Link Buzz
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 7:00PM 
← TODAY'S MUST LISTEN. Nick and I joined Joe Reid and Chris Feil on their new podcast "This Had Oscar Buzz" this week for a special episode. If you haven't yet heard their podcast they generally cover one major failed Oscar bet each time and discuss that year as well. But this episode ignores the usual formula since we recorded in Canada and talked TIFF movies. We covered many of the films which currently have Oscar buzz like Widows, If Beale Street Could Talk, Wildlife, and A Star is Born.
Okay on to links! We probably missed a whole lotta news while we were away in Canada but here are a few random links for ya!
• IndieWire Critics rank of the best performances and films from TIFF. This list is completely nuts. Lady Gaga makes the list but Bradley Cooper doesn't? Whaaaa. FTR Gaga is solid with the acting but Bradley Cooper, a great actor already, tops his own previous career best. It's no contest. Maybe the odd results are that they only let us vote for one thing per category, so no rankings or anything else. But still.
• Feedspot "30 Best European Movie Blogs" Somehow The Film Experience made the list even though we aren't really European... (well a couple of contributors are!). And we do cover Eurofilms. But we're in good company so thank you Feedspot.
• Broadway.com had readers vote for which current TV series should be stage musicals. Weird poll but I can definitely see a few of them working
• THR Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding was added to the A Simple Favor poster after the fact to capitalize on his new stardom
• THR Bryan Singer in talks to direct Red Sonja. Somehow he's still going to be paid top dollar despite being fired from his last picture for frequently not showing up on set!
Reader Comments (10)
That podcast was proof that festival bubbles are very much a real thing. Nathaniel, you are the one true reality check left in Oscar prognosticating; I always appreciate your nuanced opinions.
Well, The Handmaid’s Tale is already an opera. A terrible, terrible opera ...
The A Simple Favor link reads a bit weird it sounded like he was added to the movie after CRA. I was thinking like how on earth did they complete filming and post production that quickly! However he was added to the poster after the fact. Blake Lively was awesome in that and the movie was fun!
Bryan Singer gets a job offer and James Gunn still doesn't get his job back? That is fucking bullshit.
OMG I'm seriously loving that "This Had Oscar Buzz" podcast!
You describe a perfect podcast premise for you guys to go on....and it’s just a modern festival recap? Good for you guys anyway, hope they get you back in a more interesting context.
honk -- of course they will. big festivals dont happen that often. They have a lot of episodes already recorded if you're interested in their show.
My Best Performances of TIFF:
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
Steven Yeun, Burning
Carey Mulligan, Wildlife
Nicole Kidman, Boy Erased
Victor Polster, Girl
Carmina Martinez, Birds of Passage
Susanne Wolff, Styx
Joanna Kulig, Cold War
James Gunn is fired over an excavated tweet from years ago.
Noted sexual predator and proven to be professionally unreliable Bryan Singer is still feilding top offers.
Jesus Christ
No need to say anything negative about 'this had oscar buzz' podcast - But if you want to hear something different - articulate, witty, well thought out, historically accurate, and engaging conversations, listen to The Film Experience's 1970s smackdown. Or all of this site's podcasts.