Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

So the European cut (229 minutes) of Once Upon a Time in America is the most widely-available cut now. (I don't think the linear, studio-mandated 139 minute American cut has ever been released on video; if it has, it hasn't been since the VHS days.) In the United States at least, if you go to rent i...

I actually haven't watched The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly since I was probably in high school. I've been meaning to watch it again, and I have the Blu-Ray's of the whole No-Name Trilogy sitting on my shelf, but I haven't gotten around to it. I do love Once Upon a Time in the West , and one of the g...

He definitely became pretty far-right in his later years, but if nothing else, he deserves a shout-out for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", one of the classics that fully merits its status as a classic. It's an all-time great country song in my opinion--an all-time great song in any genre...

Yes, very sad. Another reminder that this terrible virus is indiscriminate. Younger people may be less vulnerable on the whole but anyone who gets it and is hospitalized can succumb to it. I don't understand the attitude of so many young people that if they get it, they'll get over it. It's as stup...

Devastatingly sad news.

Knowing what he went through makes me even more angry that so many people do not take this seriously.

I'm thinking for placing an order directly with Indicator. There is a Hammer boxset I'm interested in as well as the William Castle box sets. Plus I'm feeling very nostalgic for Force 10 From Navarone. Plus I need to purchase some Blu Ray cases for ones that have been damaged in the post. I've orde...

Greg, I had a long response, but I got logged out and lost it. The short answer is, we had to provide hard copy assignments for students who didn't have internet access or whose parents requested it. I gave the same exact assignments for online or for those who had hard copies. Even if they turned i...

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I don't think he even wants a second term. I actually tweeted almost the same thing this morning. I think he kind of wants to keep the cult and the power for ego purposes, but the only things he's really liked about being President is the rallies (a chance to do his standup routine) and trying to d...

Re, Waves : That first half is a lot, and I fully understand people not liking it. It's one of those things that I couldn't really argue or defend, because I get why people wouldn't respond to it and might find it even ludicrous. (I know some people really hated the musical choice that comes at the ...

Guys you know I make a point to avoid these threads, but Trump may have sent his worst tweet ever this morning: Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipme...

I'm interested to see some other reactions to Waves . It's one of those movies that I fully understand some people will hate, but I've watched it twice now and I liked it just as much the second time. (Didn't put it as an ensemble nominee because I had already put it in all four acting categories.) ...

Best Picture: 1- A Hidden Life (Terrence Malick) 2- Little Women (Greta Gerwig) 3- The Irishman (Martin Scorsese) 4- Waves (Trey Edward Shults) 5- Parasite (Bong Joon-Ho) 6- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Marielle Heller) 7- By the Grace of God (Francois Ozon) 8- Give Me Liberty (Kiril Mikhano...

mlrg wrote:And you have Leonardo di Caprio with a best actor Oscar and a best picture nomination

Also Robert DeNiro and Denzel Washington.