Very cool noms. I think ARRIVAL was the best script along with DEADPOOL (which
didn't get nominated). Amy Adams was robbed.
I LOVED THE LOBSTER and of Colin was robbed as well.
Happy about the other nominations otherwise.
Ryan Gosling is amazing in LA LA LAND.
Toochis
From: Principal Archivist <[email protected]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] AA Nominations
Yes. Except "best song."
On Jan 24, 2017, at 6:17 PM, Michael Greenwood <[email protected]> wrote:
In a near-perfect world, The Lobster sweeps all categories.
Oh well...
M
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Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:10 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] AA Nominations I agree. "La La Land" is likely to win the
big prize, and it was impressive when I saw it on the Cinerama Dome last month
- but none of its original tunes have "classic" written all over 'em, such as
you'd find in many Broadway or Disney animated musicals. And I don't get its
nom for best original screenplay. To me the best written script was
"Manchester by the Sea."
Looking over the selections - this is the first time in my LIFE - that I have
seen all nine Best Pic nominees before TODAY. Subjective rankings:
Likely favorites to win Best Picture:1. La La Land2. Moonlight3. Hidden
Figures4. Manchester by the Sea5. Arrival6. Lion7. Hell or High Water8.
Fences9. Hacksaw Ridge
The films I liked the most among the Best Picture noms:1. Manchester by the
Sea2. Arrival3. La La Land
4. Hidden Figures5. Hacksaw Ridge6. Moonlight7. Hell or High Water8. Lion
9. Fences
Have to add that although constructed in a conventionally formulaic and
self-aware way, "Hidden Figures" was for me the most crowd pleasing / enjoyable
of all the movies nominated for Best Picture, followed by "La La Land."
"Manchester" was the most depressing to many patrons - (but not to me) - yet
it's gifted with some of the best writing and acting of the year, esp. Casey
Affleck, who plays with a quiet self-hatred that's volcanic. Watching it, I
felt the air go out of the audience at the end, but to me, it's not a bad
ending. For me, NONE of the films nominated for the top prize this year are
dogs. They're all good. (Although I wouldn't have minded to see Michael
Keaton's evil portrayal in "The Founder" slip in there.) And FWIW, if the Best
Director noms remain an a signal of Best Picture odds - (in recent years they
have not) - then the choices are limited to "La La Land," "Moonlight,"
"Arrival," "Manchester by the Sea" and "Hacksaw Ridge." "Hacksaw," BTW, plays
out like a sentimental William Wyler film with a lot of "Private Ryan" carnage;
excellent craftsmanship but I thought Mel Gibson's pariah status in Hollywood
would shut him out. "Arrival" is slow but has a mind-bending,
out-of-this-world payoff - and "Moonlight" is heartbreakingly vivid in its
portrayal of bullying, gay self-identity and its relationship to the ethos of
masculinity among young black men. All good selections. - d.
From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Doug Taylor
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Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 9:36 AM
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Subject: AA Nominations Well, let the Hollywood self-gratification begin. La
La Land (14 nominations) was enjoyable and fun, but we all know that any film
that glorifies “the business” (see entries The Artist, Argo) is a rock-solid
lock to be celebrated whether it was the “best” entry or not. Regards Doug
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