Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Oh, I've read it. It is not an exaggeration. It took about ten years but it happened. The streaming model has destroyed everything. Oh sure, you can point to things that happen under streaming that wouldn't otherwise in today's market, like three hour Scorsese movies. But the decade-to-decade contin...

Can't wait. There's already a strong crop of films I need to catch up on released this year. Oscar twitter and reddit is obsessed with Mickey 17 getting an Oscar qualifying release this December. They're so certain obsessed with the idea of releasing movies by the end of the year to get Oscar tracti...

Anyone who still checks out Jeffrey Wells' site in zombie-rotation mode as I do should avoid it today. He is a fucking monster for several reasons but that idiot just posted a massive spoiler image today at 1pm PST with the audacity to say "I assume most of you have seen it by now..." It's...

I remember a high school English class was interrupted for the verdict to be read over the announcement, and of course my (mostly) white class erupted in boos. The O.J. Simpson trial was basically like a viral sensation before social media. Everyone knew everything that was happening, whether they w...

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/megalopolis-francis-ford-coppola-challenges-distribution-1235867556/ But while there was no shortage of curious suitors there — in addition to Rothman and Sarandos, Warner Bros.’ Pam Abdy, Disney live-action boss David Greenbaum, Netflix’s Ted Sara...

Every once in a while, I'll hear about some filmmaker trying to make some epic movie and I'll assume it'll never happen. Megalopolis has been that for me for years. I'm kind of surprised Coppola actually made it. Greg wrote Although, before it was released, a lot of people predicted Titanic would be...

Couple quick things: This got a fair bit of traction recently. Someone moderately important in the RKF Jr. campaign admits her no. 1 priority is preventing a Biden victory. https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/08/politics/rfk-jr-new-york-biden-trump/index.html I don't really view this as a smoking gun that R...

danfrank wrote I didn’t watch SCTV, but thought he was very funny as the dad on Freaks and Geeks. I loved that show. Beat me to it. Looks like he hasn't really worked much in the last ten years. SCTV is a big blind spot for me. The sense I got is that it was the most respected and creative late nig...

Mister Tee wrote I know I'm several days late on this, but in case Sabin still wants an answer to his question re: Gore choosing a different VP... Bob Graham would have been a far more neutral way to boost himself there. Which was important, because Lieberman singularly antagonized significant port...

Dead at 87. https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/louis-gossett-jr-dead-an-officer-and-a-gentleman-roots-1235955575/ A 60+ year career, and yet I'm ashamed to say I've seen him in three projects: An Officer and a Gentleman (for which he won his Oscar), the Watchmen miniseries a few ye...

I want to correct something and add something. I've already posted enough on this but... I referred to Joe Lieberman as a bought-and-paid-for right-winger in the Democratic Party. I have no idea if his political beliefs are a product of his worldview or his donors. Something I'm increasingly interes...

Greg wrote If Gore had any idea that Florida would have been as close as it was, he probably would have chosen Bob Graham. I really don't know much about Bob Graham. I've looked his wikipedia over a few times. He seems smart and competent. According to wikipedia, Gore's short list was apparently Ba...

For a good portion of my adult life, my politics were defined by "None of this would be happening if Gore won," which I recognize now is -- while maybe not incorrect -- not very mature. I was excited about Al Gore in 2000, I was excited at the idea of a Jewish running mate, and yet somehow...

The senator died due to complications from a fall, his family said.

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RFK Jr. has announced that his running mate is Nicole Shanahan. Who? Exactly. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/26/nicole-shanahan-rfk-jr-2024-bio-00149015 EDITED FOR LENGTH: I've been a bit more concerned about the impact of RFK Jr.'s candidacy towards Biden than most on this board. I ...