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The Winners and Losers of the 2024 Oscars

Christopher Nolan and ‘Oppenheimer’ completed their victory lap, but there were a few shock surprises—including the way Al Pacino announced the Best Picture winner

www.theringer.com

The Oscars to Viewers Everywhere: "We Are So Back"

Sunday night’s Academy Awards were genuinely the best they’ve been in years. And the positive upturn was not just a coincidence.

www.theringer.com

How Will the Soon-to-Be Oscar for Casting Work? Let This Year’s Films Explain.

Starting with 2025 movies, the Academy will begin recognizing Achievement in Casting in its annual awards. But will it be a celebration of finding a diamond in the rough, or assembling an all-star group? What took so long for this addition? And what will it add to the ceremony overall?

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The 2024 Oscars: The Year of ‘Oppenheimer’ and Christopher Nolan

Sean and Amanda give their immediate reactions to the 96th Academy Awards, including Jimmy Kimmel’s hosting, a barn-burning performance of "I’m Just Ken" by Ryan Gosling, a surprising Emma Stone victory, and more

www.theringer.com

Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win and Should Win at the 2024 Academy Awards

Plus: Who will come out on top in a neck-and-neck Best Actress race? Which big contenders will go home empty-handed? And more!

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The 2024 Alternative Oscars, a.k.a. the Big Picks!

Wesley Morris joins the show to help Sean and Amanda hand out some alternative awards in both existing and made-up categories!

www.theringer.com

 

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Is 4chan Malicious or Misguided? A Long-Overdue Doc Sees Both Sides

One of the most notorious places on the internet gets the biography it deserves in this fascinating documentary.

www.thedailybeast.com

Rachel Zegler Fights Off Homicidal Tamagotchi in Bogus ‘Y2K’

“Saturday Night Live” alum Kyle Mooney’s directorial debut could have been the next great teen horror comedy. Instead, it totally bites.

www.thedailybeast.com

Cazzie David’s Feature Debut Is a Grotesque Anti-Rom Com

Cazzie David and Elisa Kalani are behind “I Love You Forever,” a twisted look at toxic relationships that premiered at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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In Memoriam Backlash: Oscars Slammed for Snubbing 'Euphoria' Star Angus Cloud and 'John Wick' Actor Lance Reddick During 'Disrespectful' Tribute

Treat Williams, Norman Lear, Burt Young, Ron Cephas Jones, Suzanne Somers, and Terence Davies were also missing from this year's In Memoriam segment.

radaronline.com

 

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Every Poppin’ 2024 Oscar Party: Red Carpet Looks And Behind The Scenes Snaps

Check out over 100 snaps of our faves serving looks and downing the finest of champagne as they celebrated Oscar weekend 2024.

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Oscars 2024 Winners List: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, ‘American Fiction,’ And More

Here is the full list of all the winners from the 96th Academy Awards ceremony on March 10.

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Shameik Moore And ‘Spider-Man’ Producer React To Loss At 2024 Oscars

Shameik Moore and a 'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' producer reacted to their Oscars 2024 loss in the Best Animated Feature category.

www.vibe.com

 

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The daughter from Everything Everywhere All at Once (Stephanie Hsu) is one of the co-leads ...

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Joy Ride critic reviews

Metacritic aggregates music, game, tv, and movie reviews from the leading critics. Only Metacritic.com uses METASCORES, which let you know at a glance how each item was reviewed.

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45 Years Ago, the First Star Wars Rip-Off Was Stupid, Cheap, and Absurdly Fun

The late '70s alone saw countless 'Star Wars' rip-offs, but the first one out the door made up for its many shortcomings by being delightfully sleazy and ridiculous.

www.inverse.com

 

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40 Years Ago, Hayao Miyazaki Made a Groundbreaking Apocalypse Movie — And Changed The Industry Forever

'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind,' Hayao Miyazaki's most important film, makes for a fascinating alternative to 'Dune.'

www.inverse.com

70 Years Later, the Oldest Sci-Fi Franchise Just Made Oscars History

'Godzilla Minus One' proved that there are still unexplored chapters for the franchise.

www.inverse.com

'Dune 2' Fixes One of Hollywood's Most Annoying Problems

Here's how Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune: Part Two' confirms that an entire wave of new movie stars has, indeed, arrived.

www.inverse.com

2024's Brawniest Remake Embodies Hollywood's Worst Trend

Doug Liman’s remake of the 1989 classic is amusing, but falls victim to a ruthless studio system that squeezes art for cash. Read our review of 'Road House,' out of SXSW 2024.

www.inverse.com

 

[playahaitian]

Christopher Nolan’s Final ‘Oppenheimer’ Payday Close to $100 Million (EXCLUSIVE)

Christopher Nolan took home two Oscars for “Oppenheimer.” But his ultimate haul for the period drama was so much bigger.

variety.com

 

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The big bang: how Oppenheimer pulled off its extraordinary Oscars victory

Despite its doomy story, three-hour length – and some remarkable competition – Christopher Nolan’s film dominated the Academy Awards. We examine the campaign behind the slowburner which blew Barbie away

www.theguardian.com

Oscar Winner Jennifer Lame on the Hardest Scenes to Edit Into Oppenheimer

The Best Editing winner talked to us last summer about what almost got cut from Christopher Nolan’s high-wire epic, and the obsessions that fueled it.

vulture.com

 

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'Back To The Future' Actor Crispin Glover Files Restraining Order Against His Ex

In the documents, filed on March 4, Crispin Glover asserts that he suffered facial injuries — with three photos of a bloody face provided.

theblast.com

 

[blackbull1970]

The Born Losers
1967

6/10

This is the first film in the cult classic “Billy Jack” franchise. I watched it last night on tubi.

The last time I watched this was on some cable channel back in the 90s, it was edited down for time restraints and whatever censorship was at back in.

I had forgotten what the film was about and rewatched it. It’s a low budget film and it actually plays out well in its presentation. The story is done good and acting is at a good level with all the actors. It doesn’t come off as cheesy/goofy the way majority of films that came out like this back in the late 1960s were.

Fight choreography is lame. You can easily see how future fight films starring Chuck Norris, Stephen Seagal, Jon-Claude Van Dam and Jason Statham copied from this film.

For the InCells, women in this film are treated like pure dirt and like pieces of meat. No respect is shown towards them. If you hate women, you will enjoy the scenes they are in.

For the Gay Agenda trackers, the White men in the Motorcycle gang say and do some “Gay” stuff towards each other. I’m assuming their behavior must have been common in Outlaw MC clubs in that era…and possibly still today.

For the Thirsty, plenty of attractive White Women thru out the film.

The film tries to present a message denouncing “Low Life’s” in this country. It doesn’t go as well as they planned.

There are 4 more films following this one starring the “Billy Jack” character. They are not on tubi.

tubi has a clean remastered copy.

Synopsis

A biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers single-handedly. He rescues young Vicky Barrington (Elizabeth James) from their clutches, but then has to contend with not only the thugs, but also the ineffectual and racist local lawmen, who have it out for the half-Native American Billy.

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The Born Losers
1967

6/10

This is the first film in the cult classic “Billy Jack” franchise. I watched it last night on tubi.

The last time I watched this was on some cable channel back in the 90s, it was edited down for time restraints and whatever censorship was at back in.

I had forgotten what the film was about and rewatched it. It’s a low budget film and it actually plays out well in its presentation. The story is done good and acting is at a good level with all the actors. It doesn’t come off as cheesy/goofy the way majority of films that came out like this back in the late 1960s were.

Fight choreography is lame. You can easily see how future fight films starring Chuck Norris, Stephen Seagal, Jon-Claude Van Dam and Jason Statham copied from this film.

For the InCells, women in this film are treated like pure dirt and like pieces of meat. No respect is shown towards them. If you hate women, you will enjoy the scenes they are in.

For the Gay Agenda trackers, the White men in the Motorcycle gang say and do some “Gay” stuff towards each other. I’m assuming their behavior must have been common in Outlaw MC clubs in that era…and possibly still today.

For the Thirsty, plenty of attractive White Women thru out the film.

The film tries to present a message denouncing “Low Life’s” in this country. It doesn’t go as well as they planned.

There are 4 more films following this one starring the “Billy Jack” character. They are not on tubi.

tubi has a clean remastered copy.

Synopsis

A biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers single-handedly. He rescues young Vicky Barrington (Elizabeth James) from their clutches, but then has to contend with not only the thugs, but also the ineffectual and racist local lawmen, who have it out for the half-Native American Billy.

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You can never go wrong with any movie coming from American International

 

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'Star Wars' actor Jake Lloyd suffered psychotic break

Jake Lloyd, who played young Anakin Skywalker in 1999's 'Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace,' has been recovering in a mental health facility after suffering a psychotic break, mother says.

ew.com

 

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Olivia Munn opens up about her private battle with breast cancer

Olivia Munn is opening up about her private battle with breast cancer, after being diagnosed in 2023: 'I needed to catch my breath and get through some of the hardest parts before sharing.'

ew.com

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Wish the best of health to Lloyd and Munn respectively.

Both still relatively young ^

 

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‘The Greatest Hits’ Is the Most Original Time Travel Movie in Years

Premiering at SXSW before its Hulu debut April 12, the time travel-centric love story combines great music with genuine romance—and reinvigorates a stale genre.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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Olivia Munn opens up about her private battle with breast cancer

Olivia Munn is opening up about her private battle with breast cancer, after being diagnosed in 2023: 'I needed to catch my breath and get through some of the hardest parts before sharing.'

ew.com

Olivia Munn Is 'Grateful' for Support After Breast Cancer Diagnosis: 'Meant a Lot to Me'

Actress Olivia Munn, 43, said she was grateful for the love and support she’s received after revealing she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and underwent a double mastectomy

people.com

Olivia Munn’s Doctor Shares How to Interpret Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score

Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi is speaking out about how a person might interpret a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score, after her patient Olivia Munn said the tool "saved my life" by helping discover an early breast cancer diagnosis.

people.com

 

[Flawless]

They gave the white chic from Poor Things the Oscar because she showed her pussy on screen. The movie was basically porn but they tried to pass it off as art.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

They gave the white chic from Poor Things the Oscar because she showed her pussy on screen. The movie was basically porn but they tried to pass it off as art.

 

[blackbull1970]

They gave the white chic from Poor Things the Oscar because she showed her pussy on screen. The movie was basically porn but they tried to pass it off as art.

What you talking about?

You saying that flick has explicit nudity/sex scenes?

Who gives a Fuck about an Oscar, we need more information letting us know if we need to watch it!!!

 

[blackbull1970]

The Equalizer 3
2023

6/10

I rewatched the first one recorded from cable and reviewed in the Movie thread. The 2nd I rewatched and reviewed in the Hulu thread.

I watched this one tonight for the first time on the road.

Since I’m probably the last person on the forum who has seen it, no need to go into details.

The film finally shows Robert get fatally injured. From there the plot is just a rehash of a plot that has been done a lot since the 1950s, mainly in Westerns.

Denzel for this film is showing his age, I suspect that is why they went the route of him getting injured in order to use it for not showing him running around the film like “Billy Bad Ass” as in the prior films.

Not much for action/fighting.

Denzel reunited with Dakota Fanning who was a child actress in last film “Man on Fire” which came out about 20 years earlier.

Hopefully this is the final film, it’s best they restart the franchise with a younger actor and make the future films prequels on Roberts past giving us answers on who exactly he is. Dental has aged out of the role cuz he is 69 years old at this writing.

Synopsis

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[Flawless]

What you talking about?

You saying that flick has explicit nudity/sex scenes?

Who gives a Fuck about an Oscar, we need more information letting us know if we need to watch it!!!

Dont want to spoil it, but give it a watch.

 

[blackbull1970]

Fire and Ice
1983

5.5/10

I last saw this flick on VHS in the late 80s while still in the ARMY.

I been sitting on it on tubi for 2 years and finally got around to watching it last night.

It’s an animated flick. The animation style is when they have live actors perform and the animators draw over the production stills, this technique gives the characters more life like moves. The animation is similar to the cult classic “Heavy Metal”, this films style looks rougher.

The premise is set around the “Conan The Barbarian” theme with “Sword & Sorcery” mixed in.

The plot is nothing original.

For the Pervs, the female characters are drawn with cartoonish “Jessica Rabbit” bodies. There is no nudity/sex scenes.

If you are a fan of “Dungeons & Dragon” content, you will enjoy this film.

tubi has a clean un-remastered version.

Synopsis

This fantastical animated movie by cult filmmaker Ralph Bakshi finds the villainous Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana, attacking the human race from their frigid fortress. Creating mass destruction with huge glaciers, Nekron and Juliana incur the wrath of Larn, a warrior whose entire village was destroyed by ice. When Nekron's underlings kidnap the beautiful Princess Teegra, Larn sets out to rescue her, assisted by the fierce and enigmatic Darkwolf.

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[playahaitian]

The Bar (film) - Wikipedia

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[playahaitian]

The Equalizer 3
2023

6/10

I rewatched the first one recorded from cable and reviewed in the Movie thread. The 2nd I rewatched and reviewed in the Hulu thread.

I watched this one tonight for the first time on the road.

Since I’m probably the last person on the forum who has seen it, no need to go into details.

The film finally shows Robert get fatally injured. From there the plot is just a rehash of a plot that has been done a lot since the 1950s, mainly in Westerns.

Denzel for this film is showing his age, I suspect that is why they went the route of him getting injured in order to use it for not showing him running around the film like “Billy Bad Ass” as in the prior films.

Not much for action/fighting.

Denzel reunited with Dakota Fanning who was a child actress in last film “Man on Fire” which came out about 20 years earlier.

Hopefully this is the final film, it’s best they restart the franchise with a younger actor and make the future films prequels on Roberts past giving us answers on who exactly he is. Dental has aged out of the role cuz he is 69 years old at this writing.

Synopsis

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This and perhaps Denzel training someone to take his place.

 

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American Society of Magical Negros



This was meh

Somewhere inside it's a good movie. It needed to be done by someone to take more risk. Seemed like they didn't want to go full satire. I would go and out between being entertained and being bored. You already offended the whites by the title and trailer, why pacify them with the movie?

It tuned into a love story for appeasement and lighten the tone.

Justice did impress me with his acting at times.

And the ending was like they cut something out to keep it at an hour and 30. Which is weird, because at one point they emphasis his knitting and I was like wtf. Out of the stuff you edit out, you leave these 10 seconds in?

 

[durham]

They gave the white chic from Poor Things the Oscar because she showed her pussy on screen. The movie was basically porn but they tried to pass it off as art.

Shit was disturbing. This shit was Frankenstein Lolita. Grown ass men sexualizing a mentally disabled child. Straight pedophile shit masked as art.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Shit was disturbing. This shit was Frankenstein Lolita.

My aunt and her husband saw it on the big screen.


She's 75 and he's around 82yo.


He's been getting cancer treatments the past year, and on their hospital return in Feb' he insisted on going to see a movie after lunch. He didn't care what, but said Poor Things sounded interesting. I guess neither read the reviews.


They thought it wasn't good at all. One of their least fave movies in years.


I saw my aunt this past Monday and mentioned to her - "So you heard Emma Stone won Best Actress yesterday, right?"


She chuckled and said - "Yeah, I'm still scratching my head about that movie."

 

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I was listening to Pop Culture Happy Hour (podcast) earlier this week, and one of the guests recommended this site for movie fans / fans of online games ...

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