The Official Movie Thread
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Highlander
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Even though he has a film in Oscar contention and another in production, ?Blade Runner: 2049? director Denis Villeneuve looks ready to jump into another classic fixture in the sci-fi world.
Sources tell Variety that Villeneuve is in early talks to direct Legendary?s ?Dune? reboot for the company.
Dune is a hard movie to tackle. If you have not read the Dune Series, I can highly recommend them. I have probably re-read the series 3 times (and I never re-read anything). Strange that a highly evolved alien universe can explain a lot of the madness in todays world.
Sources tell Variety that Villeneuve is in early talks to direct Legendary?s ?Dune? reboot for the company.
Dune is a hard movie to tackle. If you have not read the Dune Series, I can highly recommend them. I have probably re-read the series 3 times (and I never re-read anything). Strange that a highly evolved alien universe can explain a lot of the madness in todays world.
madkenstalin
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I haven't seen Rogue One yet - I have booked to see it on the 27th, but it wouldn't let me book the film again for an earlier showing 
I've had to avoid spoilers. I've heard good things.
I've had to avoid spoilers. I've heard good things.
madkenstalin
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The last two films I've seen are "A Monster Calls" and "Manchester by the Sea". I'm in need of a comedy - both films very sad and one of them very close to home! (With less tree monster)
WhatIfGodWasALeaf
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http://www.bbc.com/news/live/entertainment-arts-38725372
Amy Adams didn't even get a nomination, I'd have given her the statue for Arrival.
Biggest snub of the year by far.
Amy Adams didn't even get a nomination, I'd have given her the statue for Arrival.
Biggest snub of the year by far.
Admittedly, I wasn't the biggest fan of Arrival, but yeah I don't really get that one. She carried the movie and it was nominated for Best Picture.
Also, while I didn't expect it to get nominated for anything, the total lack of 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople' is a downright travesty. Best movie of the year in my opinion.
'Sing Street' also at least deserved a Best Original Song nomination.
'Sing Street' also at least deserved a Best Original Song nomination.
Kin
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This is the first year in a while where I'm unfamiliar with a lot of the nominated movies so I don't have particularly strong opinions on nominees or snubs but doesn't it kind of feel like just a crazy down-year for movies in general? Short of maybe Moonlight or Manchester by the Sea I can't think of any of these movies really generating a ton of critical buzz and it's a year largely lacking in the bigger budget middlebrow Oscar bait.
I hope the OJ movie wins for best Documentary though.
I hope the OJ movie wins for best Documentary though.
Kin
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CarltonTheBear said:
In regards to this, and forgive me if maybe I'm joining the conversation late after just recently seeing it, but SPOILER: does it kind of seem after movies like Contact and Interstellar that there's a weird sameness to some of these high-concept sci-fi movies especially revolving around the concept of time?
Highlander
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Just saw La La Land. For me I started out kind of cold with it and was wondering what all the hoopla was about and all of a sudden it grabbed me and took me to a place where movies seldom go. Just magical and wonderful.
Also agree that Amy Adams should have been at least nominated for Arrival.
Also agree that Amy Adams should have been at least nominated for Arrival.
So, how bout dem Oscars eh.
Coco-puffs
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Nik the Trik said:
He totally threw her under the bus though. He knew he had the wrong envelope (there is a clip of him saying "it says Emma Stone" right after Dunaway announced La-La-Land). He should have said "we have the wrong envelope" and waited for the right one to be given to them on stage.
I thought it was boring too. My wife always wants to watch... half-way through, I was doing chores instead of watching. My main interest was to see how much Trump-bashing there was going to be and there was a fair amount of it.
Coco-puffs said:
It seemed more to me like he wanted her to see that they had the wrong envelope too, but she took it as "here you announce it" and she saw "La La Land" written somewhere and went with it. Admittedly the whole thing was a little bungled. Here's a good explanation of what happened for anyone not totally aware: http://screenrant.com/oscars-2017-la-la-land-moonlight-best-picture/
Coco-puffs
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Nik the Trik said:
I still think he put her in a difficult spot. He didn't warn her when he was pretty sure there was an error. I agree that my interpretation is too harsh though- it was a difficult spot to be in and the fault clearly lies with whomever handed them the incorrect envelope.
herman
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I caught Logan over the weekend.
I remember being a huge fan of the Wolverine as a kid. Shorter, Canadian, kinda mouthy, but always did the heroic thing in the end (reluctantly sacrificially). He's basically a hockey enforcer dialed up to infinity with skate blades on his fists.
As I grew older and he became oversaturated in the comics landscape, I set him aside for his lack of character depth and overburdening weight of tragedy. He came back to the forefront with the advent of X-23 and his relationship with her as a reflection of his coming to terms with his own identity.
This movie captured all of that in the guise of an urban (Mid-)Western. It's not 100% perfect (logic and plot gaps as usual), but it's a beautiful rendering of the interdynamics of family, aging, and purpose. All the principals walk the line deftly between pathos and humour. Dafne Keen is a revelation as the film's catalyst.
Go see it, but don't bring your kids.
I remember being a huge fan of the Wolverine as a kid. Shorter, Canadian, kinda mouthy, but always did the heroic thing in the end (reluctantly sacrificially). He's basically a hockey enforcer dialed up to infinity with skate blades on his fists.
As I grew older and he became oversaturated in the comics landscape, I set him aside for his lack of character depth and overburdening weight of tragedy. He came back to the forefront with the advent of X-23 and his relationship with her as a reflection of his coming to terms with his own identity.
This movie captured all of that in the guise of an urban (Mid-)Western. It's not 100% perfect (logic and plot gaps as usual), but it's a beautiful rendering of the interdynamics of family, aging, and purpose. All the principals walk the line deftly between pathos and humour. Dafne Keen is a revelation as the film's catalyst.
Go see it, but don't bring your kids.