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I didn't watch last night, but was looking through some pictures and I absolutely LOVE that Mike Myers wore his Order of Canada!
Well it was the biggest movie of 2018; First film with all major acting categories were played by black people; a black director and a soundtrack that features a nobel prize winner.
Also it is extremely well acted and made film.
What gets me is that when there's a movie outside of the male framework or white framework, people automatically assume with social media being what it is now, that #oscarsowhite was the only reason a film made and/or centered around POC only got in because of the race or #metoo if it's a female centered film made by a woman (Lady Bird) or whatever now but we had what 80 years of Oscars rewarding certain movies accepted by a membership that's majority white and male above a certain age? They only choose things based on merit? I don't think so.
Your mention of female-centred films made by women brings to mind Frozen River (2009).
It was a wonderful film and I see on IMDB that it did receive a fair bit of acclaim, including Best Woman Director for Courney Hunt. Though I am not sure I agree with having a specific category for 'Woman' director. I understand the rationale for reverse discrimination, but think that female directors are capable enough to compete with male directors.
And well deserved, IMO.Kendrick Lamar is a Pulitzer prize winner.
Apparently Singer would cry when challenged and hurled equipment across the set (though not at anybody in particular). He was regularly late (really frustrating for those who'd prepared for the shoot and had spent hours in the makeup chair) or just plain absent. Apparently Tom Hollander (who plays "Miami" Beach) was so fed up with Singer that he briefly quit the project. It was apparently after Singer threw the equipment that Rami made a complaint. It seems Rami's issues with Singer were due to his unprofessionalism, though Singer has said his absences were due to family issues.I've seen it mentioned in a couple of places online that Rami Malek and Bryan Singer were at odds throughout filming before Singer got fired so I imagine he would be fine not answering questions about him. It doesn't change the fact that it's going to keep coming up though and eventually he may have to say something.
Singer is ripe for a Weinstein style take down. It's frustrating that no one seems to be doing anything about it though.
A co-worker who is a Queen groupie has been to see “Bohemian Rhapsody” seven times....
I dont think a movie should win awards based on skin color.
Quite often, the movies and actors who didn't win Golden Globes and Oscars and/or who weren't even nominated are much more interesting than the list of who and what did win.
Can’t remember him thanking any woman through that speech outside of his wife, and I love Jeff Bridges. Movies have been an old boys network for a very long time and that encapsulated it very well.
What's your favourite of the big films this year?For the most part my personal favorite film usually does not coincide with the film that won a Best Pic award from either the Globes or Oscar.
What's your favourite of the big films this year?
I wonder why it's not possible to leave skin color out of the equation in the first place?
Oh well, I guess melanin (the biology of life) can't be ignored as much as the visual optics of mere skin pigmentation should be. DNA technology tells us that variations in skin pigmentation is a miniscule matter in the scheme of biological differentiation. But 500 years of historical myths, misinformation and cultural prejudices is a lot to overcome. Maybe we can trim-tab a bit by expanding our knowledge. Reading Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi, and Origins of the Black Atlantic, edited by Laurent DuBois and Julius S. Scott, I suggest might be an enlightening start.
BTW, everybody has melanin, it's just that some humans have more. https://www2.palomar.edu/anthro/adapt/adapt_4.htm And seriously, having a lot is not really a bad thing, contrary to popular opinion. Melanin is actually more than just pigment, but to understand the truth often requires going beyond status quo knowledge. Biologists and research scientists have been studying the science behind melanin, melatonin, and variations in skin pigmentation for years and trying to wrap their minds around it; a daunting process. Anyhoo, new uses for melanin are constantly being studied:
https://phys.org/news/2016-12-melanin-material-bioelectronic-devices.html
Maybe there's a movie in there somewhere.
Quite often, the movies and actors who didn't win Golden Globes and Oscars and/or who weren't even nominated are much more interesting than the list of who and what did win.
Or maybe they haven't heard about it. I think at this point "everyone" has heard about people like Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Bill Cosby. But this is the first I heard about any issues with the director of Bohemian Rhapsody. (Which I have not seen yet.)Which to me is actually worth a couple of points docked for the artistic merit of the film as it makes it sound like the film could have been directed by anyone. Or is it because people love Queen and love the movie so much they are willing to give the movie a pass while if it's a director/writer you already didn't like or have no strong feelings about or a movie you don't like/have no strong feelings about, it's easier to dismiss the film talk about not being able to separate an artist from the art. I think in one of the movie threads we discussed the difficulty of this for many people as we realize just how pervasive these issues are in the industry that it has affected way more projects than people anticipated and will start affecting projects we like/love. I'm just curious about it because I think it is something worth talking about.
If we're talking about 2018, Black Panther is on many lists of nominees.Just based on numbers, it's a good guess that most people's favourite movie of a certain year is not included in the list of nominees.
Or maybe they haven't heard about it. I think at this point "everyone" has heard about people like Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Bill Cosby. But this is the first I heard about any issues with the director of Bohemian Rhapsody. (Which I have not seen yet.)
With regards to Bohemian Rhapsody, the feeling I get isn't that people are brushing it off, but that people are saying Brian Singer being a complete douche canoe doesn't diminish Rami Malek's performance, or the work of everyone else involved in the film. Nobody is praising the film because of Singer (except Singer).But even when being told about it people just brush it off.
With regards to Bohemian Rhapsody, the feeling I get isn't that people are brushing it off, but that people are saying Brian Singer being a complete douche canoe doesn't diminish Rami Malek's performance, or the work of everyone else involved in the film. Nobody is praising the film because of Singer (except Singer).
House of Cards still went on without Spacey, receiving positive reviews. The Today show continued without Matt Lauer (though with people who'd known of allegations still involved). Actors are still doing Woody Allen and Roman Polanski films. Donald freaking Trump is still President.And that was the point of my post. It seems sort of selective based on people’s enjoyment of the product. I remember people going nuts about Kevin Spacey and House of Cards when all that stuff came out and all those pieces about whether The Cosby Show should stop running on syndication because it would diminish the good work of the entire team behind it, etc.
But even when being told about it people just brush it off.
House of Cards still went on without Spacey, receiving positive reviews. The Today show continued without Matt Lauer (though with people who'd known of allegations still involved). Actors are still doing Woody Allen and Roman Polanski films. Donald freaking Trump is still President.
People still thinking there's good about BR, despite Singer's involvement, is not as abnormal or selective as it's been made out to be.
(To be clear, I think Bryan Singer is completely despicable and should be punished. Just that Rami and the rest of those involved in BR shouldn't be punished because of him.)
My comment was in response to Topaz’s post number 155 saying that it deserved the BP because (among other things) all actors and one more person were black.
Don’t take my post out of context.
Well it was the biggest movie of 2018; First film with all major acting categories were played by black people; a black director and a soundtrack that features a nobel prize winner.
Also it is extremely well acted and made film.
There was an article about why movies like Black Panther will have a hard time winning awards versus movies like Hidden Figues. Wish I could find the link.