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| Author: | Maverikk [ Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:44 pm ] |
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The EW list got me thinking about a real list of movies that we should all see before Oscar night, and it seems to me that a better list of films to see would be all of the nominees for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. Is anybody else up to the challenge this year? Some movies, such as Junebug, might be hard to find now for those who haven't seen it, but most movies that have nominations for those categories should be easy enough to find. 1. Maverikk 2. Chris 3. andaroo 4. haerpinot 5. Kypade 6. Raffiki 7. loyal 8. xiayun 9. yoshue 10. Shack 11. dolcevita |
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| Author: | Chris [ Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:49 pm ] |
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I think I am. After all, I've seen a handful already and others I can check out through DVD or theater. |
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| Author: | Maverikk [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:47 am ] |
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I'll keep track of those who will be seeing them all or try to in the first post. |
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| Author: | andaroo1 [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:03 am ] |
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I would definately love to try, although I will come up short with work. There are also films coming out before Oscar night which I yearn to see more (New World, Matador). EW's list the only I HAVE NOT seen are: 4. Capote 8. Syrana 11. Transamerica 12. North Country 13. Memoris of a Geisha 14. Pride & Prejudice 15. Match Point 16. Mrs. Henderson Presentens 19. The Squid and the Whale 20. Junebug 23. Cache 24. Shopgirl Capote I will see before Oscar night. I won't see North Country (not out anymore), nor Pride (although I really want to!) nor Geisha (other things to see). I will likely see Match Point this weekend. Squid comes out on DVD really soon. Junebug comes out next week. Cache is hard because it probably won't get a theater release until after Oscar. Shopgirl... I really don't know why that one is on there. The only one of those that I would conciously avoid is Mrs. Henderson Presents. |
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| Author: | Maverikk [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:07 am ] |
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I'll be pushing Junebug on all of you guys because it comes out on February 17th or something like that. The movie itself struck a chord with me because of my southern roots, but it's the performance of Amy Adams that makes it so good. She gave the best line I've heard this season when she tells the other main actress in the film that she smells all nice and shampooey. 
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| Author: | andaroo1 [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:10 am ] |
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Mav, it comes out next Tuesday. Already #1 in my Netflix cue. |
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| Author: | Maverikk [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:13 am ] |
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andaroo wrote: Mav, it comes out next Tuesday. Already #1 in my Netflix cue. You should enjoy it, especially her. It was my second favorite performance of the year. |
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| Author: | Chris [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:15 am ] |
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It's #1 on my queue also. |
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| Author: | andaroo1 [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:15 am ] |
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BTW... important DVD releases. Oscar movies and big movies. January 10 The Constant Gardener Hustle and Flow Red Eye Saraband January 17 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Junebug Lord of War January 24 The Aristocrats Oliver Twist Thumbsucker Flightplan January 31 In Her Shoes Tim Burton's Corpse Bride February 7 The Best of Youth Elizabethtown Doom Eros Just Like Heaven Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Zathura February 14 Proof Saw II February 21 Domino North Country The Weather Man Febuary 28 A History of Violence The Ice Harvest The Squid and the Whale Three... Extremes Where the Truth Lies March 7 Howl's Moving Castle Jarhead Prime Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Brokeback Mountain? |
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| Author: | Maverikk [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:17 am ] |
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So can I add you to the list, andaroo? |
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| Author: | Chris [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:18 am ] |
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That would be kinda soon for Brokeback, no? |
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| Author: | andaroo1 [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:18 am ] |
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Sure, although I'll come up short. I should be at about 5 or 6 missing films by Oscar night. |
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| Author: | Chris [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:19 am ] |
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When are the Oscars anyway? |
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| Author: | andaroo1 [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:20 am ] |
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Chris wrote: That would be kinda soon for Brokeback, no? I dunno. The new rumored date for King Kong is 3/28. Narnia for early April So I don't know how soon is too soon anymore. Soderberg releases Bubble in a month or so. Theater and DVD released on the same day. |
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| Author: | Maverikk [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:21 am ] |
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Chris wrote: When are the Oscars anyway? March 5th, I think. Brokeback isn't going to come out 2 days after it wins, I wouldn't think. It would sell like crazy on DVD, but it'll do that anyway, so they'll probably reschedule that one. |
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| Author: | Chris [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:24 am ] |
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andaroo wrote: Chris wrote: That would be kinda soon for Brokeback, no? I dunno. The new rumored date for King Kong is 3/28. Narnia for early April So I don't know how soon is too soon anymore. Soderberg releases Bubble in a month or so. Theater and DVD released on the same day. Those I can see, but why would they release it so soon when they can get more box office money? It'll be moved to at least May. |
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| Author: | andaroo1 [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:26 am ] |
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I dunno. Delays are common (A History of Violence was pushed back a week) but delays of a few months often are not. We'll see, as for right now, this is the date that thedigitalbits and dvdfile and davisdvd are reporting, and they are not reporting it as rumor. Personally, I think it would do superb DVD numbers if it out near when it will probably win a boatload of Oscars. |
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| Author: | haerpinot [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:59 am ] |
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The Squid & the Whale is coming out March 14 now, unless they bumped it up from that date. Almost every site I've checked says March 14. Disappointing since I was hoping to seeing it before the Oscars. Shopgirl doesn't appear to have a DVD release date set at all yet, weird. I guess I'm in for the challenge, depending on who gets snubbed I probably will have seen all the movies nominated in the 6 big categories. |
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| Author: | kypade [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:15 am ] |
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Were we to use EW predix (just for argument's sake), these are the films in the big 8 (unless i made some big error): Brokeback Mountain Capote Cinderella Man The Constant Gardener Crash Good Night and Good Luck. A History of Violence Junebug Match Point Mrs. Henderson Presents Munich North Country Pride & Prejudice The Squid and the Whale Syriana Transamerica Walk the Line Bolded are the only three I know I will not be able to see before March five. The rest I've seen, or will see (on dvd, or soon (Pride probably this weekend, for example)). What other films could get in that aren't up there? |
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| Author: | Raffiki [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:13 am ] |
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You can add me on the list too. The only ones I haven't seen are... The New World Transamerica Mrs. Henderson Presents North Country and I don't know if I'm forgetting anything. But I'll probably see the first 3 within the next 2 weeks! |
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| Author: | Anonymous [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:30 am ] |
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Great thread. But Mav, can you remove the WOKJ portion of the title to avoid any confusion with the Oscar contest. |
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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:36 pm ] |
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Well, as always, I am automatically disqualified (I don't download). |
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| Author: | Shack [ Sat Jan 14, 2006 3:56 am ] |
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I'm mostly out. I live in a small-town, 2 movies playing a week. Nothing small ever comes here. So unless I do some hardcore downloading(I do a little), it's an impossibility. |
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| Author: | xiayun [ Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:00 am ] |
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I have a chance, so you could count me in. |
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| Author: | Maverikk [ Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:03 am ] |
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7 names??? We can do better than that. Libs, where's your name? Dolce? MikeQ.? xiayun? BKB??????? I could keep going! Don't make me start nagging y'all with PMs. 
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