Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 1:15PM Chris here, to curb your naysaying. I've heard plenty of "she doesn't even go here" comments about Rachel McAdams's Best Supporting Actress nomination, from even my delightful Team Experience colleagues. So here's a quick reminder (with help from this year's nominees)...
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Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 9:10PM Joe, Nick, Katey and Nathaniel gather themselves for their first post-Oscar nomination discussion of the new year. Today, directors, pictures, and a discussion of Oscar's diversity problem. Please join in the conversation in the comments.
40 minutes
00:01 Intro & Phoenix (for no apparent reason)
02:25 Bridge of Spies and Oscar tastes
04:30 Straight Outta Compton, Creed and Oscar's Diversification Initiatives
18:00 Cinematography and insular Oscar clubs
25:00 Mad Max vs The Martian vs The Revenant... is that good news for Spotlight?
30;00 The Big Short, Screenplays, Precursors and Early Signs
33:00 Ridley Scott. Who gets Best Director now?
Related Reading For Context:
Joe's 20 Actors of Color List
Nathaniel's #OscarsSoWhite Article
Ridley Scott on "Little Gold Men"
The Revenant's Production Design & Costume Design
Best Picture Chart
You can listen to the podcast here at the bottom of the post or download from iTunes soon.
Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 8:30PM 08:00 I was going to boycott the show this year because of The Shark Jump Awakens but I'm an addict. Awards shows. Red Carpets... excuse me Blue carpets. So I watch. TJ Miller begins the show with an okay monologue without many jokes. The recurring joke is the physical gag of his "four dancing critics." In comedy theory this is one fo those jokes that gets funnier and funnier as it goes from the sheer commitment and silliness but it's probably too early in the evening (read: everyone is too sober) to pull this off just yet.
Suddenly picturing a team of 4 puppets typing with me. Enjoying the fantasy.
08:03 There are approximately 1000 reaction shots of Matt Damon already. Which is weird since there are so many celebrities to choose from in the house.
Netflix and Chill. I'd rather HBO Go Down on Someone."
08:05 That's a joke I laughed at. I am only human.
08:07 At some point critics are called "professional sifters"? Which hmmm. Semantic comedy? There's also an aside about Oscar Isaac that I didn't get. Miller also congratulates everyone in the room
All of you are in here. You're in the room. You already did it. you won.
I lost, I guess. I'm not in the room this year. But Kirsten Dunst and Rachel McAdams are. [More after the jump]
Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 1:43PM I'll be live-blogging / live-tweeting the Golden Globes tonight but just from habitual need, not from any place of confidence, it's time for the predictions. I'm hiding EVERYTHING after the jump so that nobody will think to look here when the Globes are actually in session. Tricky!
COMEDY/MUSICAL FILMS
Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 8:00AM Manuel here talking about the Spotlight cast. If the SAG voting crowd can see beyond their cooky nominations, they might yet crown a handsome roster of winners. That’s what we hope happens, at least in the Best Ensemble category which, besides being quite testosterone heavy, doesn’t really feel reflective of the “best” of ensemble work that we saw this past year. Should the Tom McCarthy cast prevail though, we’ll at least know the Actors went to the right film and its talented cast.
But what are the actors behind the Boston Globe reporters up to next? Let's find out after the jump...
