But then, for Alfred, this:
“Many of this year’s best films (Dunkirk, Nocturama, BPM, The Beguiled) were about the power of collectivity. That’s sort of how The Florida Project starts out, but it eventually retrenches into a selfish world where families and finally individuals turn on one another, as if to imply that in the last analysis, there’s no helping the feral poor. And, when all else fails, go to Disney World.” —Michael Sicinski
― "Minneapolis" (barf) (Eric H.), Friday, 16 February 2018 15:13 (six years ago) link
ha, there's like two unqualifiedly positive comments in that whole page
― jmm, Friday, 16 February 2018 15:16 (six years ago) link
And they were both for the latest Gore Verbinski movie.
― "Minneapolis" (barf) (Eric H.), Friday, 16 February 2018 15:19 (six years ago) link
I liked CMBYN a lot and have my criticisms but every one of those comments reeks of smugness. No sex? No Italian vistas? Did they even watch the movie?
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 February 2018 15:30 (six years ago) link
Yeah, most of those comments were askew.
"Non-horror movies that act like horror movies" is my worst nightmare, honeybunch. ;)
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 16 February 2018 15:42 (six years ago) link
I could tell.
― "Minneapolis" (barf) (Eric H.), Friday, 16 February 2018 15:50 (six years ago) link
With a side helping of "horror movies that act like horror movies."
How on earth do you take Nocturama to be about the power of collectivity?
― Frederik B, Friday, 16 February 2018 18:29 (six years ago) link
wait, is Sacred Deer a horror movie or not?
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 16 February 2018 18:42 (six years ago) link
The teamwork of that French SWAT team was awesome and inspiring. xp
― WilliamC, Friday, 16 February 2018 18:43 (six years ago) link
xp well it's a comedy, first and foremost
― "Minneapolis" (barf) (Eric H.), Friday, 16 February 2018 19:18 (six years ago) link
https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/02/16/film-poll-the-full-results/
OK, Twin Peaks came closer to the top 10 than I figured.
― "Minneapolis" (barf) (Eric H.), Friday, 16 February 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
there are voters in that pool i haven't thought of in 20 years -- Joanna Langfield, David Ansen -- plus the young turks i've never heard of.
Get Out was indeed "pants" plotwise tho.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 17 February 2018 02:57 (six years ago) link
pants?
― flappy bird, Saturday, 17 February 2018 02:58 (six years ago) link
ask the kids
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 17 February 2018 03:03 (six years ago) link
BAFTAs to 3BB
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5405-the-daily-three-billboards-tops-the-baftas
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 20 February 2018 18:07 (six years ago) link
I didn't mention In Transit on the other thread because I saw it several years ago
― Moo Vaughn, Tuesday, 20 February 2018 18:47 (six years ago) link
Skandies poll results ... Nocturama at #1, Vicky Krieps as best actress
http://skandies.org/results/categories.1?year=2017
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 21 February 2018 11:51 (six years ago) link
Can anyone shed any light on how the character of the Skandies panel might lead it to coalesce around Nocturama as the best film of the year?
― Alba, Thursday, 1 March 2018 18:48 (six years ago) link
they're terr'ists eh
at least they don't recognize child rapists like [lists every white guy in movies]
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 March 2018 19:11 (six years ago) link
I'm happy with this explanation.
― Alba, Friday, 2 March 2018 13:13 (six years ago) link
The D'Angelo effect usually only applies to MD'A's favorite movie of the year, which this year was mother!
― "Minneapolis" (barf) (Eric H.), Friday, 2 March 2018 13:54 (six years ago) link
Indie Spirit Awards: Get Out, Peele, Chalamet, McDormand, Rockwell, Janney
http://variety.com/2018/film/news/spirit-awards-2018-winners-list-1202716594/
Ingrid Goes West over Columbus for best first feature is some bullshit. (Not as much as magically promoting Get Out beyond the category, of course.)
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 4 March 2018 08:41 (six years ago) link
I really want to see Columbus (won the Filmspotting podcast's "golden brick" of the year – are any of you listeners?) but can find zero sign of it getting a UK release in cinemas following its LFF appearance.
― Alba, Sunday, 4 March 2018 09:12 (six years ago) link
I guess it'll turn up on Mubi or whatever some time.
― Alba, Sunday, 4 March 2018 09:13 (six years ago) link
Ingrid Goes West was great
― flappy bird, Sunday, 4 March 2018 16:21 (six years ago) link
I laughed a lot.
― Dangleballs and the Ballerina (cryptosicko), Sunday, 4 March 2018 16:29 (six years ago) link
Elizabeth Olsen should've been nominated in Supp Actress.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 4 March 2018 16:53 (six years ago) link
I swear Columbus was briefly streaming on Amazon Prime, didn’t catch it in time
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 5 March 2018 01:51 (six years ago) link
it's fine i don't know why people liked it so much
― flappy bird, Monday, 5 March 2018 03:22 (six years ago) link
IGW was watchable, not the scorching anti-Twitter jeremiad we need
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 March 2018 06:01 (six years ago) link
six Cesars to BPM
http://variety.com/2018/film/news/robin-campillos-bpm-beats-per-minute-wins-best-film-at-cesar-awards-1202715674/
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 March 2018 16:45 (six years ago) link
Finally: my longform aggregation roundup of the ~31 films shot on 35mm released in 2017. https://t.co/BzuYJipC4P— Vadim Rizov (@vrizov) April 5, 2018
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 7 April 2018 13:43 (six years ago) link
Great piece, thanks for the link... that bit about Sean Baker preserving his digitally shot films and losing one of the master files for Starlet is really sobering.
― flappy bird, Sunday, 8 April 2018 20:42 (six years ago) link