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Midweek Movie Free Talk
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
Titanic re-released in theaters this past weekend. And because it came out before I was born (and it’s re-release from 2012 was before I was interested in movies), I wanted to watch it in theaters for the first time. It wasn’t until I was well into the movie that I realized, I had never actually seen it before. I had watched a few scenes individually, from whenever it was on TV or from internet clips, but I had mostly only experienced it through pop culture osmosis.
It’s good, it’s really good. It’s probably my favorite James Cameron film. It just makes sense why this was so popular at the time and why it remains popular to this day. Cameron really does know how to mix love stories with spectacle. Is it cheesy? Sure, Cameron is a cheesy filmmaker, but there’s clear artistry to his cheesiness.
Instead of subjecting everyone to another thread I’ll post predictions for some awards happening this weekend.
DGA
Feature Film: Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
Documentary: Shaunak Sen - All That Breathes
First-Time Feature: Charlotte Wells - Aftersun
TV Drama: Ben Stiller - Severance for "The We We Are"
TV Comedy: Christopher Storer - The Bear for “Review”
TV Movie or Limited Series: Eric Appel - Weird: The Al Yankovich Story
BAFTA
Film: The Banshees of Inisherin
Director: Todd Field - Tar
Original Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin
Adapted Screenplay: All Quiet on the Western Front
Lead Actor: Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
Lead Actress: Cate Blanchett - Tar
Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Supporting Actress: Angela Bassett - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Animated: Pinocchio
Documentary: Fire of Love
Non-English Language Film: All Quiet on the Western Front
Casting: Triangle of Sadness
Cinematography: All Quiet on the Western Front
Costume Design: Elvis
Editing: Top Gun: Maverick
Make-up and Hair: Elvis
Original Score: Banshees of Inisherin
Production Design: Babylon
Sound: Top Gun: Maverick
VFX: Avatar: The Way of Water
British Film: The Banshees of Inisherin
Debut from a British Filmmaker: Charlotte Wells - Aftersun
Rising Star: Darryl McCormack