Which two haven’t you seen? For me it’s just Little Women.I've seen all but 2 and I'd vote JoJo.
Little Women and Marriage StoryWhich two haven’t you seen? For me it’s just Little Women.
gimme a Yes/Yes/Trump parlay - bango bucks to be made there.Will Brad Pitt bring a date to the Oscars?
Yes +170
No -250
Will Brad Pitt hug Jennifer Aniston on camera during the OScars
Yes +500
No -900
What/Who will be mentioned first?
Australia Fires +155
Climate Change +250
Donald Trump +300
Iran/Iraq +700
Ricky Gervais +700
are you me?both dragged horribly, especially the irishman. once upon a time was not that great.
Trump first at +300? After the impeachment win and the state of the union?Will Brad Pitt bring a date to the Oscars?
Yes +170
No -250
Will Brad Pitt hug Jennifer Aniston on camera during the OScars
Yes +500
No -900
What/Who will be mentioned first?
Australia Fires +155
Climate Change +250
Donald Trump +300
Iran/Iraq +700
Ricky Gervais +700
Does he have to mentioned by name? It’s much more likely imo he is alluded to by never mentioned by nameTrump first at +300? After the impeachment win and the state of the union?
Man that seems like easy money
Ricky Gervais might be a good sleeper
the urgency to "have to see it in the theater!" is lost these days with the availability of top notch streaming at one's disposal ... think the last flick i got even remotely worked about needing to see upon it's release was "Black Mass" (Depp as Whitey?! HELL YES!) ... and it was a letdown.Also, I think it's telling that a majority of the votes are "seen 0 or 1/2", but it seems like the cultural dialogue is that there are no good movies out in the theaters anymore. Not saying that all of these on the list are amazing, but IMO you can't complain too much about it if you don't try to see movies like these.
I find streaming as helping me to see more than I would have been able to otherwise, as I don’t get to the theatre as much as I’d like.the urgency to "have to see it in the theater!" is lost these days with the availability of top notch streaming at one's disposal ... think the last flick i got even remotely worked about needing to see upon it's release was "Black Mass" (Depp as Whitey?! HELL YES!) ... and it was a letdown.
conversely, my favorite flick of recent vintage, "Manchester By the Sea" was one i heard nary any buzz about upon it's run up to theater release, nor would it have struck me as a "need to be in the theater" vehicle ... and it wasn't ... but i'll be damned if i didn't watch it twice in one evening via streaming, simply to digest how powerful all of it's beauty was.
Interesting. I think every movie is much better in the theater. Comedies are funnier and ofcourse nothing at home can match what imax or Dolby can do for Ford v Ferrari, 1917, etcthe urgency to "have to see it in the theater!" is lost these days with the availability of top notch streaming at one's disposal ... think the last flick i got even remotely worked about needing to see upon it's release was "Black Mass" (Depp as Whitey?! HELL YES!) ... and it was a letdown.
conversely, my favorite flick of recent vintage, "Manchester By the Sea" was one i heard nary any buzz about upon it's run up to theater release, nor would it have struck me as a "need to be in the theater" vehicle ... and it wasn't ... but i'll be damned if i didn't watch it twice in one evening via streaming, simply to digest how powerful all of it's beauty was.
Slam dunk, then. It takes a drunken and brave soul.Does he have to mentioned by name? It’s much more likely imo he is alluded to by never mentioned by name
I'd take field if available (Kobe)Trump first at +300? After the impeachment win and the state of the union?
Man that seems like easy money
Ricky Gervais might be a good sleeper
i have a setup with an amazing bose sound system, and a generous sized screen ... nothing approaching what a theater can offer, but ... in my space, all alone ... darkened room ... acoustics popping - i get plenty of bang for my buck.Interesting. I think every movie is much better in the theater. Comedies are funnier and ofcourse nothing at home can match what imax or Dolby can do for Ford v Ferrari, 1917, etc
I posted a link a couple times. There a lot of the "best of 2019" movies out there already on streaming services. Maybe not the main Oscar contenders, as they tend to release in December.I find streaming as helping me to see more than I would have been able to otherwise, as I don’t get to the theatre as much as I’d like.
The Irishman and Marriage Story both on Netflix.
Dunno if you're the Masterpiece Theater type, but they just finished showing a 4-parter of the EMForster novel Howard's End, produced & scripted by the great playwright & filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan, who wrote Manchester by the Sea. His singular speech patterns, expressions & attitude are on full, odd & luscious display throughout and the performances are excellentconversely, my favorite flick of recent vintage, "Manchester By the Sea" was one i heard nary any buzz about upon it's run up to theater release, nor would it have struck me as a "need to be in the theater" vehicle ... and it wasn't ... but i'll be damned if i didn't watch it twice in one evening via streaming, simply to digest how powerful all of it's beauty was.
... and yet another wonderful reason to eschew the big screen "experience" ... hfs, i can only imagine how insufferable those miserable tvvat waffles can be ... so ####in' rude and disrespectful.I just can't go to the theater anymore. People are just too awful to deal with. Last 3 times I've been, there's some been some #######/group of #######s making noise, constantly playing on their phone, getting up half a dozen times to get snacks/go to the bathroom, etc.
I'd rather just wait a few months to see everything (with big marvel releases being the exception). The unwashed masses and cell phones have ruined the theater experience.
i'm spending another day home today ... will unearth this soon. thanks for lookin' outDunno if you're the Masterpiece Theater type, but they just finished showing a 4-parter of the EMForster novel Howard's End, produced & scripted by the great playwright & filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan, who wrote Manchester by the Sea. His singular speech patterns, expressions & attitude are on full, odd & luscious display throughout and the performances are excellent
The only two I've seen as well. Null voted on the winner because I'm pretty sure one of the others I haven't watched is better.seen only irishman and once upon a time.
Agree that theater is better than home. But, once throwing in cost of baby sitter, tickets, popcorn/soda (I could do without, but my wife will insist), it ends up costing around $100 to see a movie. I still enjoy seeing in the theatre, but the relative value of seeing in a theatre or waiting a few months to watch in home weighs against more often than I would like.I posted a link a couple times. There a lot of the "best of 2019" movies out there already on streaming services. Maybe not the main Oscar contenders, as they tend to release in December.
I am with 80s though. IMO even with a good sound system and big TV, going to the theater >>> watching at home (in theory, and if you have a good crowd). It's just not as much of an option with the kids now, and I absolutely hate this new wave of restaurant/theaters that are popping up. Sometimes those screens are the only ones that have a movie I want to see, and I will skip it if it's there.
I hear you 100%, and add to that my gripes about why I don't go as much as I'd like. Like I said, I misspoke early, and it should be a comment more about people complaining that the only movies out there are superhero and sequels.Agree that theater is better than home. But, once throwing in cost of baby sitter, tickets, popcorn/soda (I could do without, but my wife will insist), it ends up costing around $100 to see a movie. I still enjoy seeing in the theatre, but the relative value of seeing in a theatre or waiting a few months to watch in home weighs against more often than I would like.
I think only the good folks at PwC know the winners right now.Need help with predictions. I've won our office poll 3 out of the last 4 years. Usually I just go to betting sites but they are all over the place. Where is the go to spot?
Also it the academy trying to tell us something?
i (thankfully) have no idea how recent awards have been doled out, but doesn't the chalk usually get busted a couple times? that seemed to be the norm, last i cared to give a ####Have seen them all except Little Women. Parasite is the best of the bunch. 1917 seems to have the most recent momentum.
Mendes should be a lock for Best Director but I fear/dread Tarantino might get his director Oscar here.
Phoenix is a lock for Best Actor.
Zellweger is a near lock for Best Actress.
Pitt seems to be a near lock in a stacked Supporting Actor field.
Dern is a lock as Best Supporting Actress.
Only real suspense is the Best Picture/Best Director.
Odds site :
Link
Good thing you never saw my thread about it.btw, still blown away by the effect "MBtS" had on me ... recall over this past summer i had my gf sit and watch it with me on a Friday night ... was prolly my 4th sit thru it ... anyways, we went to a booze strewn birthday gig the following afternoon (she doesn't drink, but i sure did) - spent hours pulling her out to the patio to light me a smoke, or 10 (she doesn't), and just blag on and on about the film. she contends that i was more coherent and focused and passionate that day than when i'm "sober", simply due to my love of that amazing piece of art.
Not sure where you live, but if you have an Alamo Drafthouse near you, you may want to check that out. They are very strict about there being no talking or phones during a movie.I just can't go to the theater anymore. People are just too awful to deal with. Last 3 times I've been, there's some been some #######/group of #######s making noise, constantly playing on their phone, getting up half a dozen times to get snacks/go to the bathroom, etc.
I'd rather just wait a few months to see everything (with big marvel releases being the exception). The unwashed masses and cell phones have ruined the theater experience.
Edit: saw joker, Irishman and once upon a time. Like Hollywood the best but it doesn't strike me as best picture quality. I have a feeling I'll like 1917 alot more (although I thought the same about Dunkirk and was bored stiff)
For some reason, nothing i see on a screen stays with me anymore, but the stroller scene from MbtS hangs off my gutwall like an undigested potsticker. Never has the inarticulate limbo of love quarrels been better written but, beyond that, the jazz of the interaction is one of the best fusions of writing & acting i've ever witnessed. I understand music well enough to recognize that every note, every beat, was scripted, but Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck run with it like Miles Davis & Coltrane with a Gil Evans chart. I youtube it regularly when i need to remind my self what is possible with wordsbtw, still blown away by the effect "MBtS" had on me ... recall over this past summer i had my gf sit and watch it with me on a Friday night ... was prolly my 4th sit thru it ... anyways, we went to a booze strewn birthday gig the following afternoon (she doesn't drink, but i sure did) - spent hours pulling her out to the patio to light me a smoke, or 10 (she doesn't), and just blag on and on about the film. she contends that i was more coherent and focused and passionate that day than when i'm "sober", simply due to my love of that amazing piece of art.
... that particular scene was one i focused on the most that drunken afternoon previously mentioned - i found it indescribable, it tore through my entire gamut of empathic lingo, but i was still rendered speechless and felt as if i barely conveyed to my gf how much it moved me ... i kept trying, but the superlatives escaped me - i just couldn't properly articulate it's massive reach with any semblance of justice.For some reason, nothing i see on a screen stays with me anymore, but the stroller scene from MbtS lives hangs off my gut like an undigested potsticker. Never has the inarticulate limbo of love quarrels been better written but, beyond that, the jazz of the interaction is one of the best fusions of writing & acting i've ever witnessed. I know the music of words well enough to see that every note, every beat, was scripted, but Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck run with it like Miles Davis & Coltrane with a Gil Evans chart. I youtube it regularly when i need to remind my self what is possible with words
She's so good, she got nominated twice. Best Actress for Marriage Story, and Best Supporting Actress for Jojo.I've seen 6 of the 9. I like JoJo and 1917 best. Joker by far the worst.
I hope Scarlett wins best supporting for JoJo. (Is she nominated?)
This all sounds right.Have seen them all except Little Women. Parasite is the best of the bunch. 1917 seems to have the most recent momentum.
Mendes should be a lock for Best Director but I fear/dread Tarantino might get his director Oscar here.
Phoenix is a lock for Best Actor.
Zellweger is a near lock for Best Actress.
Pitt seems to be a near lock in a stacked Supporting Actor field.
Dern is a lock as Best Supporting Actress.
Only real suspense is the Best Picture/Best Director.
Odds site :
Link
1917, Mendes, Phoenix, Zellweger, Pitt, Dern all seem major favorites imo. What other categories?Need help with predictions. I've won our office poll 3 out of the last 4 years. Usually I just go to betting sites but they are all over the place. Where is the go to spot?
Also it the academy trying to tell us something?
All of them. I'm only undecided on the following:1917, Mendes, Phoenix, Zellweger, Pitt, Dern all seem major favorites imo. What other categories?
Those are tough but I would go AF, Klaus, Parasite and 1917All of them. I'm only undecided on the following:
Doc Feature - American Factory or For Soma
Animated Feature - Toy Story 4 or Klaus
Film Editing - Ford v Ferrari or Parasite
Visual Effects - 1917 or Avengers