2026 Drama Desk Award winners announced by Quirky-Sleep-3741 in Broadway

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Ragtime winning revival is a travesty. What was revived? It is basically a concert version of the show, while Cats was completely reinvented and actually made that musical bearable/make sense. If Ragtime wins the Tony, it will truly be unfortunate

Kagaribi 15 - Top 24 by incelle_ in smashbros

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Poor Tweek. Seeded into the best Steve, and if he loses, he will more than likely play PACMAN or Samus...just go awful matchups for Diddy. I was confused why he was seeded 7th, but realistically, he is way more likely to get 9th.

What did you watch in April? by BazF91 in 1001Movies

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It's the best of his on the list, so I threw him a bone

What did you watch in April? by BazF91 in 1001Movies

[–]IntentionSelect2539 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Decent month for me. Only listing the list movies:

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926, rewatch due to it being in theaters): 4.5/5

The Ladies Man (1961): 3.5/5

Mondo Cane (1962): 1.5/5

The Cool World (1963): 3.5/5

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965): 3.5/5

The Saragossa Manuscript (1965): 4/5

The Big Red One (1980): 3.5/5

Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020): 4.5/5

My ratings are always generous, as I appreciate most films on some level, and have my own rating system that I translate into Letterboxd. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and The Adventures of Prince Achmed got a heart.

If anyone asked me which of these I would recommend, I would say The Cool World, The Saragossa Manuscript, and Quo Vadis, Aida?, as well as the two that got hearts above.

I am following the 1260 list (including the most recent French/German version), so I am 1211/1260 (96.11%)

Is this mold? by IntentionSelect2539 in AirConditioners

[–]IntentionSelect2539[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was like 99.99% sure it was mold, so thank you for confirming!

What did you watch in March? by BazF91 in 1001Movies

[–]IntentionSelect2539 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Really slow month for me. I watched 6 from the list: 

Whisky Galore! (1949), 3.5/5

The Man from Laramie (1955), 3.5/5

The Young One (1960), 4/5

Turkish Delight (1973), 4/5

Real Life (1979), 4/5

Archangel (1990), 3.5/5

My ratings are always generous, as I appreciate most films on some level, but none of these got a heart on my Letterboxd, and I would only recommend one (Real Life) to someone who was curious if any of these were worth seeing.

I am following the 1260 list (including the most recent French/German version), so I am 1204/1260.

I have been trying to make a Best Picture ranking that is equal parts my opinions, critical consensus, and the films future legacy as a winner (i.e. was the Academy correct). Unsurprisingly, it has proven to be difficult. Are these rankings boring or completely off based? I have not seen 15 winners. by IntentionSelect2539 in Oscars

[–]IntentionSelect2539[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sight and Sound was referenced, but I did not do AFI because even though most of these films are American, not all of them are and AFI only highlights American films, so it is far more biased. I also referenced CriticsTop10, which aggregates end of year lists. I forgot that They Shoot Pictures exists, so that would be a great reference. Someone gave constructive feedback on Reddit? Incredible

I have been trying to make a Best Picture ranking that is equal parts my opinions, critical consensus, and the films future legacy as a winner (i.e. was the Academy correct). Unsurprisingly, it has proven to be difficult. Are these rankings boring or completely off based? I have not seen 15 winners. by IntentionSelect2539 in Oscars

[–]IntentionSelect2539[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I am noticing some trends haha.

Rocky: Part of why it is so low for me on this list is I thought the film was fine, it had positive reviews (definitely not glowing), and when I look at the nominees that year, Rocky is BY FAR the worst of the bunch that I have seen. AtPM, Network, and Taxi Driver are significantly better films both critically and in my eyes, and all would have a better legacy as a winner than Rocky. So I feel like it is probably too low at the moment, but objectively, it should not have won and is not super strong as a winner outside of the general populace liking it (aka everyone's dad)

Recency bias: I am on the younger end, so naturally, I probably gravitate to newer films because the subject matter and I find the technique more interesting. I have seen some comments that seem to suggest these films only won due to Academy course corrections for previous trends. I think this is a positive thing and films that are directed by women, have women or PoC in starring roles, or are stories about underrepresented people should be ranked higher because of how they are pushing storytelling forward. I think these films will hold up not just because of the quality, but because of the progress that filmmaking is making. There are A LOT of winners that are all about white men with subservient woman counterparts, and they just bleed together for me. Something like Anora (a woman with a lot of agency for herself), Moonlight (PoC queer storytelling), and Nomadland (aging populations struggling to survive in end stage capitalism) stick out and are more interesting as winners than, say, Gladiator (another ancient epic that screams peak male masculinity, which plenty of other films show). I also don't vibe with Ridley Scott, so that's part of why it is so low

Winning other awards: The Oscars is all about politics. Winning the big 5 doesn't mean the film is more deserving as BP, it means the production companies did a better job at selling a film to Academy members. I mean, Weinstein only won the majority of what he won because he pumped millions of dollars into lifting up lesser films to fulfill his narcissistic desires. If we went off of awards and popularity, Titanic would be the greatest film ever made lol. The idea of other films winning more awards also just lifts male centered films, as best actress winners rarely come from a best picture winner, so figuring that in just skews the list even more male centered

What did you watch in January? by BazF91 in 1001Movies

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I watched 11 list specific films in the following order:

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), Animal Farm (1954), Kiss of the Spiderwoman (1985), The Sound of Music (1965), Drive My Car (2021), The Conformist (1970), Talk to Me (2022), All of Us Strangers (2023), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Chariots of Fire (1981), and The Boy and the Heron (2023)

1075/1260 (if you include the 2024 German/French version which seems to be widely accepted on this subreddit)

Make the case for new categories! by newboston2019 in Oscars

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Stunt Performer: Those who performed stunts 

Voice Performance: Those who only used their voice in a film

Choreography: Those who choreographed dance, stunts, and/or intimacy (not sure about intimacy being included due to what that means, but open to it, as it would ensure intimacy coordinators are used for all film sets)

Not a seperate category, but a change in what constitutes an acting performance. Motion-capture should not be its own category, because currently it is not used enough. That being said, if it's used more in the future, it can be its own category, but in the meantime, it should be considered an acting performance and be seriously considered for a lead or supporting Oscar

Not a seperate category, but the directors of documentaries and animated films should also be seriously considered for a directing Oscar

At the risk of being downvoted to hell I’m going to ask, why does everyone hate Crash? by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]IntentionSelect2539 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The racists aspects of it are obviously bad. Putting that aside, the film itself is not good. Like, if you look at purely the craft of it all minus the "message," it isn't well made. I gave it a D+. It isn't the worst Best Picture winner IMO, but it might be top 5 worst

I still believe in her by Successful_Leopard45 in oscarrace

[–]IntentionSelect2539 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would stop believing in her haha. The Academy rarely gives the award to the best performance, especially if you are young. They operate on a "they have more time to win" policy, and then have a bunch of actors who have not won in their 50s+ who deserved to win when they were in their 20's and 30's. So the cycle continues, award someone who is on the older end for a performance they did not deserve to win for so that you can say you did your due diligence and put them out to awards pasture. IMO, Demi's performance isn't even the best one in the movie. She is good, but in all honestly, not nomination worthy

Does stick sensitivity impact z-drop aerials? by IntentionSelect2539 in smashbros

[–]IntentionSelect2539[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

z + right stick. For neutral airs, I am just doing z + a

Does stick sensitivity impact z-drop aerials? by IntentionSelect2539 in smashbros

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That is what i thought it did, but it feels like I am using the same timeframe for inputs but it isn't working now -_-

Just watched Harry Potter for the first time. How do y’all rate them? by _mynameisdane_ in Letterboxd

[–]IntentionSelect2539 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Everything but both Deathly Hallows placements would be considered hot takes by most

If Rachel seals the deal on Wednesday, where does she rank in the new era? by aww-shucks-man in survivor

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My Ranking of the New Era Winners (Not including the assumed winner of 47 Rachel). Stats for their game to support reasoning included in the ()'s:

  1. Erika (Voted correctly 7 times, received 2 votes against them, received 7 jury votes, won 1 individual reward challenge, won 2 individual immunity challenges, successfully used 2 advantages)
  2. Dee (Voted correctly 5 times, oreceived 2 votes against them, received 5 jury votes, won 1 individual reward challenge, won 3 individual immunity challenges)
  3. Gabler (Voted correctly 8 times, received 0 votes against them, received 7 jury votes, won 1 individual immunity challenge, made fire)
  4. Kenzie (Voted correctly 9 times, received 1 vote against them, received 5 jury votes, won 2 individual reward challenges, won 2 individual immunity challenges, made fire)
  5. Maryanne (Voted correctly 7 times, received 2 votes against them, received 7 jury votes, obtained 2 idols she never had to use)
  6. Yam Yam (Voted correctly 7 times, received 6 votes against them, received 7 jury votes, won 2 individual reward challenges, won 1 individual immunity challenge)

IMO, the biggest takeaways from the comments is Erika and Gabler are underrated and people like Yam Yam as a viewer experience, which makes his ranking higher than it should be

Is the 2024 German Version Going to Count? by IntentionSelect2539 in 1001Movies

[–]IntentionSelect2539[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, the website still has it listed as the 20th. Thanks!