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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 18, 2021 22:41:28 GMT
We haven't had a movie star like Lawrence since Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, and Angelina Jolie - that's a woman, of course I meant. This is quite an extraordinary feat. New female movie stars appeared dead since that trio. And she's singlehandedly doing it with no close competititor. Been a few male movie stars tho. Does she though, have movie star quality? She's not on the same level as Julia, Sandra and Angelina. She's not there yet, but she's set to inherit those 3.
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Post by quetee on Aug 18, 2021 22:46:46 GMT
Does she though, have movie star quality? She's not on the same level as Julia, Sandra and Angelina. She's not there yet, but she's set to inherit those 3. I don't think so. Movie stars are known across demos. All ages. If you ask people: who's Leo DiCaprio. 100% would know. Can't do that with her. Everyone knows Streep and Kidman. They have movie star quality.
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Post by speeders on Aug 18, 2021 22:52:21 GMT
She's not there yet, but she's set to inherit those 3. I don't think so. Movie stars are known across demos. All ages. If you ask people: who's Leo DiCaprio. 100% would know. Can't do that with her. Everyone knows Streep and Kidman. They have movie star quality. Not sure if Nicole Kidman is more famous than Jennifer Lawrence...
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 18, 2021 23:05:30 GMT
She's not there yet, but she's set to inherit those 3. I don't think so. Movie stars are known across demos. All ages. If you ask people: who's Leo DiCaprio. 100% would know. Can't do that with her. Everyone knows Streep and Kidman. They have movie star quality. She's 10 years into her career. You can't make those declarations for lots of things that'll occur in the future that will surely raise her clout unless she for some reason just goes off the map. We knew Julia was something special ever since Pretty Woman, but to have the career she ended up having? I didn't predict that. The Gia girl then becoming the #1 action star I also didn't see coming either. And Bullock appeared dead for about 8 years between Miss Congeniality and The Blind Side before really upping her status with one year (2009). The demographic of Lawrence is mostly 16-32, but those people become 31-46 in 15 years. So... that yeah. You'll be surprised how many people don't know Streep. My mom has seen Lawrence before. But she definitely doesn't know Kidman, if she's seen her she's obviously forgot. On example of course, but people vary. I think Kidman is known by people who follow movies. For people who don't....they still don't know her. Sure lots of people don't know Lawrence yet as well (mostly people 35++), but I think she'll eventually become household where Kidman is who she is at this point with very few chances to increase her clout further.
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Post by thomasjerome on Aug 19, 2021 14:11:18 GMT
My mom has seen Lawrence before. But she definitely doesn't know Kidman, if she's seen her she's obviously forgot. On example of course, but people vary. I think Kidman is known by people who follow movies. For people who don't....they still don't know her. This is strange to me because Kidman was a very popular name in the 90s; she was married with the biggest male movie star in the planet for nearly the whole decade. They were all over the magazines and tabloids all the time. Their divorce also got a lot of talk. Many 35+ people who doesn't watch films at least must know her as "Tom Cruise's wife". Her films with Tom were all box office successes. She was the lead star in major studio productions even if they were not always successful (The Peacemaker, Practical Magic) and starred in the highest-grossing film of US in 1995 - "Batman Forever". Then "Moulin Rouge", "The Others", "Cold Mountain" all did fine business. She was not a Julia Roberts/Sandra Bullock type of draw and it's true that many of her film choices doesn't necessarily appeal to masses but then again, even now she gets major parts in things like "Paddington" and "Aquaman". So, saying Kidman is "known by people who follow movies" is reaching a bit.
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Post by quetee on Aug 19, 2021 14:22:34 GMT
My mom has seen Lawrence before. But she definitely doesn't know Kidman, if she's seen her she's obviously forgot. On example of course, but people vary. I think Kidman is known by people who follow movies. For people who don't....they still don't know her. This is strange to me because Kidman was a very popular name in the 90s; she was married with the biggest male movie star in the planet for nearly the whole decade. They were all over the magazines and tabloids all the time. Their divorce also got a lot of talk. Many 35+ people who doesn't watch films at least must know her as "Tom Cruise's wife". Her films with Tom were all box office successes. She was the lead star in major studio productions even if they were not always successful (The Peacemaker, Practical Magic) and starred in the highest-grossing film of US in 1995 - "Batman Forever". Then "Moulin Rouge", "The Others", "Cold Mountain" all did fine business. She was not a Julia Roberts/Sandra Bullock type of draw and it's true that many of her film choices doesn't necessarily appeal to masses but then again, even now she gets major parts in things like "Paddington" and "Aquaman". So, saying Kidman is "known by people who follow movies" is reaching a bit. Yeah, my mom doesn't follow movies and she knows Kidman because she was married to Tom Cruise. She doesn't know Jennifer Lawrence.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 19, 2021 14:32:21 GMT
My mom has seen Lawrence before. But she definitely doesn't know Kidman, if she's seen her she's obviously forgot. On example of course, but people vary. I think Kidman is known by people who follow movies. For people who don't....they still don't know her. This is strange to me because Kidman was a very popular name in the 90s; she was married with the biggest male movie star in the planet for nearly the whole decade. They were all over the magazines and tabloids all the time. Their divorce also got a lot of talk. Many 35+ people who doesn't watch films at least must know her as "Tom Cruise's wife". Her films with Tom were all box office successes. She was the lead star in major studio productions even if they were not always successful (The Peacemaker, Practical Magic) and starred in the highest-grossing film of US in 1995 - "Batman Forever". Then "Moulin Rouge", "The Others", "Cold Mountain" all did fine business. She was not a Julia Roberts/Sandra Bullock type of draw and it's true that many of her film choices doesn't necessarily appeal to masses but then again, even now she gets major parts in things like "Paddington" and "Aquaman". So, saying Kidman is "known by people who follow movies" is reaching a bit. Ok well, I'm not trying to dredge up a debate even though I feel one is coming. But here goes: I'm not claiming Kidman is obscure by any means, but at this juncture it's hard to say anyone is "unpopular." Is Kate Winslet not known by most people? Absolutely not. Is Kidman unpopular? Absolutely not. Lindsay Lohan isn't unpopular, despite the fact that lots of adults simply never watch her films and follow the part of the tabloids with her in it. I'm sure lots and lots of adults don't know who Lindsay Lohan is. You mention her in conservative American families and lots and lots of them never heard of her. I'm just saying I've seen plenty of people not know Kidman. You ask a conservative family and they've not heard of her. The average American doesn't care about most of the movies she's in. And if they've seen her, they forgot her. The movie she won an Oscar for is The Hours is not a huge film. It's not The Blind Side or Erin Brockovich. Now I'm not claiming Silver Linings Playbook is a huge movie that everyone has seen, but I do think generally speaking it's bigger than The Hours, and yes I think Lawrence is bigger than Kidman. Or at least in 2021 she might be. Her paycheck indicates that the industry knows that she's...... kinda big to the masses to give her that type of money for a role that doesn't even look that big. And the mentioning of your mom (or quetee's) knowing her because she married Tom Cruise kinda proves my point. It's not her movies lots of people know her for, it's who she dated.
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Post by thomasjerome on Aug 19, 2021 20:50:49 GMT
Ok well, I'm not trying to dredge up a debate even though I feel one is coming. But here goes: I'm not claiming Kidman is obscure by any means, but at this juncture it's hard to say anyone is "unpopular." Is Kate Winslet not known by most people? Absolutely not. Is Kidman unpopular? Absolutely not. Lindsay Lohan isn't unpopular, despite the fact that lots of adults simply never watch her films and follow the part of the tabloids with her in it. I'm sure lots and lots of adults don't know who Lindsay Lohan is. You mention her in conservative American families and lots and lots of them never heard of her. I'm just saying I've seen plenty of people not know Kidman. You ask a conservative family and they've not heard of her. The average American doesn't care about most of the movies she's in. And if they've seen her, they forgot her. The movie she won an Oscar for is The Hours is not a huge film. It's not The Blind Side or Erin Brockovich. Now I'm not claiming Silver Linings Playbook is a huge movie that everyone has seen, but I do think generally speaking it's bigger than The Hours, and yes I think Lawrence is bigger than Kidman. Or at least in 2021 she might be. Her paycheck indicates that the industry knows that she's...... kinda big to the masses to give her that type of money for a role that doesn't even look that big. And the mentioning of your mom (or quetee's) knowing her because she married Tom Cruise kinda proves my point. It's not her movies lots of people know her for, it's who she dated. Who knows what the future will bring but currently, I don't see any indication that “the Hunger Games” turning into some sort of classic in the way “Speed" turned out to be for Sandy. “Silver Linings Playbook” might be a better film than “Pretty Woman” but the hype around Julia was something else. It was a very iconic role that J-Law is yet to get. Now I’m not saying Jennifer will never be a big movie star, she very well might be – she’s a very charismatic performer with a lot of talent but so far, she couldn’t sell any project on her name alone – well, maybe except for “Passengers” at least (but that film also had Chris Pratt fresh out of “Guardians” success). “Red Sparrow” was not a big hit and several publications pointed out that the salary she got was too much. “Mother!” – we all know how it turned out. “Joy” didn’t do well, “Serena” was a big flop and that one had Bradley Cooper on the posters to help. And I’m sure most of the people don’t necessarily come to “X-Men” films just to see her. From what I see - the masses, so far, doesn’t really care all that much for her. I mean if they don’t go to her films enough, then where is the love? If you would blame the films themselves, then how she’ll turn into a bigger star with poor film choices? I'm not trying to drag her. Again, I like her and would love to see her having big successes but I'm just saying what it is right now: she's just not THAT big. I won’t read too much into the Netflix salary. Just check this one out: Netflix spends the money everywhere. They pay Ryan Gosling 20 million dollars for “The Grey Man”. Now I love the guy but he’s far from a draw for the masses and most of his recent films were box office flops. Yet, if we go by that logic, I can claim that Kidman was enough of a big star also. She has got paid 15 million dollars or more for each of “Cold Mountain”, “The Stepford Wives”, “Bewitched’, “The Interpreter”, “The Invasion” and “The Golden Compass”. Not a bad salary at all for an actress whose supposedly many Americans have never heard of, don’t you think? And all those films have been made long after her divorce. She was no part of tabloids anymore. Obviously the studios had enough of confidence in her name. I only brought up Cruise factor because to me, it just sounded unusual to live in the 90s but not recognize a major, successful actress name who happened to be married with the greatest male movie star on earth and was all over the magazines and tabloids. Once again, I’m not claiming Kidman was a big movie star/draw in the way Julia and Sandra were but yeah, I do think you way undersell Kidman’s name recognition among the public.
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Post by quetee on Aug 19, 2021 21:48:30 GMT
Ok well, I'm not trying to dredge up a debate even though I feel one is coming. But here goes: I'm not claiming Kidman is obscure by any means, but at this juncture it's hard to say anyone is "unpopular." Is Kate Winslet not known by most people? Absolutely not. Is Kidman unpopular? Absolutely not. Lindsay Lohan isn't unpopular, despite the fact that lots of adults simply never watch her films and follow the part of the tabloids with her in it. I'm sure lots and lots of adults don't know who Lindsay Lohan is. You mention her in conservative American families and lots and lots of them never heard of her. I'm just saying I've seen plenty of people not know Kidman. You ask a conservative family and they've not heard of her. The average American doesn't care about most of the movies she's in. And if they've seen her, they forgot her. The movie she won an Oscar for is The Hours is not a huge film. It's not The Blind Side or Erin Brockovich. Now I'm not claiming Silver Linings Playbook is a huge movie that everyone has seen, but I do think generally speaking it's bigger than The Hours, and yes I think Lawrence is bigger than Kidman. Or at least in 2021 she might be. Her paycheck indicates that the industry knows that she's...... kinda big to the masses to give her that type of money for a role that doesn't even look that big. And the mentioning of your mom (or quetee's) knowing her because she married Tom Cruise kinda proves my point. It's not her movies lots of people know her for, it's who she dated. Who knows what the future will bring but currently, I don't see any indication that “the Hunger Games” turning into some sort of classic in the way “Speed" turned out to be for Sandy. “Silver Linings Playbook” might be a better film than “Pretty Woman” but the hype around Julia was something else. It was a very iconic role that J-Law is yet to get. Now I’m not saying Jennifer will never be a big movie star, she very well might be – she’s a very charismatic performer with a lot of talent but so far, she couldn’t sell any project on her name alone – well, maybe except for “Passengers” at least (but that film also had Chris Pratt fresh out of “Guardians” success). “Red Sparrow” was not a big hit and several publications pointed out that the salary she got was too much. “Mother!” – we all know how it turned out. “Joy” didn’t do well, “Serena” was a big flop and that one had Bradley Cooper on the posters to help. And I’m sure most of the people don’t necessarily come to “X-Men” films just to see her. From what I see - the masses, so far, doesn’t really care all that much for her. I mean if they don’t go to her films enough, then where is the love? If you would blame the films themselves, then how she’ll turn into a bigger star with poor film choices? I'm not trying to drag her. Again, I like her and would love to see her having big successes but I'm just saying what it is right now: she's just not THAT big. I won’t read too much into the Netflix salary. Just check this one out: Netflix spends the money everywhere. They pay Ryan Gosling 20 million dollars for “The Grey Man”. Now I love the guy but he’s far from a draw for the masses and most of his recent films were box office flops. Yet, if we go by that logic, I can claim that Kidman was enough of a big star also. She has got paid 15 million dollars or more for each of “Cold Mountain”, “The Stepford Wives”, “Bewitched’, “The Interpreter”, “The Invasion” and “The Golden Compass”. Not a bad salary at all for an actress whose supposedly many Americans have never heard of, don’t you think? And all those films have been made long after her divorce. She was no part of tabloids anymore. Obviously the studios had enough of confidence in her name. I only brought up Cruise factor because to me, it just sounded unusual to live in the 90s but not recognize a major, successful actress name who happened to be married with the greatest male movie star on earth and was all over the magazines and tabloids. Once again, I’m not claiming Kidman was a big movie star/draw in the way Julia and Sandra were but yeah, I do think you way undersell Kidman’s name recognition among the public. 100% agree on every point.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 20, 2021 3:00:23 GMT
Ok well, I'm not trying to dredge up a debate even though I feel one is coming. But here goes: I'm not claiming Kidman is obscure by any means, but at this juncture it's hard to say anyone is "unpopular." Is Kate Winslet not known by most people? Absolutely not. Is Kidman unpopular? Absolutely not. Lindsay Lohan isn't unpopular, despite the fact that lots of adults simply never watch her films and follow the part of the tabloids with her in it. I'm sure lots and lots of adults don't know who Lindsay Lohan is. You mention her in conservative American families and lots and lots of them never heard of her. I'm just saying I've seen plenty of people not know Kidman. You ask a conservative family and they've not heard of her. The average American doesn't care about most of the movies she's in. And if they've seen her, they forgot her. The movie she won an Oscar for is The Hours is not a huge film. It's not The Blind Side or Erin Brockovich. Now I'm not claiming Silver Linings Playbook is a huge movie that everyone has seen, but I do think generally speaking it's bigger than The Hours, and yes I think Lawrence is bigger than Kidman. Or at least in 2021 she might be. Her paycheck indicates that the industry knows that she's...... kinda big to the masses to give her that type of money for a role that doesn't even look that big. And the mentioning of your mom (or quetee's) knowing her because she married Tom Cruise kinda proves my point. It's not her movies lots of people know her for, it's who she dated. Who knows what the future will bring but currently, I don't see any indication that “the Hunger Games” turning into some sort of classic in the way “Speed" turned out to be for Sandy. “Silver Linings Playbook” might be a better film than “Pretty Woman” but the hype around Julia was something else. It was a very iconic role that J-Law is yet to get. Now I’m not saying Jennifer will never be a big movie star, she very well might be – she’s a very charismatic performer with a lot of talent but so far, she couldn’t sell any project on her name alone – well, maybe except for “Passengers” at least (but that film also had Chris Pratt fresh out of “Guardians” success). “Red Sparrow” was not a big hit and several publications pointed out that the salary she got was too much. “Mother!” – we all know how it turned out. “Joy” didn’t do well, “Serena” was a big flop and that one had Bradley Cooper on the posters to help. And I’m sure most of the people don’t necessarily come to “X-Men” films just to see her. From what I see - the masses, so far, doesn’t really care all that much for her. I mean if they don’t go to her films enough, then where is the love? If you would blame the films themselves, then how she’ll turn into a bigger star with poor film choices? I'm not trying to drag her. Again, I like her and would love to see her having big successes but I'm just saying what it is right now: she's just not THAT big. I won’t read too much into the Netflix salary. Just check this one out: Netflix spends the money everywhere. They pay Ryan Gosling 20 million dollars for “The Grey Man”. Now I love the guy but he’s far from a draw for the masses and most of his recent films were box office flops. Yet, if we go by that logic, I can claim that Kidman was enough of a big star also. She has got paid 15 million dollars or more for each of “Cold Mountain”, “The Stepford Wives”, “Bewitched’, “The Interpreter”, “The Invasion” and “The Golden Compass”. Not a bad salary at all for an actress whose supposedly many Americans have never heard of, don’t you think? And all those films have been made long after her divorce. She was no part of tabloids anymore. Obviously the studios had enough of confidence in her name. I only brought up Cruise factor because to me, it just sounded unusual to live in the 90s but not recognize a major, successful actress name who happened to be married with the greatest male movie star on earth and was all over the magazines and tabloids. Once again, I’m not claiming Kidman was a big movie star/draw in the way Julia and Sandra were but yeah, I do think you way undersell Kidman’s name recognition among the public. Ok, you totally read too much into one sentence. And you're really getting the wrong idea. I'm not selling Kidman short at all. Kidman movies were on cable in the late 90s, so yes I definitely knew her face although I thought of her as mostly the woman in a bunch of dark thrillers (Dead Calm/Eyes Wide Shut). Just saying it's my personal impression, but maybe it's selective based on what I liked to watch. What i'm trying to imply is that her name is BIGGER among people who follow movies. I also agree that there's a middle ground between Julia/Sandra and Kidman and Lawrence and then on the lowest end you probably have Melissa George, like you said. And yes I agree, Julia and Sandra are ahead of Kidman, but Kidman occupies a slightly lower position than them, but she's not Melissa George by any means. Don't think of Speed as a Bullock movie. And I also don't think it's as big as The Hunger Games. Speed being a classic is also arguable. It's not Die Hard. Not saying The Hunger Games is a classic, but I do think the film wouldn't be much without Lawrence. Speed is a Keanu Reeves movie first and foremost. And those were a stretch of mainstream films for Kidman as you pointed out, but she's been around pretty long by that point - so it would be strange if she couldn't get those projects greenlighted. Lawrence already got her stretch of mainstream films. You can argue the Red Sparrow and Passengers could be equated to that stretch of films Kidman had in the mid-00s. I definitely agree with you Silver Linings Playbook is not Pretty Woman. And no, Lawrence cannot sell a film yet on her name alone. There's no doubt about that. But I also think you have to take into account the fact that just because people see your movies doesn't mean they love you or name you as a favorite. Dwayne Johnson movies make a lot of money, and his movies are among the most widely seen currently but does that mean people name him as a favorite actor? No, I think that's the difference between Lawrence and other actors. People see her and really love her It's not just based on box office receipts which is what you're getting really deep into. And no, I definitely think you have to take into account salaries. It tells you a lot about the current status of movie stars. That list is actually a very accurate rundown. Ryan Gosling getting 20 million for The Grey Man might be a bit high considering his position, but I definitely think the others are accurate. And if $15 million was the highest Kidman got, Lawrence destroys that by $10 million, it's no chump change. It's $25 million compared to $15 million and you don't see the difference? Can Kidman still get $15 million now? Well I don't know.... I'll say no idea on that.
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Post by futuretrunks on Aug 20, 2021 3:12:15 GMT
What? I can see this being said about Gosling, whose stardom and appeal is complicated and goes beyond his box-office pedigree. But Lawrence? It was just manufactured bullshit, as I proclaimed from Day 1. She had a freakish convergence of the initial breakout (Winter's Bone) lining up with multiple franchises (X-Men; Hunger Games), and an ascendent O. Russell. Those franchises and O. Russell dried up, and what happened was she was revealed to basically have lousy film taste. She can't manage her career, and leapfrogging onto Rick Yorn can't fix that. Leo drives his own career and has his own relationships with directors and cinema; it's not about agents managing shit.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 20, 2021 3:19:40 GMT
What? I can see this being said about Gosling, whose stardom and appeal is complicated and goes beyond his box-office pedigree. But Lawrence? It was just manufactured bullshit, as I proclaimed from Day 1. She had a freakish convergence of the initial breakout (Winter's Bone) lining up with multiple franchises (X-Men; Hunger Games), and an ascendent O. Russell. Those franchises and O. Russell dried up, and what happened was she was revealed to basically have lousy film taste. She can't manage her career, and leapfrogging onto Rick Yorn can't fix that. Leo drives his own career and has his own relationships with directors and cinema; it's not about agents managing shit. Ok I have no idea what you just said here. Break it down for me please.
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Post by futuretrunks on Aug 20, 2021 3:54:52 GMT
What? I can see this being said about Gosling, whose stardom and appeal is complicated and goes beyond his box-office pedigree. But Lawrence? It was just manufactured bullshit, as I proclaimed from Day 1. She had a freakish convergence of the initial breakout (Winter's Bone) lining up with multiple franchises (X-Men; Hunger Games), and an ascendent O. Russell. Those franchises and O. Russell dried up, and what happened was she was revealed to basically have lousy film taste. She can't manage her career, and leapfrogging onto Rick Yorn can't fix that. Leo drives his own career and has his own relationships with directors and cinema; it's not about agents managing shit. Ok I have no idea what you just said here. Break it down for me please. I know I'm not that drunk yet.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Aug 20, 2021 13:48:05 GMT
I’m a pretty JLaw advocate but there’s zero chance she’s more well known than Kidman to the average Joe movie goer. Especially so for those over the age of 35.
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Post by Allenism on Aug 20, 2021 17:03:02 GMT
I’m a pretty JLaw advocate but there’s zero chance she’s more well known than Kidman to the average Joe movie goer. Especially so for those over the age of 35. This isn’t even a question. Walking collection of wigs and Botox aka Nicole Kidman has been around a lot longer.
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Post by pupdurcs on Aug 20, 2021 17:11:40 GMT
I’m a pretty JLaw advocate but there’s zero chance she’s more well known than Kidman to the average Joe movie goer. Especially so for those over the age of 35. This isn’t even a question. Walking collection of wigs and Botox aka Nicole Kidman has been around a lot longer. You really should leave this misogynistic bullshit to MsMovieStar. Agreed that Kidman is better known than Lawrence though.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 20, 2021 17:38:13 GMT
I’m a pretty JLaw advocate but there’s zero chance she’s more well known than Kidman to the average Joe movie goer. Especially so for those over the age of 35. This isn’t even a question. Walking collection of wigs and Botox aka Nicole Kidman has been around a lot longer. Yeah I think that sums it up. Kidman has been around 3 times as long. Nearly impossible to compete with 3 decades of work.
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 23, 2021 20:07:41 GMT
12/10 theaters, 12/24 Netflix, Don’t Look Up, Adam McKay-directed satire of two low level astronomers who go on media tour to convince the world it is about to be destroyed by a meteor. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Timothee Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance head all-star ensemble.Well, that's the money shot date I guess.......
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 31, 2021 19:28:19 GMT
From Jeffrey Wells - so DLU another screening.........hmmmmmmm.........test screening nerds prepare to post Twitter reactions thankyouverymuch.........
I’m not saying precisely where or when, but before the weekend a Los Angeles research screening will happen. The film is described as a “star-studded dark comedy” from a “major motion picture studio.” We can all guess the film, I think.
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Post by quetee on Aug 31, 2021 22:42:14 GMT
From Jeffrey Wells - so DLU another screening.........hmmmmmmm.........test screening nerds prepare to post Twitter reactions thankyouverymuch......... I’m not saying precisely where or when, but before the weekend a Los Angeles research screening will happen. The film is described as a “star-studded dark comedy” from a “major motion picture studio.” We can all guess the film, I think.Is Netflix considered a studio?
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Post by pacinoyes on Sept 4, 2021 0:05:47 GMT
www.worldofreel.com/blog/2021/9/4r4is6qv2ofqytu1j8lixregitf7vjAdam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up test-screened to more positive notices the other day, with a reader signalling Mark Rylance as a particular standout. What we know about “Don’t Look Up,” (12.10.21) his upcoming return to comedy, is that it’s the story of two low-level astronomers who must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching asteroid that will destroy Earth. It sounds politically-charged and it probably will be. Just look at what McKay told Rolling Stone earlier in the year, describing his film as being about “a global catastrophe and a bumbling U.S. President who refuses to listen to his White House scientists advice”. A reader who saw the film at a recent test screening in June told me that it was a global warming satire with a lot of the same meta-editing McKay brought to his last two films (“The Big Short” “Vice”). This person also mentioned Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Rylance (playing a Bill Gates/Warren Buffet-type) as the most likely to receive awards attention.
Meanwhile, Jennifer Lawrence’s lead scientist isn’t much of a chewy role for the actress as she is mostly used as a narrative device for the audience. Timothee Chalamet, and Cate Blanchett have limited supporting roles. The version that was screened runs a whopping 2 hours and 35 minutes in length and is said to be very “Brecht-ian.”The film garnered glowing reactions from those I’ve spoken to. Another L.A. test screening came the following week with the audience, supposedly, giving the film an ovation as the credits rolled. The words “crowdpleaser” keeps creeping in with these reactions. So does the word “Oscar.” At this point, based on the overwhelmingly positive receptions it’s been getting, it would be silly to bet against “Don’t Look Up” getting a bunch of Oscar nominations.
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Post by quetee on Sept 4, 2021 0:36:13 GMT
www.worldofreel.com/blog/2021/9/4r4is6qv2ofqytu1j8lixregitf7vjAdam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up test-screened to more positive notices the other day, with a reader signalling Mark Rylance as a particular standout. What we know about “Don’t Look Up,” (12.10.21) his upcoming return to comedy, is that it’s the story of two low-level astronomers who must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching asteroid that will destroy Earth. It sounds politically-charged and it probably will be. Just look at what McKay told Rolling Stone earlier in the year, describing his film as being about “a global catastrophe and a bumbling U.S. President who refuses to listen to his White House scientists advice”. A reader who saw the film at a recent test screening in June told me that it was a global warming satire with a lot of the same meta-editing McKay brought to his last two films (“The Big Short” “Vice”). This person also mentioned Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Rylance (playing a Bill Gates/Warren Buffet-type) as the most likely to receive awards attention.
Meanwhile, Jennifer Lawrence’s lead scientist isn’t much of a chewy role for the actress as she is mostly used as a narrative device for the audience. Timothee Chalamet, and Cate Blanchett have limited supporting roles. The version that was screened runs a whopping 2 hours and 35 minutes in length and is said to be very “Brecht-ian.”The film garnered glowing reactions from those I’ve spoken to. Another L.A. test screening came the following week with the audience, supposedly, giving the film an ovation as the credits rolled. The words “crowdpleaser” keeps creeping in with these reactions. So does the word “Oscar.” At this point, based on the overwhelmingly positive receptions it’s been getting, it would be silly to bet against “Don’t Look Up” getting a bunch of Oscar nominations. Not too many people are betting against the movie getting nods. Leo's in it and his movies hardly miss scoring a ton of bp nods. He hasn't been in an actual winner for over 20 years though.
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Post by stephen on Sept 4, 2021 0:40:25 GMT
www.worldofreel.com/blog/2021/9/4r4is6qv2ofqytu1j8lixregitf7vjAdam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up test-screened to more positive notices the other day, with a reader signalling Mark Rylance as a particular standout. What we know about “Don’t Look Up,” (12.10.21) his upcoming return to comedy, is that it’s the story of two low-level astronomers who must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching asteroid that will destroy Earth. It sounds politically-charged and it probably will be. Just look at what McKay told Rolling Stone earlier in the year, describing his film as being about “a global catastrophe and a bumbling U.S. President who refuses to listen to his White House scientists advice”. A reader who saw the film at a recent test screening in June told me that it was a global warming satire with a lot of the same meta-editing McKay brought to his last two films (“The Big Short” “Vice”). This person also mentioned Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Rylance (playing a Bill Gates/Warren Buffet-type) as the most likely to receive awards attention.
Meanwhile, Jennifer Lawrence’s lead scientist isn’t much of a chewy role for the actress as she is mostly used as a narrative device for the audience. Timothee Chalamet, and Cate Blanchett have limited supporting roles. The version that was screened runs a whopping 2 hours and 35 minutes in length and is said to be very “Brecht-ian.”The film garnered glowing reactions from those I’ve spoken to. Another L.A. test screening came the following week with the audience, supposedly, giving the film an ovation as the credits rolled. The words “crowdpleaser” keeps creeping in with these reactions. So does the word “Oscar.” At this point, based on the overwhelmingly positive receptions it’s been getting, it would be silly to bet against “Don’t Look Up” getting a bunch of Oscar nominations. Not too many people are betting against the movie getting nods. Leo's in it and his movies hardly miss scoring a ton of bp nods. He hasn't been in an actual winner for over 20 years though. The Departed is over twenty years old??
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Post by quetee on Sept 4, 2021 0:41:51 GMT
Not too many people are betting against the movie getting nods. Leo's in it and his movies hardly miss scoring a ton of bp nods. He hasn't been in an actual winner for over 20 years though. The Departed is over twenty years old?? I always forget that won bp. LMAO.
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Post by pacinoyes on Sept 4, 2021 0:44:52 GMT
The Departed is over twenty years old?? I always forget that won bp. LMAO. We should also say though that being in 2 BP winners is a career achievement in itself - I mean most actors do not get 2 BP winners ............and he's just 46...........
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