'Shindig'
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.
I'm not sure why I didn't cry at Moonlight, but I think it may be because only sentimentality makes me cry, and you're right that Moonlight had none.
On another note: How does this cast end up in a movie with 0% on Rotten Tomatoes? [link] (Actually, isn't there a podcast that explores this exact topic? I should look into that.)
That's what I was trying to think of!
It's really sad when the nasty reviews are more entertaining than the movie.
Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 32 Actors' Accents.
Yeah, that was good. Well edited too.
Fascinating, DX. Thanks for linking.
I've always had parrot ear--spend a little time with someone with an accent or dialect and start speaking it back to them. I have to fight it, lest they think I'm mocking them.
But when you rely on an accent gained purely by mimicry, there are always nuances you miss. Having the physicality that generates proprietary vowels, consonants, or cadences explained, demonstrated, and coached is just invaluable. Understanding the mechanics gives you something to practice, rather than just the resultant sound.
That truly was an excellent example of how accent coaching works. Thanks again.
I love the sigh he lets out when he comes across a particularly egregious example. (Kevin Costner "trying" at English accent in Prince of Thieves will never be not hilarious.)
Coincidentally, that accent coach did a Reddit AMA today. Haven't had time to read it yet. [link]
So I saw Fantastic Beasts tonight. Um. Well, the effects were lovely.
But seriously, this is a movie that desperately needed a better script and better editing. The story did not flow; it jerked around hither and yon. It also lingered when it should have hustled, and skipped over bits that it needed to explain more clearly. It also had nearly as many endings as Return of the King. OY.
Also, bonus unnecessary Johnny Depp. Bah. My SIL commented as we left, "Don't get caught, or you'll turn into Johnny Depp!"
I think that there's enough world-building in it to be worth seeing for completists, but I was pretty disappointed, as was my niece.