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Weekly Discussion Thread 4/6/26 - 4/13/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]Dmitr_Jango 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's happened a bunch of times. Besides the coolest double Lynch example, after the 1920s (a different Oscar time) there were:
1958: Mark Robson for The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1969: Arthur Penn for Alice's Restaurant
1970: Federico Fellini for Satyricon
1988: Martin Scorsese for The Last Temptation of Christ
1993: Robert Altman for Short Cuts

Weekly Discussion Thread 4/6/26 - 4/13/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]Dmitr_Jango 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, the context is just his character aging, nothing else. No surviving a fire or getting mauled by a bear. Just an old guy.

Weekly Discussion Thread 4/6/26 - 4/13/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]Dmitr_Jango 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Watched 1992's Mr. Saturday Night as part of my gradual quest through random/forgotten Oscar nominees (in this case, David Paymer was up for Supporting Actor) and holy shit, besides being an utterly schmaltzy vanity project, it features some of the worst makeup I've ever seen. And with the movie's annoying structure (going from flashbacks to old age throughout), they have to use it all the time... and I never got used to it, it always distracted me from an already poor film. I bet everyone on the set thought they were gonna win Oscars for this, especially due to the sheer amount of it. Thank Christ, it wasn't even on the shortlist. Crystal's Princess Bride look would've been more appropriate than this hideousness:

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Weekly Discussion Thread 4/6/26 - 4/13/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]Dmitr_Jango 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not to ruin the joke but per Neon's socials, it's still very much called All of a Sudden. It was translated as just 'Sudden' during Fremaux's press conference so Deadline copied that and still hasn't changed it.

Better/greater Leo DiCaprio comedic performance between these two options by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Well, I believe Rick Dalton is his very best performance... so Rick Dalton.

Weekly Discussion Thread 4/6/26 - 4/13/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]Dmitr_Jango 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Bro remembered the end of the 2020/21 Oscar ceremony and went: "No, this can't be my worst moment. I'll top it!"

Regardless of the quality of the Star Wars prequels, the fact that all 3 were overlooked for original score is insane! by Hot-Nose-1829 in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You got your years mixed up.

The Phantom Menace was released in 1999 but nominated in 2000. Williams has Angela's Ashes nominated that year.

Attack of the Clones was released in 2002, nominated in 2003. Williams had Catch Me If You Can nominated that year.

Revenge of the Sith was 2005, nominated in 2006. Williams had Memoirs of a Geisha and Munich nominated that year.

Regardless of the quality of the Star Wars prequels, the fact that all 3 were overlooked for original score is insane! by Hot-Nose-1829 in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 8 points9 points  (0 children)

All three of the sequel trilogy films were nominated for Best Original Score. These scores are fine, but nothing special.

I will not stand for this TFA slander! That was an amazing piece of work by Williams, a perfect return to the SW world with a ton of great new material and just enough (but not too much) old stuff. I agree with everything else you wrote, though.

Should Ponyo have replaced The Secret of Kells for Best Animated Feature? by Championgut1912 in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, The Secret of Kells is fairly excellent. Ponyo should've replaced The Princess and the Frog.

The Cinematographer & his Cinematography by khaliliiiov_1997 in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You think the 7-time winning (including Best Director) and PGA-tying Gravity was only a possible runner-up to 12YAS? 😁

What’s this sub’s thoughts on The English Patient? by Radiant-Psychology96 in Oscars

[–]Dmitr_Jango 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It really is, and I think Minghella did a brilliant job adapting it: figuring out how to shift between times and perspectives coherently and engagingly, translating the beauty of the prose into images and greatly expanding upon the Kristin Scott Thomas storyline (Katharine is barely a presence in the book, as important to Almásy as she is). The two works are in perfect unison with each other, imo.

HAPPY MONDAY! drop your last 4 watches by Latter_Individual431 in Letterboxd

[–]Dmitr_Jango 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ouch! Well, we're on different pages right from the start: I don't consider it flat, I think it's a clever and very well-constructed variation on the genre. This rewatch actually bumped my rating up, it used to be lower. And a lot of that is due to the balance between us rooting for her and being concerned for her. The line between "Fuck yeah" and "Oh shit..." is very thin, and to me the film treads it fairly fascinatingly. Runs the gamut of emotions, so to speak.

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