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Jakamarak · #151 Post by **Jakamarak** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:15 pm

domino harvey wrote:You have to submit your film for general consideration. Just about every film does it as par for the course, even ones with no chance of a nomination. It sounds like The Assassin's distro did not bother to file the paperwork

Thanks. I was not aware of that.

Michael Kerpan · #152 Post by **Michael Kerpan** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:02 pm

Weinstein would have demanded the right to re-edit the film as a quid pro quo for vigorous distribution (viz Snowpiercer).

hearthesilence · #153 Post by **hearthesilence** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:11 pm

The new Mad Max movie has topped both IndieWire and the Village Voice's annual critics polls.

sir_luke · #154 Post by **sir_luke** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:13 pm

joshua wrote:
Trees wrote:Wow, absolutely ridiculous. If Weinstein Co had distro'd this film we would be looking at a whole different scenario, not only in terms of awards, but also in terms of North American box office.
If the Weinstein's had gotten a hold of the Assassin, they probably would have sat on it. We would still be waiting around for the possibility of an overseas dvd/blu becoming available to even see it. It is possibly true that some other company would have treated this film better, but the Weinstein's have the absolute worst track record when it comes to distributing Asian films.

And it would have been 30 minutes shorter.

Ribs · #155 Post by **Ribs** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:54 am

Foreign language film shortlist:

Belgium, The Brand New Testament, dir: Jaco Van Dormael
Colombia, Embrace Of The Serpent, dir: Ciro Guerra
Denmark, A War, dir: Tobias Lindholm
Finland, The Fencer, dir: Klaus Härö
France, Mustang, dir: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Germany, Labyrinth Of Lies, dir: Giulio Ricciarelli
Hungary, Son Of Saul, dir: László Nemes
Ireland, Viva, dir: Paddy Breathnach
Jordan, Theeb, dir: Naji Abu Nowar

Hou doesn't even make the cut.

Michael Kerpan · #156 Post by **Michael Kerpan** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:45 am

Ribs wrote:Foreign language film shortlist:

* * *

Hou doesn't even make the cut.

Pretty sad...

Luke M · #157 Post by **Luke M** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 6:32 am

Any chance it could be in running for Best Picture instead? Just wishful thinking?

Edit: Nevermind. Read through the thread.

Trees · #158 Post by **Trees** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 6:40 am

Ribs wrote:Foreign language film shortlist:

Belgium, The Brand New Testament, dir: Jaco Van Dormael
Colombia, Embrace Of The Serpent, dir: Ciro Guerra
Denmark, A War, dir: Tobias Lindholm
Finland, The Fencer, dir: Klaus Härö
France, Mustang, dir: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Germany, Labyrinth Of Lies, dir: Giulio Ricciarelli
Hungary, Son Of Saul, dir: László Nemes
Ireland, Viva, dir: Paddy Breathnach
Jordan, Theeb, dir: Naji Abu Nowar

Hou doesn't even make the cut.

The failure of Hou's producers is now complete. What a disgrace.

#159 Post by **swo17** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:35 am

A sentiment felt 'round the galaxy

lacritfan · #160 Post by **lacritfan** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 4:45 pm

Ribs wrote:Foreign language film shortlist:

Belgium, The Brand New Testament, dir: Jaco Van Dormael
Colombia, Embrace Of The Serpent, dir: Ciro Guerra
Denmark, A War, dir: Tobias Lindholm
Finland, The Fencer, dir: Klaus Härö
France, Mustang, dir: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Germany, Labyrinth Of Lies, dir: Giulio Ricciarelli
Hungary, Son Of Saul, dir: László Nemes
Ireland, Viva, dir: Paddy Breathnach
Jordan, Theeb, dir: Naji Abu Nowar

Hou doesn't even make the cut.

Congratulations on winning Best Foreign Film, Hungary.

Michael Kerpan · #161 Post by **Michael Kerpan** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 4:58 pm

lacritfan wrote:Congratulations on winning Best Foreign Film, Hungary.

Nobody has won anything yet -- just made it into the semi-finals. I think there will be one more winnowing -- to determine 5 or so finalists -- at least that's how it has worked in the past.

hearthesilence · #162 Post by **hearthesilence** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 5:59 pm

Here's a Film Comment podcast about their list. And man, Amy Taubin really trashes Spotlight.

lacritfan · #163 Post by **lacritfan** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:07 pm

Michael Kerpan wrote:
lacritfan wrote:Congratulations on winning Best Foreign Film, Hungary.
Nobody has won anything yet -- just made it into the semi-finals. I think there will be one more winnowing -- to determine 5 or so finalists -- at least that's how it has worked in the past.

It's been sweeping all the critic awards, plus, Holocaust movie - it'll win.

#164 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:09 pm

Mustang and Theeb are the only other films in that shortlist anyone is even talking about, and you can bet these three frontrunners are only even there because of the oversight committee making sure there are at least a few valid picks in the shortlist. Who knows if they'll even make the five, given this category's history

#165 Post by **zedz** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:42 am

domino harvey wrote:Mustang and Theeb are the only other films in that shortlist anyone is even talking about, and you can bet these three frontrunners are only even there because of the oversight committee making sure there are at least a few valid picks in the shortlist. Who knows if they'll even make the five, given this category's history

Embrace of the Serpent is a good film, with gorgeous cinematography, and I could see it appealing to Academy voters if they actually got to see i.

#166 Post by **domino harvey** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 2:21 pm

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Now that's a dedicated street team!

#167 Post by **domino harvey** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 2:29 pm

The BFCA are contacting members and allowing them to consider Star Wars for Best Picture at the Critics' Choice Awards, even though it's not on the ballot

lacritfan · #168 Post by **lacritfan** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:10 am

domino harvey wrote:The BFCA are contacting members and allowing them to consider Star Wars for Best Picture at the Critics' Choice Awards, even though it's not on the ballot

Added as 11th Best Pic Nominee

lacritfan · #169 Post by **lacritfan** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:32 am

National Society of Film Critics
PICTURE: Spotlight
DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes (Carol)
ACTOR: Michael B. Jordan (Creed)
ACTRESS: Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kristen Stewart (Clouds of Sils Maria)
SCREENPLAY: Spotlight (Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Carol (Ed Lachman)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako)
NON-FICTION FILM: Amy (Asif Kapadia)
FILM HERITAGE AWARDS:
Film Society of Lincoln Center and the programmers Jake Perlin and Michelle Materre, for the series Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in New York, 1968-1986
The Criterion Collection and L’Immagine Ritrovata for the restoration and packaging of the reconstructed version of The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray
Association Chaplin for supervising the digital restoration of Charlie Chaplin’s Essanay Films
SPECIAL CITATION for a film awaiting American distribution:
One Floor Below, a Romanian film directed by Radu Muntean.

This meeting was dedicated to the late Richard Corliss, longtime critic at TIME magazine, not just a writer of extraordinary intelligence, wit, and energy, but also a generous friend and colleague.

Trees · #170 Post by **Trees** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 10:18 am

Was The Revenant considered a 2015 film by the National Society of Film Critics? I'm surprised not to see Revenant or Sicario on the shortlist for cinematography.

FrauBlucher · #171 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:31 pm

Nice shoutout for Criterion and the Apu Trilogy restoration.

hearthesilence · #172 Post by **hearthesilence** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:37 pm

Man, I actually liked Spotlight, but given the fact that there's no runaway frontrunner, I wonder if it'll be the beneficiary of a bland consensus. It's very well-acted and it doesn't make any big missteps in presenting what is an inherently sordid story, but aesthetically it's safe as milk compared to so many other films this season - in other words it's at least agreeable to the widest range of voters while putting off none (unless you're Amy Taubin, who dismissed it as the sort of film once fit for network TV - I don't agree with that sentiment, but I understand where she's coming from).

Also, I hope Juliette Binoche gets some recognition. Kristen Stewart gave a very fine performance, but it's Binoche's lead performance (another excellent one in what's already a long distinguished career) that really makes the film resonate.

#173 Post by **DarkImbecile** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:46 pm

hearthesilence wrote:Man, I actually liked Spotlight, but given the fact that there's no runaway frontrunner, I wonder if it'll be the beneficiary of a bland consensus. It's very well-acted and it doesn't make any big missteps in presenting what is an inherently sordid story, but aesthetically it's safe as milk compared to so many other films this season - in other words it's at least agreeable to the widest range of voters while putting off none (unless you're Amy Taubin, who dismissed it as the sort of film once fit for network TV - I don't agree with that sentiment, but I understand where she's coming from).

Agree that this would be an inoffensive but disappointing pick, but that wouldn't feel out of place in this particular year. After what felt to me like strong and deep years in 2014 and 2013, this past year has felt pointedly underwhelming. There admittedly are still a few major late-arriving contenders I have yet to see (most notably The Revenant, The Big Short, and Chi-raq) but even if all those ended up in my top 15 or so, it'll have been a down year.

That said, here's hoping a wide-open year awards-wise leads to some eclectic and long-shot choices.

Roscoe · #174 Post by **Roscoe** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:47 pm

I'm amazed they resisted the temptation to toss more recognition at MAD MAX: FURY ROAD.

hearthesilence · Mon Jan 04, 2016 10:01 pm

Yeah, I thought they'd name that Best Picture. Not with overwhelming support, but it's topped virtually all but one of the major U.S. critics polls, so it seemed to be a likely bet.

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