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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2013 12:05:45 GMT
It's that time of year again, so it's a good time to discuss your favourites from 2012 whether they were nominated for anything or not. I would just like to start by saying that the oldest nominee for best actress is just as radiant now as when she was presenting Hiroshima Mon Amour at the Cannes festival in 1959.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2013 7:14:09 GMT
Best picture nominations for the Oscars:
Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty
Best film nominations for the BAFTA awards:
Argo Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln Zero Dark Thirty
Best British film nominations for the BAFTA awards:
Anna Karenina The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Les Misérables Seven Psychopaths Skyfall
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2013 15:37:18 GMT
Quite a selection this year.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2013 7:24:57 GMT
Golden Globes
Best picture (drama) : Argo Best picture (comedy or musical) : Les Misérables Best actors : Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln), Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables) Best actresses : Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 14, 2013 18:43:22 GMT
*sigh* Amour looks brilliant, although the fact that I was crying during the trailer probably means I'll decide it's too sad to watch. Argo -- spy stuff, will never watch. Beasts of the Southern Wild -- the little girl was really good, but if I'd never watched this movie, I don't feel I would have missed much. Django Unchained looks like a mish-mash of violence, anachronisms, bad southern accents & generally somewhat cartoonish. Les Misérables it's a musical. Life of Pi -- the fact that I hated & rejected the book practically on page one & that I found the trailer overly arch bodes poorly for my viewing the film. Lincoln -- biopic about a president I think has been over-sanctified. I might watch it anyway, simply because it's by Spielberg. Silver Linings Playbook looks quite watchable, although probably not all that deep. Zero Dark Thirty -- based on what I've read about the level of violence, no no no. Also, do I really want to get my perception of major political events from a movie? I guess the above is all pretty negative. Based on what little I know about each movie so far, I'd say that Amour seems like the most solid and enduring piece of film making and acting.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2013 20:20:40 GMT
I have a strange but minority attitude regarding "Amour." I saw it and thought "big deal -- what's his problem? -- I've been through all that and worse, and at least he is rich and can afford nurses at home. I know lots of people living through the same situation."
Of course my situation isn't the same because my mother is not "the love of my life". On the other hand, I have known her longer than anybody else, so I am of course affected and very dismayed by what has happened to her. And it's not just my mother. Before this current situation, I took care of my grandmother for 8 years, so I have seen every phase of dependency all the way to the coffin. My mother is just a rerun and weak people like the Trintignant character do not at all have my sympathy.
Once again: I'm the minority. If this movie helps people become more aware of certain things, it is outstanding.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 14, 2013 21:17:24 GMT
Having had a parent who died of dementia, the thing that struck me most in the trailer was Riva's expression in one scene. I think many of us know that expression showing that a person is lost in the mists of dementia. She captured it perfectly.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2013 21:56:24 GMT
I imagine that actors of that generation have had a number of friends in the same condition, so they have raw material to assist them in their roles.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2013 22:28:23 GMT
One of the main things that I like about the French academy awards (nominations on January 25th) is the category of best male and female newcomer. Before the nominations each time, there is always a very nice film showing the people on the short list for nominations.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2013 20:40:07 GMT
Tonight Colin Morgan won the prize for Best Male Drama Performance for Merlin at the National Television Awards in the UK -- he beat Matt Smith in Dr. Who and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock in what was considered to be a major upset.
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Post by lola on Jan 25, 2013 4:02:14 GMT
Argo's not actually spy-related. It's not violent, just kind of nail bitey.
I share your sentiments, bixa, on Life of Pi and Django. I dislike biopics in general but might see Lincoln. Silver Linings I'd like to see, don't expect depth. I'm still uneasy about Osama Bin Laden's death, and do not want my government assassinating anyone, so would probably would not watch Zero Dark.
I love that clip with Emmanuelle Riva, K. Thanks for posting.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 25, 2013 8:41:25 GMT
I'm still uneasy about Osama Bin Laden's death, and do not want my government assassinating anyone, Thank you for that, Lola. I remember even some supposed hyper-liberals being happy about it. That's just wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2013 12:30:05 GMT
The French Academy Award nominations came out today.
Here are two main categories:
Best film:
« Amour » de Michael Haneke « De rouille et d'os » de Jacques Audiard « Les adieux à la reine » de Benoît Jacquot « Camille redouble » de Noémie Lvovsky « Dans la maison » de François Ozon « Holy Motors » de Leos Carax « Le prénom » de Mathieu Delaporte
Best foreign film:
« Argo » de Ben Affleck (United States) « Bullhead » de Michael R. Roskam (Flemish Belgium) « Laurence Anyways » de Xavier Dolan (Canada) « Oslo, 31 Aout » de Joachim Trier (Norway) « La part des anges » de Ken Loach (United Kingdom) « Royal Affair » de Nikolaj Arcel (Denmark) « A perdre la raison » de Joachim Lafosse (French Belgium)
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 25, 2013 16:37:07 GMT
*grinds teeth* I just passed up an opportunity to see Holy Motors, which screened here on Wednesday.
Who here on anyport has seen what so far?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2013 17:35:43 GMT
I have to confess that I slept through a lot of it. Denis Lavant scares me. Do you remember that I sat across from him on the train last July on the way to Avignon?
The movie with the most nominations (13) is a comedy -- Camille Redouble. Even if it were the perfect movie (it isn't) it could not win that many awards, because in 4 of the acting categories, 2 people from the same movie are up against each other. I think I did post the trailer here a long time ago, but I will post it again. It has the same theme as "Peggy Sue Got Married" -- a mature woman suddenly thrown back magically to her high school days, with all of the joys and horrors.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 5:55:24 GMT
Screen Actors Guild awards:
MOVIES:
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln" Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook" Supporting actor: Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln" Supporting actress: Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables" Cast: "Argo" Stunt ensemble: "Skyfall"
TELEVISION: Actor in a movie or miniseries: Kevin Costner "Hatfields & McCoys" Actress in a movie or miniseries: Julianne Moore, "Game Change" Actor in a drama series: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" Actress in a drama series: Claire Danes, "Homeland" Actor in a comedy series: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" Actress in a comedy series: Tina Fey, "30 Rock" Drama series cast: "Downton Abbey" Comedy series cast: "Modern Family" Stunt ensemble: "Game of Thrones"
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 28, 2013 7:17:07 GMT
I saw Silver Linings Playbook last night & applaud the best actress award going to Jennifer Lawrence. She was intense, believable, & brilliant in that role.
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Post by nycgirl on Jan 28, 2013 14:35:20 GMT
Looks like Jennifer Lawrence has a sold chance at winning the Oscar. If she does, she'll be the second-youngest Best Actress winner in history (behind Marlee Matlin, who won at the age of 21 for "Children of a Lesser God." She's also the only deaf performer to win.)
DDL and Anne Hathaway are shoo-ins to win at the Oscars. I'm happy for them, but there's no suspense whatsoever. Tommy Lee Jones will likely take Best Supporting Actor, but since every guy in that category is already a winner... well, I hate to say "who cares," but who cares?
Just saw Django Unchained, by the way, and it was reasonably entertaining but a little disappointing. Christoph Walz, though, was charismatic as always.
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Post by Kimby on Jan 28, 2013 16:51:07 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 28, 2013 16:55:19 GMT
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Post by nycgirl on Jan 28, 2013 18:22:41 GMT
By the way, I like the old clip of Riva that Kerouac posted. She seemed like a very poised and intelligent young lady. Will discuss Kimby's link on the other thread.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 17:34:26 GMT
Am in agreeement with Lola on ARGO. I didn't find it "spy "ish. On the other hand, Tarantino's flick, I walked out of half way- did miss I something? So violent and sooooo Tarantino. overated IMHO.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 17:49:08 GMT
I could have accepted Tarantino if he had respected the rules of a standard spaghetti western: 90 minutes in length and not 160 minutes! Ha ha, casimira, you missed MOST of the violence if you didn't see the end.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2013 19:22:18 GMT
Apparently, the Belgian Magritte cinema awards are taking place tonight. It is quite difficult for small countries to hold this sort of event since their production is quite limited, so this is just the 3rd edition of the awards.
The magnificent Yolande Moreau (star of Séraphine a few years ago and two time winner of the French César for best actress) is president of the ceremony.
Most people here would not have heard of most of the films involved, but I thought it was interesting that they have adapted the prizes to fit their status in the European film industry. For example, best actor/actress (main or supporting role) can be a Belgian in any film, not necessarily a Belgian one. Belgian actors play a huge part in the French film industry, so this put quite a few French films on the lists of nominations -- including Yolande Moreau for a supporting role in Camille Redouble.
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Post by nycgirl on Feb 4, 2013 17:57:45 GMT
I could have accepted Tarantino if he had respected the rules of a standard spaghetti western: 90 minutes in length and not 160 minutes! Very well put. Some scenes dragged on way too long, and the last half hour tested even the most patient viewer. I don't want to sound like I'm making excuses for him, but his long-time editor Sally Menke died after Inglorious Basterds. Maybe he needs to find someone who can fill that void.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2013 14:11:16 GMT
I could have accepted Tarantino if he had respected the rules of a standard spaghetti western: 90 minutes in length and not 160 minutes! Ha ha, casimira, you missed MOST of the violence if you didn't see the end. I went reluctantly and was looking for an excuse to split.This was as good an excuse as any. I loathe Tarantino.Way overrated IMHO.....
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 8, 2013 14:53:49 GMT
Lola & Casimira, thanks for the feedback/clarification on Argo, which made it a lot more appealing to me.
A friend saw Lincoln & described it as extremely boring.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2013 17:37:00 GMT
I have not rushed to see Lincoln even though I will probably end up doing so.
As for Tarentino, I despised Kill Bill I so much that I refused to go and see Kill Bill II. However, I quite enjoyed Inglourious Basterds. In terms of awards, his best received film was Pulp Fiction, which I did not really care for either. I will never forgive him for the dance sequence which has been copied in at least 100 films since then.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 22:38:56 GMT
Watching the BAFTA awards at the moment... Ben Affleck just won Best Director. Michael Haneke won best foreign film.
Right now is best actress. And the winner is..... Emmanuelle Riva.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 22:48:14 GMT
Best actor was Daniel Day-Lewis.
And best film is.... Argo.
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