2024 Oscar nominees challenge
The holdovers (2023)
Dir.: Alexander Payne
Nominations: Actor in a leading role, Actress in a supporting role, Film editing, Best picture, Writing (original screenplay)
My rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Deserves to win for Film editing
My fav for Best picture and Original writing
Prove an atomic bomb is not necessary to raze the nominations
Why this movie is not nominated for Cinematography?
Prediction: winner for Actor in a leading role & Actress in a supporting role
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There's nothing new in human experience, Mr. Tully. Each generation thinks it invented debauchery or suffering or rebellion, but man's every impulse and appetite from the disgusting to the sublime is on display right here all around you. So, before you dismiss something as boring or irrelevant, remember, if you truly want to understand the present or yourself, you must begin in the past. You see, history is not simply the study of the past. It is an explanation of the present.
The Holdovers, Alexander Payne (2023)
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'Los Que se Quedan', visitando el pasado para entender el presente
En 'Los Que se Quedan', Alexander Payne nos habla de la importancia de conocer el pasado para entender lo que sucede con nosotros en el presente.
Trata de un malhumorado instructor de una prestigiosa escuela estadounidense que se ve obligado a permanecer en el campus durante las vacaciones de Navidad para cuidar de un grupo de estudiantes que no tienen a donde ir. Con el tiempo, establece un vínculo inesperado con uno de ellos, un problemático alumno, y con la jefa de cocina de la escuela, que acaba de perder a su hijo en…
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Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti Reunite for 'The Holdovers,' Making a Few New Holiday Friends Along the Way
Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti Reunite for 'The Holdovers,' Making a Few New Holiday Friends Along the Way
Hold it! (CREDIT: Seacia Pavao / © 2023 FOCUS FEATURES LLC)
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Andrew Garman, Naheem Garcia, Michael Provost, Brady Hepner, Jim Kaplan, Ian Dolley, Gillian Vigman, Tate Donovan
Director: Alexander Payne
Running Time: 133 Minutes
Rating: R for Cranky Curmudgeonliness and Teenage Boys Being Teenage Boys
Release Date: October…
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The Garfield Movie Trailer
When Garfield is unexpectedly reunited with his father Vic, he and Odie are forced from their life with John into joining Vic on a high-stakes heist.
The Garfield Movie is based on the Garfield characters created by Jim Davis. The movie stars the voice talents of Chris Pratt (Garfield), Samuel L. Jackson (Vic), Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillén, Brett Goldstien, and Bowen Yang. Mark Dindal directs from a screenplay by Paul A. Kaplan & Mark Torgove and David Reynolds.
The Garfield Movie hits theaters on May 24, 2024.
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Excuse me as I cry cause I finally met Jim Cheung, the co-creator of my two favourite Marvel characters (Wiccan and Hulkling/Billy and Teddy Kaplan-Altman, I was appropriately dressed as such for the occasion).
Thank you so much for your help creating them ❤️💚 And thank you for signing + doing this PERFECT commission of Conner Kent (my fav DC character along with Tim Drake, which he also did a cover for).
Just gotta meet Allan Heinberg next!
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A great song (and album) by Yes.
Again, not the usual famous/hits you may know the band for.
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Full Album Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zOxY5lBkwY&list=OLAK5uy_lHGzphVQHF2zNTRGdMVtA8pYT_yuzWoW4&index=9
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The lyrics do seem to have a Zen/Buddhist feel to it (Jon Anderson influence, I think).
Examples:
The more we live > the more we learn > the more we know
The more we give > the more we love > the more we grow
The more we see > the more we try > the more we show
The more we fear > the more we lie > the more we hide
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"The More We Live - Let Go" Lyrics
You and I can change the world
The more we live, the more we learn, the more we know
From this moment on we share the world
The more we give, the more we love, the more we grow
The spirit of imagination can lead us through the dark
The more we see, the more we try, the more we show
The evidence of our confusion, life has left its mark
The more we fear, the more we lie, the more we hide
As we walk into tomorrow (Turning away from the path we know)
Holding the future with our hands (We carry the weight of the world we go)
It's up to you and I (We hold the key; we hold the answer)
All our thoughts of doubt and fear (We leave it all by one)
The more we live, the more we learn, the more we know
For each of us the road is clear and life has just begun;
The more we give, the more we love, the more we grow
It's time to ease the thoughts we set for ourselves
The more we fear, the more we lie, the more we hide
All we need is just to believe in ourselves
We face the truth, we see it clear, with no disguise
Cast away our doubt and sorrow (Turning away from the past we know)
The Universe and all can be (Showing the fate of the world we know)
Together you and I, we hold the key to all the answers (Let go)
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More reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(Yes_album)
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Trivia:
Some songs were originally written by the band ABWH (Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe) and some by Yes.
Initially recorded by both groups separately as their own compositions. Then, the producer and the label decide (along with Jon) to redo the bits originally recorded by Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe.
The song Masquerade (ABWH) received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Cover art was (again) by Roger Dean.
From Wikipedia: "The number of people who worked on the album is highly unusual. There are seven different producers, roughly 17 recording engineers and mixers, six backing singers, nine synthesizer player/programmers and no less than four additional musicians who added parts as well. ... four pages of the album's CD booklet are dedicated to the song credits."
From Wikipedia: "Producer Jonathan Elias's decision, with Anderson, to have session musicians overdub Wakeman and Howe's parts proved to be controversial with fans and critics."
Song List, Original Writers, and (My) Recommendation Notation:
I Would Have Waited Forever (ABWH) - Recommended
Shock to the System (ABWH) - Recommended
Masquerade (ABWH) - Recommended
Lift Me Up (Yes) - Recommended
Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day (ABWH) - Recommended
Saving My Heart (Yes) - Recommended
Miracle of Life (Yes) - Recommended (nice keyboard tone and drumming)
Silent Talking (ABWH) - Recommended (crunchy bass tone)
The More We Live – Let Go (Yes) - Recommended
Angkor Wat (ABWH)
Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For) (ABWH) - Recommended (great keyboard sounds in some parts)
Holding On (ABWH) - Recommended
Evensong (ABWH)
Take the Water to the Mountain (ABWH)
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