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All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

themetfairy Jan 16 2014 08:41 AM

Here Are Your Nominees

Ceetar Jan 16 2014 09:09 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

I was so bad at seeing movies in 2013. If I watch I'm just going to root for American Hustle for everything since that's the one I saw.

Vic Sage Jan 16 2014 09:16 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

I've only seen 3 of the best picture nominees so far (GRAVITY, HER, AMERICAN HUSTLE). Of that small group, i was most impressed with GRAVITY. While i appreciated HER (particularly Johannson's vocal performance -- when is that going to be a category?), i did find it meandering after a time, even though ultimately moving and worthwhile. I'm just not a big Joaquin Phoenix fan. But i did like Amy Adams more in this than in AMERICAN HUSTLE, which i think is entirely overrated. The performances are fun, in a cartoony, garish way, and its entertaining enough, more or less, but its mostly about hair... bad hair. I was not moved or particularly interested in any of it. And that the low-level scumbags figure out a way to get over on the high-level scumbags doesn't give me quite the uplift one might think. But Bale is certainly incredible (once again). But GRAVITY was masterful in every aspect; the beautiful cinematography and design, the stellar performances, the taut direction, the powerful themes... its all there. I definitely want to see WOLF OF WALL ST and have some interest in NEBRASKA, too, but no interest at all in CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, PHILOMENA, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, or 12 YEARS A SLAVE, . Well, I might catch up with SLAVE on cable, but the other 3 would require a "desert island"-type situation.

themetfairy Jan 16 2014 09:25 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

My one sure fire pick is Jared Leto for Best Supporting Actor. I skipped Captain Phillips in the theaters, but will catch it on On Demand when it comes out next week.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 16 2014 10:41 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

I've seen American Hustle and Gravity. Loved Gravity, was mildly entertained by American Hustle. (I agree with Vic, it's very much overrated.) Of the others, I definitely would like to see 12 Years a Slave and Nebraska. And I'm kinda curious about Her. I may eventually watch Wolf of Wall Street but after The Departed I've had more than enough of Martin Scorsese. (Although I liked Hugo a lot.) I knew Meryl Streep would be nominated for August: Osage County. I haven't seen the movie, but it was a completely predictable choice. I think I'll be rooting for Sandra Bullock in that category.

themetfairy Jan 16 2014 11:03 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

The Wolf of Wall Street is way more entertaining than The Departed. Cate Blanchett is my choice for Best Actress - her performance in Blue Jasmine was fabulous.

Vic Sage Jan 16 2014 11:47 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Blanchett is always fabulous; she's one of the best around. But i hated JASMINE with a white hot passion. Woody has always had an inclination to populate his films with awful people, but this one may have set a new standard.

Ceetar Jan 16 2014 11:59 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

no Catching Fire? Rigged I say. Looking back, there were like 7-10 movies I really did intend on seeing. Oh well, I guess I'll go download them.

sharpie Jan 16 2014 12:25 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Nebraska and Philomena the only nominated ones I've seen. Might see 12 Years a Slave and/or Her this weekend. Nebraska I liked less than I thought I would. Dern was great but the nominated actress playing his wife bugged me. It was also really predictable. Philomena, which was mrs. sharpie's choice, was a lot better than I thought. Actually, quite moving.

themetfairy Jan 16 2014 12:31 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Philomena is a lovely film. 12 Years a Slave is imperfect, but nonetheless impressive. Definitely worth seeing.

Vic Sage Jan 16 2014 02:07 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

[u:1emw1h6e]Multiple nominees:[/u:1emw1h6e] AMERICAN HUSTLE - 10 GRAVITY - 10 12 YEARS A SLAVE - 9 CAPTAIN PHILLIPS -6 DALLAS BUYERS CLUB - 6 NEBRASKA - 6 HER - 5 WOLF OF WALL ST - 5 PHILOMENA - 4 --------------------- BLUE JASMINE - 3 HOBBIT - 3 AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY - 2 DESPICABLE ME 2 - 2 FROZEN - 2 GRANDMASTER - 2 GREAT GATSBY - 2 INSIDE LlEWYN DAVIS -2 LONE RANGER - 2 LONE SURVIVOR - 2

Benjamin Grimm Jan 16 2014 02:30 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

I didn't see the movie, so I don't know if it was any good, but I kinda was expecting some nominations for Lee Daniels' The Butler (despite its stupid name).

themetfairy Jan 16 2014 02:40 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I didn't see the movie, so I don't know if it was any good, but I kinda was expecting some nominations for Lee Daniels' The Butler (despite its stupid name). I didn't see that either. But I was talking about the nominations in the supermarket this morning, and the cashier was incensed that The Butler had been shut out.

Vic Sage Jan 16 2014 03:01 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Hell, I don't blame her... even JACKASS got 1 nomination! They couldn't find something to nominate in this self-congratulatory self-flagellation of feel-good middle-brow liberalism? That's not the Hollywood i remember.

Ashie62 Jan 16 2014 07:03 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

themetfairy wrote: My one sure fire pick is Jared Leto for Best Supporting Actor. I skipped Captain Phillips in the theaters, but will catch it on On Demand when it comes out next week. I was thinking this also about Leto also...but...as a longshot relative unknown Michael Fassbender was awesome..Check him out in a 2008 British indie backwoods horror "Eden Lake" The guy is possessed..

Edgy MD Jan 17 2014 07:58 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Are either of Gatsby's nominations for Second Spitter's work?

Mets – Willets Point Jan 17 2014 09:53 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

I just don't watch movies anymore.

Vic Sage Jan 17 2014 02:34 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

...a longshot relative unknown... Unknown? Michael Fassbender was Magneto!

sharpie Jan 20 2014 01:00 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Saw 12 Years a Slave and Captain Phillips over the weekend to bring my total to four of the nine. My order so far: 1. 12 Years a Slave 2. Philomena 3. Nebraska 4. Captain Phillips It's really not even close. 12 Years a Slave is a very impressive movie. The others were all fine. Captain Phillips was good for that kind of movie, that is to say not the kind of movie I really care about.

themetfairy Jan 21 2014 08:36 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

The Oscar-Nominated Short Films Will Be Readily Available Starting January 31st

Vic Sage Jan 22 2014 10:34 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

what's been a neat benefit of new technologies is the development of actual distribution channels for shorts in recent years. in ye olden tymes, there was never a way to see these films, except sometimes movie theaters showed pre-feature shorts and cartoons. Later, the animated shorts would get compiled and released briefly in art houses. then video evolved, and more access. then cable tv and their specialty channels came along, hungry for interstitial programming, so more access. Now, VOD and digital downloads on all different platforms make these films available to everybody.

themetfairy Feb 27 2014 09:28 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Sunday is the big night. Here are my picks - Best Film - 12 Years a Slave Best Actor - Matthew McConaughey Best Actress - Cate Blanchett Best Supporting Actor - Jared Leto Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Lawrence Best Director - Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity) I'm splitting Best Film and Best Director; Gravity is a technological marvel, but 12 Years a Slave tells a more compelling story. Jared Leto is my one sure bet - I will be in shock if he doesn't win for his incredible performance in Dallas Buyers Club. Best Actor is a huge tossup - I could see it going to any of the nominees. I plan on hunkering down with D-Dad and a bottle of champagne and watching the festivities during our umpteenth winter storm.

Vic Sage Feb 27 2014 09:58 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

I plan on hunkering down with D-Dad whoah, too much information. wait, what do you mean by "hunkering"? Oh. never mind, then.

seawolf17 Feb 27 2014 10:17 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

FB friend: Only in LA. [Last night after softball] Teammate: Hey are we going to be able to field a team next week? A lot of people aren't going to be coming. Me: Why? What's going on Sunday? [Teammate looks at me like I have three heads] Teammate: the Oscars?! [My face says 'Are you effing serious?' Fade to black]

Benjamin Grimm Feb 27 2014 11:09 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

I didn't know until about two days ago that this was Oscar weekend. I love movies, but don't much care about the Oscars.

Vic Sage Feb 27 2014 02:28 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

i used to make such a fuss; big viewing party with my friends, an oscar pool, yyybbb. At some point, it just stopped. i don't miss the party, but i still have a family-wide oscar pool.

themetfairy Mar 02 2014 09:34 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Best Picture Choices of Several Mets If these guys were part of the Academy, Captain Phillips would win Best Picture.

Carnac the Metnificent Mar 02 2014 05:27 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

A: Gravity Q: What is the biggest obstacle for Bartolo Colon to overcome this season? A: Twelve Years a Slave Q: What did Ron Hodges think it was like to be a backup catcher for the Mets?

metirish Mar 03 2014 06:39 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

A bore fest really, Ellen wasn't all that polished and her early dig at Liza was awkward to say the least, Samsung was the big winner. I did like Leto's speech, but then I see on twitter some commentators not all that happy because he didn't mention transgender by name , apparently there was a lot expected from his speech, seems a bit much to me.

Frayed Knot Mar 03 2014 06:47 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Eva Marie Saint - a one-time hot blonde with ties to Alfred Hitchcock (and an Oscar), turns 90 this year, claims (and looks) to have had no work done, and looks terrific. Kim Novak - also once a hot blonde with ties to Hitchcock, is 81, has obviously had a ton of work done, and looks and talks like a train wreck.

Vic Sage Mar 03 2014 08:22 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Seeing Novak like that was sadder than the IN Memoriam montage and having to listen to Bette Midler sing "Wind beneath my wings". Goldie Hawn is on her way there, too. I hope these women are watching this closely and stop mutilating themselves.

Edgy MD Mar 03 2014 08:32 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

The ironic thing is that Novak's career-defining role was as a woman who submitted herself to artificial transformation, and became a monster for it.

Vic Sage Mar 03 2014 08:53 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

i don't know if VERTIGO was career-defining so much as career-capping; she had done PICNIC, MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, PAL JOEY and BELL, BOOK & CANDLE leading up to it, and never really did another successful thing after it. It was pretty much a 5-year career, but the image of her in BELL, BOOK & CANDLE, petting and singing softly to her cat to put a love spell on Jimmy Stewart while staring seductively and hypnotically right at me, is the one that will stay with me forever. VERTIGO is an all-time great movie, but its much less about Novak than it is about Stewart. In VERTIGO she is the object, in BELL she is the subject. And i would disagree somewhat with your characterization of the plot of VERTIGO; she is not turned into a monster by submitting herself to artificial manipulation; it is Stewart who becomes the obsessed monster, and Novak the sacrificial lamb to the power of the male gaze and killed by her inability to escape it. Stewart is the monster; WE as viewers, as voyeurs, are the monster in that story.

Frayed Knot Mar 03 2014 09:02 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Vic Sage wrote: Goldie Hawn is on her way there, too. I hope these women are watching this closely and stop mutilating themselves. Whoever sold women on the idea that lips the size of car bumpers are an attractive look should be horse-whipped.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 03 2014 09:03 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

I watched Kim Novak just the other day in one of her much lesser known movies, Boys' Night Out, a kind of amusing little picture from 1962 with James Garner and Tony Randall. I didn't watch the Oscars, so I didn't see what she looks like at 81. I'm curious, but don't know if I want to try to track down an image.

metirish Mar 03 2014 09:05 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

The name didn't ring much of a bell for me and I was shocked to see she is 81.....

Benjamin Grimm Mar 03 2014 09:05 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Frayed Knot wrote: Whoever sold women on the idea that lips the size of car bumpers are an attractive look should be horse-whipped. Oh, come on! Tell me this isn't sexy!

Edgy MD Mar 03 2014 09:31 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Vic Sage wrote: And i would disagree somewhat with your characterization of the plot of VERTIGO That's not my characterization of the plot.

Vic Sage Mar 03 2014 11:10 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Novak's career-defining role was as a woman who submitted herself to artificial transformation, and became a monster for it. You're right, this is not a characterization of the plot; it's your summary of Novak's role in the plot, which i think is inaccurate for the reason I stated.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 03 2014 11:29 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

metirish wrote: The name didn't ring much of a bell for me and I was shocked to see she is 81..... You've got to watch the video to experience the essence of Novak's appearance. [youtube]m1PP2wgc_pY#t=21&hd=1[/youtube]

Vic Sage Mar 03 2014 12:53 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

THE 87 "BEST PICTURE" OSCAR WINNERS TO DATE THE FULL LIST (1927-2013): * = did not see *2013 - "12 Years A Slave" 2012 - "Argo" 2011 - "The Artist" 2010 - "The King's Speech" 2009 - "The Hurt Locker" 2008 - "Slumdog Millionaire" 2007 - "No Country for Old Men" 2006 - "The Departed" 2005 - "Crash" 2004 - "Million Dollar Baby" 2003 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 2002 - "Chicago" 2001 - "A Beautiful Mind" 2000 - "Gladiator" 1999 - "American Beauty" 1998 - "Shakespeare in Love" 1997 - "Titanic" 1996 - "The English Patient" 1995 - "Braveheart" 1994 - "Forrest Gump" 1993 - "Schindler’s List" 1992 - "Unforgiven" 1991 - "The Silence of the Lambs" 1990 - "Dances With Wolves" 1989 - "Driving Miss Daisy" 1988 - "Rain Man" 1987 - "The Last Emperor" 1986 - "Platoon" 1985 - "Out of Africa" 1984 - "Amadeus" 1983 - "Terms of Endearment" 1982 - "Gandhi" 1981 - "Chariots of Fire" 1980 - "Ordinary People" 1979 - "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1978 - "The Deer Hunter" 1977 - "Annie Hall" 1976 - "Rocky" 1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" 1974 - "The Godfather Part II" 1973 - "The Sting" 1972 - "The Godfather" 1971 - "The French Connection" 1970 - "Patton" 1969 - "Midnight Cowboy" 1968 - "Oliver!" 1967 - "In the Heat of the Night" 1966 - "A Man for All Seasons" 1965 - "The Sound of Music" 1964 - "My Fair Lady" *1963 - "Tom Jones" 1962 - "Lawrence of Arabia" 1961 - "West Side Story" 1960 - "The Apartment" 1959 - "Ben-Hur" 1958 - "Gigi" 1957 - "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days" 1955 - "Marty" 1954 - "On the Waterfront" 1953 - "From Here to Eternity" 1952 - "The Greatest Show on Earth" 1951 - "An American in Paris" 1950 - "All About Eve" 1949 - "All the Kings Men" *1948 - "Hamlet" 1947 - "Gentleman's Agreement" 1946 - "The Best Years of Our Lives" *1945 - "The Lost Weekend" 1944 - "Going My Way" 1943 - "Casablanca" *1942 - "Mrs. Miniver" *1941 - "How Green Was My Valley" 1940 - "Rebecca" 1939 - "Gone with the Wind" 1938 - "You Can't Take It with You" 1937 - "The Life of Emile Zola" 1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld" 1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" 1934 - "It Happened One Night" *1932/1933 - "Cavalcade" *1931/1932 - "Grand Hotel" *1930/1931 - "Cimarron" *1929/1930 - "All Quiet on the Western Front" *1928/1929 - "The Broadway Melody" *1927/1928 - "Wings" How many have you seen? 75/87 List up to 10 films on the list that, if you got home tonight and it was on, you'd happily watch it again from beginning to end: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" "Unforgiven" "The Silence of the Lambs" "Annie Hall" "Rocky" "The Godfather Part II" "The Sting" "The Godfather" "The Apartment" "Casablanca" List up to 10 films that you would have to be strapped into a chair with your eyes peeled open, ala CLOCKWORK ORANGE (note: that one didn't win), in order to watch again: "A Beautiful Mind" "The English Patient" "Out of Africa" "Ordinary People" "Kramer vs. Kramer" "In the Heat of the Night" "The Sound of Music" "Gigi" "Gentleman's Agreement" "Gone with the Wind"

Frayed Knot Mar 03 2014 02:32 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Going back 20 years, aside from '12 Years'--which I'm not avoiding, just haven't gotten around to yet--the only BP winners I didn't see were 'English Patient' and 'Lord of the Rings', but in the case of those two there's little chance that I ever will. Of the others in that two-decade span, while you wouldn't have to beat me before I'd agree to see either 'The Artist' or 'American Beauty' again, I'm certainly not going to watch either one willingly.

sharpie Mar 03 2014 04:26 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

2013 - "12 Years A Slave" 2012 - "Argo" 2011 - "The Artist" 2010 - "The King's Speech" 2009 - "The Hurt Locker" 2008 - "Slumdog Millionaire" 2007 - "No Country for Old Men" 2006 - "The Departed" 2005 - "Crash" 2004 - "Million Dollar Baby" 2003 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 2002 - "Chicago" 2001 - "A Beautiful Mind" 2000 - "Gladiator" 1999 - "American Beauty" 1998 - "Shakespeare in Love" 1997 - "Titanic" 1996 - "The English Patient" *1995 - "Braveheart" 1994 - "Forrest Gump" 1993 - "Schindler’s List" 1992 - "Unforgiven" 1991 - "The Silence of the Lambs" 1990 - "Dances With Wolves" *1989 - "Driving Miss Daisy" 1988 - "Rain Man" 1987 - "The Last Emperor" 1986 - "Platoon" 1985 - "Out of Africa" 1984 - "Amadeus" 1983 - "Terms of Endearment" 1982 - "Gandhi" 1981 - "Chariots of Fire" 1980 - "Ordinary People" 1979 - "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1978 - "The Deer Hunter" 1977 - "Annie Hall" 1976 - "Rocky" 1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" 1974 - "The Godfather Part II" 1973 - "The Sting" 1972 - "The Godfather" 1971 - "The French Connection" 1970 - "Patton" 1969 - "Midnight Cowboy" 1968 - "Oliver!" 1967 - "In the Heat of the Night" 1966 - "A Man for All Seasons" 1965 - "The Sound of Music" 1964 - "My Fair Lady" 1963 - "Tom Jones" 1962 - "Lawrence of Arabia" 1961 - "West Side Story" 1960 - "The Apartment" 1959 - "Ben-Hur" 1958 - "Gigi" 1957 - "The Bridge on the River Kwai" *1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days" 1955 - "Marty" 1954 - "On the Waterfront" 1953 - "From Here to Eternity" *1952 - "The Greatest Show on Earth" 1951 - "An American in Paris" 1950 - "All About Eve" 1949 - "All the Kings Men" 1948 - "Hamlet" 1947 - "Gentleman's Agreement" 1946 - "The Best Years of Our Lives" 1945 - "The Lost Weekend" *1944 - "Going My Way" 1943 - "Casablanca" 1942 - "Mrs. Miniver" 1941 - "How Green Was My Valley" 1940 - "Rebecca" 1939 - "Gone with the Wind" 1938 - "You Can't Take It with You" 1937 - "The Life of Emile Zola" *1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld" *1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" 1934 - "It Happened One Night" *1932/1933 - "Cavalcade" 1931/1932 - "Grand Hotel" *1930/1931 - "Cimarron" *1929/1930 - "All Quiet on the Western Front" 1928/1929 - "The Broadway Melody" *1927/1928 - "Wings" How many have you seen? 76/87 List up to 10 films on the list that, if you got home tonight and it was on, you'd happily watch it again from beginning to end: "All About Eve" "Amadeus" "Annie Hall" "The Apartment" "Lawrence of Arabia" "Midnight Cowboy" "Unforgiven" List up to 10 films that you would have to be strapped into a chair with your eyes peeled open, ala CLOCKWORK ORANGE (note: that one didn't win), in order to watch again: "A Beautiful Mind" "Rocky" "The English Patient" "The Sound of Music" "Gigi" "Gentleman's Agreement" "Ben-Hur" "Mrs. Miniver" "Chariots of Fire" "Forrest Gump"

metsmarathon Mar 03 2014 07:07 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

THE 87 "BEST PICTURE" OSCAR WINNERS TO DATE THE FULL LIST (1927-2013): 2013 - "12 Years A Slave" 2012 - "Argo" 2011 - "The Artist" 2010 - "The King's Speech" 2009 - "The Hurt Locker" 2008 - "Slumdog Millionaire" 2007 - "No Country for Old Men" 2006 - "The Departed" 2005 - "Crash" 2004 - "Million Dollar Baby" 2003 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 2002 - "Chicago" 2001 - "A Beautiful Mind" 2000 - "Gladiator" 1999 - "American Beauty" 1998 - "Shakespeare in Love" 1997 - "Titanic" 1996 - "The English Patient" 1995 - "Braveheart" 1994 - "Forrest Gump" 1993 - "Schindler’s List" 1992 - "Unforgiven" 1991 - "The Silence of the Lambs" 1990 - "Dances With Wolves" 1989 - "Driving Miss Daisy" 1988 - "Rain Man" 1987 - "The Last Emperor" 1986 - "Platoon" 1985 - "Out of Africa" 1984 - "Amadeus" 1983 - "Terms of Endearment" 1982 - "Gandhi" 1981 - "Chariots of Fire" 1980 - "Ordinary People" 1979 - "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1978 - "The Deer Hunter" 1977 - "Annie Hall" 1976 - "Rocky" 1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" 1974 - "The Godfather Part II" 1973 - "The Sting" 1972 - "The Godfather" 1971 - "The French Connection" 1970 - "Patton" 1969 - "Midnight Cowboy" 1968 - "Oliver!" 1967 - "In the Heat of the Night" 1966 - "A Man for All Seasons" 1965 - "The Sound of Music" 1964 - "My Fair Lady" 1963 - "Tom Jones" 1962 - "Lawrence of Arabia" 1961 - "West Side Story" 1960 - "The Apartment" 1959 - "Ben-Hur" 1958 - "Gigi" 1957 - "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days" 1955 - "Marty" 1954 - "On the Waterfront" 1953 - "From Here to Eternity" 1952 - "The Greatest Show on Earth" 1951 - "An American in Paris" 1950 - "All About Eve" 1949 - "All the Kings Men" 1948 - "Hamlet" 1947 - "Gentleman's Agreement" 1946 - "The Best Years of Our Lives" 1945 - "The Lost Weekend" 1944 - "Going My Way" 1943 - "Casablanca" 1942 - "Mrs. Miniver" 1941 - "How Green Was My Valley" 1940 - "Rebecca" 1939 - "Gone with the Wind" 1938 - "You Can't Take It with You" 1937 - "The Life of Emile Zola" 1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld" 1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" 1934 - "It Happened One Night" 1932/1933 - "Cavalcade" 1931/1932 - "Grand Hotel" 1930/1931 - "Cimarron" 1929/1930 - "All Quiet on the Western Front" 1928/1929 - "The Broadway Melody" 1927/1928 - "Wings" How many have you seen? 14/87 List up to 10 films on the list that, if you got home tonight and it was on, you'd happily watch it again from beginning to end: "Braveheart" "Unforgiven" "The Departed" "Rocky" "The Godfather Part II" "The Godfather" "Chicago" List up to 10 films that you would have to be strapped into a chair with your eyes peeled open, ala CLOCKWORK ORANGE (note: that one didn't win), in order to watch again:

Frayed Knot Mar 03 2014 07:47 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

THE 87 "BEST PICTURE" OSCAR WINNERS TO DATE THE FULL LIST (1927-2013): * = did not see *2013 - "12 Years A Slave" 2012 - "Argo" 2011 - "The Artist" 2010 - "The King's Speech" 2009 - "The Hurt Locker" 2008 - "Slumdog Millionaire" 2007 - "No Country for Old Men" 2006 - "The Departed" 2005 - "Crash" 2004 - "Million Dollar Baby" * 2003 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 2002 - "Chicago" 2001 - "A Beautiful Mind" 2000 - "Gladiator" 1999 - "American Beauty" 1998 - "Shakespeare in Love" 1997 - "Titanic" * 1996 - "The English Patient" 1995 - "Braveheart" 1994 - "Forrest Gump" * 1993 - "Schindler’s List" 1992 - "Unforgiven" 1991 - "The Silence of the Lambs" * 1990 - "Dances With Wolves" * 1989 - "Driving Miss Daisy" 1988 - "Rain Man" * 1987 - "The Last Emperor" 1986 - "Platoon" * 1985 - "Out of Africa" 1984 - "Amadeus" * 1983 - "Terms of Endearment" 1982 - "Gandhi" 1981 - "Chariots of Fire" * 1980 - "Ordinary People" 1979 - "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1978 - "The Deer Hunter" 1977 - "Annie Hall" 1976 - "Rocky" 1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" 1974 - "The Godfather Part II" 1973 - "The Sting" 1972 - "The Godfather" 1971 - "The French Connection" 1970 - "Patton" 1969 - "Midnight Cowboy" 1968 - "Oliver!" * 1967 - "In the Heat of the Night" 1966 - "A Man for All Seasons" 1965 - "The Sound of Music" 1964 - "My Fair Lady" *1963 - "Tom Jones" 1962 - "Lawrence of Arabia" 1961 - "West Side Story" 1960 - "The Apartment" 1959 - "Ben-Hur" * 1958 - "Gigi" 1957 - "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days" * 1955 - "Marty" 1954 - "On the Waterfront" 1953 - "From Here to Eternity" * 1952 - "The Greatest Show on Earth" 1951 - "An American in Paris" * 1950 - "All About Eve" 1949 - "All the Kings Men" * 1948 - "Hamlet" * 1947 - "Gentleman's Agreement" 1946 - "The Best Years of Our Lives" 1945 - "The Lost Weekend" 1944 - "Going My Way" 1943 - "Casablanca" 1942 - "Mrs. Miniver" 1941 - "How Green Was My Valley" * 1940 - "Rebecca" 1939 - "Gone with the Wind" * 1938 - "You Can't Take It with You" * 1937 - "The Life of Emile Zola" * 1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld" 1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" * 1934 - "It Happened One Night" * 1932/1933 - "Cavalcade" * 1931/1932 - "Grand Hotel" * 1930/1931 - "Cimarron" * 1929/1930 - "All Quiet on the Western Front" * 1928/1929 - "The Broadway Melody" * 1927/1928 - "Wings" How many have you seen? 58/87 List up to 10 films on the list that, if you got home tonight and it was on, you'd happily watch it again from beginning to end: "Annie Hall" "The Godfather" "The Godfather Part II" "The Sting" "Patton" "On the Waterfront"

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 03 2014 08:41 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

The Big List (Movies I've Seen in Bold): 2013 - "12 Years A Slave" 2012 - "Argo" 2011 - "The Artist" 2010 - "The King's Speech" 2009 - "The Hurt Locker" 2008 - "Slumdog Millionaire" 2007 - "No Country for Old Men" 2006 - "The Departed" 2005 - "Crash" 2004 - "Million Dollar Baby" 2003 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 2002 - "Chicago" 2001 - "A Beautiful Mind" 2000 - "Gladiator" 1999 - "American Beauty" 1998 - "Shakespeare in Love" 1997 - "Titanic" 1996 - "The English Patient" 1995 - "Braveheart" 1994 - "Forrest Gump" 1993 - "Schindler’s List" 1992 - "Unforgiven" 1991 - "The Silence of the Lambs" 1990 - "Dances With Wolves" 1989 - "Driving Miss Daisy" 1988 - "Rain Man" 1987 - "The Last Emperor" 1986 - "Platoon" 1985 - "Out of Africa" 1984 - "Amadeus" 1983 - "Terms of Endearment" 1982 - "Gandhi" 1981 - "Chariots of Fire" 1980 - "Ordinary People" 1979 - "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1978 - "The Deer Hunter" 1977 - "Annie Hall" 1976 - "Rocky" 1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" 1974 - "The Godfather Part II" 1973 - "The Sting" 1972 - "The Godfather" 1971 - "The French Connection" 1970 - "Patton" 1969 - "Midnight Cowboy" 1968 - "Oliver!" 1967 - "In the Heat of the Night" 1966 - "A Man for All Seasons" 1965 - "The Sound of Music" 1964 - "My Fair Lady" 1963 - "Tom Jones" 1962 - "Lawrence of Arabia" 1961 - "West Side Story" 1960 - "The Apartment" 1959 - "Ben-Hur" 1958 - "Gigi" 1957 - "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days" 1955 - "Marty" 1954 - "On the Waterfront" 1953 - "From Here to Eternity" 1952 - "The Greatest Show on Earth" 1951 - "An American in Paris" 1950 - "All About Eve" 1949 - "All the Kings Men" 1948 - "Hamlet" 1947 - "Gentleman's Agreement" 1946 - "The Best Years of Our Lives" 1945 - "The Lost Weekend" 1944 - "Going My Way" 1943 - "Casablanca" 1942 - "Mrs. Miniver" 1941 - "How Green Was My Valley" 1940 - "Rebecca" 1939 - "Gone with the Wind" 1938 - "You Can't Take It with You" 1937 - "The Life of Emile Zola" 1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld" 1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" 1934 - "It Happened One Night" 1932/1933 - "Cavalcade" 1931/1932 - "Grand Hotel" 1930/1931 - "Cimarron" 1929/1930 - "All Quiet on the Western Front" 1928/1929 - "The Broadway Melody" 1927/1928 - "Wings" How many have you seen? 57/87 "Yeah, Sure, I'm In Again" List: "No Country For Old Men" "The Silence of the Lambs" "Amadeus" "Annie Hall" "Rocky" "The Godfather Part II" "The Godfather" "Casablanca" The CLOCKWORK ORANGE List: "Crash" "Titanic" "The English Patient" "Dances With Wolves" "Out of Africa" "Terms Of Endearment" "Gigi" "Gone with the Wind" "All Quiet On The Western Front"

Edgy MD Mar 03 2014 08:54 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Hello, I'm... "Ewan Herndt." And you are...?

Ceetar Mar 03 2014 08:57 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

2006 - "The Departed" 2005 - "Crash" 2003 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 2001 - "A Beautiful Mind" 2000 - "Gladiator" 1997 - "Titanic" 1995 - "Braveheart" 1994 - "Forrest Gump" 1991 - "The Silence of the Lambs" 1976 - "Rocky" 1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" 1974 - "The Godfather Part II" 1972 - "The Godfather" 1939 - "Gone with the Wind" seen 13. Would definitely watch The Godfathers, Silence of the Lambs, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, LotR again. Would definitely avoid Gone With The Wind and Titanic.

MFS62 Mar 03 2014 09:50 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Regarding the show last night: The freaking show was going on its (seemingly) 25th hour when Ellen decided to order in pizza and waste even more time. (Why couldn't they have had Bette Middler sing while they were paying homage to the dearly departed, not after?) The poduim partner of Anna Kendrick was the Academy's way of telling Anna, "You're not a big star-yet". I wonder, if Gravity had been nominated for, and won, the Oscar for costume design, would they have awarded it to NASA? Later

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 03 2014 11:12 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

"Frankie Edjans" here. Man alive, Travolta's at half-a-Kim-Novak now.

TransMonk Mar 04 2014 08:09 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Seen (41/87): 2012 - "Argo" 2010 - "The King's Speech" 2009 - "The Hurt Locker" 2007 - "No Country for Old Men" 2006 - "The Departed" 2005 - "Crash" 2004 - "Million Dollar Baby" 2001 - "A Beautiful Mind" 2000 - "Gladiator" 1999 - "American Beauty" 1997 - "Titanic" 1995 - "Braveheart" 1994 - "Forrest Gump" 1993 - "Schindler’s List" 1991 - "The Silence of the Lambs" 1990 - "Dances With Wolves" 1989 - "Driving Miss Daisy" 1988 - "Rain Man" 1986 - "Platoon" 1984 - "Amadeus" 1983 - "Terms of Endearment" 1982 - "Gandhi" 1981 - "Chariots of Fire" 1980 - "Ordinary People" 1979 - "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1978 - "The Deer Hunter" 1977 - "Annie Hall" 1976 - "Rocky" 1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" 1974 - "The Godfather Part II" 1973 - "The Sting" 1972 - "The Godfather" 1971 - "The French Connection" 1965 - "The Sound of Music" 1964 - "My Fair Lady" 1962 - "Lawrence of Arabia" 1961 - "West Side Story" 1954 - "On the Waterfront" 1943 - "Casablanca" 1939 - "Gone with the Wind" 1938 - "You Can't Take It with You" Anytime: "No Country for Old Men" "The Departed" "Gladiator" "The Silence of the Lambs" "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" "The Godfather Part II" "The Godfather" Strap me to a chair: "Titanic" "Braveheart" "Forrest Gump" "Dances With Wolves" On a side note, I also rank movies based on whether they are on commercial stations or commercial-free stations. I'll even veto some of the "anytime" movies if I have to sit through commercials and edits.

Ceetar Mar 04 2014 08:18 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

TransMonk wrote: On a side note, I also rank movies based on whether they are on commercial stations or commercial-free stations. I'll even veto some of the "anytime" movies if I have to sit through commercials and edits. yeah, if it's on a commercial station and I leave it on I'm gone by the first commercial or it's just background noise. My wife does this and it drives me crazy, especially when it's a movie we have on DVD somewhere.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 04 2014 08:41 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Movies I've seen are in bold. I've seen 62 of the 87. There are four more (in red text) that I have on my TiVo that I'll probably watch in the next few months. 2013 - "12 Years A Slave" 2012 - "Argo" 2011 - "The Artist" 2010 - "The King's Speech" 2009 - "The Hurt Locker" 2008 - "Slumdog Millionaire" 2007 - "No Country for Old Men" 2006 - "The Departed" 2005 - "Crash" 2004 - "Million Dollar Baby" 2003 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 2002 - "Chicago" 2001 - "A Beautiful Mind" 2000 - "Gladiator" 1999 - "American Beauty" 1998 - "Shakespeare in Love" 1997 - "Titanic" 1996 - "The English Patient" 1995 - "Braveheart" 1994 - "Forrest Gump" 1993 - "Schindler’s List" 1992 - "Unforgiven" 1991 - "The Silence of the Lambs" 1990 - "Dances With Wolves" 1989 - "Driving Miss Daisy" 1988 - "Rain Man" 1987 - "The Last Emperor" 1986 - "Platoon" 1985 - "Out of Africa" 1984 - "Amadeus" 1983 - "Terms of Endearment" 1982 - "Gandhi" 1981 - "Chariots of Fire" 1980 - "Ordinary People" 1979 - "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1978 - "The Deer Hunter" 1977 - "Annie Hall" 1976 - "Rocky" 1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" 1974 - "The Godfather Part II" 1973 - "The Sting" 1972 - "The Godfather" 1971 - "The French Connection" 1970 - "Patton" 1969 - "Midnight Cowboy" 1968 - "Oliver!" 1967 - "In the Heat of the Night" 1966 - "A Man for All Seasons" 1965 - "The Sound of Music" 1964 - "My Fair Lady" 1963 - "Tom Jones" 1962 - "Lawrence of Arabia" 1961 - "West Side Story" 1960 - "The Apartment" 1959 - "Ben-Hur" 1958 - "Gigi" 1957 - "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days" 1955 - "Marty" 1954 - "On the Waterfront" 1953 - "From Here to Eternity" 1952 - "The Greatest Show on Earth" 1951 - "An American in Paris" 1950 - "All About Eve" 1949 - "All the Kings Men" 1948 - "Hamlet" 1947 - "Gentleman's Agreement" 1946 - "The Best Years of Our Lives" 1945 - "The Lost Weekend" 1944 - "Going My Way" 1943 - "Casablanca" 1942 - "Mrs. Miniver" 1941 - "How Green Was My Valley" 1940 - "Rebecca" 1939 - "Gone with the Wind" 1938 - "You Can't Take It with You" 1937 - "The Life of Emile Zola" 1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld" 1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" 1934 - "It Happened One Night" 1932/1933 - "Cavalcade" 1931/1932 - "Grand Hotel" 1930/1931 - "Cimarron" 1929/1930 - "All Quiet on the Western Front" 1928/1929 - "The Broadway Melody" 1927/1928 - "Wings" Would happily watch again: Casablanca - one of the few movies I can watch again and again. I probably watch it every few years. Wings - have only seen it once, but would like to see it again. It Happened One Night - fun movie. Mutiny on the Bounty - love it! Charles Laughton is fantastic in this. I'd guess I've seen it five times. The Bridge on the River Kwai - terrific movie. I've seen it three times, I think. The Godfather Rain Man The Artist - as a silent movie fan, I got a kick out of it. Once was enough: Gigi - I like Maurice Chevalier, but his "Thank Heaven For Little Girls" number is nothing but creepy by today's standards. And much of the rest is awful. An American in Paris - Gene Kelly's most self-indulgent movie. The 17-minute dance number drained my energy. West Side Story - not bad, but not worth a rewatch. The Departed - a lot of style, but not satisfying. Jack Nicholson is on the other side of the shark in this one. Gandhi - not a bad movie, but too long to sit through a second time.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 04 2014 08:54 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Looks like I've only seen half of them. *2013 - "12 Years A Slave" 2012 - "Argo" 2011 - "The Artist" 2010 - "The King's Speech" 2009 - "The Hurt Locker" 2008 - "Slumdog Millionaire" 2007 - "No Country for Old Men" 2006 - "The Departed" 2005 - "Crash" 2004 - "Million Dollar Baby" 2003 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 2002 - "Chicago" 2001 - "A Beautiful Mind" 2000 - "Gladiator" 1999 - "American Beauty" 1998 - "Shakespeare in Love" 1997 - "Titanic" 1996 - "The English Patient" 1995 - "Braveheart" 1994 - "Forrest Gump" 1993 - "Schindler’s List" 1992 - "Unforgiven" 1991 - "The Silence of the Lambs" 1990 - "Dances With Wolves" 1989 - "Driving Miss Daisy" 1988 - "Rain Man" 1987 - "The Last Emperor" 1986 - "Platoon" 1985 - "Out of Africa" 1984 - "Amadeus" 1983 - "Terms of Endearment" 1982 - "Gandhi" 1981 - "Chariots of Fire" 1980 - "Ordinary People" 1979 - "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1978 - "The Deer Hunter" 1977 - "Annie Hall" 1976 - "Rocky" 1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" 1974 - "The Godfather Part II" 1973 - "The Sting" 1972 - "The Godfather" 1971 - "The French Connection" 1970 - "Patton" 1969 - "Midnight Cowboy" 1968 - "Oliver!" 1967 - "In the Heat of the Night" 1966 - "A Man for All Seasons" 1965 - "The Sound of Music" 1964 - "My Fair Lady" *1963 - "Tom Jones" 1962 - "Lawrence of Arabia" 1961 - "West Side Story" 1960 - "The Apartment" 1959 - "Ben-Hur" 1958 - "Gigi" 1957 - "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days" 1955 - "Marty" 1954 - "On the Waterfront" 1953 - "From Here to Eternity" 1952 - "The Greatest Show on Earth" 1951 - "An American in Paris" 1950 - "All About Eve" 1949 - "All the Kings Men" *1948 - "Hamlet" 1947 - "Gentleman's Agreement" 1946 - "The Best Years of Our Lives" *1945 - "The Lost Weekend" 1944 - "Going My Way" 1943 - "Casablanca" *1942 - "Mrs. Miniver" *1941 - "How Green Was My Valley" 1940 - "Rebecca" 1939 - "Gone with the Wind" 1938 - "You Can't Take It with You" 1937 - "The Life of Emile Zola" 1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld" 1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" 1934 - "It Happened One Night" *1932/1933 - "Cavalcade" *1931/1932 - "Grand Hotel" *1930/1931 - "Cimarron" *1929/1930 - "All Quiet on the Western Front" *1928/1929 - "The Broadway Melody" *1927/1928 - "Wings"

Vic Sage Mar 04 2014 10:51 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Rian Shunter here. I liked the way Ellen announced Idina's name TWICE after her performance, to try and make up for fucktard Travolta. It's amazing how self-involved these pricks are... if you are a presenter, you have one job, just one; to announce the person's name correctly. If you can't be bothered to do that right, don't show up. Send a native-american woman to give your speech. She'll be much more articulate i'm sure. yeah, Ellen, was amusing enough but there was really very little entertainment value in this year's show. The pizza thing didn't work at all. And i lost the damn pool.

Vic Sage Mar 04 2014 10:54 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Looks like I've only seen half of them. Ok, Bucket, but where are your "anytime" and "clockwork orange" lists?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 04 2014 11:30 AM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

clockwork orange: --titanic --beautiful mind --gump --braveheart --schindler not because they all suck necessarily, just because i have little interest in re-seeing them considering how many others i've yet to get to. anytime : --coockoo --casablanca --rocky --annie hall --godfathers more on this list.

seawolf17 Mar 04 2014 01:15 PM Re: All Purpose Academy Awards 2014 Thread

Ooh, I'll play. THE 87 "BEST PICTURE" OSCAR WINNERS TO DATE THE ONES I'VE SEEN(1927-2013): 2010 - "The King's Speech" 2008 - "Slumdog Millionaire" 2003 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 2002 - "Chicago" 2000 - "Gladiator" 1999 - "American Beauty" 1998 - "Shakespeare in Love" 1997 - "Titanic" 1995 - "Braveheart" 1994 - "Forrest Gump" 1993 - "Schindler’s List" 1990 - "Dances With Wolves" 1988 - "Rain Man" 1986 - "Platoon" 1984 - "Amadeus" 1976 - "Rocky" 1974 - "The Godfather Part II" 1972 - "The Godfather" 1943 - "Casablanca" How many have you seen? 19/87 List up to 10 films on the list that, if you got home tonight and it was on, you'd happily watch it again from beginning to end: Godfather Godfather II Lord of the Rings