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Post by Zeb31 on May 25, 2019 18:06:15 GMT
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Post by Zeb31 on May 25, 2019 18:11:26 GMT
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Post by Zeb31 on May 25, 2019 18:20:22 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on May 25, 2019 18:22:35 GMT
Thanks Zeb31 - great job - there's no denying that Bong Joon-Ho is as talented as any worldwide filmmaker, really happy for him and anxious to see this.
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Post by stephen on May 25, 2019 18:46:47 GMT
BONG! So pleased for him -- hoping Parasite can be a Foreign Language International Film contender.
Way to go, Antonio! I could see him getting Best Actor traction.
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Post by quetee on May 25, 2019 19:00:37 GMT
I hoping Antonio wins best actor here and get nominated for Oscars.
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Post by pacinoyes on May 25, 2019 19:18:02 GMT
This btw is an example of a pet peeve I've mentioned a lot - English language films are always set in the safety and comfort of the past (or are on the 4th remake of something from the past) - the South Korean leading works in particular are always sort of touching on the "right now" and even when they are not set in the right now, evoke it with a light touch instead of US films which are insanely heavy-handed. It makes for edgier, more challenging films if you start with projects in the current setting - lots of room to say newer things. Burning (2018), whether you liked it or not seemed achingly up to the moment in the culture it was addressing and Parasite suggests a rather precise skewering of the right now as well (haven't seen it). It's a big problem in the way the US sees things and what we expect from movies that this year (again) - we will have Sharon Tate's 50 year murder, Hoffa's 45 year murder, Mr. Rogers and Harriet Tubman.......
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Post by pupdurcs on May 25, 2019 19:53:35 GMT
Looking forward to seeing Parasite.
Good for Banderas. I've long said that it's his and Javier Bardem's good fortune to be among the few proven hispanic leading men in films, so that they can go long stretches doing work of little note and still be in the frame for gamechanging roles. Banderas is also well liked enough in Hollywood and seen as part of that community to be a serious contender in the Best Actor race if his campaign is run well.
The hype being given to Once Upon A Time In Hollywood didn't seem to sway the jury, who gave it nothing. Considering Spike Lee walked away with the Grand Prix prize last year for Blackkklansman (and kickstarted his Oscar run), Tarantino must be a bit pissed his movie left empty handed (I presume his little feud/rivalry with Lee is still a thing, and Quentin seems the type to keep score on these things). Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is probably more a Hollywood thing anyway, but perhaps expectations of it going nuts at the Oscars and getting 10 + nominations need to be tempered a bit.
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Post by pacinoyes on May 25, 2019 20:21:05 GMT
The hype being given to Once Upon A Time In Hollywood didn't seem to sway the jury, who gave it nothing. Considering Spike Lee walked away with the Grand Prix prize last year for Blackkklansman (and kickstarted his Oscar run), Tarantino must be a bit pissed his movie left empty handed (I presume his little feud/rivalry with Lee is still a thing, and Quentin seems the type to keep score on these things). Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is probably more a Hollywood thing anyway, but perhaps expectations of it going nuts at the Oscars and getting 10 + nominations need to be tempered a bit. OUATIH has some very bad signs in those reviews despite how great they seemed. No one sees that film as deep or profound or button pushing, rather they are praising QT merely for coming back as being the old QT. Similarly no one sees anything deep in DiCaprio or Pitt's performances - now could they be nominated, sure, of course, but winning is tough unless there's some meat on your characters bones. At a certain point the soccer moms and Eddie Lunchbucket idiots who comprise the US film critics community are going to give it a lot of 3 star reviews. You don't want the consensus rave reviews it got, at all, you want button pushing reviews that pushed some peoples buttons HARD and it got none - this is precisely the film you desperately want some to hate.......that's another reason the ending is already determined to me........no one cares enough that he wussied out, it's just a bunch of snappy lines, beautiful people, and catchy songs. Now it'll make a ton of money and it might get 10 nods but you know, he stopped being THAT guy in 1994 just like Spike stopped being THAT guy in 1989........both need other things to make you think they still are THAT guy. QT needs the BO money.........Spike needed the current racial controversy.........and I need a drink and then maybe I'd see them as something more than I do nowadays.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 25, 2019 20:29:21 GMT
I've yet to enjoy a Bong Joon-ho film so hopefully Parasite can be the first. And congrats to Sciamma the freakin first woman to win the screenplay award!! (how has this not happened sooner?) Portrait of a Lady on Fire is probably my most anticipated out of Cannes next to The Lighthouse. A brilliant artist indeed.
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Post by avnermoriarti on May 25, 2019 21:36:55 GMT
I've yet to enjoy a Bong Joon-ho film so hopefully Parasite can be the first. And congrats to Sciamma the freakin first woman to win the screenplay award!! (how has this not happened sooner?) Portrait of a Lady on Fire is probably my most anticipated out of Cannes next to The Lighthouse. A brilliant artist indeed. I'm also looking forward to Portrait of a Lady on Fire but she's hardly the first woman to win the screenplay prize when last year Rorhwacher won it and the year before Ramsay did it
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 25, 2019 21:41:02 GMT
I've yet to enjoy a Bong Joon-ho film so hopefully Parasite can be the first. And congrats to Sciamma the freakin first woman to win the screenplay award!! (how has this not happened sooner?) Portrait of a Lady on Fire is probably my most anticipated out of Cannes next to The Lighthouse. A brilliant artist indeed. I'm also looking forward to Portrait of a Lady on Fire but she's hardly the first woman to win the screenplay prize when last year Rorhwacher won it and the year before Ramsay did it then why and where did I read that? oh well. Congrats anyways. She's fantastic.
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Post by avnermoriarti on May 25, 2019 21:44:39 GMT
I'm also looking forward to Portrait of a Lady on Fire but she's hardly the first woman to win the screenplay prize when last year Rorhwacher won it and the year before Ramsay did it then why and where did I read that? oh well. Congrats anyways. She's fantastic. Probably it was one of those weird records of "first person named Celine Sciamma to win this award" or something like that to generate buzz
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Post by TerryMontana on May 25, 2019 21:55:28 GMT
I hoping Antonio wins best actor here and get nominated for Oscars. Oh, he'll get his nod alright!
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Post by flasuss on May 25, 2019 23:17:25 GMT
Banderas has a very "veteran actor's first Oscar nomination" feel all over him.
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Post by bob-coppola on May 26, 2019 0:35:07 GMT
my bets, which could be all wrong: palme d'or: parasite, bong joon-ho grand prix: atlantique, mati diop best director: quentin tarantino, once upon a time in hollywood prix du jury: bacurau, kleber mendonça filho best actress: adele haenel, portrait of a lady on fire best actor: antonio banderas, dolor y gloria best screenplay: portrait of a lady on fire caméra d'or: les miserables, ladj ly I really think portrait of a lady on fire would win something big, but if it wins the palme or the grand prix, adele haenel can't win best actress. and if she doesn't win, who does? and it feels weird not to predict malick for something in a iñarritu-led jury, but I can't fit him in anything. Can't believe I got everything but director and actress right. First time I get something right with those Cannes prizes.
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Post by eyebrowmorroco on May 26, 2019 16:38:24 GMT
Rank the films according to your anticipation.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo A Hidden Life Bacarau Les Miserables Parasite Matthias & Maxime The Wild Goose Lake Young Ahmed The Dead Don't Die Pain and Glory Little Joe Frankie Oh Mercy Portrait of a Lady on Fire Sorry We Missed You Sibyl The Traitor It Must Be Heaven The Whistlers Atlantics
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Post by matheusf on May 27, 2019 2:44:46 GMT
Rank the films according to your anticipation. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo A Hidden Life Bacarau Les Miserables Parasite Matthias & Maxime The Wild Goose Lake Young Ahmed The Dead Don't Die Pain and Glory Little Joe Frankie Oh Mercy Portrait of a Lady on Fire Sorry We Missed You Sibyl The Traitor It Must Be Heaven The Whistlers Atlantics A Hidden Life The Halt Young Ahmed (some reviews got me worried, but it's still the Dardennes) Portrait of a Lady on Fire The Lighthouse Parasite The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão SorryWe Missed You Bacurau Atlantique Family Romance, LLC It Must be Heaven (maybe lower if it is too cheesy, but I like comparisons to Jacques Tati) Les Miserables The Wild Goose Lake Pain and Glory Tommaso The Dead Don't Die I feel like I'm forgetting something, though. May edit this later.
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Post by matheusf on May 27, 2019 3:04:08 GMT
Just realized that Dumont's Joan of Arc flopped hard with american critics, so we can fully expect it in the Cahiers top 10 later this year
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Post by TerryMontana on May 27, 2019 12:50:26 GMT
Glad that a Greek director won for the best short film although I admit I didn't know who he was. I searched him in imdb and found out he's made only foir films, sll of them short-subject.
I haven't seen any of it......
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Post by pacinoyes on May 27, 2019 13:07:02 GMT
Glad that a Greek director won for the best short film although I admit I didn't know who he was. I searched him in imdb and found out he's made only foir films, sll of them short-subject. I haven't seen any of it...... In some ways I sort of wish Lanthimos would return and do a film set it Greece. I've only seen one of his Greek films (Dogtooth) - but that film, like Landscape In The Mist (among others) was very rooted in a specifically Greek sensibility, POV and worldview and also a political subtext. I like that he's doing broader stuff and I'm happy for his success but given what's happened in Greece financially etc. I bet Greek filmmakers working in that setting could mine that for inspiration now in the same way South Korea has lately to make exciting, relevant, country specific films.
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Post by TerryMontana on May 27, 2019 13:36:51 GMT
Glad that a Greek director won for the best short film although I admit I didn't know who he was. I searched him in imdb and found out he's made only foir films, sll of them short-subject. I haven't seen any of it...... In some ways I sort of wish Lanthimos would return and do a film set it Greece. I've only seen one of his Greek films (Dogtooth) - but that film, like Landscape In The Mist (among others) was very rooted in a specifically Greek sensibility, POV and worldview and also a political subtext. I like that he's doing broader stuff and I'm happy for his success but given what's happened in Greece financially etc. I bet Greek filmmakers working in that setting could mine that for inspiration now in the same way South Korea has lately to make exciting, relevant, country specific films. Lanthimos did 3-4 greek films (and some music video clips) before Dogtooth and they were just ok, nothing special (comedies at most). Dogtooth had indeed a political/cultural subtext and that's the reason it was successful. Angelopoulos' films were cultural (every one of them) and Gavras makes strong political statements through his movies. But the truth is there are very few greek films for the financial situation of the country (up to now, at least). Maybe our directors don't dare to, perhaps because it's a worldwide situation and they don't actually know how to express themselves (and their country) through a movie that concerns almost everybody. I don't know if my point is understood, I tried my best
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Post by wonky on May 28, 2019 19:05:14 GMT
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Post by TerryMontana on May 28, 2019 19:48:02 GMT
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Post by Mattsby on May 29, 2019 2:16:21 GMT
We don't have a thread for Parasite so I'm posting this here....... letterboxd.com/crew/list/bong-joon-ho-recommends-parasite-preparation/If pacinoyes wasn't excited enough, that Chabrol mention! Also, from the little I know of Parasite it brings to mind The Family Game ('83) which is about how a traditional Japanese family is comically upended by the presence of a brazen tutor in their household. Love those kinda plots... Can't wait...
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