Oscar predictions
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Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash" (*WINNER)
Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood" (*WINNER)
Best Actress
Julianne Moore, "Still Alice" (*WINNER)
Best Actor
Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything" (*WINNER)
Best Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Birdman" (*WINNER)
Best Picture
Birdman
(*WINNER)
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Oh well both my dark horses won by a nose.
WSS
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West Side Steves final comments
Hi gang, sorry looks like I let you down. This really has been a nail biter for the last few weeks. There's no consensus on any of the Las Vegas or entertainment sites except that the top couple of contenders were neck and neck. I think I outsmarted myself on a couple picks. As I said before Eddie Redmayne did a hell of a job but I really thought settlement would carry Michael Keaton. Not to mention the excruciating task that he and Edward Norton had by playing that entire film as a Broadway play, (not shooting everything one line at a time and splicing it all in). That's something many don't notice right off the bat. I also thought the buzz over all the years it took to shoot Boyhood would have given it the edge. Still I'm glad Birdman won. As far as Best Direction sometimes the guy who directed the film that lost Best Picture might get a consolation prize. But not this time.
The other three, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress were no brainers and I'm usually pretty good with them for obvious reasons..
WSS
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West Side Steves final comments
Hi gang, sorry looks like I let you down. This really has been a nail biter for the last few weeks. There's no consensus on any of the Las Vegas or entertainment sites except that the top couple of contenders were neck and neck. I think I outsmarted myself on a couple picks. As I said before Eddie Redmayne did a hell of a job but I really thought settlement would carry Michael Keaton. Not to mention the excruciating task that he and Edward Norton had by playing that entire film as a Broadway play, (not shooting everything one line at a time and splicing it all in). That's something many don't notice right off the bat. I also thought the buzz over all the years it took to shoot Boyhood would have given it the edge. Still I'm glad Birdman won. As far as Best Direction sometimes the guy who directed the film that lost Best Picture might get a consolation prize. But not this time.
The other three, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress were no brainers and I'm usually pretty good with them for obvious reasons..
WSS
Hi gang, sorry looks like I let you down.
Do better next year, Steve.
In the meantime, don't beat yourself up TOO much.
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Hi gang, sorry looks like I let you down.
Do better next year, Steve.
In the meantime, don't beat yourself up TOO much.
not a chance pal. How many people here predicted seattle even with the spread?Do better next year, Steve.
In the meantime, don't beat yourself up TOO much.
WSS
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Unrelated I watched boyhood over the weekend and liked it. Kind of sad though I don't want to be reminded that my sons will grow up.
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Actually, my subtitle for Birdman, now that it won is: The Not Unexpected Ascension of Pretension.
(yes, I thought is was a pretentious average movie).
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Actually, my subtitle for Birdman, now that it won is: The Not Unexpected Ascension of Pretension.
(yes, I thought is was a pretentious average movie).
Actually, my subtitle for Birdman, now that it won is: The Not Unexpected Ascension of Pretension.
(yes, I thought is was a pretentious average movie).
What did you find pretentious, Gip?
I found it entertaining with a creative story line and editing.
I am not a film critic nor do I see all that many. However, I found this to be a good movie. I'll leave it up to others to determine if it was the best film, or not.
PS I also liked looking at Naomi Watts ( I would have had a boner too) and Emma Stone.
"God is great. Beer is good. People are crazy." -
No worries about being a film critic, brother John. Criticism is truly pointless. Just that some people like to read it so they have other people do it. If you like asparagus better than broccoli how could you possibly be wrong? I've talked to people loved boyhood, but I hated it. Gipper didn't like Birdman. Oh well. He also drinks shitty beer...
WSS
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I didn't like Selma, American sniper or the theory of everything either.
WSS
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Michael Keaton got robbed
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Actually, my subtitle for Birdman, now that it won is: The Not Unexpected Ascension of Pretension.
(yes, I thought is was a pretentious average movie).
What did you find pretentious, Gip?
I found it entertaining with a creative story line and editing.
I am not a film critic nor do I see all that many. However, I found this to be a good movie. I'll leave it up to others to determine if it was the best film, or not.
PS I also liked looking at Naomi Watts ( I would have had a boner too) and Emma Stone.
What did you find pretentious, Gip?
The writing, directing, acting.....any movie that seems to deal with "Broadway" seems to me to have a great deal of pretension behind it.
And that was also the opinion of my wife.....the Theater major.
I found it entertaining with a creative story line and editing.
I am not saying it didn't have a bit of entertainment value. But, I mean if we are going for entertainment, give me Guardians of the Galaxy. The Grand Budapest Hotel was more entertaining imo. St. Vincent would have been better.
I am not a film critic nor do I see all that many. However, I found this to be a good movie. I'll leave it up to others to determine if it was the best film, or not.
PS I also liked looking at Naomi Watts ( I would have had a boner too) and Emma Stone.
Her performance in St. Vincent was far superior than Birdman.
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Actually Patricia Arquette's bloviating about women's rights had more animation then her role in boyhood.
WSS
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Actually Patricia Arquette's bloviating about women's rights had more animation then her role in boyhood.
WSS
Actually Patricia Arquette's bloviating about women's rights had more animation then her role in boyhood.
WSS
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