The Movie House - Part 11

One Night in Miami - 8/10

It was a good watch. Strong performances from all 4 leads, particularly from Kingsley Ben-Adir and Leslie Odom Jr. So much commentary from this is as relevant today as it was then. What I liked most about this movie is that it captures how much things have changed and how much things have not changed at all. It will be in the awards hunt for sure.

Outside the Wire - 6/10

Very similar to Chappie, which I rate a bit higher, but a fun action movie in general with a cautious message about the future of military warfare. Anthony Mackie might want to steer clear of these types of movies for a while though or he might end up getting typecasts as cyborgs. I enjoyed his performance overall though. Damson Idris was good, but far better in Snowfall than this.

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I'm mostly waiting Harmonica vs. Man with no Name.

Watched The Fog

There is something about Carpenter films that makes the characters really irrelevant (unless it's Kurt Russell) despite how important they are tried to be shown. The atmosphere always always makes everything else inferior. Even the plot itself lol.

Amazing director. Shame how underrated some of his films are.

Onyx wrote:Uncut Gems, average suspense, was hard to understand what was actually going on initially and who the characters were. Apparently 7th highest movie ever for having the most f bombs.

Good Time from the same director was a lot better imo.

Did you just say "average suspense"?

Joss Whedon is really turning out to be a piece of shit

Well according to Charisma Carpenter, he's been a piece of shit for 20+ years now. I'm making my way through Angel and have gotten to the Cordy/Connor plot line and it's so clearly seen in Carpenter's performance, what she referred to in her tweets about him. I'll post them in the TV thread.

Ray Fisher was right on the money about him.

This hit me

Really enjoyed Judas and the black messiah. Kaluuya and Stanfield are just fantastic in everything they do.

I'd be surprised if it ends up being my film of the year, bit it's a good film that will do well at the Oscars

Saint Maud
film of 2020

Uncle Frank

Acting clinic put on by Paul Bettany. Great stuff from Sophia Lillis and Peter Macdissi as well. This made me really want to re-watch Six Feet Under. Alan Ball's relationships with death are truly fascinating. A great watch.

Judas and the Black Messiah

Haunting, taut and paced really well by Shaka King. Powerful performances from Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield and Dominique Fishback. Dovetails very nicely with the Trial of the Chicago 7, which takes place just after Fred Hampton's assassination. I don't think I've been this impressed by a truly black historical film since Spike Lee's Malcolm X. One Night in Miami will be the media and awards show darling (and deservedly so), but this film....this is the real gem for me.

The Vast of Night
top 5 of 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYH2sLid0Zc

That looks amazing ffs

They got the gore right at least. Promises to be entertaining Some of the dialogue tho

watched Face/Off again for the first time in the longest while... there will never be another Nic Cage, the man really is GOATed!

what ever happened to that remake they were talking about lol? just one of those movies where you cannot imagine any other duo pulling it off

I feel like Tom Hardy has a lot of Nic Cage energy.

Also Eddie Redmayne in Jupiter Ascending is the one role made for Cage that he never did

Movies dead.

On this day 25 years ago Trainspotting was released in cinemas.

Harmonica wrote:Movies dead.

You write this once a month, dude

2021 Golden Globe Winners:

Best motion picture - drama

The Father
Mank
WINNER: Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best actress in a motion picture - drama

Viola Davis, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
WINNER: Andra Day, The United States vs Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Best actor in a motion picture - drama

Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
WINNER: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Gary Oldman, Mank
Tahar Rahim, The Mauritanian

Best motion picture - musical or comedy

WINNER: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Hamilton
Music
Palm Springs
The Prom

Best actress in a motion picture - musical or comedy

Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Kate Hudson, Music
Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit
WINNER: Rosamund Pike, I Care A Lot
Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma

Best actor in a motion picture - musical or comedy

WINNER: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
James Corden, The Prom
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Dev Patel, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Andy Samberg, Palm Springs

Best supporting actress in any motion picture

Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman, The Father
WINNER: Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Helena Zengel, News of the World

Best supporting actor in any motion picture

Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
WINNER: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Jared Leto, The Little Things
Bill Murray, On the Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr, One Night in Miami

Best director - motion picture

David Fincher, Mank
Regina King, One Night in Miami
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
WINNER: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Best screenplay - motion picture

Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, The Father
Jack Fincher, Mank
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
WINNER: Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7


Best motion picture - animated

The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
WINNER: Soul
Wolfwalkers

Best motion picture - foreign language

Another Round (Denmark)
La Llorona (Guatemala)
The Life Ahead (Italy)
WINNER: Minari (USA)
Two of Us (France)

Best original score - motion picture

Mank - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
The Midnight Sky - Alexandre Desplat
News of the World - James Newton Howard
WINNER: Soul - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste
Tenet - Ludwig Göransson

Best original song - motion picture

Fight for You - Judas and the Black Messiah
Hear My Voice - The Trial of the Chicago 7
WINNER: Io Si (Seen) - The Life Ahead
Speak Now - One Night in Miami
Tigress & Tweed - The US vs Billie Holiday

Cecil B DeMille Award - Jane Fonda

Carol Burnett Award - Norman Lear

i haven't seen a bunch of those films, but from what i've seen Trial of Chicago 7 is by far the best. Found Minari and Nomadland to be very average and bland.

as always i'll post my Letterboxd list of my top picks of 2020 before Oscar night, which is late April this year... gives me a chance to catch up on a few more 2020 films

Coming 2 America

A sequel to a movie that didn't need a sequel. It did nothing to really change my mind about that. It's an entertaining watch when watching it with family (especially those old enough to know the original well) and that's how I watched this. Lots of great call-backs to the original, but plot wise.....it was miles away from the originality of the original.

Really enjoyed Trial of the Chicago 7. Didn't know anything about the plot beforehand, too. Frank Nangella was awesome as the villain

First time a Danish director has ever been nominated for an Oscar

What a day. So happy for him. Been through a lot these past years and deserves all the success in the world.

Dead as a dodo. Borat 2 with noms...

Full list of nominees:

Best Picture
“The Father” (David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne, producers)

“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler, producers)

“Mank” (Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski, producers)

“Minari” (Christina Oh, producer)

“Nomadland” (Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, producers)

“Promising Young Woman” (Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell and Josey McNamara, producers)

“Sound of Metal” (Bert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche, producers)

“The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Marc Platt and Stuart Besser, producers)

Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”)

David Fincher (“Mank”)

Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”)

Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”)

Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”)

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”)

Chadwick Boseman (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”)

Anthony Hopkins (“The Father”)

Gary Oldman (“Mank”)

Steven Yeun (“Minari”)

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”)

Andra Day (“The United States v. Billie Holiday”)

Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces of a Woman”)

Frances McDormand (“Nomadland”)

Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sacha Baron Cohen (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”)

Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”)

Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”)

Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”)

Lakeith Stanfield (“Judas and the Black Messiah”)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova (‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”)

Glenn Close (“Hillbilly Elegy”)

Olivia Colman (“The Father”)

Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”)

Yuh-jung Youn (“Minari”)

Best Animated Feature Film
“Onward” (Pixar)

“Over the Moon” (Netflix)

“A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” (Netflix)

“Soul” (Pixar)

“Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS)

Best Adapted Screenplay
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Nina Pedrad

“The Father,” Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller

“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao

“One Night in Miami,” Kemp Powers

“The White Tiger,” Ramin Bahrani

Best Original Screenplay
“Judas and the Black Messiah.” Screenplay by Will Berson, Shaka King; Story by Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas

“Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung

“Promising Young Woman,” Emerald Fennell

“Sound of Metal.” Screenplay by Darius Marder, Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder, Derek Cianfrance

“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Aaron Sorkin

Best Original Song
“Fight for You,” (“Judas and the Black Messiah”). Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas

“Hear My Voice,” (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”). Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite

“Húsavík,” (“Eurovision Song Contest”). Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson

“Io Si (Seen),” (“The Life Ahead”). Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini

“Speak Now,” (“One Night in Miami”). Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth

Best Original Score
“Da 5 Bloods,” Terence Blanchard

“Mank,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

“Minari,” Emile Mosseri

“News of the World,” James Newton Howard

“Soul,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste

Best Sound
“Greyhound,” Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman

“Mank,” Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin

“News of the World,” Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett

“Soul,” Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker

“Sound of Metal,” Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh

Best Costume Design
“Emma,” Alexandra Byrne

“Mank,” Trish Summerville

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Ann Roth

“Mulan,” Bina Daigeler

“Pinocchio,” Massimo Cantini Parrini

Best Animated Short Film
“Burrow” (Disney Plus/Pixar)

“Genius Loci” (Kazak Productions)

“If Anything Happens I Love You” (Netflix)

“Opera” (Beasts and Natives Alike)

“Yes-People” (CAOZ hf. Hólamói)

Best Live-Action Short Film
“Feeling Through”

“The Letter Room”

“The Present”

“Two Distant Strangers”

“White Eye”

Best Cinematography
“Judas and the Black Messiah,” Sean Bobbitt

“Mank,” Erik Messerschmidt

“News of the World,” Dariusz Wolski

“Nomadland,” Joshua James Richards

“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Phedon Papamichael

Best Documentary Feature
“Collective,” Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana

“Crip Camp,” Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder

“The Mole Agent,” Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez

“My Octopus Teacher,” Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster

“Time,” Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn

Best Documentary Short Subject
“Colette,” Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard

“A Concerto Is a Conversation,” Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers

“Do Not Split,” Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook

“Hunger Ward,” Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman

“A Love Song for Latasha,” Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan

Best Film Editing
“The Father,” Yorgos Lamprinos

“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao

“Promising Young Woman,” Frédéric Thoraval

“Sound of Metal,” Mikkel E.G. Nielsen

“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Alan Baumgarten

Best International Feature Film
“Another Round” (Denmark)

“Better Days” (Hong Kong)

“Collective” (Romania)

“The Man Who Sold His Skin” (Tunisia)

“Quo Vadis, Aida?”(Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“Emma,” Marese Langan, Laura Allen, Claudia Stolze

“Hillbilly Elegy,” Eryn Krueger Mekash, Patricia Dehaney, Matthew Mungle

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson

“Mank,” Kimberley Spiteri, Gigi Williams, Colleen LaBaff

“Pinocchio,” Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli, Francesco Pegoretti

Best Production Design
“The Father.” Production Design: Peter Francis; Set Decoration: Cathy Featherstone

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Production Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara and Diana Stoughton

“Mank.” Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale

“News of the World.” Production Design: David Crank; Set Decoration: Elizabeth Keenan

“Tenet.” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas

Best Visual Effects
“Love and Monsters,” Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox

“The Midnight Sky,” Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins

“Mulan,” Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram

“The One and Only Ivan,” Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez

“Tenet,” Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher