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Based on the trailer I found, it seems like Life Itself has some competition in the uplifting drama department.
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9 minutes ago, Dexter of Suburbia said:
I have not seen it yet but I am guessing it will not be nominated.
Same. I'd love to be proven wrong, because it'd be an exciting nomination for sure, but there's no denying that it's got an uphill battle.
6 minutes ago, Zakiyyah6 said:I think Get Out was a fluke. I seriously doubt that a ton of horror movies, no matter how great (and AQP is great) will start garnering major Oscar nominations. People will disappoint themselves if they believe that will become some kind of norm.
I agree. The thing to take away from Get Out isn't the horror aspect; it's the social commentary aspect. So given the choice between A Quiet Place and (for example) Sorry To Bother You, I would pick Sorry To Bother You as the film whose chance has been catapulted by Get Out's breakthrough. Horror is absolutely still a longshot.
(Of course, all eyes are on Hereditary to capitalize on potentially becoming 'the next The Exorcist' - though even that could be unlikely.)
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16 minutes ago, harrycaul said:
The writer members nominate screenplays, though, so they may appreciate the difficulty and novelty of it. Maybe.
8 minutes ago, Dexter of Suburbia said:I know that. But the lack of dialogue does not hurt a movie’s chance like Slambros said.
I dunno. There's no denying how difficult it is to tell a story with minimal words or no words. But I do think this would be a Dunkirk situation rather than a The Artist situation. But I'd love to be proven wrong; I haven't seen the film but I can tell that it's groundbreaking stuff. We'll see.
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53 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:
The sound categories seem like a given for A Quiet Place. Original Screenplay probably stands a decent chance as well because of how fucking empty that category is. Everything else is a bit early to judge.
I disagree about Original Screenplay. It'll be an uphill battle with its lack of dialogue, even in a low-competition race.
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Global Road - formerly known as Open Road - has officially dated a new science fiction called A.X.L., which is based on a short film by new director Oliver Daly. Box Office Mojo is currently listing its genre as 'Family Adventure', and the site is placing it under both the 'cyborg/android/robot' and 'dog' categories.
Here is a synopsis that I found:
- AXL is the story of a teenage boy whose life is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology. 18 year old Miles is searching for a way out of his small California town. But when he stumbles upon A.X.L., an escaped prototype of an advanced robot, he finds himself in an unlikely friendship, and the target of a massive manhunt that puts him and everyone he cares about in danger. AXL is a movie about growing up, finding first love, and what lies beyond the boundaries of humanity and technology.
It sounds a little bit like 'what if E.T. was a robot', but that's just me. The concept certainly has potential... if it's well executed, that is.
A.X.L. is currently slated to release against Mirror/LD's drama Dog Days, Warner Bros' shark film The Meg, and MGM's Anne Hathaway / Rebel Wilson comedy The Hustle.
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8 minutes ago, Nova said:
A quiet place is a blockbuster now
Horror films can be considered blockbusters, right? I know A Quiet Place isn't doing as much at the moment, but there are films like Jaws and The Exorcist that are absolutely considered blockbusters. Shouldn't A Quiet Place be considered a blockbuster if it is a hit?
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A Quiet Place and Blockers are definitely the highlights of the weekend, but I think it'll also be interesting to look at the limited release films; this is one of the best collections of platform releases on a weekend outside of Oscar season that I've seen in a long while.
The first film that I want to talk about is You Were Never Really Here by Lynne Ramsay. The film received great reviews when it was premiered at last year's Cannes film festival, and Amazon Studios (The Big Sick) is handling distribution. The company has numerous advertisements stating that the film will receive an expansion on April 20th, and for potentially good reason; the film could appeal to the hardcore action audience, as it seems to me like a film where a John Wick type of character has his gun replaced with a hammer and has his story told with maturity rather than a campy tone. I'm optimistic about this film's potential, especially with Amazon Studios behind the wheel.
The Endless seems to be a very well-executed sci-fi thriller; if it's lucky, it might be able to entice the hardcore sci-fi audience and perform like Gareth Edwards' debut feature, Monsters, which, in 2010, grossed $4.2 million on a similarly-shoestring $500,000 budget.
A24 has a new film, too: Lean on Pete by Andrew Haigh. The film's reviews are about as good as most of all the A24 releases; it seems to be a moving dramatic piece about a boy and an aging horse. I'm confident that there's a potential platform audience that can push this pretty well.
And finally, we have Sweet Country, a film that's been touted by Metacritic as of late. The film is a slow-paced Australian 'western' about an aboriginal man and his wife fleeing from the law. I'm not saying it's gonna break out, but I'm confident that film may do better than it would have if Metacritic hadn't of given it a 90.
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1. Isle of Dogs
2. Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
3. Beirut
4. Rampage5. Lean on Pete
6. You Were Never Really Here
7. Tully
8. Solo: A Star Wars Story
9. Avengers: Infinity War10. Ocean's Eight
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On 3/23/2018 at 5:19 PM, aabattery said:
This is the kind of poster that gets people in the theater.
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I voted for quite a few films here: 2017 was a phenomenally goos year for the medium, and I think a lot of classics will be picked from the year.
I checkmarked 'Other' because I think A Silent Voice will become quintessential anime film among the community. Granted, it's not hard for an anime film that breaks out among the community to at least be remembered for a long time, because as far as anime films breaking out (or even coming out at all), there's only so many coming out at a given time. But the film is certainly an excellent one; I see the community remembering it because of its quality and its close relation (timewise) to a big anime hit, Your Name, and another acclaimed choice, In This Corner of the World.
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2 hours ago, CoolioD1 said:
because this film is destined to never be seen
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2018/04/04/cannes-is-probably-not-going-to-get-gilliams-newest-film
What a self-hearted move by Branco...
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I predict an OW over $55 Million for this.
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The film is no longer listed as a wide release on Box Office Mojo... and I'm happy about that. This would have been and probably still will be controversial.
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It's cool that this something I've seen before and something I've never seen before at the same time. It is familar in its story yet unique in its idiosyncratic presentation, at least to me. Will I watch it? I'm not sure. But it does seem like a film made with care.
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The fact that this is Blumhouse (albiet with BH Tilt instead of Universal) has me optimistic that this might be able to leg its way to a wider release. I mean, I think it might have a decent shot at some healthy counterprogramming. (I'm the kinda guy that's optimistic about many films getting eventual wide releasea, though).
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Adam Sandler is set to star in a new film by the Safdie brothers, Uncut Gems. The film has not revealed plot details at this time.
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1 hour ago, nick64 said:
Can we get the Queen’s name in the thread title please?
Yeah, I think putting Tiffany Haddish in the thread title would be a good idea, @kayumanggi.
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Two new articles have been posted to AwardsWatch regarding Animated contenders for the coming year, and I figured I might as well post them here.
This first one focuses on studio contenders:
and this next one shares details about the indies:
If these two articles are anything to go by, this year is shaping up to be a very exciting race.
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52 minutes ago, harrycaul said:
I just read this was acquired for North America for $4M up front and a commitment to $16M in marketing. Maybe they have to hold to that marketing number even after they moved it out of awards season.
If they advertise it the way they advertised Hostiles, I could see this doing Hostiles business. The older audience for Oscar-type films tend to be underserved during these months so they might gravitate towards it.
Now Chappaquiddick doesn't have the star power or the advertising push to pull it off, but The Monument Men was able to gross an OW of $22M and a total of $78M as a wide release in February 2014. So a film of this historical type winning suring the springtime isn't new.
A gross around The Zookeeper's Wife would be good for this in my opinion.
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5 hours ago, tawasal said:
Why was the shack so much popular in Brazil, where all the others failed.
I have a guess. In the film, or at least the trailer, there is this very lush garden with bright colors; bright colors are also used as a frequent device once the father is found by the personifications of the trinity. I think of bright colors when I think of Brazil, and I'm sure that, with the styles commonly associated with the country, bright colorization is something Brazil fully embraces. So my guess is that when they were shown a film with a story about a man in a drab world finding a much brighter place, the audience resonated with the use of the colorization, perhaps subconsciously. This is a big shot in the dark, but I figured I might as well make the assertion.
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On 3/31/2018 at 2:42 AM, SchumacherFTW said:
Isle of Dogs definitely feels like a shoe I'm for a nomination at this point after seeing it. For a win? Let's see how the rest of the year develops.
I haven't seen it yet, but I'm rooting for it to win for sure.
Unfortunately, it has a detraction that may become a detriment: the cultural appropriation controversy. Although this is a much smaller deal than the recent white-washing scandal, some people might put a blindfolded thumbs down on the film because of it. Luckily, as of now, it's less of a major concern and more of a minor worry. And, deservedly so, the film is still grossing fine regardless.
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Paul, Apostle of Christ
April 1st, 7:35 PM, 15% full
Regal Mayfaire Stadium 16, Wilmington, NC
(We came in too late for the trailers. There may not have been any trailers at all; we walked into a Coca-Cola promotional advert that I've never seen before, and the movie started right after.)
There were a few chuckles at some slight humor, but for the most part, the crowd was appropriately solemn. The other moviegoers talked to themselves about the film once it ended.
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The Meg | Aug 10 2018 | WB-China co-production | IMAX 3D | Jon Turteltaub directing. Jason Statham fights a shark. Li Bingbing replaces Fan Bingbing.
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That's a beautiful painting. I appreciate studio art.. because I'd never be able to do it myself!