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Oscars Watch Party
By: animaniactoo Date: March 5, 2022, 7:03 pm
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Setting this up now cuz my sister just made a date with me to
watch together (in our own homes, but connected via Zoom/Phone),
and I figure that this is one of those things that's big enough
that a lot of people will watch and may want to chat about. It's
all on the table - commenting on the dresses, the presenters,
the musical acts, the winners, the speeches, who should have
won. Let's have some fun!
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If you (like the rest of us) didn't watch a lot of new movies
this past year - since when has that ever stopped us from having
an opinion??
Get started now with your predictions based on your general
sense of the things you've seen and those you haven't....
HTML https://abc.com/shows/oscars/news/nominations/oscar-nominations-2022-list
I'll kick off with Encanto will win for Score, and may be
outdone in Animated Film by Flee for the originality of the type
of story that Flee is and the subject it covers. Encanto is, by
all standards an excellent film. But Flee is groundbreaking. The
ground that Encanto breaks is important... but it's a current
culture/environment kind of small achievement comparative to the
watershed moment of the creativity of telling the story of Flee
in this manner (which is, of course, exactly the kind of thing
that the Academy is so in love with. Well... except that they
are also in love... in the way that an industry thrives on the
pressure of powerful pockets can be... with Disney).
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Re: Oscars Watch Party
By: animaniactoo Date: March 26, 2022, 8:31 pm
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Just bumping this towards the top, cuz it's tomorrow :)
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Re: Oscars Watch Party
By: Thetis099 Date: March 27, 2022, 8:01 am
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I have seen two of the best picture nominees, "West Side Story"
and "Dune". I thought Spielberg did very well with the remake
of "West Side Story", but it was just okay for me. "Dune" was
excellent! I was as disappointed as most by the first movie.
It wasn't all bad, but it wasn't as great as it could have been
and was mostly disappointing. The new version is everything I
wanted from the first movie and didn't get plus so much more,
and it was only half of the story. I am impressed. And, the
music by Hans Zimmer is incredible. I have to download that
soundtrack.
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Re: Oscars Watch Party
By: Thetis099 Date: March 27, 2022, 5:10 pm
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I know little about fashion, but I like the spiny sea urchin
look of Lupita Nyong'o sparkly gold dress:
HTML https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.eonline.com/amp/news/1324441/oscars-2022-red-carpet-fashion-see-every-look-as-the-stars-arrive
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Re: Oscars Watch Party
By: Itopian Date: March 27, 2022, 5:20 pm
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[quote author=Thetis099 link=topic=901.msg85058#msg85058
date=1648386095]
I have seen two of the best picture nominees, "West Side Story"
and "Dune". I thought Spielberg did very well with the remake
of "West Side Story", but it was just okay for me. "Dune" was
excellent! I was as disappointed as most by the first movie.
It wasn't all bad, but it wasn't as great as it could have been
and was mostly disappointing. The new version is everything I
wanted from the first movie and didn't get plus so much more,
and it was only half of the story. I am impressed. And, the
music by Hans Zimmer is incredible. I have to download that
soundtrack.
HTML https://media0.giphy.com/media/pkHqU2Y0EWQBW8oFfP/200.gif
[/quote]
I love Lynch's Dune for the gloriously awful mess that it is. I
honestly haven't seen a thing that would get me to watch the new
one. Something about a Paul Atreides that looks like he stepped
out of a Tim Burton animated film rubs me the wrong way (yes, I
know this guy is well regarded, has been in films that are well
regarded, and the like). He's very pretty; I just can't buy him
as the Kwisatz Haderach. Yes, I'm difficult to please, and see
fewer than one new film a year on average.
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Re: Oscars Watch Party
By: Thetis099 Date: March 27, 2022, 5:59 pm
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[quote author=Itopian link=topic=901.msg85210#msg85210
date=1648419616]
[quote author=Thetis099 link=topic=901.msg85058#msg85058
date=1648386095]
I have seen two of the best picture nominees, "West Side Story"
and "Dune". I thought Spielberg did very well with the remake
of "West Side Story", but it was just okay for me. "Dune" was
excellent! I was as disappointed as most by the first movie.
It wasn't all bad, but it wasn't as great as it could have been
and was mostly disappointing. The new version is everything I
wanted from the first movie and didn't get plus so much more,
and it was only half of the story. I am impressed. And, the
music by Hans Zimmer is incredible. I have to download that
soundtrack.
HTML https://media0.giphy.com/media/pkHqU2Y0EWQBW8oFfP/200.gif
[/quote]
I love Lynch's Dune for the gloriously awful mess that it is. I
honestly haven't seen a thing that would get me to watch the new
one. Something about a Paul Atreides that looks like he stepped
out of a Tim Burton animated film rubs me the wrong way (yes, I
know this guy is well regarded, has been in films that are well
regarded, and the like). He's very pretty; I just can't buy him
as the Kwisatz Haderach. Yes, I'm difficult to please, and see
fewer than one new film a year on average.
[/quote]
I watch Lynch's "Dune" like I watch the Governator
(Schwarzenegger) version of "Conan the Barbarian" and
"Highlander", which is with love for how bad they are in some
ways, but still entertaining enough I want to watch them anyway.
James Earl Jones becoming a giant snake, "Dune" with loads of
acting and directing chops but a legit large scale disaster of a
film (not "Waterworld", but something like that), Connery saying
"There can be only one" in "Highlander", a priceless film
moment- all of those things are big fun for me. I suppose it
may be that I like a big budget but poorly executed miss as much
as a B-ish or indie film that becomes a beloved cult classic?
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Re: Oscars Watch Party
By: Thetis099 Date: March 27, 2022, 6:06 pm
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Zendaya looks incredible!
HTML https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a39466276/zendaya-crop-top-skirt-oscars-red-carpet-2022/
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Re: Oscars Watch Party
By: farmgirl Date: March 27, 2022, 6:07 pm
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[quote author=Thetis099 link=topic=901.msg85205#msg85205
date=1648419051]
I know little about fashion, but I like the spiny sea urchin
look of Lupita Nyong'o sparkly gold dress:
HTML https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.eonline.com/amp/news/1324441/oscars-2022-red-carpet-fashion-see-every-look-as-the-stars-arrive
[/quote]
I absolutely love her, and I am not even a movie watcher! But I
love clothing (I sew my own clothes) and she always looks
fabulous!
And for the record, I don't wear fancy clothes. I just love
beautiful fabrics and I like to make clothing that fits me.
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Re: Oscars Watch Party
By: acl-ny Date: March 27, 2022, 6:22 pm
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We didn’t it like Dune. Not at all.
We also didn’t care for Power of the Dog, although the ending
wasn’t bad.
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Re: Oscars Watch Party
By: Thetis099 Date: March 27, 2022, 6:29 pm
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[quote author=farmgirl link=topic=901.msg85224#msg85224
date=1648422479]
[quote author=Thetis099 link=topic=901.msg85205#msg85205
date=1648419051]
I know little about fashion, but I like the spiny sea urchin
look of Lupita Nyong'o sparkly gold dress:
HTML https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.eonline.com/amp/news/1324441/oscars-2022-red-carpet-fashion-see-every-look-as-the-stars-arrive
[/quote]
I absolutely love her, and I am not even a movie watcher! But I
love clothing (I sew my own clothes) and she always looks
fabulous!
And for the record, I don't wear fancy clothes. I just love
beautiful fabrics and I like to make clothing that fits me.
[/quote]
She always looks beautiful to me. I appreciate the clothes even
though I'm not fancy. My mother is a gifted seamstress. She
made extra money sonetimes by making bridal gowns and
bridesmaids dresses. I didn't learn to sew, but I helped her
with the process, mostly pinning patterns and cutting the
pieces. Sometimes I would start pinning the pieces together for
her, depending how complex the pattern. I have some idea what
takes to make formal dresses. I watch "Say Yes to the Dress"
too. Why do I feel embarrassed every time I own watching that
show?
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