tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60658099120477067242024-03-05T12:33:30.629-08:00Lots of ListsNot Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-24236563512358579052019-10-16T14:23:00.002-07:002019-10-16T14:29:26.097-07:00Updated Oscar Predictions as of 10/16<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://alottalists.blogspot.com/2019/10/academy-award-for-best-picture.html" target="_blank">Academy Award for Best Picture</a></div>
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<a href="http://alottalists.blogspot.com/2019/10/academy-award-for-best-director.html" target="_blank">Academy Award for Best Director</a></div>
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<a href="http://alottalists.blogspot.com/2019/10/academy-award-for-best-actress.html" target="_blank">Academy Award for Best Actress</a></div>
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<a href="http://alottalists.blogspot.com/2019/10/academy-award-for-best-actor.html" target="_blank">Academy Award for Best Actor</a></div>
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<a href="http://alottalists.blogspot.com/2019/10/academy-award-for-best-supporting.html" target="_blank">Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></div>
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<a href="http://alottalists.blogspot.com/2019/10/academy-award-for-best-supporting-actor.html" target="_blank">Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor</a></div>
Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-88576200667966523842019-10-16T14:20:00.003-07:002019-10-16T14:20:41.324-07:00Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Predictions- 10/16<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Top Predicted Five</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Margot Robbie,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Laura Dern,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jennifer Lopez,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Zhao Shuzhen,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Annette Bening,<br />
The Report</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Has the best buzz from the movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Should be safer than her role as Sharon
Tate, there is a danger of vote splits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But she’s been nominated before and is a popular young star.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This could be her year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well-respected actress whose been having somewhat of a
comeback the last several years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With
Marriage Story as the film to beat that puts her in place to possibly earn a
career win.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Surprising Oscar contender, but she gives a strong, memorable
performance in a surprisingly good film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The buzz is all around her though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Needs to outlast newer competition, but seems safe for her first
nomination.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If The Farewell does well then Shuzhen could have her
first nomination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is an interesting
performance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very subtle, no big showy
moments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there is a love for her
character and warmness too her that keeps her very memorable.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pundits often overpredict Bening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this should be her year to come
back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She doesn’t have a chance at
winning, but Amazon lacks viable contenders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is their most likely push and the category is open enough for it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Taylor Russell,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Waves</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Nicole Kidman,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Bombshell</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Margot Robbie,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Once Upon a Time</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Scarlett Johansson,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jojo Rabbit</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jennifer Hudson,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Cats</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The young actors have a lot of the movie’s buzz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The category is open enough for her to get
in if Waves gets Best Picture attention.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not hearing about her as much as Theron and Robbie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Kidman’s career has been great the past
several years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her and Robbie could
both be nominated (ala Stone and Weisz last year).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Considered this a lock until the buzz came for
Bombshell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is a safer bet for
several reasons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is an earlier
release, there is an attitude that the role is too small and Hollywood voters
might not be as comfortable with the portrayal of Sharon Tate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, it is a great performance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One will need to be pushed harder,
potential vote splits.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A bigger contender for Marriage Story, but this year looks
to be her moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two acting
nominations in one year is rare, but possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Could be overshadowed by Thomasin McKenzie.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If Cats works as a movie it will be because Jennifer
Hudson’s song works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The entire
musical’s legacy is Memory and if she makes an impact on audiences then she
could get nominated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unsure if voters
will share the internet’s glibness toward the movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Could definitely see this being similar to
Hathaway in Les Mis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also Hudson won
for a musical already.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">In Contention</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Maggie Smith,<br />
Downton Abbey</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Meryl Streep,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Little Women</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Janelle Monae,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Harriet</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Thomasin McKenzie,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jojo Rabbit</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Chloe Sevigny,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Queen and Slim</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Downton Abbey was such a big hit that there will be a push
for some nomination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maggie Smith as
the favorite character and most celebrated actress is the easiest to
acknowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the film potentially
being a send off for her this could be a sentimental contender.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Streep has snuck in over stronger contenders time and time
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It becomes an expectation to
acknowledge her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is internal
competition with Little Women (and her role might not be notable
enough).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She could also get in for The
Laundromat instead.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Has done great in movies like Moonlight and Hidden
Figures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is a star and will make
it to the Oscars someday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Harriet needs
to gain momentum for her to enter the race this year, though.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Was very well received in last year’s Leave No Trace and
is said to be one of the highlights in this movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Younger performers can do well in this
category.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But she is competing against
the more established Johansson.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Received a decent amount of focus in the trailers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sevigny is a very good actress who has not
had the right Oscar role yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Queen
and Slim breaks out with voters then she could go with it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-47182434752817937292019-10-16T14:20:00.000-07:002019-10-16T14:20:09.437-07:00Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Predictions- 10/16<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING
ACTOR<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Brad Pitt,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Anthony Hopkins,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Two Popes</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Sterling K. Brown,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Waves</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Tom Hanks,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">A Beautiful Day</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Alan Alda,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Marriage Story</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Been nominated three times, this could be his Oscar
win.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He gives an easy going movie star
performance full of complexity and humor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The role fits him really well, he seems like the one to beat at this
point.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Has not been in the Oscar game for a while, but The Two Popes
should get him back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expect him to be
a lock.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Been on a roll lately with This is Us and several film
appearances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is said to be the
stand-out in the movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the
easiest representative for the small film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This category is open enough for his first nom.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Has missed every Oscar attempt since 2000.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Fred Rogers holds a special place in
people’s hearts and Tom Hanks holds a similar area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If he brings Mr. Rogers back to people
through his performance he should be a strong contender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, Hanks couldn’t even get nominated
for playing Walt Disney…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Marriage Story is currently the film beat and all of the
actors are said to be great in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Alda has the good notices and seems most likely for the final
nomination slot at this point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he
could be overshadowed by the two leads and have vote splits with Ray Liotta.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Runner-Ups</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jamie Foxx,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Just Mercy</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Song Kang-ho,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Parasite</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Taika Waititi,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jojo Rabbit</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Al Pacino,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Irishman</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">John Lithgow,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Bombshell</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Bound to get nominated again someday and has been said to
be Oscar worthy in this role.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Film
needs to do well in precursors, but he is in the conversation again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Foreign language performances seem to do better in Actress
categories than Actor ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he is
part of what makes Parasite an Oscar contender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the film really makes an impact he could
get in here.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The adults are getting less praise than the child stars,
but there is a courage in Waititi’s role.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It will definitely not sit well with everybody, but if the film works
then he could be in the game as an actor as well as director.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Said to be good, he has not had a serious awards contender
since his win in 1992.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But again,
Netflix has other contenders to push.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And he is competing with Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Has been said to be great in the movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lithgow is very well-liked and has not been
up for an Oscar in a long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
the buzz currently seems to be about the women.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The film needs to do great for him to enter
the race.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">In Contention</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Bokeem Woodbine,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Queen and Slim</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Leslie Odom Jr.,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Harriet</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Matt Damon,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Ford V Ferrari</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Willem Dafoe,<br />
The Lighthouse</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jim Carter,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Good Liar</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Film is still unseen, but he is highlighted in the
trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Woodbine has been a good
actor for a long time, this could help him gain awards attention.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Notable Tony award winner for Hamilton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The buzz is around Erivo, but he Odom is in
a good place for awards prestige if the film gains momentum.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Doesn’t feel as flashy as Bale, but they could be a
package deal if the film is a major contender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bale could still overshadow him like he did
Wahlberg in The Fighter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There’s been a push to recognize Dafoe lately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was snubbed a win for The Florida Project
and was a surprise nominee for At Eterenity’s Gate. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Film needs to break out from horror ghetto.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Looks to have a great role in the trailers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the big success of Downton Abbey, Carter
could finally get some awards attention this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WB really needs to push this one though.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-3238825077294675962019-10-16T14:19:00.003-07:002019-10-16T14:19:42.456-07:00Academy Award for Best Actress Predictions- 10/16<br />
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BEST ACTRESS<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Cynthia Erivo,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Scarlett Johansson,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Marriage Story</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Renee Zellweger,<br />
Judy</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Charlize Theron,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jodie Turner-Smith,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Queen and Slim</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Erivo had a terrific year last year with Widows and Bad
Times at the El Royale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is said to
be the big reason to see this movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actors
can be nominated for carrying their movies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Oftentimes the character being portrayed can appeal to voters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Harriet Tubman is a character who should do
that.<o:p></o:p></div>
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With this leading role, her supporting role in Jojo Rabbit
and her big Marvel movies (Endgame this year, solo Black Widow next) it
definitely seems like it is finally time for Johansson’s first
nomination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has clearly been
working towards this and she should be playing the game very well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She can get bad press for statements so she
might have a tough time winning<o:p></o:p></div>
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This has been a good comeback for an Oscar winner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Judy Garland is going to be of interest to
many Oscar voters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doesn’t seem like
the film will get traction elsewhere, but she should be a strong lock.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Theron has been cranking out great movies in the past
several years without any Oscar attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This should finally get her invited back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The character of Megyn Kelly may be a stumbling
block for some voters, but not a major one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is time for Theron and Bombshell is going to get its actresses
noticed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Debut performances can be tough sells, Kiki Layne got no
notice last year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this is a
two-hander.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Kaluuya gets nominated
then<o:p></o:p></div>
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Turner-Smith will too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anticipating the film to be one of the bigger contenders this season.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Runner-Ups</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Awkwafina,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Farewell</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Alfre Woodard,<br />
Clemency</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Saoirse Ronan,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Little Woman</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Lupita Nyong’o,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Us</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Helen Mirren,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Good Liar</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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She’s been a star on the rise and gets a chance to prove
how great of an actress she is here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Her performance is keeping the film such a consistent contender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expect her to be a figure in precursors.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There was great early word on this performance and that
has been echoed by the festivals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Woodard
is a veteran who has not been back since 1983.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The film is very small and she has bigger
stars to outshine.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is amazing how many nominations Ronan has accumulated
as such a young age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is an Oscar
favorite and if this film works then she could easily go with it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Early release that had amazing buzz for Nyong’o.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She hasn’t had an Oscar role since her win
in 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May be forgotten, but Peele
led Kaluuya to his nomination too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
cements her as a movie star, but she needs to be remembered first.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mirren has not been in serious contention for a
while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But she symbolizes quality to
voters and this film good get her back in the game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This category is too crowded without the
film really breaking out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">In Contention</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Juliette Binoche,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Truth</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Mary Kay Place,<br />
Diane</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Lesley Manville,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Ordinary Love</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Felicity Jones,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Aeronauts</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Kate Winslet,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Blackbird</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Previous winner in a well-received smaller film. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Truth will probably be shut out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needs precursors.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Veteran actor who is said to be amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The race seems to have moved on without her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Manville has gotten in for small British films before, but
this one never fully took off.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well liked young star in a well-liked movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not the heaviest, but could show up in some
precursors.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Good reviews, but no American distributor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Could potentially upset, but won’t be in
the US by Oscar time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-12026834192244078582019-10-16T14:19:00.000-07:002019-10-16T14:19:13.762-07:00Academy Award for Best Actor Predictions- 10/16<br />
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BEST ACTOR<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Top Predicted Five</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Daniel Kaluuya,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Queen and Slim</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Adam Driver,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Marriage Story</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jonathan Pryce,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Two Popes</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Leonardo DiCaprio,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Once Upon a Time</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Christian Bale,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Ford V Ferrari</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Recent nominee for a film that wouldn’t normally get an
acting nomination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This movie looks to
be a great showcase for him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And he is
a star on the rise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the movie goes
over great then he gets in.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Driver’s been on a roll lately and got his first
nomination last year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year he is
also starring in The Report and the next Star Wars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He and Johansson are a great pair of movie
stars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both are locks for sure.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Veteran actor who has never been nominated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This looks like his moment with amazing
word about his work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The better known
Hopkins might overshadow him, but expect both to get nominations.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Someone people just associate with Oscars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had the perception of being tragically
overdue when he won in 2016.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
his first film since.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tarantino can
get his actors nominated when the films become contenders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too early for a second win, but definitely
will get nominated.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bale has been nominated for lesser work before, but this
looks a big flashy role that suits his odd energy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May end up competing with Matt Damon, but
he appears to be the lead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the
more showy role and the Oscars have rewarded Bale for going showy before.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Runner-Ups</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Joaquin Phoenix,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Joker</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Antonio Banderas,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Pain and Glory</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Robert DeNiro,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Irishman</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Eddie Murphy,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Dolemite Is My Name</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Ian McKellen,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Good Liar</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Consistently the best received thing in his movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of those method performances that
voters can get behind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WB will really
push this one and there will be a pressure from fans as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unsure how voters will feel since they already
rewarded Ledger for the role.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the
movie was big enough, Phoenix is greatly respected and the conversation isn’t
going away.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Banderas has received strong accolades from the
international circuit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is one of
the bigger names to never have received an Oscar nomination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unsure how the film will play to voters as
it isn’t a traditional Oscar film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
the performance is said to be strong enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With the right push and precursor love he could crack the top five.<o:p></o:p></div>
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DeNiro working with Scorsese again is incredibly
appealing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pairing him with Pacino,
Pesci and Keitel makes this whole movie an event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is said to be great, but the de-aging is
distracting and doesn’t work for everybody.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Netflix has stronger contenders with Driver and Pryce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But DeNiro could get more support based on
the cost and hype of The Irishman.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Same thing as DeNiro, there are other acting contenders
that Netflix has to push.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this is
indeed a comeback for a beloved movie star with a previous nomination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The film doesn’t have as strong of a
reception as the other Netflix contenders which hurts the overall chances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Need to see if voters respond to Netflix
movies like theatrical fare or if they get forgotten quickly like most
streaming films.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This movie isn’t strongly on the radar, but it has a solid
director and great cast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>McKellen does
great work with Bill Condon and this looks like a terrific showcase for the
well-liked veteran.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Warner Bros.
chooses to push this film then we could see McKellen, Mirren and even Jim
Carter enter the race as late contenders.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">In Contention</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Taron Egerton,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Rocketman</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Roman Griffin Davis,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jojo Rabbit</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Daniel Craig,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Knives Out</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Michael B. Jordan,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Just Mercy</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Matthew Rhys,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">A Beautiful Day</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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After how well Rami Malek did last year you would think
that this film and performance would be stronger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it has been out since May and it just
is not part of the conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Still, Egerton is amazing and complex in the role.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The movie should be considered for the
Oscars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is waiting for bigger names
to fall off though.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The best part of Jojo Rabbit is said to be the child
actors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the film becomes a strong
contender then the young stars could gain traction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it isn’t likely with so many veterans
competing in this category.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it is very
rare that actors that young get acting nominations, let alone in the Best
Actor in a Leading Role category.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He received great notices out of Toronto.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Craig has not been seriously up for an
Oscar yet and this seems like a movie star role that could get him that kind
of attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knives Out still is not
a traditional Oscar movie and he is playing a different type of character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if it is good, then it is good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes voters respond to good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He was a snub last year and is bound to get a nomination
before long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He received positive
notice from festivals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t seem
like the film is the strongest contender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But there is a chance that WB pushes that over Joker or The Good Liar.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The marketing belongs to Hanks, but Rhys is the lead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is said to be very good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Hanks might get all of the
attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rhys is not as well-known
and the movie’s appeal is seeing Mister Rogers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The movie really needs to get noticed for
Rhys to break out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-18820644874841609762019-10-16T14:18:00.002-07:002019-10-16T14:18:36.431-07:00Academy Award for Best Director Predictions- 10/16<br />
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BEST DIRECTOR<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Quentin Tarantino,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Noah Baumbach,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Marriage Story</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">James Mangold,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Ford V Ferrari</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Melina Matsoukas,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Queen and Slim</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Bong Joon-ho,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Parasite</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Has never won and a lot of the discussion with this film
is about how he has matured.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Controversy may hurt its chances of winning Best Picture, but
controversy is Tarantino’s brand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Affection for him could finally get his directing win.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is also the most popular main contender.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Been a great filmmaker for a long time who just hasn’t had
that great Oscar package until now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anticipating huge things for his film, if it becomes the one to beat
then he could win along with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
needs to really rack up the precursors first.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Solid director who has worked on Oscar contenders before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is an easy narrative with him making
an Oscar film after a comic book one (which was notably nominated for
screenplay).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Won’t win, but he and the
film are reliable nominees.<o:p></o:p></div>
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First time directors can get in when their films do well
at the Oscars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Voters are still prejudiced
with gender and race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is competing
directly with other black and female filmmakers for a slot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the strength of the movie and her cast
should get her onto the board. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Recognizable to American film snobs with Snowpiercer and
Okja.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A highly respected international
filmmaker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With Pawel Pawlikowski’s nomination
last year the directing branch is much more open to foreign-language
films.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parasite looks to be that
strong.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Runner-Ups</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Taika Waititi,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jojo Rabbit</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Martin Scorsese,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Irishman</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jay Roach,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Bombshell</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Kasi Lemmons,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Harriet</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Lulu Wang,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Farewell</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Career is in the right place for this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has made unique indie films and kept his
voice with a mainstream hit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is
enough of name now and his film is very bold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With him also acting he is an easy figure to latch onto.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If voters respond to this film then he
could get a nomination like Yorgos Lanthimos did last year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Always on the Oscar radar and he is making a crime film
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a lot of respect for
Scorsese and if his streaming movie plays to voters like his theatrical ones
then he should get in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still a little
doubtful with how much Netflix is able to push and if the film will even work
for traditionalists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, it is
Scorsese.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Has not been close to Oscars before, but he has a career
with well received comedies, political biopics and HBO Emmy winners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bombshell does not seem like a director’s movie,
Roach doesn’t have a stamp like Adam McKay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But it the film resonates then he could get in with it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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May be expecting too much out of the film, right now the
buzz isn’t around the directing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I
won’t rule out a well-made biopic about important history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking at Kasi Lemmons’ career she reminds
me of Kathryn Bigelow pre-Hurt Locker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Good director with some great movies who just hasn’t had an Oscar film
yet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Farewell has already stayed in the race pretty
firmly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As other films fall off this
should continue as a viable contender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Newer directors can get noticed for smaller films when it corresponds
with Best Picture (i.e. Benh Zeitlin).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Farewell is not a flashy movie so the directing may get
overlooked.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">In Contention</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Sam Mendes,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">1917</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Marielle Heller,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">A Beautiful Day</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jordan Peele,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Us</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Greta Gerwig,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Little Women</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Rian Johnson,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Knives Out</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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There are pundits putting a lot behind 1917. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And if it is a technical marvel then Mendes
could get in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t see a huge push to
get him a second Oscar though and generally skeptical about the film’s
strength in major categories unless it just ends up being amazing and
innovative.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Her career is in a great place, especially with last year’s
Can You Ever Forgive Me? having been a solid contender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is great word of mouth for this one
and it should get to the heartstrings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Needs to outlast heavier films overall for her to be a contender.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A very strong nominee two years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Us has not had the same impact as Get Out,
but it is still an original horror film that has made a lot of money and
great reviews.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is where he could
become an Oscar favorite if he is remembered from earlier in the year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Like Peele, she was a notable nominee two years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Little Women is one of the film’s we haven’t
seen yet so it is unknown how the film is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If it is a late contender that builds steam she could get in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doesn’t feel like a director’s movie
though, may do better in screenplay.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Response from the festival circuit was really strong, this
is a great murder mystery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is
appealing about this film is Rian Johnson’s voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If that one gets enough critical and
precursor notice then he could get in as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the film really needs to stand out among
more traditional Oscar fare.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-57928515555723445572019-10-16T14:17:00.005-07:002019-10-16T14:17:55.798-07:00Academy Award for Best Picture Predictions (10/16)<br />
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BEST PICTURE<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Top Predicted Five</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Once Upon a Time in Hollywood</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Ford V Ferrari</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Parasite</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Out of the festival circuit this received some of the most
uniform enthusiasm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Netflix got <i>Roma</i>
noticed last year and they should be able to do better with this movie which brings
with it directing, screenplay and writing nominations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a terrific pair of modern movie
stars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pickier voters will have an easy
time supporting this one.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Still unseen, but the trailer and pedigree of all involved
looks like a home run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Universal
could get the controversial <i>Green Book</i> to win last year, then this is
a good antidote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is helmed by a first-time
feature director and Universal may push other films harder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this is a film that looks to powerfully
deal with some modern issues.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Steam has died down, but this one has a lot to talk about
and did amazing business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lock for
nominations in Picture, Director, Acting and Screenplay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There will be newer contenders that will
overpower it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The big danger is that
there is a lot to this movie that won’t sit well with older Academy voters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is easy to campaign against this.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Disney just bought Fox and they’ll need some prestige to
justify it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mangold has an old
fashioned, slick star-powered studio picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This should easily fit into conversations about “the kinds of movies
they don’t make anymore.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reviews are great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May be more entertaining than urgent but
expect this in several categories. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Foreign language films can be a tough sell for picture,
but they can get through (<i>Amour</i>, <i>Roma</i>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has some of the best reviews of the
year and Bong Joon-ho’s international career is solid enough that the Oscars
would pay attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The distributor,
Neon, hasn’t led a film to a Best Picture nominee before, but it should
factor into the race.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Next Predicted Four</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Jojo Rabbit</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Bombshell</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Harriet</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Farewell</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Irishman</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Mixed reviews for sure, but there is usually one strange
movie that voters respond to (i.e. <i>The Favourite</i> last year).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The audaciousness makes it stand out and it
definitely reflects current conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Expect Searchlight to push this (with Disney’s backing).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There may be controversies, but nothing
major.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Surprised that pundits had been ignoring this one until
recently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has all of the right
ingredients for a modern issue movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Expect this to fill <i>The Big Short</i> and <i>Vice</i> niche with
corresponding acting and writing noms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With political conversation ramping up I expect that to help this one
feel important.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reviews are fairly middling, but that doesn’t always matter
for Best Picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is amazing that
Harriet Tubman hasn’t had a major biopic before and this looks like a good
one with a great leading performance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sometime the subject matter is enough to get film’s noticed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is Focus Features best chance this
year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Early release with great word of mouth and decent
business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a great movie about
family and culture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the kind of
movie people feel strongly about and it has already outlasted much bigger
contenders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A24 may end up pushing
Waves harder, but I’d expect one of the two small family films to get in.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Netflix paid bank for this one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have a number of contenders, but this
is designed for Oscar glory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may be
a tough package to ignore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The de-aging
effects aren’t working for everybody and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Netflix is controversial enough that it is doubtful they can get more
than two films nominated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, this
is an important factor in the race.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">In Contention</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">1917</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Two Popes</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Waves</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Joker</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The one shot gimmick is what the movie has going for it
now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WWI rarely do as well and I think
Universal would do better to focus on Queen and Slim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Especially since this one doesn’t come with
sure-thing acting contenders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
there is a pedigree here and well-made war movies can do well at the Oscars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instincts say it will do great with
technical awards, but not the bigger categories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think <i>First Man</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Great word on this one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It would be a shoe-in if Netflix didn’t also have <i>Marriage Story</i>
and <i>The Irishman</i> to push.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
one is set for acting and writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
it is said to be a truly great film that is very moving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not out of the conversation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Strong response to this one, especially the acting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a smaller film, but should be
powerful enough to stand out. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Could
definitely see A24 push this over the earlier <i>The Farewell</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needs precursor notices to stay in the conversation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If bringing back Freddy Mercury to viewers made <i>Bohemian
Rhapsody</i> an Oscar hit, then Tom Hanks playing Mr. Rogers should do even
better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reviews are great, but may
feel lightweight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sony will push Once
Upon a Time in Hollywood harder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember
that the Mr. Rogers documentary didn’t get nominated last year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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WB has a number of potential contenders (<i>Just Mercy,
The Good Liar, Motherless Brooklyn, Richard Jewell</i>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there will be an expectation for this to
get a nomination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a
controversial film, but it has made a lot of money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If they really push Phoenix, he could carry
it to Best Picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WB may want awards
to justify its “real movie” selling point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Can see them putting everything behind it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-5641678863069667752019-07-31T19:07:00.001-07:002019-07-31T19:12:45.726-07:002019 Academy Award Predictions for Best Picture (7/31)The Oscar race is pretty open, but we've seen enough trailers and festival selections to understand most of the contenders. As always I am predicting nine nominees. With the weird preferential ballot system we will only get 8-9 nominees instead of the possible 10.<br />
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So far the only major Oscar contender that's been released has been <b>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood</b>. It is controversial and definitely a magnet for bad press among certain voters due to it's true Hollywood setup. But it is assured multiple nominations. Aside from the new Tarantino there is a chance that <b>The Farewell</b> gets some notices, but it has to outlast many bigger movies. <b>Rocketman</b>, <b>The Last Black Man in San Francisco</b> and others are just lacking the kind of buzz that gets early releases to the Oscars. Expect Disney to push <b>Avengers: Endgame</b>, but its broken records are its reward.<br />
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The most interesting player this year is Netflix, with multiple Oscar friendly releases coming in the next few months. With a lot of streaming bias being expressed after last year's Oscars they have an uphill battle. So far the streaming giant has only gotten narrative notices for <u>Mudbound</u> (Supporting Actress and Adapted screenplay in a noncompetitve year for both categories), <u>Ballad of Buster Scruggs</u> (Adapted screenplay again) and <u>Roma</u> (won a lot, still lost Best Picture).<br />
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This year Netflix will be heavily pushing <b>The Irishman</b>, pure Oscar bait that they paid a lot for. They also have <b>Marriage Story, The Last Thing He Wanted, The Two Popes, The Laundromat, Dolemite is My Name</b> and <b>The King</b>. All of which have Oscar potential in several categories, but no studio can push more than a few titles a year. And with Netflix's release system several of those are bound to be forgotten. So far <b>Marriage Story</b> has strong buzz, that may get Netflix a second nomination if the studio output stays weak.<br />
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2019 is also looking incredibly diverse. <b>Harriet, Queen and Slim, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Little Women, The Last Thing He Wanted, Clemency </b>and <b>The Farewell </b>are all nominated by women. This is a huge jump from last year which didn't have any major contenders directed by women. Like the last few years there are several strong contenders from black filmmakers, but the Academy has never nominated more than one black director in any given year. I am hopeful that the sheer variety of films and talented filmmakers break some trends, but keep in mind that <u>Green Book</u> won last year.<br />
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Here are my predictions as of July 31st:<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Top Predicted Five</b></div>
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Harriet</div>
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The Irishman</div>
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Once Upon a Time in
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Queen and Slim</div>
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Ford V. Ferrari</div>
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An American legend
finally getting her own biopic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
is a terrific cast and it looks to be a high-quality Oscar-friendly period
piece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trailer was very
impressive, expecting it to be a frontrunner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Aside from the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave, historical movies about
the slavery era <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from a black
perspective have come up short.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
looks like the type of movie a lot of people have been waiting for a long
time.</div>
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The trailer didn’t
feel too exciting outside of the legends involved, but their involvement is
getting a lot of notice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scorsese’s
long-gestating projects don’t always do well with the Oscars (Last
Temptation, Silence).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Netflix paid
a lot for this and even released the teaser during the last Oscars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expect them to put a big push behind
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the involvement of Scorsese,
DeNiro, Pacino, Pesci, Keitel and Zalian it will be noticed.</div>
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Slightly
controversial, but is expected with Tarantino.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was the first major Oscar release this
year and there is a lot of the reaction shows affection towards Tarantino and
admiration towards his maturation as a filmmaker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expect nominations for DiCaprio, Pitt and
Robbie along with writing and directing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is one that could get some bad press with some older voters
though. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Amazing trailer
from a fresh director.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Openly
acknowledging the legacy of Bonnie and Clyde, this feels very much part of
that legacy while being an incredibly modern film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expecting Universal to push this one over
1917 or Cats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are still a lot of old white Academy
members, sadly we haven’t seen multiple films from black or female filmmakers
with frontrunner status.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there is
a lot of variety this year, hopefully things progress.</div>
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The kind of slick
studio picture that Oscars go for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mangold has been on his way towards an Oscar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Disney just spent a lot of money to acquire Fox, who has a good track
record with Awards Contenders (Bohemian Rhapsody went further than it ever should
have last year).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expect Disney to put
some money to get some Oscar love to justify their purchase.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next Predicted Four</b></div>
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Fair and Balanced</div>
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Jojo Rabbit</div>
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Marriage Story</div>
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A Beautiful Day in
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The Good Liar</div>
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Still untitled, but
I will refer to it by this title.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vice
made a good showing with nominations last year, expecting the Fox News movie
will play similarly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jay Roach has won
Emmy’s for political true stories multiple times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are multiple chances for nominations
among the strong cast.</div>
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Every year an
off-beat indie like The Favourite gets in from a weird auteur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Waititi has been doing interesting work for
a long time and Searchlight excels with films like this. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The movie is definitely risky, but looks
like it will make it all work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Goofy
on the surface, but looks to have a lot of substance.</div>
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We will see how
many films Netflix can push at the Oscars, but this year a lot of the strong
contenders are their’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is
strong hype behind this one, Johansson and Driver are a strong pairing and
Baumbach is definitely overdue for Oscar attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Human dramas like this can do well.</div>
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Last year Bohemian
Rhapsody did well at the Oscars because viewers felt like they got Freddy
Mercury back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting Tom Hanks as Mr.
Rogers should have a similar effect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The trailer had a great response.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Stands out as a film that isn’t cynical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The film needs a strong push though,
Academy snubbed last year’s documentary on the same subject.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Warner Bros. always
gets one film in, this seems more likely than The Goldfinch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Old fashioned drama with an excellent
British cast that should lead to plenty of nominations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Definitely smaller feeling, but if it could
outlast flashier competition with studio support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If McKellen gets frontrunner status he
could carry the film with him.</div>
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Little Women</div>
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The Report</div>
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The Last Thing He
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The Two Popes</div>
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Just Mercy</div>
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Lady Bird was a
very strong nominee two years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Gerwig brings the potential for directing and writing nominations. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A huge Oscar friendly cast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it is a good adaptation it could make a
showing.</div>
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Most likely film
that Amazon will push, but they haven’t had much success outside of Manchester
by the Sea in 2016.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Report has a
strong cast, but feels similar to Scott Z. Burn’s other film, The
Laundromat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only one of the two can
stay in the race.</div>
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Netflix has a lot
of contenders, they can’t all get noticed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This premise and cast is strong though and Dee Rees is on her way to Oscar
attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dafoe is due for a win, he
might carry his film to a nomination.</div>
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Intriguing premise,
two beloved veteran actors and a director due for a comeback make for a
potential contender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, we’ll see
how many films Netflix is able to push.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But if Hopkins and Pryce are in contention then their film should be
too.</div>
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Has an Oscar qualifying
release.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May just be a studio courtroom
drama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But a cast including Jordan,
Larson and Foxx should build some buzz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If it is gripping and has something to say then WB should be able to
push it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cretton is a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>very good director.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Long Shots</b></div>
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The Laundromat</div>
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The Farewell</div>
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Dolemite is My Name</div>
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1917</div>
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Where’d You Go,
Bernadette?</div>
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The Goldfinch</div>
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Us</div>
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Pain and Glory</div>
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Clemency</div>
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The King</div>
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21 Bridges</div>
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Rocketman</div>
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Knives Out</div>
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Parasite</div>
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Dry Run</div>
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Cats</div>
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Downton Abbey</div>
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Last Black Man in
San Francisco</div>
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The Lighthouse</div>
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</style>Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-45558485984283744822019-07-21T01:04:00.001-07:002019-07-21T01:04:57.963-07:00Future of the MCU: Hall H Reactions
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It feels like Marvel announced a lot, but really they just
filled in the gaps for the next two years with five movies and five streaming
series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This doesn’t compare to the
Phase 3 announcement that included nine films within four years.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Black Widow</b></div>
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Confirmed to be the next Marvel release, still a year away
on May 1, 2020.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scarlett Johansson gets
to finally play the lead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She will be
joined by the already announced Florence Pugh (playing Yelena Belova, Black
Widow 2 in the comics), David Harbour and Rachel Weisz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Taskmaster will be the antagonist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hall H got to see footage, we will probably
get to see that around the time Maleficent comes out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The articles I was skimming don’t seem to
mention it being a prequel, this announcement seemed upstaged by other
projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least in terms of social
media coverage.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Falcon and Winter
Soldier</b></div>
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The first of the Disney+ limited series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And Disney’s new streaming service received
the best possible promotion with that final scene in Endgame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anthony Mackie referenced the Captain America
shield.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He will reunite with Sebastian Stan
as well as Daniel Bruhl’s villainous Zemo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This series seems to be the direct sequel to Civil War’s main
characters.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Eternals</b></div>
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Chloe Zhao’s announced Eternals film gets the next slot
(November 6, 2020).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which is a good
release date for a fantasy film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
cast was confirmed with the rumored Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kumail
Nanjiani and Don Lee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The addition of
Salma Hayek, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff and Lia McHugh were confirmed
with Hall H appearances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Interestingly
there is no actress cast for Sersi, long rumored to be the main character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is hard to imagine a better fit for Sersi than
Jolie or Hayek, so they might be changes to the characters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know much about the Eternals however.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WandaVision</b></div>
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Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany’s limited series for
Disney+ was discussed as being pretty weird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fan guesses that it will be based on Tom King’s Vision series seems to
line up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although Teyonah Parris has been
cast as an adult Teyonah Parris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From
here Olsen goes on to co-star in the second Doctor Strange.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems like characters can go back and
forth between the streaming series and films.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Shang-Chi and the
Legend of the Ten Rings</b></div>
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The recently announced Shang-Chi gets a primary cast, full
title and release date of February 12, 2021.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Simu Liu gets the title role with Awkwafina also cast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most interestingly Tony Leung Chiu-wai is
playing the Mandarin (Ten Rings is a reference to the character).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both Shang-Chi and Mandarin have long been
problematic in the comics, a version Mandarin already appearing in Iron Man
3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope this movie isn’t just
addressing fanboy whining from an 8 year old movie (the Mandarin twist
works).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the traditional comics
version would work as a good foe here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Remember how Black Panther was a phenomenon last February?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expect a similar moment here.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Loki</b></div>
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Officially confirmed to follow Loki when he escaped with the
Teseract during Endgame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, Disney+
already had their marketing with Endgame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These series are all tying in with the films in some direct capacity,
which makes them matter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The way Disney
is spreading them out will help increase subscriptions (the goal of a streaming
service).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will also alleviate the
amount of active characters in the movies.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Doctor Strange in the
Multiverse of Madness</b></div>
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movie, but I don’t think we could have imagined the title.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Multiverse has endless possibilities and
definitely ups the stakes of this franchise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Elizabeth Olsen is announced as a co-star as Scarlet Witch, taking place
after her Disney+ series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
supposed to be the first scary Marvel film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So they are going horror.</div>
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A previously announced Disney+ animated series based on
alternate takes of famous film moments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is the first time an animated series has tied in to MCU.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many familiar stars will reprise their famous
roles with Jeffrey Wright as the voice of Uatu the Watcher (narrator for the
series).</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hawkeye</b></div>
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Officially confirmed for the first time, Renner will star in
a Hawkeye limited series which focuses on Kate Bishop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seems to be setting up Young Avengers.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thor: Love and
Thunder</b></div>
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A few days ago it was announced that Taika Waititi was
returning for a fourth Thor alongside Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But nobody thought Natalie Portman’s Jane
Foster would also be coming back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her
appearance in Endgame was a huge surprise. Love and Thunder will adapt the
recent Jason Aaron run where Jane Foster becomes Thor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is interesting that comic book people are
constantly concerned about adapting too much from the movies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I think we are seeing a lot of recent
comics inspire the movies, when they were never intended to be a movie
pitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Valkyrie’s sexuality was also
mentioned.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Blade</b></div>
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The final big announcement was the appearance of Mahershala
Ali who will star as Blade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No release
date or director.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blade has been rumored
for a return, Wesley Snipe’s name often being included.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mahershala was previously on Luke Cage season
one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems with Alfre Woodard’s
appearance in Civil War that Marvel Studios is not concerned about lining up
with the Netflix shows.</div>
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At the end Kevin Feige mentioned other projects that are
being worked on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">like Black Panther 2</b>,
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Captain Marvel 2, Guardians of the
Galaxy vol. 3</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of which we knew
were coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feige also said they are
working on movies for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fantastic Four</b>
and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mutants</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
seen so many clickbait articles on those last two, but nothing is
announced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would say we have at least
one more phase until the Fox properties are integrated.</div>
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The only sequels not mentioned were a third <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Spider-Man</b>, but that has been discussed
elsewhere and is a given after that Far from Home post-credits scene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But nothing about another <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ant-Man and the Wasp</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking at Marvel’s incredibly full slate it
would not surprise me if they are in a 2022 Disney+ series.</div>
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</style>Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-56657580123603943692019-05-18T09:30:00.000-07:002019-05-18T09:39:14.607-07:00Pitch Doctor: Batman MoviesThere's been a lot of reaction to Robert Pattinson's name being tied to Batman. Which I'm not sure if it was officially confirmed, but we're all treating it as such. Interestingly I haven't seen any negative reactions to the news, but everyone seems defensive over it.<br />
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I don't hold any grudges over Twilight (because that's ridiculous and it was when Twilight was popular too). But I haven't seen his other work, although I've heard great things. Part of the appeal I'm assuming is that fans are going to get a super method actor with indie cred to play Batman. And that interest me as much, because I think we take Batman way too seriously overall. We're getting a dark angry Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie later this year and that just isn't what I want to see anymore. We've had decades of dark comics, the Nolan movies, video games, etc. Everything just seems to be a comment on Frank Miller and Alan Moore, and I think there is more to the character.</div>
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So what would I do? Glad you asked! Here is my pitch for a Batman trilogy.</div>
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<u>Movie 1</u>- <b>Batman: Gotham on Fire</b></div>
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In a world where <i>Mission: Impossible</i> and <i>Fast and Furious </i>movies are beloved, I really think that is the direction Batman should go. Everybody knows this character so there isn't any need for major world building, you can just jump right into an action movie. The first movie would essentially be <i>Mad Max: Fury Road</i> in Gotham. Bane would break every villain out of Arkham, so Batman and his allies spend a night trying to secure the city. So huge action, but nothing more complicated than a toy box of action figures tipping over.</div>
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Scale wise this would be a really bad night for Batman, but he's done this before. This is not his first time meeting anybody, the relationships are already in place. I know that fans get nervous when there are too many villains in movies. But just think of the Arkham inmates as henchman in an action movie, a bunch of varied set pieces for the hero. The benefit here is the henchman aren't just generic nameless faces, they all have appealing personalities. (This may be a bit ridiculous, but I would set up the story as having the president coming to visit Wayne Enterprises the next day so Batman is trying to get everyone back in Arkham so the president will be impressed with Gotham).</div>
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My choice for Batman is <u>Jason Sudeikis</u>. Like I've said I'm over serious, mopey Batman. I think we are due for someone who can give shades of Adam West. Sudeikis has great dramatic credits, but his sketch experience in particular is perfect for playing off so many villains. He was often the straight lead on SNL, he is definitely able to ground something like this. Not casting him to do a caricature, but he'd keep this entertaining.</div>
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For the rest of the cast I'd have <u>Timothy Dalton</u> as Alfred (I came up with that before Doom Patrol was announced). Gotham PD would have <u>Dennis Quaid</u> as Gordon, <u>Ana Ortiz</u> as Renee Montoya and <u>Val Kilmer </u>as Harvey Bullock (so Gordon and Bullock are both played by Doc Holiday). There would be appearances from Nightwing (<u>Joseph Gordon-Levitt</u>, because I'm fine with continuity nods) and Batgirl (<u>Geraldine Viswanathan</u>).</div>
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But the rest of the cast would be the villains, the most in any superhero movie. Joker (<u>Bill Hader</u>), Catwoman (<u>Rashida Jones</u>), Riddler (<u>John Cho</u>), Poison Ivy (<u>Bryce Dallas Howard</u>), Harley Quinn (<u>Kate McKinnon</u>), Bane (<u>Danny Trejo</u>), Scarecrow (<u>Neil Patrick Harris</u>), Mr. Freeze (<u>Mark Rylance</u>), Man-Bat (<u>Doug Jones</u>), Clayface (voice of <u>Kevin Michael Richardson</u>), Two-Face (<u>Kevin Bacon</u>). An all-star ensemble kind of in the style of an Irwin Winkler disaster movie where there is a huge cast of notable actors. Except here the superstars are the disaster sequences!</div>
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This would be the darker second movie, but still ridiculous and over the top. It would start with Bruce Wayne flying to a business conference in India, but his plane gets taken down and he lands in an unknown desert. He would then discover that this was orchestrated by Ra's al Ghul who assembled the world's greatest fighters to compete to join the League of Shadows, whether they want to or not. So yeah, this is Batman in a martial arts competition film. Mirroring the various fight scenes from the first movie, without repeating it.</div>
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This would be a big international cast. The only other returning cast member I'd have besides <u>Sudeikis</u> would be <u>Timothy Dalton</u> who would video conference before the plane goes down and picks up Bruce Wayne at the end (spoiler, Batman survives without joining the League of Shadows). Ra's al Ghul would be played by <u>Oded Fehr</u>, who's voiced the character before. The competitors would include Talia al Ghul (<u>Yasmine al Massri</u>), Lady Shiva (<u>Li Bingbing</u>), Cassandra Cain (<u>Jing Tian</u>), Deathstroke (<u>Liam Hemsworth</u>), Jean-Paul Valley (<u>Omar Sy</u>) and Batman's former mentor Kirigi (<u>Hiroyuki Sanada</u>, who I came up with before Endgame).</div>
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I would have <u>Lexi Alexander</u> direct this. In addition to directing action she has actual fighting experience, which can be important for understanding how to choreograph and shoot a movie like this. I would have <u>Stephen Chow</u> write the movie.</div>
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This is the movie where we can flesh out Bruce's relationships with Gordon, Catwoman, the Joker and especially Alfred (<u>Dalton</u>) who will essentially play the sidekick role. I don't have much for plot, but Batman is a detective and we still have't had him in a detective movie.</div>
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<u>Gillian Flynn</u> would have to write this, because she is the best at modern pulp films. I'd reteam her with <u>Steve McQueen</u> (I'm a huge fan of the underseen <i>Widows</i>, which is actually a pretty good template for a Batman mystery film).</div>
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That's my pitch for a new series of Batman movies. I wouldn't try for more than three in this series, but Sudeikis and others definitely could cross over into a Justice League movie.</div>
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So all of my loyal readers from Warner Bros., feel free to leave your contact info in the comments section. I am sure you will get in touch with me about starting this very soon.</div>
Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-43144913251574145722019-04-28T16:57:00.000-07:002019-04-28T16:57:07.424-07:00Avengers: Endgame Reactions-Instead of a proper review I'm just going to list my general reactions to Avengers: Endgame. There will be spoilers, so don't read if you haven't seen the movie yet.<br />
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-On the subject of spoilers, this movie still works if you know what is going on. But part of the fun with Marvel movies is discovering moments for the first time with a big audience. I understand that Endgame has made over $1 billion, so most people who care about spoilers already saw it. But references to this movie will start to enter social media and discussion. That's how major film events always work.<br />
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-I've joked about this on social media, but the whole worry about a bathroom break is ridiculous. The movie does not feel long at all and you will be fine if you use the bathroom before the movie. If you are worried about how young kids will do with a three hour movie, I personally would not recommend Endgame for young audiences.<br />
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-Also people really needed to know about the end credits before seeing the movie. To me that is part of the experience, I am always surprised that people don't just wait through the Marvel movies without knowing where the credits sequences are. For this movie I dug how they presented the actor credits like a curtain call (Marvel's credits often have a cool design or presentation, we don't give them enough credit for that). There isn't a traditional post credits tag, just a sound clip. But I think that it works as a thematic callback to the first Iron Man. It is good that Endgame is not bogged down in setting up future movies. This really did feel like an end, and the uninterrupted credits really gives you time to just let Endgame sink in.<br />
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-That first sequence with Hawkeye's family was great. Age of Ultron is my favorite Marvel movie and I've always defended the character in the MCU. This set his role up perfectly. But I was surprised they didn't name his daughter Kate, that would have been a home run.<br />
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-Rocket's reaction to Stark thinking he was a Build-a-Bear was one of the only traditionally funny parts of the opening. Terrific delivery from Bradley Cooper, but it highlights how bleak and different this opening feels.<br />
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-The opening part of the movie was really interesting because it had to function as both payoff to Infinity War and set up to the complex Endgame. They did a good job balancing some great character moments (Nebula bonding with Stark, Stark confronting Cap) along with the most efficient action set piece I think I've ever seen. It comes so quick and feels empty, which is a perfect set up for how the character's feel at the beginning of the movie.<br />
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-I love that Thanos just keeps the gauntlet on his hand at all times, even though there is no reason to. What a douche.<br />
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-Also is this the only decapitation in a Marvel movie? I think so. Like I said, this is probably the least child friendly MCU movie.<br />
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-The five year time jump was smart. Overall Endgame really pays off Thanos' victory by letting us see how it affects the characters. This movie doesn't just reverse what happened, there was a real aftermath that means something. Spending a year thinking about the snap in Infinity War the audience was set up for the sense of loss that was prevalent throughout this movie.<br />
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-It felt like Cap was running the support group to honor Sam. That scene where Cap sees him talking to veterans in Winter Soldier is part of what makes Falcon feel like a hero he'd respect.<br />
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-This is definitely Scarlett Johansson's best outing as Black Widow. She's been such a reliable utility player since the third movie that we often take for granted how good of an actress she is in this role. Endgame gave her a lot to play and we see the impact the character has had on the others.<br />
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-I don't understand how society seems to be functioning so well. Like we see sad things and informed that it's different, yet Chang is still employed as a security guard despite the population being cut in half. I'm glad the movie didn't try to overexplain every small detail, because it really doesn't matter. I just tried to figure it out and found it amusing.<br />
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-Like everybody else, Paul Rudd gets to show how good of an actor he really is. He gets to be comic relief in the main ensemble, but him coming back to discover an empty world is a really strong performance.<br />
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-Stark's second chance is perfect development for him and adds a real sense of the world moving on from Thanos. He has something at stake and that really adds a lot of weight to the movie. We also get to see Stark relate as a likable person for the first time in a long while. Since Age of Ultron he's been overly controlling, this humanizes him again.<br />
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-Professor Hulk is funny but a great development for Banner. I really didn't get what they were doing with Banner not being able to Hulk out in Infinity War (for the big battles I logistically understand why they used the Worf Effect with him). And the explanation doesn't make it entirely work for me. But Banner becoming a complete person fits the overall theme of Endgame. Also it is hilarious seeing Ruffalo act like such a dork as the Hulk. This is a great solution for how they can use the character going forward (just have Ruffalo use mocap for his appearances).<br />
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-Speaking of Professor Hulk, Endgame really deserves a Best Visual Effects Oscar. All of the different technologies (not to mention makeup and costuming) coming together is really astonishing when you think about it. It feels like all of these characters inhabit the same world and connect believably, despite a lot of them being animated, deaged, etc.<br />
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-They waited until the right time for Stark and Steve to make up. Glad they didn't force it sooner. Also, Stark's car has a logo that says, "e-tron."<br />
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-I get that they are referencing Ronin with Hawkeye's new costume, but I would have rather seen them just follow David Finch's design. I'm not always a fan of how they try to make the comics costumes practical.<br />
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-I was worried about Thor's development when I first saw it revealed. It felt like a cheap joke and kind of out of place. But as things progressed it became my favorite development. In Infinity War we see how broken and unstable Thor has become and how trying to be the serious warrior doesn't work. He starts this movie by killing Thanos and it is meaningless. But the idea that a Thor who lets himself go and indulge on life is really clever. This may be who Thor really is rather than the hero he always tried to live up to.<br />
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-A film scored by Alan Silvestri features a line calling Back to the Future, "a bunch of bullshit." Somehow that doesn't seem sacrilege.<br />
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-And the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor goes to Chris Hemsworth for recapping Thor: The Dark World.<br />
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-The Time Heist is insane. Like it is insane that it exists in the biggest mainstream movie of all time. It is fan service, a clip show, the legitimization of Back to the Future Part II... and boy does it all work! The first viewing I just could not get past how bonkers it was, the second viewing I just enjoyed it and was moved by the legitimate character work going on.<br />
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-Wonderful seeing Tilda Swinton again. Time Travel confounds me as a concept and I really don't understand how it works neatly in this movie. But she does set up Strange's plan well. I also love how polite Banner was trying to be towards her.<br />
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-Thor's moments with Frigga were some of the most touching and uplifting in the movie. After being underutilized in her previous appearances, Rene Russo really shines here. It makes the case why you should take any role in the MCU. Because you might get a chance to come back like this.<br />
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-Also coming back, most shockingly to me, the retired Robert Redford! At first I couldn't tell if they used technology to make someone else look like him. But it was him, deaged.<br />
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-The way they almost exactly recreated the elevator scene from Winter Soldier made me laugh so hard. Love the smugness from Evans when he gets away by saying "Hail Hydra" and how he knows he can defeat his past self by revealing Bucky is still alive.<br />
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-No Loki taking the Cosmic Cube (er, tesseract) does not mean he is still alive in the current timeline. It was a solid joke, but that is most likely where his Disney+ series will follow.<br />
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-Glad that Rhodey survived the snap, because Cheadle gets some great moments throughout the movie. Since Iron Man 2 he's made an impact, despite not receiving much focus. On Morag he had an amazing comedic take when he called Quill "an idiot" and shows some real genuineness to Nebula.<br />
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-Poor Nebula, just tragic. I can't believe there were people who tried to argue that Thanos was a hero with a point when we've seen how he treats his children.<br />
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-When Nebula fought past Nebula and Cap fought past Cap this also felt a bit like the legitimization of Pluto Nash, of all things.<br />
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-The seventies scene was great, loved the Pym cameo. We also got a second Community cameo since Infinity War didn't have any. John Slattery's dialogue with Downey was one of the highlights of the movie and really paid off years of development with how Stark's reacted to the legacy and absence of his father. Although I cannot figure out when Dominic Cooper turned into John Slattery (one of those Josh Radnor/Bob Saget conundrums).<br />
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-This has been widely pointed out, but James D'Arcy as human butler Jarvis is the only TV character to appear in the films.<br />
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-Vormir was my favorite sequence in Infinity War and it stands out again in this movie. The more I think about it, it makes sense for Natasha to sacrifice herself for everyone. That difficult scene was played perfectly where we could see that both Black Widow and Clint wanted to sacrifice themselves to save the other. Someone else commented on Loki's line from the first Avengers about the red in her ledger. She's already done more than enough to make up for her past, she died a hero. The reaction from the original Avengers was a good send off as Natasha is one of the few characters who've had meaningful interactions with all of them.<br />
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-This movie didn't undo Gamora's death, but it leaves a really interesting status quo for the Guardians going forward. Wonder if Gunn had any role in that decision.<br />
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-It was never about mercy with Thanos. He saw that the survivor's were ungrateful and wanted to destroy everything so he could create a compliant reality. What a douche.<br />
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-Cap wielding Mjolnir had to happen and it was awesome!<br />
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-Callback to "on your left!"<br />
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-That "Avengers Assemble" was just wonderful. The entire major battle sequence was just the best big fireworks show you could hope for. It was crowded and busy, but it played. It really sold the idea of the strength with everyone together. As great as the battle for Wakanda was, the teams were split. This was the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe standing together on a day unlike any other day.<br />
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-Yeah, the reveal of Rescue among the heroes meant something. Ending with her helmet coming up was a perfect moment. As many other characters you may have wanted in the mix (S.H.I.E.L.D., Netflix characters, X-Men), it wouldn't have made the impact of paying off Pepper's role.<br />
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-The whole battle sequence felt like the opening arc of Kurt Busiek/George Perez's run where they got ever Avenger fighting together. Infinity War was a big crossover event comic, Endgame felt like a true Avengers story.<br />
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-There is so much to talk about with the battle so I will just share my favorite two moments. First was Falcon using his wings to stab a giant monster. Second was Thanos taking the power stone out of the gauntlet just so he could punch Captain Marvel with it. Part of what makes Thanos the best villain is that he is the best fighter in the MCU and moments like that are super clever.<br />
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-Most everybody knows that Iron Man dies, and it is the best case scenario for that. This was the one who started the entire cinematic universe and it was earned. Him saving the day, dying nobly and final message meant a lot. For the years of complaints that the MCU doesn't have endings, I am glad that they kept developing Stark until this point.<br />
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-What is essentially the epilogue of the movie felt necessary. In a way this is probably why there weren't post-credits sequences, we had the reaction in the movie. And it felt like a fitting conclusion, not just for Stark but to everything.<br />
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-The funeral sequence was beautiful. Yes that is the kid from Iron Man 3 standing there, that was a cool addition.<br />
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-I cannot wait to read a tell all book on what it took to make this movie. All of the negotiations with the budget, other film's directors, the actors, their agents... We have a movie where Academy Award winner and nominees Angela Bassett, Michelle Pfeiffer, William Hurt, Samuel L. Jackson and Marisa Tomei only appear in a single shot!<br />
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-Wanda and Clint developed such a great chemistry in these movies, hope they appear in each other's Disney+ series. They could have also referenced Pietro, but that's just me...<br />
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-Interesting that there was no tag for Doctor Strange after the funeral<br />
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-I wasn't the biggest fan of Spidey in the battle, he grated on me a bit. Then again they didn't try to give everybody focus which was probably a good call due to the size. Ned's response to Peter returning was very sweet though.<br />
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-Very curious if James Gunn wants to use Thor in Guardians vol. 3 or if he just have the option to show up in the future.<br />
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-The way they aged Chris Evans was incredible. Glad Falcon gets the shield, but looking at Marvel's release dates and the movies they have announced, no idea when he would become Captain America. Maybe Black Panther 2? That would be interesting.<br />
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-When Sam asks Cap to tell him about the girl and we see Steve dancing with a woman, I so wanted that to be revealed to be Sam's mom. That way this could all end on a "Your Mom" joke.Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-84256451307261707352019-01-10T16:44:00.003-08:002019-01-10T16:44:58.848-08:002018 Final Oscar PredictionsHaven't done this in a while, but here are my predictions for the major categories at this year's Academy Awards:<br />
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As always, my predictions are not a reflection of you and the movies you like. Many of my favorite films and performances from 2018 are nowhere to be seen in these predictions. This is about what will be nominated, not what I want.</div>
Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-3386269019266340432019-01-10T16:38:00.002-08:002019-01-10T16:38:57.039-08:002018 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Final Predictions<b>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse </b>should be a pretty clear winner, but Oscar tastes can surprise here (keep in mind both The LEGO Movie and The LEGO Batman Movie were snubbed for nominations). <b>Isle of Dogs</b> is the one that could beat it. <b>Mirai </b>has the arthouse slot with <b>Ralph Breaks the Internet </b>will continue Disney's impressive run.<br />
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People will be surprised by a snub for <b>Incredibles 2</b>, but non-Toy Story Pixar sequels don't get nominated. <b>Early Man </b>will get its first major nomination of the season, because the Academy has always loved Aardman.<br />
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Spider-Man:<br />Into the Spider-Verse<o:p></o:p></div>
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Isle of Dogs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Recent release with great box-office and crazy good reception. Many are passionate about this movie that both does new things with animation and satisfies as an emotional experience. Similar movies like Lego Movie and Lego Batman were snubbed so there is a slight chance of this losing on the expected nomination, Sony also doesn’t have a good track record in animation with the Oscars. Still, Spider-Verse has more going for it than any other nominee. Expect this to win.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fantastic Mr. Fox got nominated in this category and the Oscars have a weakness for stop-motion in general. With consistent precursor nominations this is a lock. There was some controversy when it was released earlier in the year, but there isn’t anything besides Spider-Verse and potential Pixar-bias that could seriously pose a challenge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This year’s GKids foreign film that voters are responding to. Mirai has been the one foreign film to make a showing in the precursors, expect it to land here too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Disney has been on a roll at the Oscars since the original Wreck-It Ralph. While Pixar sequels are usually left out, this has a different feel than its predecessor. Going to be one of the few mainstream animated films on voter’s minds.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This has not gotten a single precursor mention, but I am including it here because Academy voters have always loved Aardman Animation. Even when they produce weaker material that doesn’t succeed, like The Pirates! and Shaun the Sheep, the Oscars have nominated them where others haven’t. Not a strong contender, but there aren’t a lot of serious threats.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Runner-Ups<o:p></o:p></div>
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Incredibles 2<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Grinch<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lu, Over the Wall<o:p></o:p></div>
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Night is Short, Walk on Girl<o:p></o:p></div>
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Smallfoot<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pixar is not the sure thing people still think it is. Especially not Pixar sequels, Toy Story 3 is the only one to receive a nomination. With the response not being as enthusiastic as the original Incredibles this will most likely be left off, despite precursor attention.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Received a PGA nomination and is recent enough in voter’s minds that it stands a chance. This movie did great financially too. Illumination has a previous nomination with Despicable Me 2, but that was a long time ago. Just on the outskirts as a potential spoiler, but not likely. <o:p></o:p></div>
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GKids has surprised with multiple unforeseen nominations before. They will be primarily campaigning Mirai, but contenders are weak enough that this could get in too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Same point about GKids, the animated feature nominees can surprise sometimes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But the animated feature categories can surprise with a smaller mainstream nominee from a studio that isn’t typically rewarded (think Surf’s Up or Ferdinand). Smallfoot could be that rare type of spoiler, but again it is rare.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Long Shots<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fireworks<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ruben Brandt, Collector<o:p></o:p></div>
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Have a Nice Day<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tito and the Birds<o:p></o:p></div>
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Teen Titans Go! to the Movies<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another potential GKids spoiler.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sony Pictures Classics has gotten films nominated here, but we would have heard more about this film by now if that was the case.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Adult animation is really tough, not going to happen this year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Got an Annie Nomination for Best Independent Animated Feature. Shout Factory has not made it to the Oscars yet, though.<o:p></o:p></div>
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May have to nominate it to balance out the clear Marvel bias with Black Panther and Spider-Verse being contenders.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-39079546641801925332019-01-10T16:34:00.003-08:002019-01-10T16:34:46.990-08:002018 Academy Award for Best Screenplay PredictionsBest original screenplay looks to belong to <b>Roma</b>, but <b>Green Book </b>or <b>The Favourite </b>could upset.<br />
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<b>Best Original Screenplay<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Top Predicted Five</div>
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Roma</div>
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Green Book</div>
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The Favourite</div>
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Vice</div>
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A Quiet Place</div>
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Personal film, if it lands with voters they’ll acknowledge it here. Still has competition.</div>
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The film being written by the son of the main character portrayed may bring this one more attention. But it may be seen as too light of a movie, needs to be a frontrunner to win.</div>
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Definitely a screenplay that people like, the film is just a little less popular than some other contenders. The Favourite needs a surge of support to win here, but it is in the realm of possibility.</div>
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An uneven, but ambition and creative movie. Voters might not respond to it, but a good portion of precursors have. This should get a nomination.</div>
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This slot could go to many films. There is a chance that A Quiet Place surprises with Oscar attention and this is one category where it has room to get in. If voters go for this movie, it could get in here too.</div>
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Runner-Ups</div>
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Eighth Grade</div>
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First Reformed</div>
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Cold War</div>
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Bohemian Rhapsody</div>
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Sorry to Bother You</div>
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Been acknowledged here and there for screenplay, but still a smaller early release film. It is the type of indie that can do well in screenplay though, don’t entirely count it out.</div>
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Paul Schrader definitely deserves a career nomination, but this small film lost a lot of steam and is out of the conversation. Could still surprise, but the support doesn’t seem to be there.</div>
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Foreign films can do well in the screenplay categories. Roma may take some steam away from it, though.</div>
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Nobody expected this film to be doing as well as it has in the precursors. If it gets support for Best Picture a screenplay nomination could follow. But it isn’t really a writer’s movie.</div>
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Truly original with an angry, clear, individual artist’s voice. Not really in the conversation though. Too small and too weird, needed a WGA nomination that it didn’t get.</div>
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Long Shots</div>
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Ballad of Buster Scruggs</div>
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The Rider</div>
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On the Basis of Sex</div>
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Hereditary</div>
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Tully</div>
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Coens can do well here, but their chances are often over-predicted. This film will be shut out.</div>
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One of the best received films of the year, but it never entered the Oscar conversation in a meaningful way.</div>
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This was designed for Oscar recognition, but the focus this year is pretty heavy on male artists and issues. This one just didn’t take off.</div>
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Horror is respectable again and Get Out won this category last year. But A Quiet Place will be the easier film to recognize. Even if this is more original.</div>
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Diablo Cody has yet to be welcomed back to the Oscars and this film has amazing reviews. But it was too small and too early, the push isn’t there.</div>
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Adapted screenplay is going to be where <b>If Beale Street Could Talk </b>gets a win.</div>
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<b>Best Adapted Screenplay<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Top Predicted Five</div>
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If Beale Street Could Talk</div>
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?</div>
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BlacKkKlansman</div>
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A Star is Born</div>
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Black Panther</div>
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In a year dominated by Original Screenplays this has been the one Adapted Screenplay to make a consistent impact. Jenkins’ writing of beloved material has been praised, but the film is not being recognized in many other categories. It will be nominated but may not stand out against the screenplays with a corresponding Best Picture nomination.</div>
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Nicole Holofcener is definitely due for Oscar attention and it seems to be secured a nomination. But this one also will suffer from a lack of Best Picture.</div>
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BlacKkKlansman should get nominations in several key categories, including this one. With a lot of sentiment towards Spike Lee finally being up for an Oscar it may be easier to reward him here than director. There is a chance that BlacKkKlansman doesn’t win in any of its categories too.</div>
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This movie has had a tremendous response and several key precursors for screenplay. Cooper producing, directing, nominating and writing is definitely part of the movie’s campaign. It really isn’t a writer’s movie as much as it is about the cinematography and performances. But as the frontrunner for Best Picture is will get a screenplay nod.</div>
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Got a WGA nomination over other contenders. With Logan getting an Adapted nom last year, this should have no problem getting in.</div>
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Runner-Ups</div>
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First Man</div>
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The Hate U Give</div>
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Crazy Rich Asians</div>
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Widows</div>
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Leave No Trace</div>
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Was recognized by the BAFTAs, but the film isn’t doing well anywhere else.</div>
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The writers could vote to recognize the late Audrey Wells who died right before the film opened. But the movie is out of the Oscar conversation.</div>
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An popular adaptation of a popular book. The film has Oscar potential in a few major categories, but it would still be a surprise. </div>
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Very complex screenplay from Gillian Flynn and Steve McQueen, who have not been nominated for their writing before. The film looks like it will be shut out, however.</div>
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Critics awards were really big on this small, early release. But the major awards were not so this will be shut out too.</div>
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Long Shots</div>
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Mary Poppins Returns</div>
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Boy Erased</div>
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Old Man and the Gun</div>
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The Death of Stalin</div>
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Spider-Man:<br />Into the Spider-Verse</div>
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Does a difficult job of balancing references with the original and advancing its themes. But the film may be limited to technical awards.</div>
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Looked like a bigger contender earlier in the year, but that has not laughed.</div>
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David Lowery will be up for an Oscar before too long, but this film never gained awards momentum.</div>
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Hit with critics, but not with others.</div>
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People are really responding to this movie. Some voters might consider it for screenplay. </div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-85294461884199132232019-01-10T16:31:00.001-08:002019-01-10T16:31:54.133-08:002018 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Final PredictionsThis is the main category without a clear frontrunner. <b>Regina King </b>had that position, but she missed out on SAG and BAFTA. It is unsure who else could win besides her, but my money would be on a career win for <b>Amy Adams</b>. If King gets snubbed for a nomination, Adams will finally get her Oscar. <b>Rachel Weisz </b>and <b>Emma Stone </b>are a package deal for, they're secured a nomination but one can't win without the other.<br />
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That fifth slot is uncertain, with <b>Margot Robbie </b>currently predicted for her second nomination. But <b>Claire Foy </b>is still in the mix and there is room for a surprise.<br />
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Top Predicted Five</div>
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Regina King,</div>
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If Beale Street Could Talk</div>
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Amy Adams,</div>
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Vice</div>
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Rachel Weisz,</div>
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The Favourite</div>
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Emma Stone,</div>
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The Favourite</div>
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Margot Robbie,</div>
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Mary, Queen of Scots</div>
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Missing for SAG and BAFTA places her frontrunner status as being less of a sure thing. She is still the main contender for her film, but Annapurna may end up campaigning more for Amy Adams.</div>
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Missed out a few precursors, but still had a presence in key ones. Adams is due for a win and this might end up as a career award. Her character is not the showiest, but the sentiment may prevail. </div>
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Can’t nominate one without the other. These two previous winners have been nominated at the hip all season. The Favourite is an actor’s movie and all three leads will earn nominations. But don’t expect a second win for either, it is Colman’s show. The dual nom is still a sure thing.</div>
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Surprised with a SAG nomination after missing previous precursors and just followed up with a BAFTA nom. After her first nomination last year she may become an Oscar regular. She will represent the film that is not up for other categories.</div>
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Runner-Ups</div>
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Claire Foy,</div>
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First Man</div>
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Nicole Kidman,<br />Boy Erased</div>
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Michelle Yeoh,</div>
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Crazy Rich Asians</div>
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Linda Cardellini,</div>
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Green Book</div>
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Emily Blunt,</div>
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A Quiet Place</div>
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Was a stronger contender earlier in the year, but missed SAG. The entire film is being overlooked, she still may be the one to represent it. Could get in over Robbie.</div>
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Been recognized in a few places. Kidman has been nominated for playing mothers before. The film looks to be mostly forgotten though.</div>
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Early on she had some buzz and was listed as the film’s stand out. Definitely deserves a career nomination, but the precursors did not recognize her.</div>
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She has not been nominated anywhere yet, but if Green Book becomes the film to beat she could follow. Everyone mentioned her in their Globe acceptance speeches as being important to the film. She’s been a hardworking actress for a long time and deserves awards attention.</div>
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Huge surprise nomination at SAG. If voters go for A Quiet Place they might nominate her here over Mary Poppins. But the SAG nomination seems to just mean that it is time for her to get Oscar attention. If the actors nominated her there, she should finally get in for this or her leading role.</div>
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Long Shots</div>
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Elizabeth Debicki,</div>
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Widows</div>
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Marina De Tavira,</div>
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Roma</div>
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Blythe Danner,</div>
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What They Had</div>
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Natalie Portman,<br />Vox Lux</div>
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Danai Gurira,</div>
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Black Panther</div>
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Big breakout of Widows and had a few critic award nominations. The film has no momentum for Oscars unfortunately.</div>
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She was mentioned earlier in the race as a contender, but it doesn’t look like Roma will have any acting contenders.</div>
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Seemed like more of a possibility early in the fall. The film did not take off and Danner will be left out again.</div>
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Pundits overpredicted this one, it ended up being a niche critic curiosity more than anything.</div>
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Memorable, iconic performance in the biggest movie of the year but no buzz about her.</div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-19652172606322614602019-01-10T16:27:00.001-08:002019-01-10T16:27:53.855-08:002018 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Final PredictionsThere have only been seven serious contenders for the entire awards season. <b>Mahershala Ali</b> is in the lead for his second win, but there seems to be support for <b>Sam Elliott </b>(which surprises me having seen what was essentially a cameo). <b>Richard E. Grant, Adam Driver</b> and <b>Timothee Chalamet </b>have all been consistently nominated alongside them. <b>Sam Rockwell </b>has also been nominated here and there and <b>Michael B. Jordan</b>'s name has remained in contention. You won't see a nominee outside of those seven.<br />
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Top Predicted Five</div>
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Mahershala Ali,</div>
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Green Book</div>
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Sam Elliott,</div>
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A Star is Born</div>
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Richard E. Grant,</div>
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?</div>
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Adam Driver,</div>
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BlacKkKlansman</div>
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Timothee Chalamet,</div>
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Beautiful Boy</div>
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Weaker category this year, but it looks like Ali will have his second win. With his prestigious role in True Detective being marketed heavily it looks like he may have the respect to pull it off.</div>
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Won at NBR, but missed a few precursors. Not a large or showy role at all. Seems to be a career nomination. If voters like the movie and his performance he could end up winning.</div>
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Been a consistent presence throughout the season. Talented actor deserving of his first Oscar nom. Worked out having the right two leads in the right film.</div>
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Driver has balanced mainstream and prestige roles wonderfully and has been building towards an Oscar nomination. He’s been nominated even when Washington hasn’t. He is a sure thing and will represent his ensemble.</div>
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The one thing that’s been praised in a film with mixed reviews. After he came close to winning last year he will be an Oscar mainstay. His performance deals with a current issue that is underrepresented at the awards.</div>
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Runner-Ups</div>
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Sam Rockwell,</div>
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Michael B. Jordan,</div>
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Lin-Manuel Miranda,</div>
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Bryan Tyree Henry,</div>
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If Beale Street Could Talk</div>
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Steven Yeun,</div>
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Burning</div>
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Only remaining supporting actor who got multiple precursor nods, although he missed SAG. This is more of a cameo and impression, but it is a really good one and adds to the film. Rockwell won on his career nomination last year, voters could acknowledge him again here. A lot will have to do with how much voters love Vice.</div>
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An early favorite that has not been seen in the precursors outside of Critics Choice. Jordan is now a movie star and this is the closest he’s come to the Oscars in an impressive young career. It remains to be seen how much of an impact Black Panther will have on the awards. But it looks like the acting will be shut out barring a huge surprise.</div>
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Really nobody has a chance outside of the first seven names I listed. If any of them miss then it really is anybody’s game. So I’ll just throw out some far outside potentials like Tony and McCarthur Genius Grant winner, Miranda. He’s a beloved figure but if he was seriously going for an acting Oscar he would have been playing the game more publicly, which he easily could.</div>
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Nobody has worked harder than Henry this year. With Emmy and Tony attention, an Oscar is next. And he’s been in plenty of movies this year from Widows, White Boy Rick, Spider-Verse, Hotel Artemis and this Oscar contender. Unfortunately there is little buzz for Beale Street and his name should have come up by now.</div>
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He was acknowledged by a few critics awards, but didn’t catch on with the major ones. This film is too small to surprise.</div>
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Long Shots</div>
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Russell Hornsby,</div>
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Tim Blake Nelson,</div>
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Ballad of Buster Scruggs</div>
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Nicholas Hoult,<br />The Favourite</div>
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Hugh Grant,</div>
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Daniel Kaluuya,</div>
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Widows</div>
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Was named the highlight of the film, but it was quickly forgotten.</div>
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Netflix got Blige a nomination last year, but her category was weaker and there is still a streaming bias.</div>
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Should have been in the race before now if it was going to happen. The movie’s buzz is solely about its three leads.</div>
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Had a BAFTA nomination and some critic award notices. Missed out for Florence Foster Jenkins, but this is too goofy for Oscars.</div>
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Maybe some one actually saw Widows and nominates someone from the impressive ensemble? Kaluuya is the most likely, still a huge long shot.</div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-15562825105910087392019-01-10T16:23:00.002-08:002019-01-10T16:23:58.646-08:002018 Academy Award for Best Actress Final PredictionsThis is the strongest year I've ever seen for leading actresses. There have been a lot of strong contenders, but the consensus seems to have settled on <b>Glenn Close, Olivia Colman, Lady Gaga </b>and <b>Melissa McCarthy</b>. With Close and Colman as the two potential winners.<br />
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That final fifth slot could go several ways, but conventional wisdom says it is finally <b>Emily Blunt</b>'s turn for a nomination.<br />
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Top Predicted Five</div>
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Glenn Close,</div>
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The Wife</div>
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Olivia Colman,</div>
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The Favourite</div>
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Lady Gaga,</div>
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A Star is Born</div>
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Melissa McCarthy,</div>
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?</div>
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Emily Blunt,</div>
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Mary Poppins Returns</div>
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After that Golden Globe acceptance speech there is going to be a real desire to see her finally get her Oscar. Close is a respected veteran who has yet to win. Seems to finally be her time.</div>
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But Colman still poses a threat. The Favourite is doing well with audiences and she’s been consistently nominated. This is a once in a lifetime, showy role. She will be remembered by voters. Needs to win some more precursors first to win here.</div>
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The Oscars like recognizing singers who prove that they can act. Gaga is the standout in the Best Picture frontrunner, it is such a perfect showcase for her talents. Seeing and hearing her on the big screen with power and vulnerability leaves an impact. She’s a lock for her first nomination.</div>
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Previous nominee for a comedy who is making good as a dramatic lead. The comedian being good in a drama can often lead to a nomination. The film has a perfect combination of her, Richard E. Grant and a great screenplay. They will all get nominated, but lack the Best Picture push that would lead any to win.</div>
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The fifth Best Actress slot is where we could have a surprise, there is not much consensus for who will join Close, Colman, Gaga and McCarthy. Even though Blunt lost at the Globes, she did get two SAG nominations. She is overdue for Oscar recognition and she beautifully takes on an iconic, Oscar-winning role. Not a sure thing, but the most credible one who could earn the fifth slot.</div>
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Runner-Ups</div>
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Yalitza Aparicio,</div>
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Roma</div>
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Viola Davis,</div>
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Widows</div>
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Nicole Kidman,</div>
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Destroyer</div>
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Constance Wu,</div>
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Crazy Rich Asians</div>
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Elsie Fisher,</div>
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Eighth Grade</div>
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Did well with critics awards, didn’t take off with the precursors. The acting is getting overlooked, which is a risk for black and white foreign language features. Not to mention the streaming aspect. Still if Roma takes the frontrunner status, she could get that fifths lot instead of Blunt.</div>
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Finally got recognition with a BAFTA nomination. Recent winner who gave a powerful performance as a lead in a prestigious ensemble. This is the type of role Oscars usually go for. Unfortunately the film didn’t do well and is being discussed as more of an action or pulp film. Lacks consistent precursor cred, but she is an Oscar favorite who could surprise. She is the most likely one to represent Widows if it doesn’t get shut out.</div>
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You can never count out Kidman, who has been on a role with recent nominations. She has a supporting contender and recent blockbuster cred. This lesser seen film could surprise here. Kidman’s been reliable at the Oscars and there is still room in the fifth slot, although it seems fairly unlikely.</div>
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There’s a chance that Crazy Rich Asians surprises with Best Picture and Screenplay. It has buzz and enough precursor notices to pose a threat. If it is being seen as a potential Oscar film Wu could get a nomination here. Lead actresses in romantic comedies can get noticed by the Oscars and she definitely elevated her film. The entire film needs to be loved by voters for her to sneak in, though.</div>
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She’s remained in contention with just enough precursor love. The film could surprise, ala Beasts of the Southern Wild which got its new director and young star nominations. Losing out at SAG hurts her. But she’s still a potential contender.</div>
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Long Shots</div>
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Charlize Theron,</div>
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Tully</div>
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Rosamund Pike,</div>
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Toni Collette,</div>
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Saoirse Ronan,</div>
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Julia Roberts,</div>
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Ben is Back</div>
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Theron has been working her way back to the Oscars for a while, but nothing’s took off. Her career’s in a good place, but this film was too early and too small to make an impact.</div>
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Her Globe nomination was a big surprise. But she has not been mentioned anywhere else. Globes have nominated actresses for Drama before that haven’t received any other notices.</div>
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Oscar pundits are still beating the drum for her. She had a presence in critics awards, but has been shut out by major precursors. This year is too competitive for a smaller horror lead to get in.</div>
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Early in the season this looked like it could have gotten Ronan her win. The young actress already has three nominations. But the film didn’t take off and the only buzz is about Robbie. Saoirse will have to keep waiting.</div>
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Definitely poised for a comeback with Homecoming and this. But the film fell out of the race without any notable attention. Her star power alone isn’t enough to push her to a nomination.</div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-79538086402920156202019-01-10T16:20:00.000-08:002019-01-10T16:20:11.495-08:002018 Academy Award for Best Actor Final PredictionsThe shortlist has solidified pretty clearly as <b>Rami Malek, Christian Bale, Viggo Mortensen, Bradley Cooper </b>and <b>John David Washington.</b> Malek and Bale won the Globes, Mortensen won NBR. Cooper has won more as a director, but hasn't missed any important acting nominations. Leaving Washington as the vulnerable contender, but there doesn't seem to be a clear threat.<br />
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Rami Malek,</div>
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Christian Bale,</div>
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Viggo Mortensen,</div>
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Bradley Cooper,</div>
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John David Washington,</div>
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He is the only one carrying his film to a Best Picture nomination. Everyone else is part of an ensemble with strong directing and writing contenders. Malek is the only thing Bohemian Rhapsody has going for it and there is so much love for him. His Globe win definitely puts him as the frontrunner. Bohemian Rhapsody is being considered because his portrayal of a beloved artist worked.</div>
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Previous winner that did a complete transformation physically, which voters definitely like. The character isn’t likable and he has a lot of subtlety so he isn’t as flashy as others. Still he makes an impact and has been consistently acknowledged. If the narrative around Bohemian Rhapsody changes he could win over Malek. However the discussion around Vice isn’t the most supportive either.</div>
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Won at NBR and has been nominated everywhere else. He is a respected actor with a recent nomination for a small film. Green Book has remained strong in the race, with Mahershala looking at a second win Viggo’s nomination is a given. Outside chance for him winning too, but Green Book still might not do as well at the Oscars as it did with other voting bodies.</div>
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Cooper has a packaged deal. A Star is Born is sold as a movie he produced, directed, wrote and starred in. He gets nominated for all four roles. While Cooper’s been an Oscar mainstay and this is his strongest dramatic performance yet, he is a stronger contender as a producer and director. Will get nominated, would need a surge of support to win. He got better notices as a director and that’s where his push will be.</div>
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The only one of the main five to not win a precursor. Still he’s been nominated consistently and BlacKkKlansman looks to do well with nominations across the board. Still, he is younger and less known than some other veterans and his performance is not as big and showy as others. If anyone misses a nomination, it will be him.</div>
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Ethan Hawke,<br />First Reformed</div>
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Ryan Gosling,</div>
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First Man</div>
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Willem Dafoe,</div>
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At Eternity’s Gate</div>
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Lucas Hedges,</div>
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Boy Erased</div>
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Robert Redford,</div>
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Old Man and the Sea</div>
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Seemed like the frontrunner before the major precursors came in and completely snubbed him. Hawke is a respected actor and this movie has support, but it seems like it will be left out.</div>
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Despite Gosling’s good reputation, he’s only had two Oscar nominations his entire career of well received leading performances. First Man fell out of the race early. His inclusion would be a real surprise.</div>
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He was supposed to win last year, but the race changed with the major precursors going to Rockwell. Despite a few precursor nods, he will have to wait for another chance at an Oscar. This film didn’t take off and CBS Films is not good at Oscar campaigning.</div>
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Amazing year with this, Ben is Back and Mid 90’s. He’s a young actor with a previous nomination, Hedges is making a lot of smart choices that should keep him on the radar for the Oscars. This film just did not get the support he would need to suprirse.</div>
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This is supposed to be his last film performance, but the Academy has never been big on Redford as an actor. He only has one nomination for The Sting and has missed in all of his recent attempts like All is Lost. He won’t get the sympathy, career vote.</div>
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Long Shots</div>
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John C. Reilly,</div>
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Stan and Ollie</div>
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Ben Foster,</div>
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Leave No Trace</div>
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Joaquin Phoenix,</div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">You Were Never Really Here<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stephan James,</div>
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If Beale Street Could Talk</div>
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Hugh Jackman,</div>
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The Front Runner</div>
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Bound to get a second nomination eventually, but not this year. Potential vote splits with The Sisters Brothers.</div>
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Leave No Trace did great with critics, not with precursors. Too early, too small. Ben Foster is always on the cusp of becoming an Oscar contender, but it has not worked yet.</div>
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Oscar pundits have been pushing this performance and film all year, but nobody’s been having it. Phoenix is one of those actors that film fans adore who picks projects that aren’t mainstream enough for Oscars.</div>
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Up and coming actor in what should be a bigger Oscar contender. There just isn’t any push for him.</div>
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Jackman is attempting to get a second nomination, but he was the only well received part of this film and will have to keep waiting.</div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-83209283121417321552019-01-10T16:15:00.000-08:002019-01-10T16:15:05.812-08:002018 Academy Award for Best Director Final PredictionsThe DGA nominees seems to have solidified the five directors to beat as: <b>Alfonso Cuaron, Spike Lee, Bradley Cooper, Adam McKay </b>and <b>Peter Farrelly</b>. There is a slim chance of a surprise sneaking in outside of maybe <b>Yorgos Lanthimos</b>.<br />
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Despite a lot of diverse films released this year it looks like it will be limited to just <b>Spike Lee</b> getting in over <b>Barry Jenkins, Ryan Coogler, Jon Chu, Boots Riley </b>and others. Last year Greta Gerwig was the first female nominee in eight years. Hopefully we won't have to wait another eight years, because <b>Marielle Heller, Debra Granik, Karyn Kusama, Chloe Zhao, Mimi Leder </b>and others have been out of the Oscar conversation. Although <b>Alfonso Cuaron </b>being up for his second Oscar for a Spanish language film about working class Mexicans is not anything to be upset about.<br />
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Here's my predictions:<br />
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Top Predicted Five</div>
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Alfonso Cuaron,</div>
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Roma</div>
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Spike Lee,</div>
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BlacKkKlansman</div>
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Bradley Cooper,</div>
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A Star is Born</div>
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Adam McKay,</div>
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Vice</div>
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Peter Farrelly,</div>
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Green Book</div>
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Recent winner for a giant spectacle makes a small, artistic, uncompromised, personal film. His voice is very much in this film that is giving audiences an emotional connection. He’s been getting the directing attention all season, he’s on his way to his second Oscar win.</div>
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After decades of missing at the Oscars, Spike is finally getting his director nomination for a film that works critically and in the mainstream. He’s secured a career nomination. Respect for him could get him a win, but the film lacks the support that would get him there.</div>
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With Gibson, Peele and Gerwig receiving recent nominations, the Academy has been acknowledging actors turned directors again. A lot of the buzz of this film has to do with Cooper’s debut as director. He’s definitely a name voters like in acting, he’s secured a nom here.</div>
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Recent nominee for The Big Short. Vice doesn’t have the same reception as that film, but he’s still been doing well at the precursors. With a DGA nomination he’s pretty much locked.</div>
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Comedy director makes good with a traditional Oscar film. Farrelly has been along for the ride for helming the right type of film. Still unsure if AMPAS will love Green Book as much as others, but with a DGA nomination Farrelly is looking fairly secure. Still he’s in the weakest position of the five.</div>
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Runner-Ups</div>
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Yorgos Lanthimos,</div>
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The Favourite</div>
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Barry Jenkins,</div>
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If Beale Street Could Talk</div>
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Damien Chazelle,</div>
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First Man</div>
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Ryan Coogler,</div>
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Black Panther</div>
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Marielle Heller,</div>
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?</div>
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Was looking like a solid contender, but missed too many key precursors. He’s been working his way towards the Oscars and this is his most mainstream work yet. Voters favoring the film could push him over, but the buzz is mainly about the actors.</div>
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Lost in a Picture/Director vote split two years ago and has a lot of good will. The support for the film just isn’t there. Annapurna will end up pushing Vice harder and Jenkins is a very long shot. Writing will be his reward this year.</div>
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Recent winner, but his film was a notable flop and Oscar talk didn’t save it. Still within the realm of being a potential surprise, but there isn’t much room for an upset.</div>
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Coogler is one of the most important directors working, but none of his excellently received films have lead him to serious Oscar consideration. As his films keep getting a bigger and bigger canvas he is bound to be nominated eventually. But the push is just for the film in Best Picture, little talk is about him. The Marvel Brand may be detracting from the director.</div>
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After Greta Gerwig was nominated last year you’d think that women directors would be considered. And in a year including Karyn Kusama, Mimi Leder, Chloe Zhao, Debra Granik and many others there is no buzz around any female directors. Marielle Heller has the best chance as her film has received some Best Picture notices in precursors. But it isn’t going to happen this year.</div>
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Long Shots</div>
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Bo Burnham,</div>
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Eighth Grade</div>
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Paul Schrader,</div>
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First Reformed</div>
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Pawell Pawlikowski,</div>
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Cold War</div>
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John Krasinski,</div>
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A Quiet Place</div>
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Debra Granik,<br />Leave No Trace</div>
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Could be a surprise nomination ala Benh Zeitlin if voters really like Eighth Grade. Two comic actors turned directors were nominated last year. But we should have seen his name more by now if that was going to happen.</div>
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His film has the critical support, but the Oscar buzz died out last month. The veteran will not be getting a career nomination here unless voters really go for this small film.</div>
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Foreign directors are not unheard of and Pawlikowski did get a BAFTA nomination for directing. But it is unlikely without a corresponding Best Picture nomination. Roma looks to completely overshadow it.</div>
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There is a chance that AMPAS will really support A Quiet Place and Krasinski has gotten a lot of great press for the film. Oscar talk has not been too serious for him though. Bradley Cooper is this year’s leading man turned director.</div>
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Critics awards had this film in good standing, but the precursors did not pick up that momentum. The Winter’s Bone director will be left out yet again.</div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-25344377872531927622019-01-10T16:09:00.000-08:002019-01-10T16:41:41.021-08:002018 Academy Award for Best Picture Final PredictionsThere are four potential winners this year. Nothing has a clear claim to awards season, everything is pretty well spread out. <b>A Star is Born</b> is the easy pick, inoffensive, polished and engineered for Oscar gold. <b>Green Book</b> is a standard important issue film, but it needs voters to really love it which not everybody does. <b>BlacKkKlansman</b> was an early release that's stayed in the race with a desire for this to finally be Spike Lee's year. Then there is <b>Roma</b>, a black and white foreign language streaming feature. All of which will work against it, but the film is beloved enough that it might not matter.<br />
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Even past those four there is still a slim chance of an upset from <b>The Favourite </b>or even <b>Vice</b>, which both could sweep across several categories. Not to say anything of <b>Black Panther</b>, which has probably the most public support for a win. And who can say anything about <b>Bohemian Rhapsody </b>at this point? It won at the Globes against all common sense, if it takes SAG Ensemble and PGA it could come out ahead here too.<br />
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The Oscars were wise to get rid of the proposed <u>Best Popular Film</u> category, because popular films are the ones defining this year: <b>A Star is Born</b>, <b>Bohemian Rhapsody</b>, <b>Black Panther</b>, <b>A Quiet Place</b>, <b>Crazy Rich Asians,</b> <b>Mary Poppins Returns</b> and <b>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse</b> are all contenders that can be classified as popular film. Even the smaller contenders like <b>Green Book</b>, <b>BlacKkKlansman</b>, <b>The Favourite </b>and <b>Vice </b>have all made $20-$50 million domestically (and I'm sure Netflix has claimed <b>Roma</b> met some weird metric).<br />
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A lot of the race breaks down to who the studio is pushing. <u>Warner Bros.</u> has <b>A Star is Born </b>over <b>Crazy Rich Asians</b>, <u>Universal</u> has <b>Green Book </b>over <b>First Man</b>, <u>Netflix</u> has <b>Roma </b>over <b>Ballad of Buster Scruggs</b>, <u>Annapurna</u> has <b>Vice </b>over <b>If Beale Street Could Talk</b>, <u>Disney</u> has <b>Black Panther </b>over <b>Mary Poppins Returns</b>, <u>Fox</u> has <b>Bohemian Rhapsody </b>over <b>The Favourite</b> (and <b>Widows</b> if we're being honest). Leaving <u>Focus</u> clear to push <b>BlacKkKlansman</b> and <u>Paramount</u> clear to push <b>A Quiet Place</b>.<br />
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As usual I'm predicting nine films being nominated, but that is never a sure thing with the preferential voting system. This could be a year where eight films are nominated but here's my predictions:<br />
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Top Predicted Five</div>
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A Star is Born</div>
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Green Book</div>
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BlacKkKlansman</div>
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Roma</div>
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Bohemian Rhapsody</div>
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People really fell for this movie and its received huge box office and consistent awards attention. This is a movie people like and feel strongly about, it’s had the kind of emotional connection needed for Best Picture. With secured directing and acting nominations this is the one to beat. It hasn’t weakened throughout the entire awards season.</div>
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Late entry to the race that came in strong and has had some ups and downs. Minor controversies and uneven critical attention hasn’t slowed it down, seems to be a given for a nomination. May be too slight to dominate, there are films people feel stronger about. But this is a classic awards movie that makes people feel good. And with its strong supportive and real life narrative it could take the night.</div>
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Early release, doesn’t have the momentum to win but it is locked for a nomination. This is Spike’s career nomination and it is a powerful, topical film. There’s still some negativity and controversy involved, it lacks clear wins for acting and writing which would help. But it’s Spike’s year to get invited and his film has outlasted many weaker awards contenders.</div>
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A definite chance that this one takes the lead, but it has many obstacles. It is black and white in a foreign language, many may just vote for it there. It is also from Netflix, no streaming movie has even been nominated in Best Picture before. But there is a definite emotional connection that could put this movie in the lead. It has a stronger chance of winning writing and directing which its competitors don’t.</div>
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The Globes win was a huge shock, so was the important SAG ensemble nomination. This film has a solid awards presence which I did not expect based on controversies and bad reviews. It seems that people really wanted a Freddy Mercury biopic and they got a great performance for him. Fox is smart to sell the film around the members of Queen. Voters seem to be acknowledging the band and artist more than the film. Still, how far can a film go where they can’t mention the director? There is plenty to attack in slam campaigns. It is going to take a lot of support for Malek to carry the entire film.</div>
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Black Panther</div>
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A Quiet Place</div>
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Crazy Rich Asians</div>
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Not the favorite, but close enough to be a lock. Quirky costume piece with strong performances that is doing good box office. There is no way this film misses, it just never got the support for a win.</div>
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There is potential backlash, this wasn’t a universally well received film. Still the precursor support is there and it has potential in directing, acting and writing. Expect this to get in.</div>
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There has been pressure all year to reward this film in Best Picture and its outlasted a lot of contenders. It has had a presence in top ten lists and important precursors like the SAG ensemble nomination. It does not have the momentum to win, but there isn’t much left to oppose it. Still there will be some bias towards it being a superhero blockbuster, but it will end up as number one on enough ballots to get in.</div>
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This very well could be a year with eight nominees, but that doesn’t happen often. With the weird voting system we don’t know how many films will be nominated, so it is always better to predict 9. And as weird as it may seem, A Quiet Place seems most likely for that final slot. It got on the PGA, AFI and NBR top ten lists. With Get Out last year, horror is respectable again and this has some potential for Supporting Actress and Screenplay.</div>
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There won’t be 10 nominees ever again, but if I had to predict one it would be this with its important PGA and SAG ensemble nominations. Its been a long time since romantic comedies have been considered award worthy, but the Oscars are trending towards more popular films this year (making it a smart choice to abandon the Best Popular Film category). Still an outside chance, but it right on the cusp on getting in.</div>
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Long Shots</div>
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If Beale Street Could Talk</div>
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Mary Poppins Returns</div>
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?</div>
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First Man</div>
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Eighth Grade</div>
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This one never took off as an awards contender, which is odd since Moonlight was a big surprise win two years ago. Still has Best Supporting Actress and Adapted Screenplay to keep it in the conversation, but a Picture nod would be a surprise.</div>
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Had some buzz, but didn’t get people talking awards. Losing to Green Book at the Globes isn’t good. Support for Emily Blunt could help it, but Disney will be campaigning Black Panther over this.</div>
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Made a few top ten lists and is a lock for Actress, Supporting Actress and Adapted Screenplay so not completely out of the race. But it never quite got there for Picture and Director.</div>
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Was a sure thing until the movie flopped and the uneven critical reviews didn’t give it enough life. Still an Oscar movie, but this one just didn’t take off.</div>
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Small films can surprise. This could sneak in for director, actress and/or screenplay but we should have seen more precursor notices by now.</div>
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Way Outside Chances</div>
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Cold War</div>
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First Reformed</div>
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Ballad of Buster Scruggs</div>
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Leave No Trace</div>
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Spider-Man:</div>
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Into the Spider-Verse</div>
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This is secured a foreign language nomination, but Roma will overshadow it. Too many American films for it to stand out.</div>
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Critics liked it and then it was forgotten. Needs a sudden swell of support for Hawke and maybe screenplay to get in here.</div>
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Many people will say to always beat on the Coens. Looking at their awards history says otherwise. Netflix has Roma instead.</div>
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Was doing great in critic awards but then the precursors shut it out entirely.</div>
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A lot of love for this movie, but not enough for picture. Pixar only got nominated when 10 nominees were required.</div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-23559529696893704392018-05-25T16:24:00.002-07:002018-05-25T16:24:51.710-07:00How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Disney Live-Action RemakeI love Disney. I grew up with it and never stopped watching their movies, studying their history and paying attention to anything new they create. One of the newer things they have been doing is live-action remakes.<br />
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For a while I didn't think they were actually going to follow through on most of these. I assumed they were just a way to get Disney trending (as any announcement for one of these always does). Now it is pretty obvious they are committed to Tim Burton's Dumbo, Guy Ritchie's Aladdin, etc.<br />
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How do I feel about them? Well that's a little complicated. On one hand I understand that a lot of these are based on familiar stories that are going to be retold every ten years anyways. Every generation needs their Cinderella movie.<br />
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A big part of the appeal of the live-action remake is that it is a legitimization of something you love. This cartoon you grew up with is a real movie now. Full of more obvious adult themes and social media approved actors. Now you can openly get excited about Disney again, because they have a new and improved version of something you like.<br />
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Which bothers me. These are remakes of some of the most timeless and accessible movies ever made. Movies that still work and special because of their animation. I have not watched the new Beauty and the Beast because I think it looks bad. Visually. It looks dreary and unimaginative. Look at the differences in the designs of the characters. One is much more bland, limited and completely lacking the memorable personalities given by the world's greatest animators. Why would I watch a lesser copy of Beauty and the Beast, when I still have a perfect version of that?<br />
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Recently however my opinion on the subject has somewhat changed based on reactions to the Christopher Robin trailers. When his was announced I was dreading it. Hook with Winnie the Pooh seems to miss every point and I feared that this would another forced dark and miserable take on something fun. Not to mention that Disney completely buried their amazing 2011 version of Winnie the Pooh, their last traditionally animated feature which everyone should finally see.<br />
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Watching the trailers has not done anything to change my opinion. The characters are unable to emote with their poor designs and generic CG. The color scheme looks bleak and dower. But then I started to see other people's reactions and it was... positive. Sincere. Heartfelt. People were taken aback by it and excited to see this movie. So why was my opinion so far off?<br />
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Well I never gave up Winnie the Pooh. I took my mom to see the 2011 movie on opening day. I still watch the cartoons and TV episodes I grew up with. I discover older versions I've never seen before. I find Christian allegory in my annual viewings of Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too. You know how normal kids like sports when they are young and as they grow up they continue liking it? That is me with Disney, Pooh in particular.<br />
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But most people that viewed that trailer? They probably hadn't heard Pooh's voice or paid attention to it since they were young. Hearing Jim Cumming's saying "Christopher" did something they did not expect.<br />
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As much as I adore the 2011 movie, I understand why a live-action version is easier for people to get on board with. Animation is still seen as kids stuff and a lot of adults are going to view any new traditionally animated feature as inferior to what they grew up with. Because we don't train people to actively view animation. It would be cool if we took animation seriously, but we don't. It is something we are taught to grow out of.<br />
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When Beauty and the Beast came out last year of a friend a posted that she loved the new version because she didn't realize how important the original was to her. I really wanted to tell her that she should just watch the original then, since it is still there and still perfect. But I didn't say that. Because is it a bad thing for an adult to be reminded of simpler times and what they loved? Our culture puts up roadblocks between us and what we enjoy, if Disney can break them down more power to them. That is what Christopher Robin looks like it will be about anyways.<br />
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And who am I kidding, I grew up with plenty of newer versions of Disney classics myself. I won't try to convince anyone that 102 Dalmatians is a masterpiece, but I won't lie about how much I used to watch it. And if there is a new batch of kids who only know Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, well they are different people than me. They don't need to be weighed down by my "refined" opinions.<br />
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Fandoms get guarded and territorial, but there is no way to police how another person views art. There is no way to tell what something will mean to somebody else. I know how important of a movie Tron Legacy is to people in my life. And that importance is just based on what it means to them.<br />
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So there is a new Winnie the Pooh movie. As someone who still has his childhood teddy bear in his bedroom, I really hope you like it.Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-67173446465197826942018-04-29T18:58:00.001-07:002018-04-29T18:58:42.722-07:00Predictions for Marvel Phase 5 and Beyond!<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
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<b>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever </b>(5/6/22)<o:p></o:p></div>
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This would close out the proper Black Panther trilogy. I’m sure they will find ways to keep it going if this ended at three. This is a huge part of Marvel and they don’t have much to replace it with. But for this set of predictions let’s just say they give it a few years. Won’t know about the future of this franchise until we see it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Spider-Man: Graduation </b>(7/29/22)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Final installment of the Spidey high school trilogy. Maybe this one has Sinister Six or one of the villains from the older movies. Holland is young enough that this could continue into college. The tough thing about replacing Peter with Miles (who exists in this world) so soon is that you are doing high school stories again. We need some time with Peter as an adult before we get Miles in high school. But like with Black Panther, I’m ending my franchise predictions at three for simplicity’s sake.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Feige talked about how Thor: Ragnarok was the first of a four film arc for Bruce Banner. Hard to know where he will go with the Infinity War developments or if it will last. It is in the best interest of the Black Widow series if he isn’t a love interest in that.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Of course a solo Hulk movie would make a lot of money, but what could they do? Universal still has distribution rights, which Disney could cut a deal with. But they’ve already done Planet Hulk and returning to the mindless monster attacked by the military set-up doesn’t make sense for his Avengers development. After Infinity War, I don’t think there’s a lot for this version of the Hulk. Plus Ruffalo is getting up there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So use him to set up another series. In the comics She-Hulk is an individual franchise, so I would doubt that Universal has the rights to her movies. And Marvel is successful enough to make a movie off of a seemingly ridiculous character (they’ve been succeeding with that for some time actually). She-Hulk is actually probably the most popular solo character they have the rights to that they haven’t used yet. Plus Ruffalo Hulk is already the outsized-fun character so She-Hulk isn’t a huge stretch for audiences.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She-Hulk is Bruce Banner’s cousin, lawyer Jennifer Walters. Just imagine Marvel doing their take of a John Grisham pot-boiler with a giant green defense attorney.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Ravagers of the Galaxy </b>(2023)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gunn set-up the original Guardians at the end of vol. 2 as Yondu’s old Ravager buddies. Sylvester Stallone, Ving Rhames and Michelle Yeoh may be getting up there for a new franchise. But there is something to the concept of Marvel’s Expendables. Your Dad’s favorite old action heroes in space is a cool set up for an aging MCU audience. Like New Avengers, Black Widow and She-Hulk, this is a good way to continue the existing franchises once actor contracts are used up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Black Widow 2 </b>(2023)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Black Widow gets her sequel<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Captain Marvel 3 </b>(2024)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Carol finishes her franchise. Brie Larson is young enough that this series could continue, she still leads the Avengers<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-9478097332630881232018-04-29T18:56:00.002-07:002018-04-29T19:13:44.998-07:00Predictions for Marvel Phase 4Feige has referenced that Marvel might be moving away from the phase concept. <a href="http://alottalists.blogspot.com/2018/04/infinity-war-what-comes-next.html" target="_blank">After Infinity War it is definitely a bold new world</a>. Looking at Marvel's past, with Phases 1-3, it gives me some idea of what the future may hold.<br />
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Now of course this all might change. I probably have my predictions all wrong for Avengers 4 and Marvel may suddenly put all of their eggs in Power Pack. This is not a sure future, I'm not Doctor Strange. But here is my best guess for where we're going.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />The sequel to Homecoming should focus on his relationship with Aunt May after she discovers he is Spider-Man. May not wanting Peter to be in danger, but also having to be proud and respect his decisions is an adult character we don’t often see in teen movies. There is a lot between the two that could be explored that would give more layers to the MCU’s Uncle Ben and Spidey’s loss of Tony Stark (that I’m predicting anyway). Having Marisa Tomei’s Aunt May being as inexperienced as Tom Holland’s Peter is a great take for those two. I really think that this being a team up between Spider-Man and his most important supporting character is a perfect set-up for this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Set it during summer vacation to keep with the high school theme, but keep it different from Homecoming with more opportunities for Peter to be Spider-Man and interact with Aunt May. Ned, Michele and Flash can still appear. I wouldn’t have a full on Avenger supporting cast member like the last one, but Peter getting Doctor Strange or War Machine to try to convince Aunt May to let him keep being Spider-Man would be an amazing scene.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />The villain would have to be the Scorpion (Michael Mondo from the first movie) who works to find out Spidey’s identity, giving Aunt May more of a role in the Spidey side of his life. But with her not being a fragile old woman, she wouldn’t just be a damsel in distress. Could pad it out with other villains (Kraven and Mysterio haven’t been used on screen yet), but the focus is on Peter and Aunt May so no need to overdo it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />This will be the first movie after Avengers 4, so it will set the standard for how the movies react to that movie. Personally I would have it similar to the way the Netflix shows refer to the “Incident”. Allude to what happened with people disappearing, keep the emotional fallout. But don’t focus directly on it, so the movies can still do their own thing and remain a reflection of our world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>Black Panther: World of Wakanda </b>(5/1/20)<br />Disney would love one of these every year. We might have to wait longer, Marvel really needs Ryan Coogler in order to continue. And however much time he needs, they should give him. But a May 2020 date seems feasible and it would be a killer entry in that summer opening timeslot.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />T’Challa is back on the thrown, but that is still contested. He opened up Wakanda to the world, which many are still not in favor of. Not to mention that he let in the Avengers for a massive battle that killed many Wakandans. T’Challa is associated with everything that happened in Infinity War, after returning from his disappearance he might not get the thrown back easily.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />The main focus on the movie however will be on the outreach mission set up by the end of the last movie. Seeing how T’Challa deals with international politics and a world that would be hostile to the newfound existence of the real Wakanda.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>Guaradians of the Galaxy vol. 3 </b>(7/31/20)<br />The Guardians return from Earth to find Kraglin in trouble with the Ayesha who is still seeking revenge. The movie will focus on how the imperfect Guardians can stand against the perfect Adam Warlock. Carrying over from Infinity War, Gamora and Star-Lord are an item and I imagine Groot will be in adult form again. Gunn has said this is coming in 2020 and will close out the original Guardians’ story, but that side of Marvel will continue with him. Can’t wait to see what he has for us.<br />Post-credit sequence will have the original Ravagers (Stallone, Yeoh, Rhames) prepping for some big job. After the post-credit sequence there is a title card that says, “The Ravagers will return.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>Doctor Strange: Extinction </b>(11/6/20)<br />Four years is the longest Marvel waits on sequels. And with Derrickson very much still in their corner and Strange having an incredible outing in Infinity War, they will want to get a second Doctor Strange movie out. Sticking with the November date seems likely.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />This movie would see Baron Mordo continuing his quest to purge the world of sorcerers. With Strange’s death and Wong guarding the Sanctum, they would have not have been aware of this. Mordo would come to New York, having taking powers from the other sorcerers to attack the final Sanctum. Strange and Mordo had a strong relationship in the original to build on and Wong continues to be a favorite in his appearance. Strange could also try to restart a relationship with Christine, which keeps being interrupted by his new job.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>New Avengers </b>(5/7/21)<br />It’s a new world. The old Avengers are either dead or moved on. Rhodey as the new head of S.H.I.E.L.D. assembles a new team of the remaining heroes. Led by Captain Marvel and Falcon, they pick up the stranglers of the Marvel Universe. Wasp be on the team, but not Ant-Man. Valkyrie would have to be on the team, having missed out the first Infinity War and not having a world to return to. Personally I would love Okoye and Wong on the team, but it has to fit with their franchises and those creators. Maybe have Sharon Carter as an alternate or introduce some new members like Wonder Man, but there is a solid team of established characters.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />This movie isn’t the A-List crossover that the originals were. It is a group of supporting characters from various franchises, kind of as the central point of the MCU that can flesh out the post-Infinity War environment. But don’t expect these movies to be huge events like the others, more of a smaller scale focusing on this team dynamic.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Post-credit sequence has Falcon catching up with Black Widow in a bar, asking her why she didn’t answer the call. Natasha says she’s done with that part of her life. Falcon asks what she’s up to now. Then a man holds a gun up to her and she takes down him and an army of spies disguised as bar patrons. She tells Sam she’s got to go, he yells after her that he’s not paying for her drink. After the post-credit sequence there is a title card that says, “Black Widow will return.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>Black Widow </b>(7/30/21)<br />Finally the solo Black Widow, eleven years after her first appearance. Scarlett Johansson was young enough when she started in the role that she can continue for a while. She’s openly wanted this movie, fans have been super hungry for it and Marvel’s seemed more open to it with rumors of directors recently surfacing. After Infinity War this is the new franchise that makes sense to start. She’s established as a character, a household name, but also has stories left to tell.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />What story do you tell? The red in her ledger. The dark past has been alluded to and has her falling in line with authority. Rhodey would basically set her free to tie up her loose ends and do what she needs to do. This is the movie of an Avenger without a world to worry about avenging and a spy without an organization to listen to. Black Widow gets a free pass to do what she needs to.<br />This would fill the gap left by the Cap franchise and give Disney their own Bond series.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>Ant-Man (3) and the Wasp 2 </b>(11/5/21)<br />I really hope they call it that, because it is hard to give it a regular sequel number. Hard to know what to focus on without seeing this July’s movie. But I would focus on the last mission of Ant-Man and the Wasp together as a duo. Scott is more busy with Cassie, with his life back on track he can be the dad he always wanted to be. Likewise Hope is one of the most beloved heroes on Earth as a member of the New Avengers. Think of this movie as a pair of old friends getting back together for what they know might be their last time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>Captain Marvel 2 </b>(2/18/22)<br />Three years after the first movie and one year after her Avengers debut we find Captain Marvel adjusting to life as a hero in the modern world. We won’t know much until her movie next year, but I would anticipate this being her Winter Soldier. Could take place on Earth, maybe in space. But Disney’s definitely getting a trilogy out of her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So where do we go</span><span style="font-family: calibri;"> from phase 4? Well we've seen Infinity, click here for </span><a href="http://alottalists.blogspot.com/2018/04/predictions-for-marvel-phase-5-and.html" style="font-family: calibri;" target="_blank">beyond</a><span style="font-family: calibri;">.</span></div>
Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-52642596125793187032018-04-29T16:03:00.000-07:002018-04-29T18:59:51.227-07:00Infinity War- What Comes Next?So Infinity War just happened and it ended... well, it has a pretty tough ending.<br />
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Being that the movie has a record breaking opening weekend, I'm not overly concerned about spoiling. But if you haven't had a chance to see it yet and you are still wanting to avoid knowledge of the movie, well here is your warning.<br />
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So Thanos succeeds. He wipes out half of existence which includes Winter Soldier, Falcon, Scarlet Witch, Star-Lord, Mantis, Drax, Groot, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Maria Hill and Nick Fury. Thanos already killed half of the remaining Asgardians (including Loki), Gamora and the Vision. The remaining heroes are Captain America, Black Widow, Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, War Machine, Okoye, M'Baku and Rocket Raccoon. Captain Marvel's survival is implied. We are unsure about the status of Hawkeye, Shuri, Ant-Man, the Wasp, Wong, Sharon Carter, Valkyrie, Kraglin and all of the TV characters.<br />
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So what comes next? Well I've got complete confidence that Marvel has something incredible worked up. I've long felt that the Russo Brothers and Markus/McFeely are the movie equivalent to Claremont and Byrne on X-Men. Just perfect creators that can elevate existing characters.<br />
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But, a year is a long time to wait. Being a fan I've got to get my own theories out there. Here's my general pitch. None of these are spoilers, I have no inside information other than the source material. Based on Infinity War this is how I expect the still unnamed Avengers 5 to go down (take this with a huge dose of "How I'd Make the Movie").<br />
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So the movie opens with the remaining heroes stabilizing Earth. Cap checks in with Wakanda where Shuri has assumed control with the assistance of M'Baku and Okoye. Okoye asks Cap to bring their king back, Cap doesn't think it is possible. Cap allows Shuri to keep the Vision's body.<br />
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War Machine checks in with S.H.I.E.L.D. who gives his disapproval for the decision to release Helmut Zemo and deputize him as the leader of the Thunderbolts, a team of interim heroes. Hawkeye comes to Black Widow, revealing that his entire family has disappeared and he will do whatever it takes to get them back. Banner checks in with Wong who must remain with the Sanctum Sanctorum while Strange is absent. Wong says something cryptic to Banner about his Hulk problem before saying something more cryptic, alluding to a message from Doctor Strange.<br />
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Cut to Thor and Rocket who took Stormbreaker to Titan to get the Dragon Balls, or stones, and bring everybody back. They find Thanos and start fighting him until Tony Stark reveals himself. The two have been living together since the last movie, Thanos allowed Stark to try to use the gauntlet to reverse his culling knowing it would not work that way. Thor tries convincing a resigned, defeated Stark to come with him. Stark asks if Pepper is still alive, Thor refuses to answer. Rocket just stuns Stark. Thanos allows Thor to take the Gauntlet, Thor references cutting his head off. Thanos shrugs off the suggestion saying that there may be a time where they need his knowledge. Nebula comes with them to Earth, she asks Thor for possession of the Soul Stone. Thanos remains alone, enjoying his victory while he still can, but alludes to knowing that the brave heroes will never entirely succeed.<br />
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Back on Earth Captain Marvel introduces herself to present day Captain America, saying she's dealt with this before (somehow, haven't seen her movie yet). Ant-Man and the Wasp also arrive and explain they discovered a way to cross over to the afterlife through the microverse (somehow, their movie hasn't come out yet). The heroes return from space and they all are contacted by Doctor Strange from the afterlife, saying he has a plan to return people to Earth.<br />
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In the afterlife we see the heroes who died defending civilians who disappeared against villains and monsters that also disappeared. They explore the afterlife with Scarlet Witch finding Quicksilver and Vision. The Guardians are on a journey to find Gamora.<br />
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Through a combination of Captain Marvel, Stormbreaker, the microverse, Stark engineering the Infinity Gauntlet (somehow) and Strange from the other side a team of heroes including Cap, Thor, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Hulk, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, Wasp and Nebula cross over.<br />
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The heroes are unable to return everyone and end up having to make some difficult decisions. Wanda chooses to stay with her family as Hawkeye stays with his. Thor cannot bear to return to witness more death and destruction. Winter Soldier refuses to return, having finally found some peace. Seeing Peggy Carter, Cap stays too.<br />
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Iron Man, Doctor Strange and Captain Marvel lead Spider-Man, Falcon, Maria Hill, Black Panther and as many civilians as possible. The Guardians find Gamora, but they need to convince Star-Lord to leave his mother. In the end Iron Man (and maybe Nick Fury) sacrifice themselves to save the mortals that want to be saved. The Gauntlet stays in the afterlife.<br />
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Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Black Widow, Ant-Man, The Wasp, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Falcon, Hulk and the Guardians return to existence. We see glimpses of the heroes who did not crossover and where they ended up. Cap is with Bucky and Sharon, Stark is with Pepper, Thor is with Asgard, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are with their family and Hawkeye is with his. They have a happiness that they were never allowed to have in life.<br />
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The movie ends with a montage of Strange returning to the Sanctum Sanctorum, discovering that something happened to the sorcerers of the other Sanctums. Spidey returns to Aunt May. The Guardians go back into space to meet up with Kraglin who is in trouble. Black Panther returns to Wakanda, the Wakandans have varied reactions to his presence. Banner accepts not being the Hulk anymore (don't really know where this subplot goes). Ant-Man and the Wasp return to their adventures from the still unreleased sequel. War Machine is appointed as the new head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and he meets up with Falcon and Captain Marvel. War Machine then meets with Black Widow who does not know where she fits in this new world and regrets not staying behind with the other Avengers. As the new head of S.H.I.E.L.D., he sets Natasha free to do whatever she feels that she needs to do.<br />
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Post-Credit sequence has Zemo meeting with his team of Thunderbolts and calls them to disappear now that the heroes are back, their time will come later.<br />
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Now I don't think the movie will go that way exactly. It could be all about giving Thanos his comeuppance. There are many subplots I brushed over (Banner and Hulk) and continuity issues with my own predictions (I know I shouldn't treat S.H.I.E.L.D. as an active public organization, but I feel it will get back to that point). But I think we will get something to this effect. It won't be about killing off the characters whose contracts are up, it should be about acceptance and a satisfying end. It would be interesting if Avengers 4 explores the peace that ongoing heroes are constantly denied. And with the ending of Infinity War not feeling satisfying in terms of the usual Marvel victory, I think we will get something meaningful in the next one.<br />
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So after this movie, where does Marvel go? Well, I've naturally <a href="http://alottalists.blogspot.com/2018/04/predictions-for-marvel-phase-4.html" target="_blank">got ideas on that too</a>.Not Harrison Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637241748970412646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065809912047706724.post-10167155790587173652018-04-15T12:25:00.001-07:002018-04-15T16:12:47.992-07:00Best X-Men WritersEven though they did not gain popularity until 15 years after their creation, the X-Men franchise exploded in a big way and never really slow down. Since the late eighties their have always been multiple books lead by many varied creators. At the end of the day, these are the ten that I feel that either left the most lasting influence on others or just wrote the best X-Comics.<br />
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For this list I focused on writers for the main X-Men team books, but I'm still including writers of some of the more mainstream spin-offs (sorry X-Statix). Solo books have never had the same weight of the main series (although Sina Grace's recent work on the Iceman solo has become one of my favorite series). I'm sure a lot of 90s readers will notice the lack of Fabian Nicieza and Scott Lobdell who wrote much of that decade's stories. For me I can't point to a perfect story or lasting change from either of them, as loved as some of their work may be.</div>
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Mike Carey is the writer who just missed the cut. Personally I love certain stories from Ed Brubaker, Peter Milligan, Marc Guggenheim and Marjorie Liu. Craig Kyle & Chris Yost definitely earn mention for their mass of work, as do their New X-Men predecessors Nunzio DeFillipis & Christina Weir. There are good alternate reality stories from the likes of Brian K. Vaughn and Jeff Parker, but there are so many X-Books that I really just focused on accomplishments within the 616.</div>
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Of course any X-Writer will be able to identify writers that will not be mentioned or take issue with certain rankings, but that is why this list is worth doing. So many creators have touched these characters and each fan has their own relationship with the books. So for me: the ten best X-Men writers:</div>
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<b>10. Joss Whedon</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;"><u>Notable Work: Astonishing X-Men vol. 2 #1-24, Giant Size Astonishing (2004-2008)</u></span></div>
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Astonishing X-Men took its time to come out, didn’t reinvent the wheel and probably only needed to be 12 issues. That said, Whedon still earns a place on this list for delivering well-written characters in an accessible prestige book. Whedon gifted the X-Mythos with plenty of memorable lines, new characters and concepts that would continue in other books and possibly the best Kitty Pryde ever. When all is said and done Whedon did not leave as large of a stamp on the X-Men and some would have you think. But what he did was well loved and continues to be an easy starting point for new readers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It took the X-Men a long time to gain popularity. Those early issues really pale to Lee and Kirby’s work on Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and others. The original X-Men are kind of a generic superhero team with a simpler origin. But Lee laid the groundwork and writers have gone back to the original five student set-up many times. Lee introduced enduring concepts like the Danger Room, Cerebro, Magneto, the Brotherhood, Juggernaut and Sentinels. Not a fully fleshed out franchise, but an important foundation that new writers really ran with.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bendis wrote some of the best stories for Ultimate X-Men, but he made this list for his two year run of dual double shipped books. Following his successful tenure as Avengers architect, where he made them Marvel’s number one team, BMB really changed the status for the Merry Mutants. In All-New X-Men he brought the original, unconvoluted team to the present time. Giving an interesting perspective for the franchise’s current state and rescuing many broken characters by bringing them back to basics. In Uncanny he made excellent use of Cyclops and introduced many memorable new members. Bendis’ run was a bit divisive and not everything left a large impact, but he had a clear, valid direction that did new things with the franchise and kept it exciting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>7. Kieron Gillen</b></div>
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<u>Notable Work: S.W.O.R.D. #1-5 (2010), Generation Hope #1-12 (2011-2012), Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #531-544 & vol 2 #1-20 (2011-2012), Avengers vs. X-Men: Consequences #1-5 (2012)</u></div>
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Gillen started gaining notice with X-Men spin-offs S.W.O.R.D. and Generation Hope, which were both well received. His early issues of Uncanny marked an improvement in the series with bold choices like turning Colossus into the Juggernaut and satisfyingly ending the original volume before relaunching the title in a clear direction. While readers were clearly supposed to sympathize with Wolverine’s side of the Schism, Gillen did amazing things with Cyclops band of former villains. The Extinction Team was an understandable development for Utopia and Gillen played with the morality of the survivalist mentality. With AvX Consequences Gillen regained some sympathy towards the disgraced Cyclops. It is a shame his run ended so soon, his often overlooked side of things was very worthwhile.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>6. Rick Remender</b></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Notable Work: Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 #1-37 (2010-2012), Uncanny Avengers vol. 1 #1-25 & 2 #1-5 (2012-2015)</span></u><br />
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Uncanny X-Force was a shot in the arm for an X-Men spin-off that never earned much prestige. Wolverine’s black ops squad had excellent characterization and fascinating moral dilemmas. It was not a book of cheap violence, but a book about dealing with violence. Remender found depths for the mutant concept that few writers have without devolving into misery and pretention. His follow-up, Uncanny Avengers, did not maintain as satisfying of a run. But the heights of Uncanny X-Force have more than earned Remender a top ten status.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Notable Work: X-Factor vol. 1 #70-89 (1991-1993), Madrox #1-5 (2004-2005), X-Factor vol. 3 #1-50, #200-249 (2005-2013), All-New X-Factor #1-20 (2014-2015)</span></u></div>
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A veteran Marvel writer known for creativity and success on characters nobody wants has been a great fit for the X-Universe. His three X-Factor teams (government agents, private investigators and corporate heroes) all had such a unique flavor and grew personalities for countless characters on the fringe of the franchise. The X-Men have a bad habit of introducing characters and abandoning them. David excelled at finding them purpose. His teams have some of the best chemistry of any X-Team. While never top sellers and he had not touched a main X-Men title, his work on the fringe is some of the best and was vital to the maintenance of countless mutants.<o:p></o:p></div>
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During Claremont’s run nobody could successfully touch the X-Men. The few writers he did left little impact, until Weezie. She was an editor that Claremont and Ann Nocenti championed to take over X-Factor. She then took over the New Mutants. Simonson set the example for all future X-Writers, she used her own personality and added new developments while adhering to the Claremont establishment. Simonson was vital to the stewardship of the original five, development of the new characters and expansion of the entire line.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Notable Work: Wolverine: Weapon X #1-16 (2009-2010), Wolverine vol. 4 #1-20, 300-304 (2010-2012) X-Men Schism #1-5 (2011), Wolverine and the X-Men #1-42 (2011-2014), Amazing X-Men</span></u></div>
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Made his mark at Marvel as one of the best Wolverine writers, whom he focused on in several series. Made his way to the X-Men proper with one of the best X-Events and created an exciting new title. Wolverine and the X-Men brought fun into that is rarely found in a main title. It was a book where anything could happen and often did. Aaron’s book was not overly reverent to previous runs (although Morrison’s influence is clear), it showed you could do new things with the X-Men and kept it from continuing to jog in place.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Notable Work: New X-Men #1-41 (2001-2004)</span></u></div>
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Morrison was the first X-Writer to just do something new. All previous writers either kept things in place or harkened back to Claremont. After a decade of massive team books, Morrison had a set line-up with all-new characters. He had a new direction, new villains and did some truly challenging things. He may have shook things up too much for many fan’s liking, but the importance of his work for the growth of the franchise cannot be overstated. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>1. Chris Claremont</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><u>Notable Work</u><span style="font-size: small;">:</span><u> Uncanny X-Men #94-473 (1975-1991), New Mutants #1-54 (1982-1987), Excalibur #1-34 (1987-1991), Wolverine, X-Men vol. 2 1-3 (1991), X-Treme X-Men #1-46 (2001-2004), etc.</u></span></div>
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Was there any question? 17 years straight where he brought the All-New All-Different X-Men to prominence with classic stories of Phoenix, Proteus, Days of Future Past, God Loves Man Kills and LifeDeath. Claremont defined Cyclops, Jean Grey, Xavier, Storm, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Colossus and Magneto. He created Shadowcat, Rogue, Mystique, and so many other important characters and concepts. Claremont expanded the line and wrote much of The New Mutants, Excalibur and Wolverine’s early solo exploits. It was Claremont that made this story feel huge while also making you care about the small, personal moments of these people. He is the writer that others cannot escape. Although he various returns to the franchise have not been as fruitful, he has never left the X-Men and they have clearly never left him. Claremont and the X-Men are forever tied to one another. For better or worse, he made this franchise and nobody will ever leave as much of a mark as he has.<o:p></o:p></div>
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