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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 1, 2019 13:29:43 GMT -5
How about a ruling on films that were named to the National Film Registry.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 1, 2019 13:55:14 GMT -5
How about a ruling on films that were named to the National Film Registry. ooo I like that one, I'm also thinking about doing films nominated for best animated feature. |
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Post by shaxper on Nov 1, 2019 14:19:32 GMT -5
How about a ruling on films that were named to the National Film Registry. The selection process for the NFR is similar to that undergone by a traditional awards committee. The Pandora's Box I don't want to open with this would be suggesting that any group interested in identifying historically important films would be eligible here. Yes to the National Film Registry; no to the Criterion Collection. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 14:48:03 GMT -5
I've bookmarked the National Film Registry and about over half of those movies that I have on DVD. Are we in agreement to do this instead the Academy Awards bit?
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 1, 2019 15:16:35 GMT -5
How about a ruling on films that were named to the National Film Registry. The selection process for the NFR is similar to that undergone by a traditional awards committee. The Pandora's Box I don't want to open with this would be suggesting that any group interested in identifying historically important films would be eligible here. Yes to the National Film Registry; no to the Criterion Collection. I'm not even sure that's the way I'm going to go. It may well not be. But it was a thought and I wanted to get a ruling. I really have very little time to watch films, but this is better up the alley for my limited time than the October theme. |
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Post by shaxper on Nov 1, 2019 15:39:37 GMT -5
I've bookmarked the National Film Registry and about over half of those movies that I have on DVD. Are we in agreement to do this instead the Academy Awards bit? It's not a question of either or. You can count admissions to the National Film Registry as an award nomination. You can also count an Academy Award nomination as an award nomination. You have a lot of leeway here. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 17:03:51 GMT -5
I've bookmarked the National Film Registry and about over half of those movies that I have on DVD. Are we in agreement to do this instead the Academy Awards bit? It's not a question of either or. You can count admissions to the National Film Registry as an award nomination. You can also count an Academy Award nomination as an award nomination. You have a lot of leeway here. Understood. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Nov 1, 2019 17:09:04 GMT -5
You could also count movies about pickles.  |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 2, 2019 19:25:08 GMT -5
It's probably not a theme I'll stick with for the whole month but I like how different than last month's movie theme and I imagine it'll be much different than the selections of others. With out further ado... An Exploration of the Academy Award for Best Animated FeatureStarting with the 74th Academy Awards in 2002 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences began a separate category specifically for animated films. Some people see adding categories like this to the Oscars just serves to water them down but for my money opening the doors a little wider just makes for a more complete celebration of films. That said, the very first film to win the award is a bit of a head scratcher, especially in hindsight. Shrek  2001, Dreamworks Despite probably some of the best performances in both of their carriers from Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers, Shrek just doesn't feel like a Best Animated Feature film to me, especially as it was up against Monsters Inc. that year. Although I love the sound track, a lot of the jokes still land and the general skewering of the traditional Disney fairy tale musical the animation has not aged well and despite poking fun at Disney films it still attempted a moral at the end which fell really flat. I feel like it won based solely on the fact that it was trying something different than the Disney animated features, which while worthy shouldn't be reason enough to win especially when other films are present. Monsters Inc.  2001 Disney/ Pixar For my money this seems like the clear winner for the Oscar. Sure, the odd couple like story of finding love and understanding in something outside the box is hardly original but the performances by John Goodman and Billy Crystal were fantastic, the animation on Sully's fur was hugely ground breaking on a technical level and the world the monsters lived in was unique and enchanting. Pixar films are generally amazing, and although it seems like nearly each time they release a new one I hear my self say, "No, now this one is my favorite!" I have to say that Monsters Inc. is one I go back to pretty often. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 2, 2019 19:28:54 GMT -5
I'm in this and this is not going to be easy for me. Month: 0Year Total: 51For ease of vote tallying it might be easier to go back to your original post on page one to list your films. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2019 20:18:12 GMT -5
I'm in this and this is not going to be easy for me. Month: 0Year Total: 51For ease of vote tallying it might be easier to go back to your original post on page one to list your films. Sorry, that's not going to work for me to keep track and I just rather keep it separate. I hope you'll understand that.I'll think about it. |
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Post by robot1a on Nov 3, 2019 21:32:32 GMT -5
I decided to watch the 1954 best picture nominees because there’s only five of them and there’s a good mix of genres going on there. I’m watching them in reverse alphabetical order to reduce bias and since From Here to Eternity won, that will be the last film.
So, I just finished Shane starring Alan Ladd. Pretty good flick. It’s the quintessential western, but too cookie cutter for my taste. Where was the twist? There certainly was a lot of good drama. Additionally, I remember reading the book in grade school. The film was nominated for six Academy awards and won for best cinematography. Rightly so because it features many wide angle scenic shots with beautiful open untamed wilderness with a backdrop of mountains. Plus the film is in color. There’s still night for day because the technology wasn’t around for low light shots, but that’s okay. Did it deserve the best picture award? I don’t know yet because I’ve never seen the other four movies namely, Roman Holiday, The Robes, Julius Caesar, and From Here to Eternity.
My favorite quotes:
“You talk about rights. You think you've got the right to say that nobody else has got any. Well, that ain't the way the government looks at it.”
“A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.”
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Post by shaxper on Nov 4, 2019 5:30:06 GMT -5
I’ve never seen the other four movies namely, Roman Holiday, The Robes, Julius Caesar, and From Here to Eternity. I've always wanted to watch Roman Holiday. I'll have to see if it's streaming anywhere. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 4, 2019 7:24:29 GMT -5
I’ve never seen the other four movies namely, Roman Holiday, The Robes, Julius Caesar, and From Here to Eternity. I've always wanted to watch Roman Holiday. I'll have to see if it's streaming anywhere. I think it's on Prime if you have that. |
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Post by brutalis on Nov 4, 2019 7:51:30 GMT -5
Congrats on your WIN shaxper! I didn't get to post before the weekend: spent Halloween night (no trick or treater's came through) watching Kiss Meets the Phantom (I consider it as part of the theme: TV movie showed on Halloween, Kiss in full stage makeup, fighting robots in a theme park and even robots of the classic Universal monsters at that and in the movie Kiss are appearing in concert on Halloween) and Fright Night for some good old fashioned silly fun. Watched 2 episodes of 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo (cuz it aint Halloween without monster hunters) before going to bed. I will endeavor to continue adding to the fun with Novembers movies. But doubt I will do anywhere near the numbers you and Mecha will be doing. As you say, it's the fun of seeing what others watch and their comments that keeps it interesting. With that, my 1st movie Sunday was....Errol Flynn's The Adventures of Robin Hood from 1938. Buckle up your swash, shine your sword and join a gang of merry men fighting against villainous royalty! It don't get much more fun than this folks! a colorful spectacle of cinema joy that still captivates and inspires when viewed today. Flynn will ALWAYS be the best and most fun version of Robin Hood for me. Toss in Basil Rathbone villainy as the Sherrif of Nottingham and Olivia de Havilland's beautiful and charming Marian Alan Hale Sr as Little John and Claude Rains' despicable Prince John along with Eric Korngold's rousing score and you are instantly transported to another place and time where chivalry lives and men in tights is not a silly thing at all! For the afternoon re-watched my man Bogart in 1948's Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Love me some Bogey, throw in Tim Holt, Walter Huston and Bruce Bennet and instant can't take your eyes of the screen movie thrills begin! This one is pure characterization through and through that will captivate, entertain and haunt your thoughts afterwards. And oh what I wouldn't give to have been on that set in Mexico during filming. What tales that could be told from the fly's buzzing around those bars! |
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