THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025
In our view, an extreme disappointment: On this, the very day we saw it, the film in question received a string of major Oscar nominations:
Best Picture: A Complete Unknown
Best Director: James Mangold
Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet
Best Supporting Actress: Monica Barbaro
Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton
Best Adapted Screenplay: James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Best Director is especially striking. As many people have noted by now, the Academy dispenses ten nominations for Best Picture, only five for Best Director.
We were prepared to be surprised. But the film struck us as what you might call a highly instructive disaster.
Others will disagree with our view. We thought the film was cosmically poor, but a bit of a sign of the times.
"Sorry, Odetta," one character says during the semi-brawl at Newport.
"Sorry, Odetta," the character says. We sighed and we covered our eyes.
Others will disagree with our view. At some point, we'll try to explain.
I thought the film was a disappointment too, but I'll bet our reasons are different.
ReplyDeleteBob, trust us. We don't care.
ReplyDeleteEdward Norton deserved his supporting actor nomination, in my opinion. He is a lot like Pete Seeger without giving the impression that he is only imitating him. His portrayal seems authentic and a fully realized character.
ReplyDeleteI love David because he’s cognitive; I love Cecelia because she’s beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI’m both.
DeleteSo is he. I’m not listing all your strengths, I’m just saying why I love you.
DeleteShe is also fluent in ASL (sign language for the deaf).
DeleteIf true, that’s a splendid achievement.
DeleteAnonymouse 6:45pm is proficient in sign language for the blind.
DeleteHa ha ha ha, people with disabilities are so funny.
DeleteAnonymouse 8:13pm, no, you’re not.
DeleteA man nominated for best actress. Hilarious!
ReplyDelete"The film follows Manitas Del Monte, a drug lord who undergoes gender-affirming surgery to become Emilia Pérez, subsequently faking her own death and attempting to reconnect with her family."
DeleteWhy is it funny that a transwoman in real life would play the role of a transwoman in a film, so well that she was nominated for an oscar? Maybe you should watch the film before deciding how funny you think the nomination was.
Peter Dinklage always plays the roles of short men, after all, and he has received 91 award nominations in his career.
DeleteBeing hairy and having broad shoulders doesn't seem like as much of an advantage in playing women's roles, as it is in tennis.
DeleteThere is no such thing as a "transwoman." Obviously it is hilarious to nominate a man for a woman's category.
DeleteWhy is it hilarious when she did a good job playing the role?
DeleteBecause he is a man in a woman's category. Men aren't women.
Delete"Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) reportedly summoned law enforcement on Thursday over "a guy" who entered a women's restroom in the Capitol — that turned out to be a false alarm.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Bloomberg News congressional reporter Billy House, "Rep. Lauren Boebert bursting out of the House Women's restroom during this afternoon's vote series, complaining to security personnel stationed in the nearby Speakers Lobby of 'a guy' inside the bathroom."
House monitored who exited the bathroom after the spectacle, but all appeared to be women." [Rawstory]
Boebert later acknowledged that she had been mistaken.
I'm so proud of my state's elected House Member, doing her job as well as she can for the people of CO. If there had been a man in the ladie's room, she would have made sure everyone knew about it, and that is so important to the functioning of our government. /sarcasm off
Women don't want men in their public bathrooms.
DeleteThere wasn’t one. Boebert apparently can’t tell the difference.
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