I thought 1917 would get best picture because war movies usually win, but it went to Parasite a foreign language film so I will have to see the film if I can find it at the library. Of course I hope to see all of the best picture nominees eventually. I finally saw the Favourite a couple of weeks ago.
As I thought 1917 would get best picture, I figured Sam Mendes would get best Director, but that went to Bong Joon Ho for Parasite. The academy has been staying consistent with the best picture and director. It made no sense to me that if it was the best picture, the director wouldn't also win.
I was hoping Leonardo DiCaprio would finally win for actor in a leading role, but I also figured Joaquin Phoenix would get it, but I had thought he had won an Oscar for Walk the Line, but I was wrong. This was his first Oscar win.
The same for an actress in a leading role. I had hoped Cynthis Erivo would get it, but I also figured it would go to Renee Zellwegger.
Actor in a supporting role I knew it would finally go to Brad Pitt.
I took a guess on Supporting role for an actress. I hadn't seen any of the movies, but I thought Margot Robbie might win for Bomshell, but I am happy that Laura Dern won.
I felt Parasite was original and the visuals looked good so I selected it for Original Screenplay. I thought Todd Phillips would win for adapted screenplay, but it went to Jojo Rabbit which is another movie I plan to see as soon as I can find it at the library.
I selected Parasite for the International Feature and Toy Story 4 for the animated feature. I've loved all of the other Toy Story films and was sure the academy would feel the same which is what happened.
Documentary feature was a guess and I thought Honeland would win because it was about bees and most people are thinking about climate change, etc. The winner was American Factory which is also something of importance.
Original score I thought John Williams would get it for Star Wars, he's always winning, but it went to Hilder Guonadottir for Joker.
The original song went to Elton John for Rocketman, but I felt Stand Up from the film Harriet was the better song. I had also hoped if the song won Cynthia Erivo would still walk away with an Oscar.
Cinematography it's been my experience tha war movies usually always win and the fact that 1917 was shot in a way that they look like one long shot it had to win.
Period pieces usually always win best costume so I selected Little Women. I thought the clip for Ford v Ferrari was good and so I picked it for best editing and Sound editing.
I was sure the transformation of Renee Zellwegger as Judy Garland would get hair and makeup, but that went to Bomshell which the transformation was good.
Because the film was called Once Upon a Time in Hollywood I was sure it would get Production Design and it did.
I figured 1917 would have to get some sort of sound award and selected 1917 for sound mixing.
The visual effects I selected Avengers: Endgame and 1917. War films usually have great visuals although sometimes disturbing.
I was rooting for the animated short Hair Love and was surprised when it won, but I was glad that it did. I hope I can find a compilation of the animated shorts.
Live action short I selected The Neighbors' Window which the clip was very appealing to me.
The documentary short I went wit Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If you're a Girl) it just seemed appropriate in the day and age.
I continue to watch movies from the library, many I've never seen and others I was really young when they came out. I'm just trying to see how I feel about certain movies and films now that I'm older.
There are also some newer movies that I am trying to catch up on as well.
The majority of my free time is spent watching movies. In between that time I try to stay busy around the house and work on some art. It's been so hot that I don't want to chance getting out into the yard and have a heat stroke.
In the last few weeks I've seen several movies from my collection and that I found at the library.
I watched a documentary on Annie Leibovitz the famed photographer which I found very interesting. There was another on the films of Ken Russell I've watched Elgar about the composer, The Debussy Film based on the famed composer Claude Debussy and Any Given Sunday about the painter Henri Rousseau. All are quite interesting in their depiction of the subjects and the artistry. Actors portray the subjects, but in The Debussy Film is a movie within a film telling the story of the composer. They are all shot in black and white.
I have to do some research because I think there is another film maker named Ken Russell and I don't think they are the same person. (I just checked Independent Movie Data Base and it is the same person.) You know how you don't expect people to look a certain way because of the work that they put out? That's what happened here. I have three more of his documentary/movies to watch.
I watched the series American Horror Story: Freak Show and I was absolutely engulfed in the season. I definitely want to watch it again before I return it to the library. It's hard for most people to see the beauty in people who are different than they are. We make assumptions without asking questions. If you watch this season you would be amazed to find out that there are actually actors who are disabled. The actors are really good and I hope to see them in something else. Even those that had never acted before are doing an incredible job.
McQueen - The documentary about fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
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I participated in this 10 Films/Movies in 10 Days on facebook. Actually I named it films/movies because of the podcast that I had been doing.
They are in no particular order. I had a list in mind when I decided to do this, but like everything else when it came time to post I had changed my mind and I wanted to watch the films and movies that I would post.
The films and movies that are in my collection are there for many different reasons. It has to do with the actors or the subject matter.
The first movie I decided to watch was Sparkle. The reason I chose this one because Aretha Franklin had just passed and she did some of the vocals for the movie. Curtis Mayfield composed the music that created some hits.
The movie starred Phillip Michael Thomas, Lonette McKee, Dorian Harewood, Irene Cara and Mary Alice. It was one of the first depictions of a black female singing group with a black cast.
The second movie I decided to watch was The Skulls. I hadn't seen this one in a very long time. Hill Harper has a small, but pivital role. The movie is based on a secret society that politicians and men of power belong too.
The third movie was Meatballs, a fun story about a summer camp of underdogs. The movie starred Bill Murray from Saturday Night Live and introduced us to Chris Makepeace as Rudy Gardner.
The fourth movie was Set It Off one of my favorite movies. It's an original story with some very talented actors. The movie stars Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett, Viveca Fox, Blair Underwood, Ella Joyce and John McGinley.
The fifth movie was Living Out Loud, another movie that featured Queen Latifah. I really like this movie for it's uniqueness. If we could all just live out loud... life would be even more interesting. The movie stars Holly Hunter and Danny Devito.
The sixth was the film Chain of Desire by Temistecoles Lopez. I had just watched Alfred Hitchcock's film Rear Window for the first time and it made me think of a scene from Chain of Desire so I decided to watch the movie. The film stars Linda Fiorentino and Malcolm McDowell. It was a film that connected several characters, but without them meeting each other. It was probably the first time I had seen a film go full circle. Starting with one character and then coming back to that character.
The seventh was the film Full Metal Jacket by Stanley Kubrick. The film gave us an inside view of the training, head games and mental stability that the soldiers went through during the Vietnam war. The film stars Mathew Modine, Vincent D'onofrio, Arliss Howard, Dorian Harewood, Adam Baldwin and Emrey.
The eight was the German film, Das Boot (The Boat), directed by Wolfgang Peterson, starring Jurgen Prochnow and Erwin Leder. It's based on the true story of German soldiers, who are only boys, on a submarine sent out to destroy the enemy. The experience changes those that do survive.
The visuals and editing for the film are incredible. It's as if you are on the sub with the other men.
The ninth was The Pillow Book, a film by Peter Greenaway. This film is the artistry at its best. The visuals inside of a story about love, obsession, the art of writing, the art of sex, fetishism and so much more.
The tenth movie was Forth Apache The Bronx, starring and directed by Paul Newman. No list would be complete without at least once movie in which Pam Grier is featured. She has a small, but pivotol role as a drugged out hooker/serial killer. Paul Newman didn't want Pam Grier for the role, but she pulled a Dorothy Dandridge and got the part. For those of you not familar with that, Otto Preminger didn't want Dorothy for the role of Carmen. He wanted her to play Cindy Lou. Dorothy dressed up as Carmen and went in and Otto new she was right for the part. Pam did the same thing, going into his office as the hooker. She lost a lot of weight for this role and Paul Newman couldn't resist.
There were other films and movies that I watched, but that was going beyond the number. Those others were the film Fame about the High School for performing arts in New York which starred Irene Cara, Barry Miller, Paul McCrane and the late Gene Anthony Ray. Holland Taylor appears in the film along with Debbie Allen, Ann Meara and fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi when he was a student at the school.
I also watched the movie The Temptations and the psychological film Headless Body in a Topless bar created from a newspaper article. It's a disturbing film in parts. It has some humor, but it's not for everyone.
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