A Spirited 15 Rounds ...

[Princess Leia]

You have to look at it another way. Oscars tend to be political more so than just on the merit of how great film is. Shape of Water while visually beautiful etc for me lacked a depth compared to Call Me By Your Name (on your list as well) which is based on the same topic just told between two humans instead of human and a fish person. Whereas, Get Out hit a major political point coming out during a time of perceived increased racial unrest etc as well as pointed out prejudice even if positive is still prejudice.

I cannot find Call Me By Your Name anywhere near me, and it’s so frustrating. I really want to see it.

Get Out is a movie that is really good, but it doesn’t fit the Academy ‘mold’. A horror movie hasn’t won since Silence of the Lambs. With the competition it’s against, I don’t see it winning Best Picture.

I’m curious to see what the Academy does with 3 Billboards. It’s probably one of the films I won’t see, based on the feedback I heard from a couple of film buff friends.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Food for thought from the NYTimes’ series on the state of the NYC Subway. Build things to do more than exist and people will grow to love and take care of it. Particularly vital with the ongoing monorail crisis and the decision to build the gondolas over monorail expansion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/nyregion/the-case-for-fancier-subways-we-deserve-them.html

 

[Cesar R M]

I think you meant Jason Isaacs

omg you're right, its Jason Isaacs.

You know you've seen too many star wars articles.. when you confuse Oscar with Jason..

 

[Disney Analyst]

Anyone wanna weigh in on this?



or this?

 

[smile]

Anyone wanna weigh in on this?



or this?

Spoiler

 

[Disney Analyst]

Spoiler

Thought so.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Anyone wanna weigh in on this?



or this?

The Disney Difference™

 

[Nubs70]

Ranger Solo

That's a catchy title

 

[Princess Leia]

Ranger Solo

That's a catchy title

Is Disney trying to trick people in China to see it now?

 

[njDizFan]

I cannot find Call Me By Your Name anywhere near me, and it’s so frustrating. I really want to see it.

Get Out is a movie that is really good, but it doesn’t fit the Academy ‘mold’. A horror movie hasn’t won since Silence of the Lambs. With the competition it’s against, I don’t see it winning Best Picture.

I’m curious to see what the Academy does with 3 Billboards. It’s probably one of the films I won’t see, based on the feedback I heard from a couple of film buff friends.

I really wanted to like Get Out. I thought it was extraordinary that a horror film could attract so much attention. Imagine an artistic horror movie with elements of humor and add in a good dose of social critique. Sounded great...

Ehhh. I was not thrilled. The lead up was intriguing although I was confused by how easy it was to solve the mystery and then the twist which kind of disjointed the impact of the first part of the film. Overall I was disappointed.

BTW anybody see The Breadwinner (nominated for best animated feature)? That sounds incredible, not only the story by the way they used the medium (s).

 

[Nubs70]

Is Disney trying to trick people in China to see it now?

Yes.

After TLJ only made $41MM in 3 weeks, DIS is trying to rebrand Han Solo by disassociating it from the Star Wars franchise.

 

[Princess Leia]

Yes.

After TLJ only made $41MM in 3 weeks, DIS is trying to rebrand Han Solo by disassociating it from the Star Wars franchise.

They’re just not interested over there, and that’s fine. Stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen, Disney, they’re clearly not interested. Marvel and Pixar can be the moneymakers over there instead

 

[Stripes]

Looks like Disney is restoring the roof on the Wonders of Life pavilion!

 

[Nubs70]

They’re just not interested over there, and that’s fine. Stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen, Disney, they’re clearly not interested. Marvel and Pixar can be the moneymakers over there instead

It is interesting that the mantra at B schools is that China loves all things American. Clearly that is not the case.

 

[Andrew C]

Looks like Disney is restoring the roof on the Wonders of Life pavilion!

where do you see that?

 

[Stripes]

where do you see that?

From the forbidden site. I created a thread about it to spread more awareness.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Walt Disney Animation is giving the staff a “Day of Listening” on Thursday February 1. Kim Masters reports that John’s pretty much toast, but Disney management wants to first check with the staff to see if he could come back. Pete Doctor and one, possibly two, Directors like Andrew Stanton or Byron Howard or Jennifer Lee could serve in the Chief Creative Officer role for the two studios.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...ning-speculation-john-lasseter-s-fate-1080339

 

[Cesar R M]

The Disney Difference™

Still wondering how these two instances came to be at same time in different parks in different countries.. some Maintenance team joke?

 

[Cesar R M]

They’re just not interested over there, and that’s fine. Stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen, Disney, they’re clearly not interested. Marvel and Pixar can be the moneymakers over there instead

Yeah.. well, except Coco is the only Pixar movie that made more than 20 million in China.

 

[Sped2424]

Walt Disney Animation is giving the staff a “Day of Listening” on Thursday February 1. Kim Masters reports that John’s pretty much toast, but Disney management wants to first check with the staff to see if he could come back. Pete Doctor and one, possibly two, Directors like Andrew Stanton or Byron Howard or Jennifer Lee could serve in the Chief Creative Officer role for the two studios.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...ning-speculation-john-lasseter-s-fate-1080339

I am all for new leadership. John's issue's aside I think it was time for a creative shakeup.