Bull Shannon
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There's a choice clip from the La Vaginoplastia song which has been making the rounds on social media (derogatory). It looks quite bad and is definitely going to win Best Picture.
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ayayrawn
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Cameron and plenty of others have been vocally fawning over it for months, it's very strange.
I can see how it would appeal to rich out of touch liberals in that it makes them feel good about Mexican or trans issues, and that voting for it would somehow be a "take that President Cheeto" to the new administration. I can also see how it would appeal to ambitious and bizarro filmmakers and cinephiles because it's very weird and takes huge swings.
The problem is that the representation is actually bad and harmful, and none of the big swings land and come across as hilarious. I've heard the camp argument too, but I'd think camp would have to be fun? It's a very strange case.
ayayrawn
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I do think it does have a decent chance at best picture, but so do The Brutalist and Conclave. We've been due for a stinker BP after a couple good years, so we'll see.
It's just funny that almost every year there's at least 1 movie that the industry tries to gaslight me into thinking it's good (Joker, Trial of Chicago 7, Don't Look Up, Triangle of Sadness). It's NOT going to work for this one tho lol
It's just funny that almost every year there's at least 1 movie that the industry tries to gaslight me into thinking it's good (Joker, Trial of Chicago 7, Don't Look Up, Triangle of Sadness). It's NOT going to work for this one tho lol
The Denmarkian Wonder
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I haven’t seen it yet but it’s been pretty much only negative word of mouth I’ve seen.
James Cameron also thinks his 4K AI restorations of The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss and True Lies looks great so what does he know lol
EvanBenner
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Bahaha, I had a blast with Triangle of Sadness!
TenderLovingKiller®
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without seeing any of the top films of the year yet but knowing how the academy votes tends to vote; The Brutalist has to be the runaway favorite for best picture.
ayayrawn
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It's certainly possible.
Here's a breakdown as a big Oscar nerd.
The standard these days is usually a movie HAS to win screenplay OR director if it wants to win BP.
The far and away favorite for director is Corbet for Brutalist, I think that's close to locked.
Conclave is a pretty far ahead favorite for adapted screenplay after winning the Globe. This is where EP would be nominated. EP could pull off an upset, but with how many noms Conclave also got at BAFTAs this morn, I think that has a solid chance. Original screenplay is between Brutalist and Anora.
So the thing is, the last movie to win best picture without winning screenplay or director? Chicago. A musical that also won best supporting actress (for which Zoe Saldana is the favorite). Granted this was a much less divisive film, but still.
So who knows, we may see a first of it's kind in a while. The top three are definitely Brutalist, Emilia Perez and Conclave.
ngower
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Burying the lede, Criterion...:
Chungking Express
The whiplash, double-pronged Chungking Express is one of the defining works of 1990s cinema and the film that made Wong Kar Wai an instant icon. Two heartsick Hong Kong cops (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung Chiu Wai), both jilted by ex-lovers, cross paths at the Midnight Express take-out food...
www.criterion.com
CHUNGKING EXPRESS IS BACK!
Now do I wait for the WKW 4k set or just grab this....
ayayrawn
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DownIsTheNewUp
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It's Crash the musical with the added bonus a straight white Frenchman directing a film about a trans cartel member.
DownIsTheNewUp
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That would be worse than Coda and Green Book winning BP, combined.
The good news is that all of its support comes from Europe and the Oscar's have ranked choice voting-- and there are plenty of people who loathe the film.
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