Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

taki15 wrote Here is what an anonymous Democratic pollster said in another political forum where I hang around. In most focus groups with persuadable/swing voters, independents, and even soft partisans, people aren't able to articulate why they dislike Biden and the reasons for their disapproval of...

taki15 wrote I really can't comprehend that even after being officially a convicted felon Trump continues to lead at the polls. Have Americans gone crazy? That would have been incredible even if the situation at the US was bad. But here is a president who successfully passed most of his legislative...

I enjoyed watching Furiousa but I'm not entirely sure the point of it. I'm still new to this franchise. I've only seen Fury Road but I'm firmly in the fan camp on that one. On paper, a prequel is not going to grow the franchise and judging by the box office it hasn't. I wasn't expecting a sprawling ...

I wish I could tell you that Poolman (Chris Pine's writer/directorial debut) was just misunderstood at the festivals and has a lot to offer. There's a fair bit of heart in it but you won't see a more annoying movie this year. The idea of a delusional Los Angeles pool cleaner getting drawn into a mys...

Trump is now trying to claim he never said "Lock her up."

I tried to make a 2019 list a while ago but I never finalized it. Good year. I think this might be mine today. I would say that everything 5 and under is pretty flux-y. I don't quite know what to put for no. 10 but I've seen Knives Out the most. I don't totally love it but I think it's a smart piece...

I had fun. One's mileage may vary. But there are a few terrific scenes in it. I also think that it's the kind of hook that just about any filmmaker would be able to tackle it and find something fun. The best praise I can give for the Linklater film is that at least half the filmmakers who tackle thi...

So why did Coppola hang around?

The comparison that leaps to mind is Michael Moore. Super Size Me was the perfect doc for 2004, the height of Daily Show’s zeitgeist. There are a lot of allegations that it was more of a crock than even suspected at the time, but it turned Spurlock into enough of a personality to get a little cottag...

And now The Seed of the Sacred Fig sounds like a Palme winner.

This fest really turned itself around.

(NOTE: but it sounds like the magical realism of As We Imagine Light would also be very much up Gerwig’s alley)

Good predictions although I think Grand Tour and Caught by the Tides will get something.

I’m half wondering if they create a special prize for Megalopolis.

I think Toni Erdmann had the highest rating in a decade and it won nothing.

If I haven’t posted the Cannes grid, here it is: https://www.screendaily.com/cannes-jury-grid

Greg wrote
You've been coming up with a new Palme d'Or frontrunner every day for the last few days.

Greg... don't deny me one of the few pleasures in life my boss can't take away from me.

Going off of first reviews but I could definitely see the Gerwig jury going for Anora. https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/anora-review-sean-baker-1236011025/ https://deadline.com/2024/05/anora-review-mikey-madison-gives-her-all-in-sean-baker-subversive-screwball-comedy-cannes-film-festival-123592...