20. "Only segment of the GGs that I caught. I was howlin'!" In response to Reply # 5
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Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86670 posts
Sun Jan-11-09 11:44 PM
6. "Yes. But not until beginning of February." In response to Reply # 0
I wanna give folks a chance to see those films that are only now getting distributed. I'm only now getting some of the acclaimed indie flicks of the year.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86670 posts
Mon Jan-12-09 12:12 AM
8. "My to-see list:" In response to Reply # 7 Mon Jan-12-09 12:13 AM by Frank Longo
(if I'm lucky, I'll get to all of these)
Benjamin Button Valkyrie Flight of the Red Balloon Chop Shop Waltz With Bashir Rachel Getting Married I've Loved You So Long Frozen River Elegy Transsiberian Ballast Taxi to the Dark Side (is this 2008?) The Spirit (cuz fuck it, it sounds funny)
9. "I'd also like to see Rachel and Taxi to the Dark Side" In response to Reply # 8
Waltz, too.
I'm pretty sure I already have my top 5 pictures of the year, though.
I plan on double dipping with Doubt and Slumdog tomorrow (AMC gold gift certificates FTW.) This weekend has been my awards season catch-up (outside of those two I saw the Wrestler, Burn After Reading and Revolutionary Road, was going to see Milk but it was sold out.)
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22. "How about non-awards season flicks?" In response to Reply # 11 Mon Jan-12-09 03:59 PM by Sponge
These are 3 non-awards season flicks getting some awards season buzz (the last 2 for the lead performances):
Eddie Marsan and Sally Hawkins are fantastic in Happy-Go-Lucky which, I believe, is coming out on DVD a few weeks before the Oscars. Hawkins has won a couple of awards already. It's a good movie, too.
The Visitor is a good movie directed by Thomas McCarthy (The Wire). Jenkins and Abbass are amazing. So is Haaz Sleiman. DVD already out.
Melissa Leo and Misty Upham in Frozen River. Leo is fantastic. DVD out soon.
These aren't players in awards season, but up for the PTP awards I would think:
Off the top, Chop Shop is the best American film I've seen this year so far. I've still yet to see The Wrestler and Revolutionary Road (not really anticipating the latter).
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days is a great, tense film with an amazing performance by Anamaria Marinca. Great cast, too.
Michael Shannon in Shotgun Stories is a notable male lead performance. I might include him in my top 5. It's a very good movie, too. A revenge-family feud flick. Great cast, too, even the bit parts.
Quite a few others I'm forgetting, for sure.
I get to see Ballast at the end of the month. That's another well-thought of film.
23. "oh I know I'm missin a bunch." In response to Reply # 22
I'm jus tryin to be realistic in my attempt. I have such a hard time not sleeping durin movies that sometimes a film will take me 4 trys to get thru and that in no way has to do with the quality of the movie I jus fall the fuck asleep and it sucks. Thats why i try to get a doable list with the musts and try my damdest.
29. "RE: oh I know I'm missin a bunch." In response to Reply # 23
>I'm jus tryin to be realistic in my attempt. I have such a >hard time not sleeping durin movies that sometimes a film will >take me 4 trys to get thru and that in no way has to do with >the quality of the movie I jus fall the fuck asleep and it >sucks.
Do you have the Che films on On-Demand/PPV?
>Thats why i try to get a doable list with the musts >and try my damdest.
I was thinking Happy-Go-Lucky was gonna be a must considering Sally Hawkins got nominated and won numerous acting awards, but she ended up getting snubbed by the Academy.
In that case, a couple of people (and by that I think 2 or 3 people) nominated 4M3W2D for a couple of SLA categories, mostly acting, but I think screenplay and perhaps best film or director. Is it still eligible?
>We don't care about the Oscars here.
Overall, false. In regards to what goes on our ballots, true.
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