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  1. if Jared Leto can get an Oscar then I think Redmayne can easily get a second one for himself. The thing about these performances of transgender characters is that like none of the academy voters have the slightest clue as to how authentic the performances are.

    I'm still at least 62% sure that Ansel Elgort is the name of some German fungal disease.

    I thought Leto was fantastic as Rayon. It wasn't a glamorous portrayal, which I imagine Redmayne's will be and it won't be genuine.
  2. Just got outta train wreck. Freaking good. Really impressed with Amy Schumer. She deserves a lot of credit. I know it's probably a long shot, but she deserves a golden globe nomination for her performance in the movie. She made me tear up in like two scenes. Movie was really predictable, but I still enjoyed the heck outta it!

    A. Might be my favorite movie of the summer besides inside out.

    I don't think it is too much of a long shot! Especially if the DOR is considered a drama and Lawrence get pushed their. :)

    She really deserves any nomination coming her way!

  3. And Seventh Son, Ex Machina, Son of a Gun, Testament of Youth, and was cast as the female lead in Bourne 5. Also Tulip Fever and The Light Between Oceans (both still without a release date). Adding Man from UNCLE and Danish Girl. Vikander taking over the world. And I love it.

    I bet The Light Between Oceans waits since it isn't in competition at Venice or Opening/Closing/Centerpiece at NYFF. Guess we have to wait until Telluride to be certain.

    It would be silly to release this year. Vikander and Fassbender are both almost certainly getting nods in Danish Girl and Steve Job respectively.

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  4. My money is on Stonewall being the bomb of the festival. Because regardless of Roland Emmerich being gay himself, the concept of him directing a movie like this is just...oy, this will not end well.

    I don't know. The Program looks quite terrible.

  5. What's considered better outside of the big 4 (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino) and The Departed?

    Is Casino considered one of his best? My top four are Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfella, and Mean Streets. The Last Temptation of Christ is a clear fifth for me with Casino, King of Comedy being 6 and 7. Personally I found Hugo, The Departed and The Aviator are all a little better than Wolf of Wall Street.

  6. This one is great:

    Eric Heisserer @HIGHzurrer

    I really really don't like how some use the idea of pursuing art as an excuse to be sociopaths to everyone else.

    11:06 AM - 28 Jul 2015

    Related to that, I remember in a discussion on another forum many years ago which brought up the problems with the idea of the auteur. That there is something intrinsic about the person that should be lauded rather than the creative output. It seems especially pervasive in movies, where directors can get away with a LOT, but it's okay because the films they do are so great.

    There's a big difference between driving hard to get a strong performance or whatnot and just being a terrible person. I wonder if those sorts watch Whiplash and think "Yes! That is how you have to be to get a good performance."

    As an oboe performance major, I always wanted a teacher like Fletcher (was that his name?) I respond well to that.

    It is also why I quit music education. ;)

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