Posted on 02/08/2022 7:29:37 AM PST by sphinx
Netflix-backed The Power Of The Dog secured 12 nods including best picture, directing and cinematography as well as four acting nominations for lead actor Benedict Cumberbatch, supporting actors Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smith-McPhee, and actress Kirsten Dunst....
Sci-fi blockbuster Dune received 10 nominations including best picture and across the technical categories for sound, visual effects, cinematography and costume design among others.
Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story both secured seven nominations, including best picture and directing, while King Richard received six, including best picture and for leading actor for Will Smith, who plays the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams in the biopic.
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so no dog at involved at all.
I literally dozed off watching it. The original 1984 film did a far better job of telling the story, and had a mood/style that was much more engrossing and compelling. It isn't an easy book to translate into a movie, but the original film did a far, far better job of it. I have no interest in seeing the 2nd part of the new film.
I don’t see current movies. But I thought the ads for ‘Belfast’ looked like it would be good.
The Power of The Dog is awful. It’s like watching paint dry in a gay bath house.
I don’t know the list but I don’t think I saw any of them. Saw previews for Dune, looked ridiculous. It never worked as a movie the first 2 times and that giant earthworm thing has been copied more times than a star wars plot.
I couldn’t get through the first 15 minutes. Horrible.
I will say this about the latest dune film, it was a far better adaptation of the book and the special effects and cinematography were fantastic.
One place where the fell down for me was there didn’t seem to be real humans in the movie. In none of the spaces where people were supposed to live were there any personal objects. The scene in Paul’s bedroom where Paul is almost killed by the flying drone is a perfect example. His bedroom had all the human quality of a storage locker for robots. There was not one item in Paul’s room that hinted at a personality. Here was a kid in his bedroom and were no old toys, random books, posters, or even a sock on the floor. The total lack of personality make the movie less relatable to normal human beings and punctured the suspension of disbelief just a bit.
“ A real gem is “Belfast”. It is a very personal account of the child Kenneth Branaugh growing up among the sectarian strife between Protestant and Catholic families…”
A really good movie, with the music by Belfast’s own Van Morrison - which makes it a very enjoyable experience throughout. Exceptionally well-acted and a storyline that brings you into the life of the working class people during this time.
P.S. All of the Oscar nominees have had at least brief theatrical releases. That’s part of the Oscar qualifying rules. I’ve not checked closely but I think at least a couple of them are still only in theaters and are not yet streaming; that’s all gotten very jumbled in the shadow of covid.
Some very good films have screened in festivals and have not yet found distribution. In addition, some very good foreign films may not reach U.S. audiences for a considerable time, although the streamers are getting more and more aggressive in going after foreign content. Hollywood is seeing its market share erode rapidly. And that is a good thing.
The first step is to boycott the bad stuff. But the second step is to support the good stuff when we find it. There are good movies out there. Some of them are made by filmmakers who may be quite liberal personally, but if they tell honest stories and don’t cheat on the big questions, they can still make thematically quite conservative films. Those are the ones I hope we can find. I always look forward to freeper recommendations. If a freeper recommends it, it’s worth taking the time to read a couple of reviews and watch a trailer.
Of the four films I recommended, none are Oscar nominees, though it’s possible that After Yang could be in the conversation next year. It premiered at Cannes last summer but was then held back until Sundance. It will be in theaters and will stream on Showtime on March 4, so it’s in next year’s awards cycle. CODA was the big Sundance breakout film last year and is an enjoyable film. I have hopes for After Yang this time around.
“The best thing I’ve seen recently was that series Reacher on Prime”
I thought the new Reacher character was borderline Marvel comic hero. It kind of put me off a little bit.
Sex and violence have always been the subjects of drama.
It was very nice. A real throwback. Sadly nobody went to see it. “West Side Story” is really good too.
Is Dune all woked up? Been avoided after the last blockbuster could have been wonderful nut they hacked the story with so many “innovations”.
They did get the baron pretty well right and Sting too.
I still can’t get the “tell me of you HomeWorld, Usal.” earworm out of my mind.
The frightening little girl/assasin was a scary cross between It Clown and Wednesday Adams.
Is Dune all woked up? Been avoiding after the last blockbuster could have been wonderful but they hacked the story with so many “innovations”.
They did get the Baron pretty well right and Sting too.
I still can’t get the “tell me of Your HomeWorld, Usal.” earworm out of my mind.
The frightening little girl/assasin was a scary cross between It Clown and Wednesday Adams.
Dog was ok, decent by the low standards of current movies.
Movies now are so bad visually I don’t bother much anymore.
Looking for comments on Dr. Fauci’s beagle experiments.
“I’m so out of it. I don’t recognize the name of most current actors, I’ve never heard of most of these films. I just have no desire to consume their dreck.”
Im with you! I’m out of it, too! Haven’t been to a movie in years.
No, I wouldn’t say that Dune is “woked up.” It sticks pretty close to the book. Tastes vary, and Dune has never been my cup of tea. (I didn’t care for the books either, back in the day.) But it’s ok. As sci-fi goes, I prefer After Yang and I’m Your Man, both intelligent “soft” sci-fi films involving AI characters. Neither ends up where you think it will; in the back of your mind, peg the reminder that in both films, the humans are the subjects and the AI is basically a mirror). But again, tastes vary.
My husband and I watched Power of the Dog for a while...pretty boring...we also bailed.
Sex? Violence? Shakespeare? Surely you jest.:)
Thank God for Homer for getting us off on the right foot!
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