Jake Gittes

Well, Carol went almost all the way when it came to award nominations. Yeah, Gray's last two films were melodramas that were heavy on subtlety and restraint (I haven't seen Carol, but it sounds similar in that way), so they probably wouldn't have found a big audience even with strong distributors/promotion behind them. But his sensibility is also far from alienating, and if he made something widely acclaimed and at least given a chance at the box office, I don't see why he wouldn't get award recognition. Then again, it's really hard to tell with Lost City of Z because it's a very different genre and budget than he's ever had before.

Definitely keeping an eye on that one. Hunnam in the lead role gives me a slight pause but James Gray is one of the best working filmmakers, it'd be nice if he finally broke out big with this one especially after Weinstein killed and buried The Immigrant.

It is listed as a limited release on BOM.

Yes. But "it was so haaaaard, you guys!" shouldn't earn you an Oscar. And if that's what the voters are impressed by, it's even dumber that the awards aren't going to Miller, who spent as much time in the desert as Inarritu did chasing snow and the result was a brilliantly directed movie and not a beautiful mess.

I guess around the time of Tower Heist and The Watch.

He'll probably be making these until he dies. He may protest in between them and insist he's done, but Paramount has clearly bought whatever was left of his soul

Having now seen Bridge, Spotlight and The Big Short I'm glad they nominated the three good-to-great examples of based-on-real-events Important Dramas, and not dreck like The Danish Girl or Trumbo.

Exorcist didn't make 232m in its first run though

80m looks like the bare minimum. The Hangover II had a $31m OD with $10m previews, the first Hobbit did $37m with $13m previews. So Deadpool should hit $35m on Friday at the very least, and over $40m seems possible.

Ruffalo's LOOK AT ME ACH-TING routine was distracting in damn near every scene he was in, and the fact that he got Oscar recognition while Liev Schreiber's phenomenally understated work got ignored is dispiriting even if it's one of the least surprising things in Oscar history. Otherwise, rock-solid.

Sunrise Man with a Movie Camera Sherlock, Jr. Bed and Sofa The Crowd Pandora's Box The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Un chien andalou A Woman of Paris Our Hospitality Seven Chances Safety Last!

I was model pretty once, but actual life has taken its toll

If you wanna watch the DGA nominees talk for about three hours

1 out of 5 ain't bad right? Right?

Good rundown of independent/foreign stuff to be excited about http://www.vulture.com/2016/02/10-promising-indie-horror-films-out-2016.html

Gravity and Wolf were both top 5 worthy so I can't get too mad at 2013. 2012 was just dumb though.

WITNESS (I'm already talking about Mad Max. Don't care about #2)

Rocky V gets pretty absurd by the end but honestly most of it is an okay melodrama. I expected something awful when I sat down to watch it and was pleasantly surprised.

The Duke of Burgundy and Mad Max, as it should be.

Don't deny people the joy of Rocky 4. It's glorious pure uncut '80s cheese.

That depends on whether you see FG as completely serious about Forrest's success or as satirical. There's a case to be made for the latter.

Which is even worse than being bad, really. How much is a movie worth if I can't even work up any enthusiasm to dislike it?

It's even funnier with all our reactions cause it makes it seem like no one really supported it and yet it somehow got to #7 anyway

Lol.

This scene > anything in The Revenant, cinematography-wise.