Been a movie fan my entire life. Got interested in showbiz awards while in high school and have been following them with zeal. On a personal mission to watch every single Oscar-winning feature film in my lifetime, regardless of what categories it won.
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The only reason to allow general audiences to become Academy members is if they’re actually willing to watch 100+ movies a year so they can truly decide what the best movies are from a long list, and if they’re willing to vote seriously in every category, even ones like short films. If an average person doesn’t know what cinematography vs. film editing is, they shouldn’t be able to vote for the Oscars.
Now as for me, I do take films seriously, and I do know what each category means, so I would definitely love to be an Academy member, even though I know that will never happen since I don’t work in the film industry. But if I ever were, I wouldn’t take my membership for granted and I would make sure I would check off who I personally think the deserving winner is, no matter how popular or not it is with general audiences.
ReplyActor Sid Haig passed away. https://www.thewrap.com/sid-haig-actor-in-house-of-1000-corpses-and-jackie-brown-dies-at-80/
ReplyActor Sid Haig passed away. https://www.thewrap.com/sid-haig-actor-in-house-of-1000-corpses-and-jackie-brown-dies-at-80/
ReplyIsrael has submitted Incitement as its entry. https://deadline.com/2019/09/israel-incitement-oscar-race-ophir-award-1202742272/
ReplyWell, I think the Downton Abbey fans, loyal as they are, were going to show up no matter what the critics said.
ReplyMovies released on Friday, September 20:
Ad Astra—B-
Downton Abbey—A
Rambo: Last Blood—B
Venezuela has submitted Being Impossible as its entry. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-venezuela-picks-being-impossible-international-feature-film-category-1241594
ReplyI hope both Dick Van Dyke and Christopher Plummer get to present the award to her together at the end of the ceremony. That would be quite the sight on television.
ReplyActress and TV host Suzanne Whang passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/suzanne-whang-dead-house-hunters-host-was-57-1241408
ReplyHere are some more submissions:
In its very first time competing in this category, Ghana has submitted Azali. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ghana-selects-azali-2020-oscars-1241298
Albania has submitted The Delegation. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2020-oscars-albania-selects-delegation-international-feature-film-category-1241299
Canada has submitted Antigone, which in this case is a modern-day retelling of the classic Greek tragedy, albeit set in Montreal. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canada-selects-antigone-refugee-drama-oscars-international-film-category-1241419
ReplyAt least the French were smart enough NOT to have Roman Polanski’s latest film be a semifinalist.
ReplySeptember 20:
Wide Release Films:
Ad Astra—81%
Downton Abbey—85%
Rambo: Last Blood—31%
Limited Release Films:
Always In Season—85%
American Dreamer—56%
Auggie—83%
Between Two Ferns: The Movie—73%
Bloodline—56%
Corporate Animals—32%
Loro—81%
Midnight Traveler—100%
Running With The Devil—25%
3 From Hell—36%
Tokyo Ghoul S—60%
Villains—84%
Where’s My Roy Cohn?—74%
Zeroville—26%
Country music journalist Chuck Dauphin passed away. https://variety.com/2019/music/obituaries-people-news/chuck-dauphin-dead-dies-nashville-country-journalist-1203341689/
ReplyAgent Jack Gilardi passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/six-decade-icm-agent-jack-gilardi-dies-at-88-1241166
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