Oscar Bait 2022 - 2023
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For UK people: A Love Song is out here 9 December, and if you're a Cineworld cardholder there's an advance screening on Tuesday.
Oh wow I hated Living? I feel like it wasn’t the film promised in the trailer. It was so boring and I’m a bit baffled by the Oscar buzz for Nighy. He was fine I guess. Genuinely feel like I’m missing something.
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Have you ever seen Ikiru? There’s not much difference other than transplanting it from Japan to London and in colour. The prestige is coming from it being a remake of a beloved film, plus Nobel laureate Ishiguro and never nominated Nighy. It appears it’s Sony Pictures Classics’ push for Best Actor at least, and they managed to get a few other noms in addition to Penélope last year.
I did think Nighy made an admirable go of it though.
No I haven’t. And I probably won’t be oop!
Glass Onion … a fucking scream. First half hour lulls you into this false sense of security where you think you know where’s it’s heading … but you fucking don’t know where it’s heading. Absolutely brilliant and possibly better than the first.
I loved it too. So glad it was given a short cinema release, because hearing the audience reactions really added an extra layer. Definitely surpasses the original for me. The Oscars being what they are, I can't see the (excellent) cast getting any recognition, but a Screenplay nomination should be in the bag and surely Costume Design for Janelle, Kate and Leslie's wardrobe alone.
Aftersun also one of the films of the year; I love that it's doing so well in a limited release (my afternoon showing was shockingly busy) and Paul Mescal would be more than deserving of a nomination.
Somewhat off-topic but I hated Ikiru.
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Finally saw Triangle of Sadness and yes gawd, I am officially joining the Dolly de Leon for Best Supporting Actress Nominee Movement!! Mother, etc!!
She Said... I was fully immersed in it, everybody was great, but ultimately as a whole product it was a bit rote. All the beats were in place and in order, and if you've seen other journalism movies then you know exactly how it plays out. I really liked how they incorporated Ashley Judd into it.
Is literally anything good this year? I'm caught up on TV and can move on to movies.
Fabelmans was beautiful, incredible acting across the board all the way down to the minor schoolyard roles. Miss Michelle? Feasting! And possibly Lead after all! Miss Gabriel-not-Patti LaBelle? Nominate ha! I loved it and didn't find it self-indulgent, which must have been a tightrope walk.
Glass Onion...there were no knives, but it had everything else. Just a hoot tbh, and so clever. Just like Fabelmans, it's brilliantly cast from top to bottom (and finally a great part for Kate Hudson!). And yes, very glad I saw it in a full theater, with everyone gasping and laughing - we love a communal experience don't we girls!
Glass Onion...there were no knives, but it had everything else. Just a hoot tbh, and so clever. Just like Fabelmans, it's brilliantly cast from top to bottom (and finally a great part for Kate Hudson!). And yes, very glad I saw it in a full theater, with everyone gasping and laughing - we love a communal experience don't we girls!
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They’re estimating it’s going to be #3 at the US box office despite only being on 600 ish screens. This limited release is very strange for this crowd pleaser.
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Mostly everything thats a contender in some capacity is good. I haven't watched Top Gun or Elvis though so I don't know about those two.
I wouldn't be surprised if the third one, whenever it appears, gets a wider release and perhaps a longer one too. Netflix paid $450 million for this franchise, while their subscriber numbers seem to have plateaued and have recently been in decline. This may be an occasion where they need to work with cinema rather than against it, and it's unlikely to be the last if they want to see any real return.
Estimates of a $13 million week from those screens. UK probably will add some good takings to that. I think they might risk going for another cinematic weekend short notice, or a cinema drop the weekend before the streaming release as counter-programming while Avatar: Electric Boogaloo sucks up its fanboys and then buggers off.
I bet Searchlight are counting their blessings that Glass Onion is limited as it leaves The Menu as the only wide adult counter a week after it trounced She Said and a week before The Fabelmans goes wide. Had Netflix chosen to go wide, I suspect it would have lost out.
This still blows my mind. They really were spending money like the major labels in 1999.
It seems like a bizarre amount of money for two movies that will likely be in the 40-50 million production cost each. Presumably, Rian and Daniels salaries got a good bump but I wonder if some of the figure also includes promo and advertising (which isn't included in reported studio budgets so that they can claim a movie that breaks even is a hit even if they spent the same amount again on promo).