5 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

If anything from Joker gets major nominations I am not watching this year's ceremony. I am sick to death of this disgusting film and how much the director of it is manipulating people into seeing him as a victim and a martyr of "woke" society and how noble and precious he is for somehow conning comic book fans into seeing a "real movie." 

I think if the film performs, and it looks like it will, Joaquin at least will be hard for the Academy to resist.

9 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

I think if the film performs, and it looks like it will, Joaquin at least will be hard for the Academy to resist.

 

I'm sure you're right, but it's just such garbage. Not that that's anything new - look at all the Green Book winners (aside from Mahershala Ali) - but a movie that is basically a vigilante call to arms, complete with a desperate campaign dripped in the persecution complex of these men - it deserves nothing but contempt, and the same goes for everyone involved.

17 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

I'm sure you're right, but it's just such garbage. Not that that's anything new - look at all the Green Book winners (aside from Mahershala Ali) - but a movie that is basically a vigilante call to arms, complete with a desperate campaign dripped in the persecution complex of these men - it deserves nothing but contempt, and the same goes for everyone involved.

Did you see the movie yet?

10 minutes ago, Toups said:

Did you see the movie yet?

 

I've read about scenes in the film. 

There was a news story on last night's news that security is being 'beefed up' at many theaters that are screening Joker because some authorities fear the threat of mass shootings and violence. I don't plan on seeing the movie but part of me wonders how this could affect turnout.

On 10/1/2019 at 9:40 PM, DRW50 said:

 

I've read about scenes in the film. 

 

You should watch it and decide for yourself instead of reading what others are saying. 

 

I saw the movie and thought it wasn't as good as I hoped.  Joaquin was phenomenal and I hope he wins the Oscar.   These aren't story spoilers but I'll tag them anyway.....they're just general comments but I'll play it safe: 

I'm disappointed that there wasn't enough of Joaquin as full on Joker because he was excellent - I hope there's sequel so we get to see that.  I also thought the outrage over the violence was overblown.  You see more violent stuff on HBO shows or gun movies like Shoot Em Up or Smoking Aces. There were only just two really violent scenes that come to mind.   With the character of the Joker, there needs to be some humour and there wasn't really any. 

 

^^

That was an interesting read. Opinions definitely vary a lot regarding this movie.

Whether it will be rewarded by the AMPAS or not is a different matter. The Academy usually tend to go for the "safer" option when it comes to Best picture. I'm sure I'm forgetting someone, but off the top of my head I can only think of "The Silence of the Lambs" beating "Bugsy", "JFK", "The Prince of Tides" and "Beauty and the Beast" as an example of when the more controversial choice came out on top.

 

Whypipo can be so [!@#$%^&*] dense sometimes.

 

As they do every year, the National Board of Review kicks off awards season. 

 

Best Film
The Irishman

Best Director
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Actor
Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems

 

Best Actress
Renée Zellweger, Judy

Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell

 

Best Original Screenplay
Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Uncut Gems

Best Adapted Screenplay
Steven Zaillian, The Irishman

 

Breakthrough Performance
Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jewell

 

Best Directorial Debut
Melina Matsoukas, Queen & Slim

 

Best Animated Feature
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

 

Best Foreign Language Film
Parasite

 

Top Films (in alphabetical order)
1917
Dolemite Is My Name
Ford v Ferrari
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Richard Jewell
Uncut Gems
Waves

Is it just me, or does anyone else think there's a new Judy Garland biopic every year?  How many times do we need to rehash Judy, her (gay) husbands and her many, many pills?

Edited December 4, 20196 yr by Khan

New York Film Critics Circle picks:

 

Best Picture: 
The Irishman

Best Director: 
Benny and Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems

Best Actor: 
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory

Best Actress: 
Lupita Nyong'o, Us

Best Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci, The Irishman

Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, Marriage Story and Little Women

Best Animated Film: I Lost My Body

Best Cinematography: 
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best First Film: Atlantics


Best Foreign Language Film: 
Parasite
 

Best Nonfiction Film: Honeyland
 

Special Award 1: Indie Collect
 

Special Award 2: Randy Newman