Burgundy LaRue Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hollywood is supposed to be a bastion of liberalism, but is really a good ol' boys network that women and minorities can barely get ahead in, if at all. This. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Closet racist limousine liberals who throw a bone to minorities once in a while so they can pat themselves on the back and be all self-congratulatory about how progressive they are? "I can't be a racist, I gave an Oscar to that fat black girl in Precious!" I definitely believe that. But then, why not Selma? Why wasn't Selma their "black friend" this year? That's where the other explanations come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The movie is a mess but I've decided "Jupiter Jones" is the best name ever. Human Chessgame beat me to it. I was expecting a Three Investigators movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I love the parodies and I am baffled why a BDSM movie featuring a character like Grey would be released on Valentines Day, but I can say with certainty that if my glrlfriend asks me to take her to see 50 Shades, I would be the first person in the car because shit would be on when we got back home. I got dragged to see it last night and it was the most unsexy "sexy" movie I've ever seen. My wife repeatedly apologized for asking me to take her to see it. I'd have much rather sat at home and re-watched Leprechaun In Space. At least the chick in that movie had nice boobs and the plot made way more sense. I guess my point was that I do not fear "date movies," I fear "chick flicks." There is a distinct difference between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Closet racist limousine liberals who throw a bone to minorities once in a while so they can pat themselves on the back and be all self-congratulatory about how progressive they are? "I can't be a racist, I gave an Oscar to that fat black girl in Precious!" I definitely believe that. But then, why not Selma? Why wasn't Selma their "black friend" this year? That's where the other explanations come in. Blacks can only be Hollywood's 'friend' once every decade, and 12 Years a Slave filled that role ast year. Hollywood: Hi ya, Negroes! We gave you a nice Oscar last year, you remember that. So see y'all people again in 2024! As bad as Blacks have it, Latinos and Asians may as well not even exist in Tinseltown. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 We had multiple black performers nominated for Best Actor in 2001, 2004, and 2006. The time of appeasement is over! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Good timing by Deadspin: Selma. "Whoa, hey, didn't we give all the Oscars to the black movie LAST year? We can't do that two years in a row! Now they're just being greedy." By the way, I know the real reason thatSelma got hosed: OPRAH. I don't trust any movie that has Oprah in it. Not Selma. Not Beloved. Not Lee Daniels' The Butler Presented By Oprah Brought to You by Maybelline. Any time Oprah appears in a movie, it is a deliberate attempt by Oprah to insert herself into critical moments in world history. I'm surprised she didn't play fucking Moses in Exodus. One day my kid's gonna bring home a history book, and it will say that Oprah was the one who discovered radium. Fuck Oprah eternally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Oprah is no more self indulgent than any other person would be in her position. Wait. no one is in her position because the sista has a kabillion dollarz and has her own fucking network! I will celebrate instead of hate with the caveat that I know that rich people are all about being rich and green is the only color that matters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'll say this for Oprah: I thought she was great in The Butler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooks Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The movie is a mess but I've decided "Jupiter Jones" is the best name ever. Human Chessgame beat me to it. I was expecting a Three Investigators movie. Goddamn I wasn't expecting a Three Investigators reference today but I got it. And it made my day. And made me happy that someone else read those. I still look for them in used bookstores and occasionally find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yeah, Hollywood is not nearly as liberal as it likes to think. Women get treated like shit. It's still incredibly hard for an openly gay actor to get anywhere. They regularly churn out jingoistic nonsense like American Sniper. I always think of that time Sylvester Stallone was arguing for gun control and asking why anyone would need an AK47. Um, I don't know, maybe because people like you spent most of the '80s glamourizing that stuff and making it look like the coolest shit imaginable? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'll say this for Oprah: I thought she was great in The Butler. She's a good actress, but she probably is too famous to be in movies, if that makes sense. Can you every believe national icon is Oprah is anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Caught The Imitation Game over the weekend and I'm all-in on Cumberbatch for Best Actor. If RWNJ spittle-spewing fury was a renewable fuel source, we'd never have to drill a single oil well ever again after the gay foreign egghead beat out the gung-ho MURICAN~! solider.LOL. This year's Best Actor competition is stacked. Cumberbatch was fantastic and is a deserving winner, should that happen. I think Cooper in American Sniper was better but won't be upset if Cumberbatch wins.Neither guy was as good as David Oyelowo in Selma - but he didn't even nab a freaking nomination. Isn't it going to be Keaton though?That's my guess based on word-of-mouth. Haven't seen Birdman yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Caught The Imitation Game over the weekend and I'm all-in on Cumberbatch for Best Actor. If RWNJ spittle-spewing fury was a renewable fuel source, we'd never have to drill a single oil well ever again after the gay foreign egghead beat out the gung-ho MURICAN~! solider.LOL. This year's Best Actor competition is stacked. Cumberbatch was fantastic and is a deserving winner, should that happen. I think Cooper in American Sniper was better but won't be upset if Cumberbatch wins.Neither guy was as good as David Oyelowo in Selma - but he didn't even nab a freaking nomination. Isn't it going to be Keaton though? Yeah but Keaton doesn't really lend himself to any socio-political rants... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Redmayne will probably win because it's the sort of dramatic, physical, over-the-top role people win for. Remember when Sean Penn in Mystic River beat Bill Murray for Lost in Translation? I think Penn won because he was doing the whole acting showcase (anger! grief! more anger!) and Murray's performance is way more under-stated. But really, 10 years on, I think everyone would agree Murray's acting was more of an accomplishment. He revealed more with one frown than any long irate rant or tearful sobs could ever do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Dunlop Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I thought the biggest Oscar snub was Gyllenal not being nominated for Nightcrawler. Yep. I mean, not only did I think Gyllenhaal was better than any of the Best Actor dudes but I preferred Nightcrawler over any of the Best Picture nominees (and I loved Whiplash). It was a strange snub. I do feel as though Oyelowo should definately have been nominated though, that guy was walking charisma in that role. But, yeah, IT GOT FILMED OVER 12 YEARS!!!! Or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 "Thank God you voters didn't see Welcome to the Dollhouse!" Whoever won the Best Actress Oscar in 1995, presumably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roofiethebutcher Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 This past week I watched John Wick, Kingsman and Nightcrawler. I really enjoyed all three. Gyllenhaal should have been up for an Oscar. Wick and Kingsman were both bloody good times. I also wanted to mention that I read 95 percent of The Three Investigators books while in elementary school. I would be down with a series based on those books. Pair them up with Encyclopedia Brown and I might not know what to do. I also saw Edge of Tomorrow a few weeks ago and thought it was really good. I wonder if Oblivion the year before caused people to not go and see it since they appeared similar and that one didn't get great reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Yeah Edge Of Tomorrow is vastly better than Oblivion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacelle Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Who won for best supporting actor in 1993? Val Kilmer in Tombstone was probably better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 My sister decided to randomly email me a movie "review" for Love is Strange sweet movie - a bit choppy - good soundtrack - bring a tissue She also wanted to know why Alfred Molina and John Lithgow weren't nominated for Oscars but she pretty much thinks that of any movie she likes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Has anybody seen the Taiwanese movie "Stray Dogs"? It was a very strange movie; full of long scenes where virtually nothing happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2960932/A-surfer-hit-beach-house-Great-Keppel-collapsing-ocean-crazy-drivers-ignoring-police-cross-town-Inside-eye-Cyclone-Marcia-batters-coast.html A cyclone in Queensland has led to various sharks being scattered all over the place. Sharknado predicted the future, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I don't know why but I'm captivated by the turn of phrase "Various sharks." Like it would make a good name for a collection of something. Songs or short stories. Or it would be the title on the spine of a book on a shelf in a Wes Anderson movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 It boggles my mind that the same people who decry blockbusters for being nothing back actors on green screen fall all over themselves at the "technical marvel" of BIRDMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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