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Feb 17, 2018 13:37:06 GMT -5
Post by mln59 on Feb 17, 2018 13:37:06 GMT -5
just saw black panther. fun movie. predictable but what super hero movie isn't
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Feb 19, 2018 22:29:41 GMT -5
Post by loki on Feb 19, 2018 22:29:41 GMT -5
just saw black panther. fun movie. predictable but what super hero movie isn't I liked it more than I like most Superhero movies. 1. Black people were portrayed as the good guys. 2. Black people were also villains. It's not simple. If Ulysses Klaes was the main villain instead of the tool of the main villain it wouldn't have been as interesting. 3. Themes in this were more complex than most Superhero movies. For instance, Wakanda struggles with keeping it's own safe (hiding) and engaging in the world to try to make a positive difference. We do this with our families...do we stay safe in our suburbs or do we try to engage with the world, taking a personal risk. That was an interesting theme. Also the theme about how black boys are abandoned, I don't really get it from anything personal, but it was pretty obvious. And the theme of duty to a person vs. duty to a nation. 4. Wasshisname, Watson/Bilbo/Fargo boy got to be the token white boy/coloniser (I loved how science sister spit that word at him). I read a story about some black boys, aged around 10, after seeing the movie were so excited to see people like themselves portrayed as capable and heroic they were hugging the cut-out of Black Panther in the lobby and taking pics with it and one boy says to the others: Is this how white people feel all the time? For African Americans (and maybe Africans?) it seems the superhero movie equivalent of electing Obama. That's kinda cool.
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Feb 19, 2018 23:00:31 GMT -5
Post by mln59 on Feb 19, 2018 23:00:31 GMT -5
just saw black panther. fun movie. predictable but what super hero movie isn't I liked it more than I like most Superhero movies. 1. Black people were portrayed as the good guys. 2. Black people were also villains. It's not simple. If Ulysses Klaes was the main villain instead of the tool of the main villain it wouldn't have been as interesting. 3. Themes in this were more complex than most Superhero movies. For instance, Wakanda struggles with keeping it's own safe (hiding) and engaging in the world to try to make a positive difference. We do this with our families...do we stay safe in our suburbs or do we try to engage with the world, taking a personal risk. That was an interesting theme. Also the theme about how black boys are abandoned, I don't really get it from anything personal, but it was pretty obvious. And the theme of duty to a person vs. duty to a nation. 4. Wasshisname, Watson/Bilbo/Fargo boy got to be the token white boy/coloniser (I loved how science sister spit that word at him). I read a story about some black boys, aged around 10, after seeing the movie were so excited to see people like themselves portrayed as capable and heroic they were hugging the cut-out of Black Panther in the lobby and taking pics with it and one boy says to the others: Is this how white people feel all the time? For African Americans (and maybe Africans?) it seems the superhero movie equivalent of electing Obama. That's kinda cool. outside of the christopher nolan batman movies, i've seen exactly 2 super hero movies in the theaters: wonder woman and black panther. definitely pleased with both.
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Feb 20, 2018 0:06:58 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 20, 2018 0:06:58 GMT -5
La La Land
When I first saw the opening scene, I was only 75% sure that it was shot on location. The reason for my 25% doubt was because I couldn't believe the city/county would give the studio permission to use the highway on-ramp for a couple of days. All the highways in Southern California are super busy and I couldn't imagine the outrage by the residents to such a deliberate traffic blockage. Turns out, it was shot on location -- at the 105/110 interchange:
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Feb 20, 2018 7:24:38 GMT -5
Post by mln59 on Feb 20, 2018 7:24:38 GMT -5
La La Land When I first saw the opening scene, I was only 75% sure that it was shot on location. The reason for my 25% doubt was because I couldn't believe the city/county would give the studio permission to use the highway on-ramp for a couple of days. All the highways in Southern California are super busy and I couldn't imagine the outrage by the residents to such a deliberate traffic blockage. Turns out, it was shot on location -- at the 105/110 interchange: i recall reading an article about this scene and IIRC they had 2 chances to film. once to practice and once to do it fur realz.
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Feb 20, 2018 17:55:06 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 20, 2018 17:55:06 GMT -5
Just finished La La Land.
The opening scenes and the closing scenes were the best --high energy, great catchy music, incredible choreography. You could tell a lot of thought and effort went into them.
Almost the entire bulk of the movie, however, was somewhat dull -- and I'm a musical fan! The payoff comes near the end, which makes you reassess the whole story. I don't know, ultimately, it's a well-made film with a great payoff but so sluggish in the middle. Does the payoff make it worthwhile? Yes, but barely.
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Feb 20, 2018 18:38:30 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 20, 2018 18:38:30 GMT -5
La La Land When I first saw the opening scene, I was only 75% sure that it was shot on location. The reason for my 25% doubt was because I couldn't believe the city/county would give the studio permission to use the highway on-ramp for a couple of days. All the highways in Southern California are super busy and I couldn't imagine the outrage by the residents to such a deliberate traffic blockage. Turns out, it was shot on location -- at the 105/110 interchange: i recall reading an article about this scene and IIRC they had 2 chances to film. once to practice and once to do it fur realz. According to the Making Of featurette on my Blu-Ray disc, they had 3 days to film this scene -- 1 day to rehears on site and 2 days to shoot. Lots of technical difficulties including dancer problems dealing with the slanted on-ramp, the slow movement speed of camera on the crane to track the dancing fast enough, and overcast skies.
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Feb 20, 2018 18:40:38 GMT -5
Post by mikegarrison on Feb 20, 2018 18:40:38 GMT -5
Lots of technical difficulties including ... overcast skies. Wait, so they had a song about how it's always sunny in LA, but the day they had to film it, the skies were overcast? Reminds me of the Steve Martin movie "LA Story", where he played a TV weatherman who pre-taped all his weather forecasts because they were always the same anyway. Except he got fired because his boss watched his forecast (for sun) and went out sailing, but got caught in a storm.
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Feb 20, 2018 18:44:34 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 20, 2018 18:44:34 GMT -5
Lots of technical difficulties including ... overcast skies. Wait, so they had a song about how it's always sunny in LA, but the day they had to film it, the skies were overcast? Reminds me of the Steve Martin movie "LA Story", where he played a TV weatherman who pre-taped all his weather forecasts because they were always the same anyway. Except he got fired because his boss watched his forecast (for sun) and went out sailing, but got caught in a storm. On the third (and final) day of the shoot. They started the day at 7:00 AM but it was overcast until noon. Yes, the irony...
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Feb 23, 2018 3:30:55 GMT -5
Post by vbbetterthanbb on Feb 23, 2018 3:30:55 GMT -5
Major Oscars category predictions by a film critic panel organized by the LA Times: Picture - Shape of Water Director - Del Toro Actor - Oldman Actress - McDormand Supp Actor - Rockwell Supp Actress - Metcalf Orig screenplay - The Big Sick Adapted screenplay - Call Me by Your Name Animated - Coco www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-et-en-2018-oscars-buzzmeter-20171115-htmlstory.htmlOne panelist later changed his pick for Supp Actress from Metcalf to Janney (latimes.com/envelope).
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Mar 6, 2018 14:59:31 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 14:59:31 GMT -5
Major Oscars category predictions by a film critic panel organized by the LA Times: Picture - Shape of Water Director - Del Toro Actor - Oldman Actress - McDormand Supp Actor - Rockwell Supp Actress - Metcalf Orig screenplay - The Big Sick Adapted screenplay - Call Me by Your Name Animated - Coco www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-et-en-2018-oscars-buzzmeter-20171115-htmlstory.htmlOne panelist later changed his pick for Supp Actress from Metcalf to Janney (latimes.com/envelope). Pretty good record here. Stubbornly went with Get Out for Best Picture and Chalamet for Best Actor because I wanted to be the one to pick the upsets. Oldman's makeup won him an Oscar, not his performance IMO. His transformation into Churchill, while visually capturing, was nothing even close to the breadth and depth of the last amazing biopic performance: Streep as Thatcher. Timothée Chalamet gave one of the best performances by a male actor this decade, let alone this year, and no one will convince me otherwise.
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Mar 6, 2018 15:19:22 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 15:19:22 GMT -5
I think Get Out! is a vastly overrated movie. It's not terrible, don't get me wrong, but not Oscar-worthy. I didn't think there was a single believably real person in that entire movie. It's not a comedy -- not funny -- but it doesn't work as a serious movie either.
Somebody needs to tell me what I am missing.
Lady Bird deserved better than it got. As did The Big Sick.
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Mar 6, 2018 15:28:47 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Mar 6, 2018 15:28:47 GMT -5
I just saw the Oscars In Memoriam segment on youtube and was surprised by some of the names -- John Hurt, Glenn Headley, Sam Shepard, Roger Moore, Bernie Casey, Martin Landau.
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Mar 7, 2018 3:05:44 GMT -5
Post by vbbetterthanbb on Mar 7, 2018 3:05:44 GMT -5
I have to take a break from the Oscar nominated movies and watch something lighter, before I dip into the even heavier documentary and foreign choices. I watched Happy Death Day, and was pleasantly surprised. "Time Loop" movies inevitably are full of holes. I am okay with that as long as the holes do not become too big to ignore. For a low budget indie, Happy Death Day did fantastically well.
Oh, I am happy that Shape of Water won. A friend of mine didn't like it, and another stopped watching after 20 minutes! Oh well, to each his own.
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Mar 7, 2018 21:56:42 GMT -5
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Post by maɡˈnōlēə on Mar 7, 2018 21:56:42 GMT -5
I went to see Annhilation with Natalie Portman over the weekend. It was a strange film, unsettling to be honest.
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