tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post5166126198747041373..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: LAMB Devours the Oscars: Best ActorAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-11494248562040273062017-02-25T10:38:50.571-05:002017-02-25T10:38:50.571-05:00So happy you liked it. What fine work by both of t...So happy you liked it. What fine work by both of them. I actually think Denzel may take this now...Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-78434350717919236002017-02-20T17:18:02.994-05:002017-02-20T17:18:02.994-05:00Watched Manchester by the Sea last night. Agree wi...Watched Manchester by the Sea last night. Agree with everything you wrote about Affleck's performance, and I really liked the film. It totally devastated me in many ways, but I loved it's realistic atmosphere and the little bits of humour. And Michelle Williams is amazing as always too.María Val. https://www.blogger.com/profile/17702353414253463871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-40507946186343545122017-02-18T21:17:42.162-05:002017-02-18T21:17:42.162-05:00Thanks for the comment! Farrell has been making su...Thanks for the comment! Farrell has been making such good choices, I love it. And in terms of sheer dread of character, I do see similarities with Affleck's Manchester work and Fassbender's Shame work. So I will be very pleased if Affleck wins.<br /><br />I LOVE the Song to Song trailer. So my style. Can't wait!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-7826546972588725482017-02-18T21:15:57.528-05:002017-02-18T21:15:57.528-05:00I dig him in the movie but I get that the flick wa...I dig him in the movie but I get that the flick wasn't for you. Would've been great to see Farrell get in there somehow. I'm still so happy that The Lobster picked up a screenplay nom.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-27326987980689703032017-02-18T21:14:43.921-05:002017-02-18T21:14:43.921-05:00I'm really pleased with this line-up too. I...I'm really pleased with this line-up too. I'm with you 100% on Denzel. I did love him in Flight, but he crushed it in Fences. It's nice to see that he's still "got it" and then some. And he could very easily win. It'll be an interesting night.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-48968833858305797622017-02-18T21:11:57.164-05:002017-02-18T21:11:57.164-05:00Viggo's gotta win some day, right? That dude i...Viggo's gotta win some day, right? That dude is the man and is such a fine actor. I was very happy that he got nominated this year.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-43435399021014468692017-02-17T19:05:17.048-05:002017-02-17T19:05:17.048-05:00Loved to read your analysis on the performances. A...Loved to read your analysis on the performances. And you killed me with that line about Redmayne, haha. Birdman is one of my favorite films from the recent years and I’m still angry about that too! Poor Keaton… I also wanted Ed Norton and Emma Stone to win, I loved their little twisted relation. I’d have given Norton the award only for his first scene on the film, when he rehearses the Carver play with Keaton for the first time. I haven’t seen Manchester by the Sea yet and those harassment rumours are an ugly thing, but I read that you compared his performance to Fassbender on Shame on a previous post and I’ve always liked Affleck on everything I’ve seen him, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if he wins. It makes me sad that Mortensen hasn’t had better roles on his career. I’ll never forget how great and terrifying he was on The Indian Runner. At least he got a couple of nominations to big awards when he worked with Cronenberg. I like Gosling, a lot. But I think this is not his best performance. He should have won for Half Nelson (I always cry during the scene when Lover’s Spit starts to play. You can see on his face how he wants to change, but he is simply not able to do it) or Blue Valentine. And he was very impressive in The Believer too. And love that you have included Colin Farrell, you know I’m a big fan of him and I think he’s taking very good roles lately with The Lobster, Miss Julie and True Detective. <br /><br />By the way, if you haven’t seen it yet, we finally (it's been a long long wait) have a trailer for Song to Song, the new Malick film, and it looks promising! <br />María Val. https://www.blogger.com/profile/17702353414253463871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-86721704409863091642017-02-17T12:47:37.215-05:002017-02-17T12:47:37.215-05:00I still don't understand what Gosling is doing...I still don't understand what Gosling is doing in this category. I would definitely have put Farrell in his place, who gave a more captivating performance. Courtney Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046398591263571576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-35856544965566226472017-02-17T12:08:11.082-05:002017-02-17T12:08:11.082-05:00This is one of the few times i'm happy with al...This is one of the few times i'm happy with all actors nominated. And while i do think Jake Gyllenhaal should have been nominated for Nocturnal Animals, i don't know who i would replace him with. <br /><br />Now if i were to pick a favorite to win here it would be Denzel. He is one of my all time favorite actors so it's great to finally see him give a fantastic performance again. While i do still love him, i do feel he has been slumming it a bit lately. Taking easy pay checks over demanding roles. This showed that he still has it in him. But really, i will be happy with any one of these winning.Henrik J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12675100900709348187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-22260640393647353482017-02-16T21:35:13.353-05:002017-02-16T21:35:13.353-05:00Still angry that Eddie "Look at me, I'm a...Still angry that Eddie "Look at me, I'm acting" Redmayne beat Michael Keaton.<br /><br />I've only seen Casey Affleck and Ryan Gosling's performances. I wouldn't mind if either of those 2 won but I kinda want Viggo to win because he's fucking cool. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com