Carrie feels too stylized and dated to be the best although it is certainly good and very important. I think maybe it was designed -- maybe not even consciously -- almost to be reassuring rather than scary, in a strange way. Also, frankly, the political angle of the show is wearying. He apparently had a tiny role in "Bohemian Rhapsody," so he's actually in a for-real awards contender this year.Pretty much all of these were brutal to narrow down to five nominees, but supporting actor was indeed one of the most difficult. And as suspected, Marvel's Black Panther has garnered quite a few nods including Best Picture, becoming the … Essentially, it's an award for the overall look of the film's characters. from CREEPSHOW 2 is more worthy than his eulogy from PET SEMATARY. Rachel Weisz in THE FAVOURITE. Excellence In Acting (Stephen King Roles), Excellence In Acting (Female Supporting Role), Excellence In Acting (Male Supporting Role), A Guided Tour of the Kingdom: An Overview with Links, Major Adaptations of King's Work, 1976-2020, The Dark Tower: A Suggested Reading Order For the Extended Series. So we're skipping that whole thing, too. The Academy unveiled its 2019 Oscar nominations early Tuesday morning, with … A bit bummed Miguel Ferrer didn't pull off the surprise nod for NIGHT FLIER.Dee Wallace deserved all the awards in 1983, but I imagine it'll be tough going up against an actual (very good) Oscar-winning performance from Bates. Dramas are just to depressing for me now and I certainly don't need to see other people being happy, that's even more depressing! (I'm guessing I saw at least part of the show every year when my parents watched going back even farther than that; so there's no telling when my actual love for the show began.). Oscar nominees 2019: Lady Gaga, Regina King and Rachel Weisz lead largest class of female nominees in history But the nominee photograph … So get those tuxes and gowns ready, nominees! It sounds great. What great performances. Now the young king must navigate the palace politics, chaos and war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life - including his relationship with his closest friend and mentor, the aging alcoholic knight, John Falstaff (Joel Edgerton). That doesn't happen via happenstance; skilled professionals make that happen, and I think they deserve much more recognition than they get. Also I'd submit that his reading of the line "What the FUCK happened??" "(13) EXCELLENCE IN KING ROLES: Oh yeah, meteor shit. The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning (Jan. 22) in Los Angeles by The Big Sick star Kumail and black-ish's Tracee Ellis Ross.A Star is Born was among the leading nominees with eight nods, including for Lady Gaga as best actress, Bradley Cooper for best actor, Sam Elliott for supporting actor Cooper again for best adapted screenplay, as well as … I was shocked when I saw it, since nobody was declaring it worthy of any kind of consideration at the time; since then, it's been getting more attention, which is heartening.Even more heartening is the second life of one Joe Bob Briggs. Modern readers might be disgusted by some or all of these picks, and to you, I apologize halfheartedly. I was enjoying Georgie's scene, with nice little touches like Pennywise's bells jingling on his costume, but when they cut to the 'chomp' shot it ruined the whole thing in one fell swoop. The King From what I heard, it sounded fuuuuucked up.Regarding the as-is movie being nothing more than a "Stand By Me"-esque coming of age tale, I have to ask: isn't that enough? The Academy Awards will air live Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. Netflix. Great job either way with this whole post.Mike Myers could use the work, I think.Mike Myers could use the work, at this point. The King-Movie Oscars: Nominations Traditionally, I have been a hardcore Oscars fan. "Our Oscar history sounds very similar. Besides jumping out of the projector screen they just didn't use the clown for maximum effect.It's certainly not a bad thing for the movie to be a jumping off point for kids to get into King. I considered nominating the end-credits song and Brad Dourif, but just couldn't quite make myself pull the trigger. "Teddy Weizak, snubbed! One needn't take a course to prepare for it, necessarily; but I do think one probably needs to believe and trust that sometimes, film is art at least as much as it is entertainment.As to "The Shining" being a bit too slow, I don't feel that way personally, but I can see how others would. I mention that because whatever year it was -- and I'm officially going to claim 1992, because it's the first one I can remember for sure -- it began a streak of me seeing the show annually. (18) SUPPORTING MALE EXCELLENCE: Good choices, here, this is tough. Not only does the Academy not need that new category after all this year (or it seems, a well-liked Oscar host), but … I saw Silence of the Lambs alone in a pitch black house via my Dad's pay-per-view scrambler when they were at a party and my ten year old self was scared out my mind - I loved it and became obsessed reading both Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs much to my mom's horror. But can you imagine the movie working without them? "Joe Bob Briggs's Drive-In Awards were my absolute favorite awards of any kind; I wish he was still doing it to this day." I'm still very interested in movies, and would happily be watching all the depressing dramas I could get my hands on if only I could find the time to do it without having to give up anything in return. And as suspected, Marvel's Black Panther has garnered quite a few nods including Best Picture, becoming the … This is a tough one. The 2019 Oscar nominations revealed! The 2019 Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday (Jan. 22), and some of our favorites are up for some big awards. The 91st Annual Academy Awards will air on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC. Oscar nominees 2019: Lady Gaga, Regina King and Rachel Weisz lead largest class of female nominees in history. Written by "Best Sequel or Spin-Off?" (7) EXCELLENCE IN SONGWRITING: That's awesome that "Cat's Eye" got a nod. Maybe that's a good use of the adaptation process and maybe it isn't, but imagine how many kids will have had the name STEPHEN KING seared into their brains as a result of this movie. But then I wonder, is that too much? Just watched the movie about a year ago)Sets: The ShiningSong: Maximum Overdrive (huge AC/C fan)Musical Repurposing: Stand By MeScore: ChristineEditing: The Shawshank RedemptionCinematography: The Shawshank RedemptionScreenwriting: The Green MileKing Acting: CreepshowActing Juvenile: The ShiningEnsemble: ITDirection: The Shawshank RedemptionFemale Supporting: CarrieMale Supporting: The Green MileMale Lead: The Dead ZoneFemale Lead: MiseryBest Picture: The Shawshank Redemption. Sample nominees might have included. It was very cool to see it slowly coming about: he does lots of appearances at NY Alamo Drafthouses, I was glad to see several of them, experience the audience adoration for JB and of course to confirm he's still got it in spades. Of course it's not all about THE SHINING, but they give Vitali (an actor, he was in BARRY LYNDON) all the credit for nurturing Danny Lloyd's performance and making him comfortable on the set.Mention it because a potential win for Lloyd in the 'juvenile' acting category would be a win for Vitali, too! Now the young king must navigate the palace politics, chaos and war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life - including his relationship with his closest friend and mentor, the aging alcoholic knight, John Falstaff (Joel Edgerton). If so, it was a good 26 year stretch!" We don't have to worry about politics (much); we don't have to worry about whether the host is going to be any good; we don't have to worry about the runtime. I could have gotten five viable contenders just from "The Green Mile"! "Big fan of RAGE: CARRIE 2. Worth mentioning: the transformation scene and the Christine-on-fire sequence. Or THE SHINING. Full disclosure, I've seen most but not all of the movies mentioned.Animal Training: The Green Mile (I really wanted to be able to pick The Thing... maybe a John Carpenter (or general horror) themed Oscar awards next year? Thursday, January 24, 2019. "MANGLER getting in feels like Willem Dafoe getting the surprise oscar nod for SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE." The official nominations for the 91st Academy Awards were revealed this morning by presenters Kumail … -- He was on my shortlist, for sure. Please note that this is not merely an assessment of the music used; it is an assessment of the artfulness with which the music was repurposed. I almost hate to actually pick from among you: the cliche really is true -- you all deserve to win. Probably not.But for all I know, it might've then made a billion!In any case, I agree with you -- but am not terribly bothered by it, personally. The 2019 Oscar nominations are here. My mom definitely didn't want Born on the 4th of July to win but secretly I thought it looked pretty cool. I dont care how historically accurate it was, it was really well put together and that was a Friday night well spent in front of the tele. Oscar® nominee, Mahershala Ali, and Amatus Sami-Karim during the live telecast of The 91st Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 24, 2019. -- The Rage: Carrie 2 all the way"Very excited to see the Mangler walking the red carpet next to Cujo." The Hollywood Foreign Press Association saw otherwise, nominating The Lion King alongside Frozen 2 and Toy Story 4 for the Best Animated Feature Golden Globe. (4) VISUAL CHARACTER DESIGN. Can't argue with these selections, and while CUJO seems like a sure-thing they did wrangle a shitload of cats in SLEEPWALKERS. They were revealed by presenters Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross this morning at a live event in Los … Not AS much as I liked "A Star Is Born," but close. Watch. While my personal "Excellence In Film Production" nominees would have to include DEAD ZONE, 'SALEM'S LOT, CUJO and THE MANGLER (Academy allows for up to 9 or 10 nominees, right?) The 91st Annual Academy Awards will air Feb. 24 on ABC. (6) EXCELLENCE IN SET/LOCATIONS: All sound choices. Ultimately, I've opted to not do that, not only because the motivations behind it might be misinterpreted but because it is an easy way to nominate a total of twenty actors. Awards season is now in full swing and the 2019 Oscars are fast approaching. Oscar-shortlisted 'Beanpole' scoops several nominations among local releases. Fake Oscars for the entire history thus far of King movies. Ah, well. I thought the whole movie's tone was just a little off but the CGI made things worse. However, finding (and appropriately dressing) the locales in New Zealand that made for. The movie should get more attention for that alone, but it's a lot of fun apart from that, too. At the end of the day (and indeed the book) IT is a COA story, but it's also King's quintessential work of horror, and for the movie to be only occasionally scary is a disappointment. We'll see, though.I should mention, by the way -- you and I don't find the movie to be scary, but a lot of people do. Here's how celebs like Amy Adams, Emma Stone and Regina King reacted when they learned they were nominated for the 2019 Academy Awards. (2019). "A bit bummed Miguel Ferrer didn't pull off the surprise nod for NIGHT FLIER." With Tom Glynn-Carney, Gábor Czap, Tom Fisher, Edward Ashley. (12) EXCELLENCE IN SCREENWRITING: I'll jump on that STORM OF THE CENTURY grenade for you/ all of us. A true David vs. Goliath story of how the 14th century Scottish 'Outlaw King' Robert the Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat the much larger and better equipped occupying English army. 1 - Very glad you're spending more time blogging than catching up with some of the useless crap that gets nominated for Oscars. although I agree *five* Best Picture nominations feels more correct than 8 or 9). Or maybe something super-specific like "Best Night Shift Adaptation." And I always enjoy them, too, even when they piss me off (like every time John Williams loses). Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Not because I'm a trendy liberal, but because the idea of saying "this is THE best lead performance in a King movie" kind of thrills me. For me, the movie's virtues outweighed its problems; but I agree that the CGI was not great. Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) and Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish) announced the 2019 Oscars nominations on early Tuesday morning in Beverly … (Sorry "Cat's Eye" and Martin Sheen!). (11) EXCELLENCE IN CINEMATOGRAPHY: Another SHINING pick for me. Worth mentioning: the prison is a terrific. "Fiction is the truth inside the lie, and the truth of this fiction is simple enough: the magic exists." I'm the kind of guy who wanted the boy from Room to win an Oscar and certainly the director for coaxing that kind of performance out of a child. Have you checked out the documentary FILMWORKER, about Kubrick's right hand man Leon Vitali? Is it worth awarding a King-Movie Oscar? And boy, figuring out who NOT to nominate in all four of those categories was brutal. I'm always open to revision ideas. Oscar voters on Tuesday showered Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma and Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite with a leading 10 nominations […] Hooper also won for Best Director at the 63rd Directors Guild of America Awards. Hosted by Mike Myers, one hopes. Good acting (mostly), a nice setting, good werewolf kills. Part of what I mean by that is that I simply wouldn't know what to cast my own vote for. The 2019 Europe List ... and Shows Why It's Still the King of Streaming ... and Sciences released their nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards, and Netflix scored a … In other words, I've lumped costume design, hair styling, and makeup into a single category, mainly because I am not qualified to separate them but did not want to let this aspect of filmmaking go unrecognized. MAX OD opening cameo's the one to beat, tho.No directing nomination for Cronenberg is rough man, rough! The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 24, 2019. Fukunaga's scripts had problems but I think his tone would have gotten closer to the 'horrific' version we're imagining. This is more difficult than you might think, and I'm surprised to find that nearly all of my choices come from the earliest years of King on cinema. "I was shocked when I saw it, since nobody was declaring it worthy of any kind of consideration at the time; since then, it's been getting more attention, which is heartening." I'd argue that there are few outright masterpieces among scores for King films, but I'd also argue that the roster of strong King-film original scores is quite lengthy. Specifically I remember it was the '92 movies (the '93 awards) that I first watched the entire thing, and I haven't missed one since. Green Mile is nice but the book is better and felt more economical. Let's call this logo (A) charmingly bogus-looking and (B) not actionable under fair-use laws. That's an awesome comparison. I can't remember the first year I watched the show beginning to end; it would have been probably 1992, but it may have been even earlier. 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