The 89th Academy Awards (2017) Movie • Page 10

I know why these weren't nominated, but I seriously think The Nice Guys, Cap Civil War and Edge of Seventeen should have gotten nods.

 

Silence, the Handmaiden, Swiss Army Man, Certain Women, Paterson, Everybody Wants Some, the Lobster, the Witch, 20th Century Women, Edge of Seventeen, A Bigger Splash

 

This was a fun movie, but I don't think had anything that stayed with me after I saw it.

 

I found a lot of weight in it about growing up, finding identity, and the brevity of youth. Linklater is pretty incredible at making lively but resonant movies.

I played baseball so it maybe it a little harder for me but I know a lot of people who find it pretty beautiful.

 

Silence
Everybody Wants Some!!
Green Room
20th Century Women
Elle (Nominated for Best Actress but that's it)
The Handmaiden
Paterson
The Nice Guys
Right Now, Wrong Then
Sing Street

 

I second Green Room and Nice Guys! Be warned of Green Room though if you have a weak stomach.

 

I still need to catch up on a lot of stuff, but here's a few I REALLY connected with.

Everybody Wants Some!!
Don't Think Twice
Sing Street

 

Glad to hear 20th Century Women is great, was going to try to see that and Hidden Figures by the end of the weekend. Will definitely watch some of the rest of those too.

interested in a tetra list, hehe

 

I think he's said he likes Aquarius, Toni Erdmann, Silence, and Elle. I haven't gotten to see Aquarius, Toni Edrmann, or Elle yet.

 

DAE hate the narrative that Manchester By The Sea is a game changer because of Amazon's involvement?

 

I haven't heard that one as much as Longergan's issues getting Margaret made, but that's actually pretty fascinating

 

I don't understand, are you saying it isn't a game-changer?

 

Yes. Well, kinda, moreso that it's just not as much of a gamechanger as it's being treated. To me, the real gamechanger would be a movie that had its primary/main distribution be digital and, minus festivals, and super limited distro, was only streaming.

 

Well, to be fair to the film, it did start out that way (without the streaming). It only expanded to so many more theaters because of the overwhelmingly positive reviews and (as much as the awards-haters in here probably hate to admit it) because it has been nominated for so many awards. I'd imagine after these Oscar nominations it will expand even more, meaning more people will see it.

Granted, it's still a far cry from something like Beasts of No Nation last year, which was completely shut out because it only premiered on Netflix. But it does show that streaming services are making serious inroads.

 

My point from that was that aside from being distributed by Amazon, with the intent to eventually have it stream, it wasn't really that different from most typical "Oscar darlings"

But yeah, I was gonna mention Beasts of No Nation in my post. Something distributed like Beasts of No Nation being one of the top movies nominated would be the real game changer, like the past few years of Netflix getting respect at the Emmy's

 

I agree that it isn't a complete upheaval of the traditional order of things, but Amazon is still not a traditional film studio in any sense of the word. This could lead to something like Beasts of No Nation getting more attention in the future, or it could not as well. But it is still a step in that direction, which does change the game. Those narratives may be a tad over-hyperbolic, but they aren't outright incorrect, is all I'm saying.

And yeah, the Emmys have proven to be far more progressive and forward-thinking with regard to the streaming services. Netflix and Amazon have both had a ton of success there in the last few years. That said, the Television Academy was probably always going to embrace streaming services faster than AMPAS, simply because AMPAS has the theaters to worry about supporting. The Television Academy has no such hang-ups, because we already watched TV from our homes and they clearly owe no similar allegiance to, say, the cable companies.

 

we're pretty much agreeing because I was thinking of including something about how the TV/streaming is different from movies in that they're generally watched in the same venue, haha

 

"Hey, everyone who didn't like La La Land: DARE TO DREAM!"

 

Some of those were actually pretty tough, surprised he got 100%.

 

Seeing Moonlight now!

 

Enjoy. It's fantastic.

 

It was incredible.

 

come on Jake
Jake Gyllenhaal Says Ryan Reynolds Deserved an Oscar Nomination For 'Deadpool'

 

Ryan Gosling also jokingly apologized to Reynolds when he went up to accept his GG. Maybe not Oscar-worthy, but I thought his performance was great in Deadpool ha.

 

In the past five days, I've watched Manchester by the Sea, Fences, Hell or High Water and Moonlight. All I have left to see is Lion and I'll have watched all 9.

La La Land is still my favorite of the crop so far, but I would be 100% fine and happy if Moonlight won.