There you go again. True dat about BARRY LYNDON.
K. > On Mar 14, 2023, at 3:36 AM, David Kusumoto <davidmkusum...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > Hello Kirb, my pal in Austin. So you assert with great conviction - that > BANSHEES is the greatest movie of the year. Let me express the following in > a tone that displays great modesty, humility and restraint: > > YOU, SIR - ARE HIGH ON METH AND ALL KNOWN HALLUCINOGENS ON PLANET EARTH! > > The only thing I liked in that movie was the donkey, who should have been > feted with an Oscar. He/it deserved an Oscar more than Gleeson and Farrell. > TÁR was the best written film of the year even though it took forever to get > going. Blanchett plays another bitchy character but she was magnificent. > Alas, the Academy is not allowed to vote for actors who play predators hence > she was never gonna win. Everything Everywhere gave me multiple headaches > and had multiple false endings. Voters felt good about their choices and > loved the speeches - but by next year it will be 2022's version of 2008's > "Slumdog Millionaire." > > Finally, declaring your love for 1963's Cleopatra is so typical, a bloated > 24-sh*t (oh I mean "24-sheet") of a movie featuring wooden, "declarative" > dialogue that bankrupted 20th Century Fox so badly - that Julie Andrews had > to ditch her umbrella from Mary Poppins early - and rescue the studio by > delivering the Sound of Music. Finally - Tom Jones was a "trendy" Best Pic > in '63 and oddly feels anachronistic / dated - DESPITE a story that's set in > 18th century England. Give me Barry Lyndon anyday. So there. -d. (All in > fun!) > > From: Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.com <mailto:ki...@movieart.com>> > Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2023 8:29 AM > To: David Kusumoto <davidmkusum...@hotmail.com > <mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>>; MOPO <mopo-l@listserv.american.edu > <mailto:mopo-l@listserv.american.edu>> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Oscar reminisce and some fun things > > Hi, David and Mopolistas: > > I saw your assessment of the BP Oscar nominations on some Facebook Page or > another, and your assessment of THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN is as wet as the > state of California! It's my fave of pictures that I've seen - TOP GUN, > WESTERN FRONT (brilliant, and a dark horse), TAR (yes, I know it has an > accent~)(brilliant) and EVERYTHING ANYWHERE ALL THE TIME SIMULTANEOUSLY, > SYNCRONOUSLY INTERMINABLY ALL AT F CKING ONCE! (I did sorta like it and I > want one of those rotating donuts). But not AVATAR. Cameron is looking at > the other nominees and thinking to himself "I'm still the King of the World." > > INISHERIN is the blackest of black comedies, beautifully photographed. Colin > Ferrell should win the Oscar, but probably won't. (Austin Butler, fine in his > role, is far too pretty for his own good, and Kurt Russell was a better > Elvis.) Brendan Gleason's role is NOT a supporting role, and Barry Keoghan > performance, along with Jamie Lee Curtis, gets the Kirby McDaniel Award for > Performance of the Year. And that's a coveted award that doesn't get given > out willy-nilly. > > I always watch the Oscars, and I will this year too. I'm still heartbroken > that CLEOPATRA didn't win Best Picture, but I love TOM JONES. So there. > > One final note on the Oscars: they all WANT ONE. > > Kirby McDaniel > Movieart.com <http://movieart.com/> > On Mar 11, 2023, at 10:21 PM, David Kusumoto <davidmkusum...@hotmail.com > <mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>> wrote: > > Nice pics! I still have pics of my poster collection when it was at its peak > and have posted them before on MoPo. Interesting that you have figurines. I > could never get into collecting those because they gather dust - although of > course now - given the price of original '77 Star Wars stuff, I wish I had. > My wife has a collection of no-value Funko Pop Star Wars figurines but > they're in book cases with glass doors on 'em to keep 'em clean. > > As far as the Oscars - I've managed to see almost every show on TV since > early 1965 when Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady went up against each other for > calendar year 1964. I was in Europe when Silence of the Lambs won in 1992 > despite being released in early 1991. I still don't know how a grisly movie > like that - as good as it is - could sweep the top prizes like it did. As > far as the show Sunday night - I now only watch the end when the top awards > are given out. (It's why I missed last year's "slap" that overshadowed > "CODA" winning Best Picture.) > > I've seen all 10 films nominated for Best Pic but none are masterpieces and > the only one I felt was provocative / intriguing was Tar - but even it took a > long time to get going. Every year or every couple of years I post a > round-up of impressions about the Best Pic nominees and every year I keep > saying I'm going to stop because a Best Picture nomination used to mean > something back in my day. It doesn't anymore. I did buy the one-sheet to > The Fabelmans from Dale Dilts before the film came out. But the movie was a > disappointment. - d. > > Oscar round-up link: https://bit.ly/3FgLcrp > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3FgLcrp&data=05%7C01%7C%7C03744d8990df4dd6f9a208db230eaf8c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638142318202633904%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PtTZoLaV2n7%2FN2FFoqGNY0nMpO1d9PWbiYUnKMXNo5U%3D&reserved=0> > > > From: MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > <mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> on behalf of Alan Heimann > <alanheim...@gmail.com <mailto:alanheim...@gmail.com>> > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2023 8:28 AM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> > <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> > Subject: Oscar reminisce and some fun things > > For most of my life, teenage years and forward, I've watched the Oscars. > That's about 56 years worth. During high school, I had a click of friends who > were interested in watching and discussing movies. I went to a parochial > school and while there was some money for the chess club and the debate club, > Administration was not very pro the " movie club ". One of the things my > friends and I always tried to do was watch the five movies nominated for best > picture, debate their merits and then watch the Oscars. Actually watching the > Oscars called for some sacrifice as they always occurred during midterm exams > usually on a Sunday, ending late. There was always an exam on Monday. > Thinking back now there are highlights we are all likely to remember. The > slap, the streak, the refusals Brando and Scott. I also remember a lively > group discussion about Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy loss to Wayne in True > Grit. The discussion centered if Voight being nominated for the same movie/ > award might have been a factor. Love to hear any remembrances from MoPo > members they might like to share. Fast forward recently, with there now being > 10 nominees, I’m lucky if I've seen half of them. This year I've seen five; > All Quiet, Top Gun Maverick, EEAA0, Elvis and Tar > > Would imagine most of us spend some time during the week thinking about > movies and movie posters. Every time I walk into my kitchen I'm thinking > Tarantino. If you're wondering why that is please see the link. I think > you'll understand… I really should get out more. > > http://hamptonmovieposters.com/store#!/kitch/p/535706769/category=0 > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonmovieposters.com%2Fstore%23!%2Fkitch%2Fp%2F535706769%2Fcategory%3D0&data=05%7C01%7C%7C03744d8990df4dd6f9a208db230eaf8c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638142318202633904%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oiF7IA6YkTh1CrYmKfqsgmXT8O2dYPUpqoc555b8lpk%3D&reserved=0> > > Prompted by someones posts on MoPo's 28th birthday string I really remember > liking those "what's on your walls" . So I took some pics of mine. In my > former house > a lot of the wall space was dedicated to movie posters, currently only about > 10%. I had framed a large number of posters and while that was pretty > expensive, as my wall space is now diminished it's nice being able to swap > out posters every couple of weeks. I have a number of figurines/statues on > shelves attached to the wall and I also took some individual pictures of some > of the ones that I really like. The pics will be a little fuzzy but I’m sure > the posters will be recognizable to you. The link is from my website which > hasn’t been updated for years but I keep it going and use it for links. > > http://hamptonmovieposters.com/store#!/rm3/p/535108488/category=0 > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonmovieposters.com%2Fstore%23!%2Frm3%2Fp%2F535108488%2Fcategory%3D0&data=05%7C01%7C%7C03744d8990df4dd6f9a208db230eaf8c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638142318202633904%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oXHvFJKmXik0h6rfZcv6O7WJUzENt3J1D5f5UTONg1k%3D&reserved=0> > > https://d2j6dbq0eux0bg.cloudfront.net/images/1377056/3492824491.png > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fd2j6dbq0eux0bg.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F1377056%2F3492824491.png&data=05%7C01%7C%7C03744d8990df4dd6f9a208db230eaf8c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638142318202633904%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wHBgRh2sfBrO9T%2BqZB%2FXpyCa1C7UWShyu9Mm0M%2Frnao%3D&reserved=0> > > http://hamptonmovieposters.com/store#!/rm1/p/535285212/category=0 > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonmovieposters.com%2Fstore%23!%2Frm1%2Fp%2F535285212%2Fcategory%3D0&data=05%7C01%7C%7C03744d8990df4dd6f9a208db230eaf8c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638142318202633904%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TCJi5EFtQp%2BoeV5GJ6kmMmiPNxnf%2BS3gta%2FRAF1RZAk%3D&reserved=0> > > http://hamptonmovieposters.com/store#!/mmwall/p/537375548/category=0 > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonmovieposters.com%2Fstore%23!%2Fmmwall%2Fp%2F537375548%2Fcategory%3D0&data=05%7C01%7C%7C03744d8990df4dd6f9a208db230eaf8c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638142318202789238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GgxtB7VJV7sATk5QnpVR%2FMfVGr3apw%2BbjeGloaEM3OA%3D&reserved=0> > > http://hamptonmovieposters.com/store#!/colex/p/537339133/category=0 > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonmovieposters.com%2Fstore%23!%2Fcolex%2Fp%2F537339133%2Fcategory%3D0&data=05%7C01%7C%7C03744d8990df4dd6f9a208db230eaf8c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638142318202789238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GFTTGCdo42BPPAlPEB1ie6rkszHAQKl9d9LyAliQ6IU%3D&reserved=0> > > Lastly, with a focus on posters, some of you might be familiar with a couple > of books written by Bill Givens called Film Flubs memorable movie mistakes. > He wrote two of them a few years apart. I had the first one, but no longer > do, however something caught my eye in the book and I photographed it. Two > posters issued for The Longest Day..the second one I assume for a > re-release..the studio kept the same poster substituting the heads of the > stars..think Wayne, Fonda and Mitchum..not sure of the fourth..Anyone know of > other examples? > > http://hamptonmovieposters.com/store#!/filmflub/p/535706768/category=0 > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonmovieposters.com%2Fstore%23!%2Ffilmflub%2Fp%2F535706768%2Fcategory%3D0&data=05%7C01%7C%7C03744d8990df4dd6f9a208db230eaf8c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638142318202789238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1ehSiakoL80%2BIr106GtZ4bcp85rzo9ifkZYdIP8cV1Q%3D&reserved=0> > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
