936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-49105687747488984552020-07-06T20:23:42.430-04:002020-07-06T20:23:42.430-04:00Louis what would be your cast for a purely cinemat...Louis what would be your cast for a purely cinematic Hamilton if you could only keep one original cast member?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-77562705561525409182020-07-06T18:24:13.622-04:002020-07-06T18:24:13.622-04:00Luke:
Where does one begin with Tarkovsky's d...Luke:<br /><br />Where does one begin with Tarkovsky's direction? The overall effect of it is something few films achieve to begin with in crafting this experience that feels so potently empathetic. Again it isn't a singular element I think one can name in which Tarkovsky achieves this effect, but I suppose just the mastery of his elements, though on a level few other filmmakers have ever achieved. This as again I'll mention just the way he films water, the immaculate detail in the sound and the imagery of it, it's something so ordinary, yet extraordinary in the way he makes you sense and feel the moment, rather than just look at it. This is his scope throughout which achieves a masterful combination between an epic scale within this, but also so intimate all the same. The sequences each are incredible in terms of that scope that he achieves, yet makes every moment of them so deeply personal by the detail within the scope. Stunning doesn't quite match what it is that Tarkovsky achieves. <br /><br />The cinematography by Vadim Yusov is an extension of that vision. This in his sort of piercing clarity of the cinematography. This in it grants an appropriate bleakness so to speak, yet is beautiful to look at within the hardship it depicts. The lighting and composition of shots, worthy of an artist of Rublev's intention, that again crafts that personal, yet pointed view. This crafting as though you are witnessing the shots just as you are also granted a most glorious view of them. <br /><br />The production and costume design go hand in hand entirely, and both are extremely impressive in how matter of fact, yet I'm quite sure great detail was put into both. This as each feel just period appropriate, with the sense of wear and dirt within each, yet both are so dynamic within that one would have to assume great dedication was brought to both. Almost invisible in the sense that they are great, yet to the point one almost assumes the greatness is a given. <br /><br />The makeup is similar in that one barely notices it, and there is the brilliance of it. The characters change and age, yet they just do, and there is never a second thought to it. Amazing makeup in that regard. <br /><br />The Bell scene is a singular example of Tarkovsky's brilliance in that just the way he slowly builds up the sound of the bell as it slowly rings is so incredible, and again immersive in this way that is almost indescribable. This though as connected with the scale he presents of all who see it, and we see it within that glorious context, before the personal one of the bell makers essential gambit. Again showing us the sort of grandeur within a personal connect, that is extraordinary. <br /><br />Let's save Delerue for later.<br /><br />Calvin, Brazinterma, Emi, Aidan:<br /><br />Thank you. <br /><br />Tahmeed:<br /><br />I watched the 186 minute cut that Tarkovsky apparently preferred. <br /><br />Matt:<br /><br />I'll actually disagree with it (partially as this year's looking like the most barren since 43), as precedent had been set through Whitmore's nomination for Give 'Em Hell Harry and to a lesser extent the Olivier Othello. I'd agree if it had entirely been shot static, with the purpose to be just a document, however given there was clearly thought in presenting it in a cinematic sense, it should be eligible as long as the output was related to that intention (the categories I mentioned previously). Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-35770832758501486142020-07-06T18:05:39.041-04:002020-07-06T18:05:39.041-04:00Emi: Oh Jesus. For shame.Emi: Oh Jesus. For shame.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-70756799954838425432020-07-06T18:01:45.949-04:002020-07-06T18:01:45.949-04:00Bryan: Thanks.
By the way, I don't know if yo...Bryan: Thanks.<br /><br />By the way, I don't know if you guys have, but I just stumbled upon The Washington Post's headline regarding these news. I have to say I'm very pissed off right now.Emi Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750427510645339560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-36563956664607027902020-07-06T17:58:55.854-04:002020-07-06T17:58:55.854-04:00Emi: He gave a Top 20 on this page.
(actoroscar.b...Emi: He gave a Top 20 on this page.<br /><br />(actoroscar.blogspot.com/2017/11/alternate-best-supporting-actor-1988.html)Bryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-24968672764055810712020-07-06T17:51:32.908-04:002020-07-06T17:51:32.908-04:00A great tribute to one of the greats. I've sad...A great tribute to one of the greats. I've sadly only seen/listened to his Tarantino collaborations, but his iconic music is impossible to not recognize and love.Aidan Pittmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705966296315184773noreply@blogger.com