<![CDATA[Oscar predictions]]>Last Minute Oscar Recap

OK gang its 3 days before the Oscars and I'm sticking with my predictions. This could easily go south but I'm turning them in before the ceremony.

Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette for BOYHOOD.

Best Actress Julianne Moore for STILL ALICE.

Best Supporting Actor JK Simmons for WHIPLASH.

Best Actor Michael Keaton for BIRDMAN with Eddie Redmayne as the dark horse.

Best Director.

Alejandro González Iñárritu for BIRDMAN or Richard Linklater for BOYHOOD.

My heart says Alejandro but I'm predicting Linklater.

Best movie, though I hated it, BOYHOOD.

~it's Friday so I won't be able to edit this. Place your bets

. WSS

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@westside-steve said:

Actually Patricia Arquette's bloviating about women's rights had more animation then her role in boyhood.

WSS

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480824https://brownsboard.com/post/480824Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:09:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:09:08 GMT]]>Actually Patricia Arquette's bloviating about women's rights had more animation then her role in boyhood.

WSS

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@chicopee-john said:

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.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480690https://brownsboard.com/post/480690Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:51:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:20:56 GMT]]>Michael Keaton got robbed

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480679https://brownsboard.com/post/480679Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:20:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:37:31 GMT]]>I didn't like Selma, American sniper or the theory of everything either.

WSS

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480643https://brownsboard.com/post/480643Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:37:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:29:26 GMT]]>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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@the-gipper said:

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.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480635https://brownsboard.com/post/480635Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:26:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:17:01 GMT]]>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).

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480630https://brownsboard.com/post/480630Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:17:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:52:34 GMT]]>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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@chicopee-john said:

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?

😉

WSS

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@westside-steve said:

Hi gang, sorry looks like I let you down.

Do better next year, Steve.

In the meantime, don't beat yourself up TOO much.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480616https://brownsboard.com/post/480616Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:14:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:18:19 GMT]]>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

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480605https://brownsboard.com/post/480605Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:18:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 05:26:41 GMT]]>Oh well both my dark horses won by a nose.

🙁

WSS

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480591https://brownsboard.com/post/480591Mon, 23 Feb 2015 05:26:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 05:25:11 GMT]]>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)

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480590https://brownsboard.com/post/480590Mon, 23 Feb 2015 05:25:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 03:56:35 GMT]]>So far so good. ..

WSS

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@jppt1974 said:

Expect surprises if the Steve says that those are the front runner winners.

No shit Sherlock. You should always expect surprises I can imagine at least three of these pics going south Eddie Redmayne my easily win Best Actor even though I think sentiment goes to Michael Keaton. Even though I thought it was a boring piece of shit I think people were impressed by the amount of years it took to shoot Boyhood. I think it will win but like I said senriment might push Birdman over the top. (remember though, Birdman is New York based not Hollywood)

Best director will probably go to the guy whose picture lost.

My favorites, besides Birdman, are Whiplash and the Imitation game.

WSS

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@walterwhite said:

Hellen Keller vs. Nightwolves will win an award

It may actually have as much entertainment value as those nominated.

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@jppt1974 said:

Expect surprises if the Steve says that those are the front runner winners.

Rather than, simply, criticize others, why not try and offer YOUR views.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480357https://brownsboard.com/post/480357Sat, 21 Feb 2015 00:29:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:42:54 GMT]]>Expect surprises if the Steve says that those are the front runner winners.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480347https://brownsboard.com/post/480347Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:42:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:34:40 GMT]]>My predictions

1 person wins all others lose

1 film wins all others lose

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480340https://brownsboard.com/post/480340Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:34:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:14:25 GMT]]>Hellen Keller vs. Nightwolves will win an award

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480317https://brownsboard.com/post/480317Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:14:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:55:58 GMT]]>As noted, last year I do not think was a very good year for movies. 12 Years a Slave too me was just a boring graphic documentary on what happens to slave. The better movies imo were Dallas Buyers Club and Philomena.....but they are not by any means great movies.

This year, from what I have seen so far, I am not impressed. The best of an average lot that I have seen has been The Imitation Game.

Though I have not seen American Sniper, Whiplash, or Selma.

And I go by pure entertainment value....not by whatever puffery the academy employs. The favorite you mention, Boyhood, was an absolute boring p.o.s. imo.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/480253https://brownsboard.com/post/480253Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:55:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oscar predictions on Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:45:04 GMT]]>Everything to the mlk movie

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