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A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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megan walker - Mar 05, 2018 12:46:33 pm PST #1446 of 3463

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

The music for The Shape of Water is lovely but honestly it's a travesty that Jonny Greenwood didn't win it for Phantom Thread, which has the best score of any films of the year by a HUGE margin.

Word. I'm thrilled for Deakins of course, but Greenwood was my biggest hope for a surprise win.

Sadly, there were no real surprises. Even the four times the odds-on favorite didn't win, the Oscar went to the film in a very close second place. I am very happy with one of those, which was The Silent Child live-action short. That was a nice moment.

I'm in a bit of an Oscar hangover with the goal of watching movies now gone.

Well, I'm almost done with The Great Unseen and ready to take on new projects. Or, you could join me in #52FilmsByWomen.

msbelle - Mar 05, 2018 1:37:08 pm PST #1447 of 3463

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I am sure I could create a great unseen list of my own, there's a lot I have missed through the years. #52 films by women would be cool. I'm hoping to see at least 2 movies in theaters each month.

-t - Mar 06, 2018 5:16:38 am PST #1448 of 3463

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Do I want to go see Annihilation, Game Night, or Black Panther IMAX after work? Game Night's schedule gives me the most cushion to get there before it starts...

Jessica - Mar 06, 2018 5:59:15 am PST #1449 of 3463

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I saw Annihilation last night, and I want more people to see it and talk with me about it to help clarify what I thought. (It was really good, but very thinky. So I need more people to think about it with me.)

But Black Panther was definitely more fun.

-t - Mar 06, 2018 6:33:29 am PST #1450 of 3463

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I have already seen Black Panther. I know I want to see it again, but maybe not today and I have to think about the IMAX 3d options.

-t - Mar 06, 2018 10:40:24 am PST #1451 of 3463

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

OK, Annihilation it is. Thinkiness pending.

-t - Mar 06, 2018 4:55:21 pm PST #1452 of 3463

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That was interesting and disturbing. I am not sure what to think.

Jessica - Mar 07, 2018 4:39:40 am PST #1453 of 3463

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

It's occupying the same headspace for me as Arrival, even if it's nowhere near as good. I wish it had spent more time on the interior lives of the other characters - I think the themes about identity and choices and self-destruction would have been stronger if Natalie Portman hadn't been our only POV character.

-t - Mar 07, 2018 7:09:36 am PST #1454 of 3463

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Still need to see Arrival.

You make a good point. Tessie Thompson and Gina Rodriguez characters were interesting and made intriguing choices, I would have liked to have known more of what they were thinking.

I also wish that "refracting everything" idea was explored a little more. That's a pretty deep well.

Tom Scola - Mar 07, 2018 7:38:00 am PST #1455 of 3463

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Still need to see Arrival.

It's currently streaming on Hulu.

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