that was my criterion ;)
― Funky Isolations (jed_), Wednesday, 24 July 2019 21:49 (four years ago) link
I don't seem to have rated a single contemporary film as 5/5 since joining Letterboxd 5 (?) years ago, and can't recall one I might from '10-14 (Certified Copy could come close).
So that's my current position: I've seen zero great films this decade.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 26 July 2019 01:40 (four years ago) link
That King’s Speech blurb is some gymnastics.
― jmm, Friday, 26 July 2019 01:52 (four years ago) link
On Thursday, Gotham Award nominations kick things off in earnest.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Saturday, 19 October 2019 14:28 (four years ago) link
https://www.thedailybeast.com/from-joker-to-trump-the-2020-oscars-are-going-to-be-totally-insane-is-it-time-to-tune-out
The 2020 Oscars Will Be a Politically Divided Sh*tshow
The Oscars are cynical awards dressed in the guise of earnestness, which is what the people most vocally critical about them—from far-right news outlets to Marvel fans—miss entirely. Whether the awarded films are “the best” or not is beside the point. The Oscars are a television spectacle that mostly function as a marketing opportunity for large corporations. And these corporations have financial reasons to be concerned about ratings, which is why, every year, we hear about them.
...
Still, great filmmakers can—and have, and must—achieve greatness without the Oscars. Limitations in resources do not necessarily deprive a film of quality, which the history of film can easily attest to. Directors like Shirley Clark, Euzhan Palcy, Elaine May, Vera Chytilová, Bill Gunn, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Ousmane Sembène, Cheryl Dunye, and Julie Dash made their work anyway and whether we see their films or not is partly up to us—our own curiosity and love for art that is imaginative and doesn’t simply “make you think,” as the trite saying goes, but thinks itself. And as for superhero films, they will undoubtedly continue to get made and distributed to your local multiplexes and chosen streaming services; whether there’s any shame in consuming them will always be both a political and personal consideration.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Tuesday, 22 October 2019 22:47 (four years ago) link
it's like a veil has been lifted from my eyes and i can now see everything clearly.
― What a ridiculous clusterfuck of totally uncool jokers (jed_), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 01:31 (four years ago) link
IDA's doc nominees
https://www.documentary.org/awards2019/nominees
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 21:13 (four years ago) link
Rosenbaum has already posted his Sight and Sound top ten:
https://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/2019/10/ten-best-list-for-sight-and-sound-2019/
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 24 October 2019 13:01 (four years ago) link
Still mad at him for docking Femme Fatale from his "best of the 21st century" list.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 October 2019 13:01 (four years ago) link
Not a strong year for crossover docs either, huh.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 October 2019 13:02 (four years ago) link
Didn't Foxtrot come out like 5 years ago?
Here we go!
GOTHAM AWARD NOMINATIONS 2019 ... also known as the A24 AWARDS
Best Feature“The Farewell” (A24)“Hustlers” (STXfilms)“Marriage Story” (Netflix)“Uncut Gems” (A24)“Waves” (A24)
Best Documentary“American Factory” (Netflix)“Apollo 11” (NEON and CNN Films)“The Edge of Democracy” (Netflix)“Midnight Traveler” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)“One Child Nation” (Amazon Studios)
Breakthrough DirectorLaure De Clermont-Tonnerre for “The Mustang” (Focus Features)Kent Jones for “Diane” (IFC Films)Joe Talbot for “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” (A24)Olivia Wilde for “Booksmart” (United Artists Releasing)Philip Youmans for "Burning Cane" (Array Releasing)
Best screenplay“The Farewell,” Lulu Wang (A24)“High Flying Bird,” Tarell Alvin McCraney (Netflix)“The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Jimmie Fails,” Joe Talbot, Rob Richert (A24)“Marriage Story,” Noah Baumbach (Netflix)"Midsommar," Ari Aster (A24)
Best ActorWillem Dafoe in “The Lighthouse” (A24)Adam Driver in “Marriage Story” (Netflix)Aldis Hodge in “Clemency” (NEON)André Holland in “High Flying Bird” (Netflix)Adam Sandler in “Uncut Gems” (A24)
Best ActressAwkwafina in “The Farewell” (A24)Elisabeth Moss in “Her Smell” (Gunpowder & Sky)Mary Kay Place in “Diane” (IFC Films)Florence Pugh in “Midsommar” (A24)Alfre Woodard in “Clemency” (NEON)
Breakthrough ActorJulia Fox in “Uncut Gems” (A24)Aisling Franciosi in “The Nightingale? (IFC Films)Chris Galust in “Give Me Liberty” (Music Box Films)Noah Jupe in “Honey Boy” (Amazon Studios)Jonathan Majors in “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” (A24)Taylor Russell in “Waves” (A24)
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 October 2019 14:30 (four years ago) link
already p much "no surprises"! well done, all
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 October 2019 16:44 (four years ago) link
I mean, Hustlers up there is a little bit of a surprise.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 October 2019 16:47 (four years ago) link
They don't do supporting actors, right? So the film is there instead of J.Lo.
I guess The Souvenir will get all The Max Bialystock "Too Good" non-honors.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 October 2019 17:07 (four years ago) link
Plenty of those non-honors to go around.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 October 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link
no ScarJo for Marriage Story? lol
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 October 2019 18:03 (four years ago) link
Good to see André Holland though.
Not having seen it, all the attention seems to be getting directed at Driver and Dern.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 October 2019 18:07 (four years ago) link
Here's another thing:
https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-personal-history-of-david-copperfield-wild-rose-head-2019-bifa-nominations/5144228.article
Bifa Nominations 2019
Best British Independent FilmBait, Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers, Linn WaiteFor Sama, Waad Al-Kateab, Edward WattsThe Personal History Of David Copperfield, Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell, Kevin Loader The Souvenir Joanna Hogg, Luke SchillerThe Souvenir, Joanna Hogg, Luke SchillerWild Rose, Tom Harper, Nicole Taylor, Faye Ward
Best DirectorWaad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts, For SamaOliver Hermanus, MoffieJoanna Hogg, The SouvenirMark Jenkin, BaitAsif Kapadia, Diego Maradona
Best ActressJessie Buckley, Wild RoseHolliday Grainger, AnimalsSally Hawkins, Eternal BeautyVicky Knight, Dirty GodRenee Zellweger, Judy
Best Supporting ActressJessica Barden, ScarboroughRuthxjiah Bellenea, The Last TreeElizabeth Debicki, Vita & VirginiaTilda Swinton, The Personal History Of David CopperfieldJulie Walters, Wild Rose
Best ScreenplayJoanna Hogg, The SouvenirArmando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell, The Personal History Of David CopperfieldPaul Laverty, Sorry We Missed YouPeter Strickland, In FabricNicole Taylor, Wild Rose
Best ActorSam Adewunmi, The Last TreeTom Burke, The SouvenirKris Hitchen, Sorry We Missed YouJosh O’Connor, Only YouDev Patel, The Personal History Of David Copperfield
Best Supporting ActorChiwetel Ejiofor, The Boy Who Harnessed The WindHugh Laurie, The Personal History Of David CopperfieldEdlison Manuel Olbera Núñez, Yuli – The Carlos Acosta StoryPeter Mullan, The VanishingBluey Robinson, Dirty God
Best DocumentaryCoup 53, Taghi Amirani, Walter Murch, Paul ZaentzDiego Maradona, Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Paul MartinFor Sama, Waad Al-Kateab, Edward WattsSeahorse, Jeanie Finlay, Andrea CornwellTell Me Who I Am, Ed Perkins, Simon Chinn
Best International Independent FilmAsh Is Purest White, Jia Zhang-Ke, Shôzô IchiyamaMarriage Story, Noah Baumbach, David HeymanMonos, Alejandro Landes, Alexis Dos Santos, Fernando Epstein, Cristina Landes, Santiago A ZapataParasite, Bong Joon-Ho, Jan Young-Hwan, Moon Yang-Kwon, Sin-Ae Kwak, Han Jin WonPortrait Of A Lady On Fire, Céline Sciamma, Véronique Cayla, Bénédicte Couvreur
There are more categories, but you get the gist.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 13:15 (four years ago) link
https://twitter.com/TimGrierson/status/1189977187983560705
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 31 October 2019 18:48 (four years ago) link
http://twitter.com/TimGrierson/status/1189977187983560705
Crap, third time's the charm, I hope:
LAFCA is very pleased to announce that Elaine May will be the recipient of this year's Career Achievement award. We will be honoring this legendary actress/writer/director at our annual awards dinner on Jan. 11, 2020. pic.twitter.com/IFsMaxtHj2— LA Film Critics (@LAFilmCritics) October 31, 2019
This was earlier in the year, but worth adding:
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2019/4/results
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Friday, 1 November 2019 17:39 (four years ago) link
#5-#1 still have yet to be revealed, but:
https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/the-best-films-of-the-2010s
Boyhood all the way down at #25 is a welcome surprise.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 17:18 (four years ago) link
What do we thing will have made the top five? I'm guessing Uncle Boonmee is a given. Probably Turin Horse as well. Think Stray Dogs could have made it, or has it been snubbed? Oh, and the list is pretty US-heavy, so I'm guessing Leviathan and Magic Mike as well?
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 5 November 2019 17:25 (four years ago) link
forever clueless
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 17:26 (four years ago) link
In this case, delightfully so.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 17:35 (four years ago) link
Phantom Thread #1, based on the other PTAs already placing.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 17:36 (four years ago) link
Oops, I was wrong...
1. The Tree of Life2. Moonlight3. Inside Llewyn Davis4. Mad Max: Fury Road5. Phantom Thread
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:11 (four years ago) link
#murica
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:15 (four years ago) link
smdh at 2 and 4, and even somewhat at 3
(all of which are good btw)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:04 (four years ago) link
All five are perfectly fine.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:21 (four years ago) link
And glad they all ranked above Roma, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Social Network.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:23 (four years ago) link
only two can remotely be considered Decade's Best in my book xp
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link
Dare you to scroll thru all 100: https://filmschoolrejects.com/most-beautiful-shots-of-the-decade/
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 17:27 (four years ago) link
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
― wasdnuos (abanana), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 17:31 (four years ago) link
They're really into silhouetted figures against sunsets.
― jmm, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 17:41 (four years ago) link
A better Llewyn Davis shot (and I don't even like cats):
http://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/BHZgaujR6xlzEFulLIZTeaPWDF4=/0x0:1280x690/920x690/filters:focal(831x197:1035x401):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62574303/MV5BZDFmMDgxOTQtYTc3MC00YWMxLWI1NjMtNmFhN2UzZDI1ZDE2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDAxOTExNTM_._V1_.0.0.jpg
The page loads so slowly I can't go through the list, but I assume Boyhood is in there somewhere. Maybe my favourite shot of the decade:
http://scontent.fyzd1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/11070084_10152583857176534_3043664573621445994_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_oc=AQm75Cg2ypzRtLL7G5rQkHmfVdqi_hfMvDGLLXaPeIaU-MBmWmXDuAB8M9dz2azt0SQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fyzd1-2.fna&oh=082edf0d7a850a400a8178c3b0f70afe&oe=5E47AA76
(I have no confidence either of these images will show up.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:08 (four years ago) link
rogue one doesn't have any perfect shots
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:10 (four years ago) link
Surprised they went with the obvious crying shot from Get Out but not the one from Call Me by Your Name.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:37 (four years ago) link
Missed this a few days ago, but the Critics Choice Documentary Awards were lorded over by Apollo 11.
Best Documentary Feature – Apollo 11 (Neon)Best Director – TIE – Peter Jackson – They Shall Not Grow Old (Warner Bros.)Best Director – TIE – Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar – American Factory (Netflix)Best Cinematography – John Chester – The Biggest Little Farm (Neon)Best Editing – Todd Douglas Miller – Apollo 11 (Neon)Best Score – Matt Morton – Apollo 11 (Neon)Best Narration – Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars (Warner Bros.)Best First Documentary Feature – Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov – Honeyland (Neon)Best Archival Documentary – Apollo 11 (Neon)Best Biographical Documentary – Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (Magnolia)Best Music Documentary – Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (Greenwich)Best Political Documentary – American Factory (Netflix)Best Science/Nature Documentary – Apollo 11 (Neon)Best Sports Documentary – Maiden (Sony Pictures Classics)Most Innovative Documentary – They Shall Not Grow Old (Warner Bros.)Best Short Documentary – Period. End of Sentence. (Netflix)The D A Pennebaker Award – Frederick WisemanThe Landmark Award – Michael Apted
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 15:11 (four years ago) link
At BerkeleyNational GalleryIn Jackson HeightsEx LibrisMonrovia, IndianaUnfriended https://t.co/W3t1ukvqv7— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies) November 13, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 21:35 (four years ago) link
Best Latin American Films of the Decade:
25. Cocote24. Wild Tales23. Güeros22. Gloria21. (tie) Neon Bull21. (tie) In the Intense Now20. The Untamed19. Ixcanul18. The Human Surge17. It All Started at the End16. No15. A Fantastic Woman14. Birds of Passage13. El Club12. The Tiniest Place11. Neighboring Sounds10. (tie) Araby10. (tie) A Useful Life9. Tempestad8. Jauja7. Aquarius6. Post Tenebras Lux5. Nostalgia for the Light4. Roma3. Embrace of the Serpent2. La Flor1. Zama
https://remezcla.com/lists/film/best-latin-american-films-2010s/
How many have you seen? I'm at 18.
― Frederik B, Friday, 15 November 2019 15:00 (four years ago) link
Same.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 15 November 2019 15:01 (four years ago) link
Yup.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Friday, 15 November 2019 15:08 (four years ago) link
wd have to research. i rated Jauja on L'boxed and have no memory of it.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 15 November 2019 17:41 (four years ago) link
(quite commonplace for me)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 15 November 2019 17:42 (four years ago) link
I will never forget Viggo Mortensen's atrocius mangling of the Danish language. But Ghita Nørby was great as old Karen Blixen.
― Frederik B, Friday, 15 November 2019 17:51 (four years ago) link
I'm sure that list is an aggregate but in no universe I want to inhabit is Roma better than Post Tenebras Lux.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Friday, 15 November 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
WORST SCREEN COMBO Any two half-feline/half-human hairballs,CatsJason Derulo and his CGI-neutered bulge, CatsTyler Perry and Tyler Perry (or Tyler Perry), A Madea Family FuneralSylvester Stallone and his impotent rage, Rambo: First BloodJohn Travolta and any screenplay he accepts
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Saturday, 8 February 2020 17:53 (four years ago) link
Spirits to Safdies, Sandler, and... The Farewell
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/2020-spirit-awards-winners-list-uncut-gems-1202208889/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 9 February 2020 19:26 (four years ago) link
Cinema Scope
https://cinema-scope.com/columns/cinema-scope-82-editors-note/
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 03:35 (four years ago) link
Crazy follow up for Honeyland here:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/world/europe/honeyland-north-macedonia-bees.html
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 07:22 (three years ago) link
“It’s impossible!” sighed Mr. Georgiev. “We are filmmakers, not social workers.”
Maybe you shouldn't have bought her a fucking house then! Morons
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 17:48 (three years ago) link
i applaud their willingness to share their good fortune! It's incredibly rare among filmmakers that they treat their subjects as human after the camera stops rolling. can't help but feel that follow up pieces like this are sort of mixed-up PR though.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 17:49 (three years ago) link
That's absolutely what it is. And there's a difference between treating your subjects as human beings and all of a sudden becoming their patrons. It's really deplorable, unethical stuff, and anyone that couldn't see these issues coming from a mile away, I don't know what to say. Good intentions mean so little.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 17:53 (three years ago) link
I will say I think cutting a check and sharing in the good fortune of the movie with its subjects is one thing, and admirable -- what I find inappropriate is the extent to which the filmmakers became involved in her life, whatever their intentions were.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 18:06 (three years ago) link
well they clearly got heavily involved in both families' lives in the process of filming! They just never disentangled.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 18:12 (three years ago) link
I don't think it's despicable? ethically fraught, sure. but when you spend a lot of time around specific humans, these things can happen.
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 18:15 (three years ago) link
You're right, too harsh a word. But this is the A1 rule of documentary filmmaking, and yes, these things happen, they are human--they still failed to do their job and "disentangle" from the family.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 18:17 (three years ago) link
true. Herzog's almost certainly done worse of course
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 18:28 (three years ago) link
I haven't seen the film or read the piece, so I'm just responding to what I take is the general gist of the story. I've mentioned this anecdote before. At a Q&A with Frederick Wiseman after a screening of Juvenile Court, I asked him if he followed up with any of the kids he filmed. His answer was four or five words--I forget exactly what he said, but the unmistakable message was no, of course not, and that I'd asked the dumbest question in the world.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 18:34 (three years ago) link
Other end of the spectrum: Steve James and Stevie.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 18:35 (three years ago) link
(Or not--James had a relationship with Stevie Fielding that predated the film by a decade.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 18:37 (three years ago) link
now, conversely, I'm wondering to what extent the subjects of The Act of Killing keep an eye on Josh Oppenheimer and co....
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 18:48 (three years ago) link
now, conversely, I'm wondering to what extent the subjects of _The Act of Killing_ keep an eye on Josh Oppenheimer and co....
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 19:00 (three years ago) link
I haven't seen the film or read the piece, so I'm just responding to what I take is the general gist of the story. I've mentioned this anecdote before. At a Q&A with Frederick Wiseman after a screening of _Juvenile Court_, I asked him if he followed up with any of the kids he filmed. His answer was four or five words--I forget exactly what he said, but the unmistakable message was no, of course not, and that I'd asked the dumbest question in the world.