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684720, Anyone else underwhelmed with 2014 awards seasons films?
Posted by Wordman, Mon Sep-01-14 09:08 AM
Looking over the upcoming last quarter of yearly films, going to some festivals, and it just sort of struck me.
I ain't checking for much this year.
Foxcatcher, David Fincher jawn, the Michael Keaton movie and uh.......
Anyone else feeling this way?
What are you checking for?
"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams
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684721, I'm not really amused with this year's films, period.
Posted by Fructose Soda, Mon Sep-01-14 09:27 AM
I honestly haven't seen every trailer for the films coming out this winter, but.....
The few that I peeped, don't really impress me much.
So far, I can't name one movie in 2014 that I would want to watch again.
I dont know, but.... these "award season" films just look bland. Trite even.
That James Brown biopic was pretty good.
I see folks here gettin geeked up over almost every Hollywood film (by the usual suspects), but I need something different. Any recommendations?
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684728, I'm really fucking excited for a lot of them.
Posted by Frank Longo, Mon Sep-01-14 02:24 PM
September:
- heard terrific things about The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
- A Walk Among The Tombstones may not be awards material, but Scott Frank is a strong writer and the trailer is eerie as shit
- The Boxtrolls. All hail Laika!
- as one of the few here who loved Cosmopolis, I'm insanely excited about Cronenberg's next, Maps to the Stars
October:
- Fincher, duh
- Birdman, duh
- heard terrific things about Whiplash
- The Judge will probably be all sorts of sappy, but fuck it, that cast will have me there Day 1
- Men, Women, and Children has a terrific trailer and cast, so I'll wash Labor Day out of my memory and hope Reitman hit a homer
- Dear White People was the most talked about flick at Sundance, I'm excited to finally see this
- Listen Up Phillip and Force Majeure-- both unlikely to make an awards splash, but both getting great notices from critics I trust
- St. Vincent, can't rule out Bill Murray
November:
- Nolan, duh
- Fury, duh
- Foxcatcher, duh
- The Imitation Game, because I LOVED Tyldum's last flick, and early notices are insanely strong
- The Homesman, because I love TLJ and Westerns
- Big Hero 6, the first Marvel/Disney animation collab, love the trailer
December:
- new PTA, duh
- I'll see anything Mike Leigh does, so I'm in for Mr. Turner
- Ava DuVernay is an exceptional artist, so Selma is near the top of my anticipated list for the year
- as a musical guy, I'm praying for Into the Woods and holding out hope
- not super excited for Unbroken, but I'm fascinated to see what early notices are like-- Jolie as a director intrigues me
Yeah, even if I knocked off half of these, there's still plenty to excite me about the upcoming season.
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684755, Fury got moved up to October. nm
Posted by bwood, Tue Sep-02-14 10:05 AM
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684760, I discovered that last night on the podcast. Sigh.
Posted by Frank Longo, Tue Sep-02-14 10:29 AM
Good news for us though, as we don't have to wait another month.
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684767, No it's not.
Posted by bwood, Tue Sep-02-14 12:49 PM
>Good news for us though, as we don't have to wait another
>month.
Cause they moved up the date, now they had to push back Nightcrawler by 2 weeks.
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684770, I'm excited for both, but way more excited for Fury.
Posted by Frank Longo, Tue Sep-02-14 01:55 PM
Trailer for Nightcrawler is dope, but Gilroy as director is untested, and at least two of the movies he's written were bland garbage.
Fury, we know what we're getting. David Ayer grizzled dudes all in a tank together. IN.
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684774, David Ayer has been decent at best.
Posted by bwood, Tue Sep-02-14 02:55 PM
And his best was End of Watch.
Training Day was Antoine Fuqua, Denzel, and Ethan.
Otherwise, yea...
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684787, agreed
Posted by will_5198, Tue Sep-02-14 06:05 PM
Fury looks like it's beyond his range
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684789, He also wrote U-571 and Dark Blue. And I really liked Sabotage.
Posted by Frank Longo, Tue Sep-02-14 06:19 PM
I'd rather get excited for a guy who's written a couple of really good movies and directed one really good movie (and one good movie, though I'm mostly alone on Sabotage admittedly) than for a guy who hasn't written or directed a single really good movie.
But we can agree to disagree. Besides, the main point is-- I'm excited for both films, and there's plenty to get excited about down the stretch this year.
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684794, Did not know he wrote U-571. I loved that one back in the day.
Posted by BennyTenStack, Tue Sep-02-14 08:57 PM
I haven't watched it in about seven years, so I may be misremembering how good it was, but I really liked it at the time.
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684806, Big fan of U-571 too. Own the dvd & still get stuck watchin it on cable.
Posted by jigga, Wed Sep-03-14 09:44 AM
Another solid performance on Matty Mc's 'sume
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684739, hopefully they surprise
Posted by will_5198, Mon Sep-01-14 09:21 PM
2014 has been pretty mediocre to this point.
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684740, There's quite a bit to look forward to
Posted by ZooTown74, Mon Sep-01-14 10:14 PM
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684750, Selma
Posted by SammyJankis, Tue Sep-02-14 07:54 AM
http://www.avaduvernay.com/#/selma/
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684753, I am extremely excited for Fury and Unbroken.
Posted by BennyTenStack, Tue Sep-02-14 08:23 AM
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684761, There's a lot coming out to be excited about.
Posted by bwood, Tue Sep-02-14 10:45 AM
-Birdman
-Gone Girl
-Inherent Vice
-Foxcatcher
-Nightcrawler
-Fury
-The Drop
-'71
-Pasolini
-Two Days, One Night
-Whiplash
-Time Out of Mind
-Mr. Turner
-Map to the Stars
-Listen Up Philip
-Life of Riley
-Goodbye to Language (Godard's first 3D film)
-Black and White
-The Encounter
-The Imitation Game
-Wild
-Rosewater
-The Homesman
-99 Homes
-The Connection
-Eden
-The Cobbler
-Men, Women and Children
-Good Kill
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684799, RE: There's a lot coming out to be excited about.
Posted by SankofaII, Wed Sep-03-14 02:59 AM
>-Birdman
>
>-Gone Girl
>
>-Inherent Vice
>
>-Foxcatcher
>
>-Nightcrawler
>
>-Fury
>
>-The Drop
>
>-'71
>
>-Pasolini
>
>-Two Days, One Night
>
>-Whiplash
>
>-Time Out of Mind
>
>-Mr. Turner
>
>-Map to the Stars
>
>-Listen Up Philip
>
>-Life of Riley
>
>-Goodbye to Language (Godard's first 3D film)
>
>-Black and White
>
>-The Encounter
>
>-The Imitation Game
>
>-Wild
>
>-Rosewater
>
>-The Homesman
>
>-99 Homes
>
>-The Connection
>
>-Eden
>
>-The Cobbler
>
>-Men, Women and Children
>
>-Good Kill
all these...and don't forget A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, DARK PLACES (Charlize Theron is starring in Gillian Flynn's book BEFORE Gone Girl that was adapted into a film. Corey Stoll is in this also, as is Christina Hendricks and Chloe Grace Moretz among others)
I'm sorry but this is a GREAT damn oscar bait season. SHIT i'm upset i'll MISS most of these during the fall...
cause Nightcrawler, ALL of the The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby films (His, Hers, Them), Dark Places, Gone Girl, Unbroken, Selma, A Most Violent Year, Inherent Vice, Fury, Black and White, Two Days, One Night, 99 Homes, etc. are MUST SEES for me....
So I can't wait for these films to play out here.
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684803, RE: There's a lot coming out to be excited about.
Posted by bwood, Wed Sep-03-14 08:20 AM
>>-Birdman
>>
>>-Gone Girl
>>
>>-Inherent Vice
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>>-Foxcatcher
>>
>>-Nightcrawler
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>>-Fury
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>>-The Drop
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>>-'71
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>>-Pasolini
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>>-Two Days, One Night
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>>-Whiplash
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>>-Time Out of Mind
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>>-Mr. Turner
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>>-Map to the Stars
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>>-Listen Up Philip
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>>-Life of Riley
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>>-Goodbye to Language (Godard's first 3D film)
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>>-Black and White
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>>-The Encounter
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>>-The Imitation Game
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>>-Wild
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>>-Rosewater
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>>-The Homesman
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>>-99 Homes
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>>-The Connection
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>>-Eden
>>
>>-The Cobbler
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>>-Men, Women and Children
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>>-Good Kill
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>all these...and don't forget A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, DARK PLACES
>(Charlize Theron is starring in Gillian Flynn's book BEFORE
>Gone Girl that was adapted into a film. Corey Stoll is in this
>also, as is Christina Hendricks and Chloe Grace Moretz among
>others)
>
Oh shit!!! I didn't know Dark Places was dropping so soon. That's such a dope book.
Forgot about A Most Violent Year as well.
>I'm sorry but this is a GREAT damn oscar bait season. SHIT i'm
>upset i'll MISS most of these during the fall...
>
>cause Nightcrawler, ALL of the The Disappearance of Eleanor
>Rigby films (His, Hers, Them), Dark Places, Gone Girl,
>Unbroken, Selma, A Most Violent Year, Inherent Vice, Fury,
>Black and White, Two Days, One Night, 99 Homes, etc. are MUST
>SEES for me....
>
>So I can't wait for these films to play out here.
*daps* This is why I fucks with you. I got a screening of Eleanor Rigby soon.
Can't wait for Selma as well.
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684808, Gotta see Interstellar, The Drop & Neesons walkin on them 'stones
Posted by jigga, Wed Sep-03-14 09:52 AM
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684825, The Imitation Game
Posted by Rolo_Tomasi, Wed Sep-03-14 02:52 PM
I'm going to predict Benedict Cumberbatch for the Best Actor Oscar from The Imitation Game.
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