Tapley’s Top Ten Shots of the year Part One
Kris Tapley’s eagerly anticipated Top Ten Shots of the Year column is up and running. Check it out.
He’s very good at this. I think he’s picked five great ones this year so far.
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ROTFL, that shot he chose from Tree of Life is just further proof that emphasizes how brainwashed people are over this film. What an ordinarily boring shot that I’ve seen a hundred times over and have taken similar images with my own camera. And yet the director/cinematographer is given credit for some deeper meaning. Seriously? You gotta be kidding me…
Oscar bloggers always try to be so “edgy” and “artsy” with stuff like this. I was LOL-ing my way through the list. Girl, bye!
P.S. Tapley sucks at this. Looking back through previous year’s picks there’s not more then 2 or 3 that could legitimately be considered amongst the best shots of the year. The films themselves sure, but not the shots he chose. Case in point Shutter Island…um did he forget the scenes with the wife?
That’s just plain wrong, and must I actually address you as Tree of Life and Drive are over-rated art-house crap? What Kris does well is pick shots that aren’t the ones everyone else would choose. Why else would anyone bother reading it? And Deena, whassa matter, not wall to wall Meryl Streep as the Iron Lady? Would you be happy if the first shot he chose was one of Streep with Jim Broadbent flapping around behind her?
And there were far better shots in Inception (rolleyes)
Hope Harry Potter’s last film makes the list
@SC8Office me too but you know how some critics think it might embarrass the Oscars.
Also according to http://www.tcu360.com/opinions/2012/02/14506.academy-snubs-8th-harry-potter
The buzz floating around social networking sites is “The Artist” has a very good chance of winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Tricia Jenkins, assistant professor of film-television-digital media, said her money is on “The Artist” to win Best Picture. She also predicted that Martin Scorsese would win the award for
Best Director this year, because of the critical buzz his film, “Hugo,” has received.
Films nominated for Best Picture this year are “War Horse,” “The Artist,” “Midnight in Paris,” “Moneyball,” “The Descendants,” “The Tree of Life,” “The Help,” “Hugo” and “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.”
Interestingly, Harry Potter fans have indicated their disgust for the final film not being among those chosen to be a nominee for Best Picture.
Popular opinion on the social media-networking site Twitter is that “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” is just as deserving a nomination as “Hugo”.
Daniel Radcliffe, the British actor who portrayed Harry Potter in all eight films, also had a few choice words on the subject, which he conveyed in an interview for the British entertainment magazine “Radio Times.”
“I don’t think the Oscars like commercial films or kids’ films, unless they’re directed by Martin Scorsese. I was watching ‘Hugo’ the other day and going, ‘Why is this nominated and we’re not?’ I was slightly miffed,” Radcliffe said. “There’s a certain amount of snobbery. It’s kind of disheartening. I never thought I’d care. But it would’ve been nice to have some recognition, just for the hours put in.”
I suspect Radcliffe would have liked to have used stronger language, but he is clearly too much of a gentleman to lower himself to that level.
I would have liked to see “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” win Best Picture. The cast has worked on the eight-film franchise for ten years.
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” took home Best Picture in 2003. I saw this win as one that could be applied to the entire trilogy. I would have felt the same way about the last Harry Potter film if it had been at least nominated for the award.
Winning films of the coveted award includes “Wings,” (1927) “Gone with the Wind,” (1939) “All the King’s Men,” (1949) “Gigi,” (1958) “The Sting,” (1973) “Out of Africa,” (1985) “Schindler’s List” (1993) and most recently “The King’s Speech” (2010).
I personally own all but one of the films that won Best Picture. The only one missing from my collection is the 1933 classic “Cavalcade.”
I can see why a lot of the films won the award for Best Picture. A case in point is the 2005 winner, “Crash.” “Crash” not only had an excellent script but also a fabulous cast and crew that believed in what they were creating.
Then you have such films as “Shakespeare in Love” (1998). I honestly can’t see why this film was nominated, never mind actually winning the award. There were films nominated in 1998 that were significantly better. “Elizabeth,” “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Thin Red Line” were all nominated and were significantly better than “Shakespeare in Love.”
“Shakespeare in Love” winning Best Picture seemed to be more of a popularity vote,” Jenkins said. “The acting was OK, but it wasn’t stellar.”
“‘Shakespeare in Love’ went up against ‘Saving Private Ryan,’” Jenkins said. “Especially since ‘Saving Private Ryan’ did some amazing things with editing and the way it kind of reinvented the war film.”
This suggests the best film isn’t always the one that wins.
Sasha
No! I would have been happy if he chose the shot of Maid Aibileen’s face lurching into Ms. Hilly, “Aint you tired Ms. Hilly, ain’t you tired?” I sure am is Aibileen.
No come on, you know you want the shot of Margaret Thatcher thinking she sees a swarm of flies but no it’s just Jim Broadbent again! Or the shots of all of the dead Irish. Oh wait, that wasn’t in the movie.
Now come on Sasha, you know you want every shot of Viola Davis to be the best shot of the year. You know you want those shots of good-willed, well-mannered and subservient black women who are saved the grace of the christ-like women. You know you want those shots? those ones of the true stories of Helps and how they were raped, assaulted and lost their voice. How their household collapsed and were even relegated to inferior positions in civil rights associations by both black and white men. Oh wait, that wasn’t in the movie. Did not appeal to your white guilt conscience huh? I see. I guess Pariah didn’t either and all the other deserving nominees. Only Davis I guess because made your white heart feel so good and passionate about the cause of black folks. You sure is kind Ms. Stone. You sure is kind.
Interesting article SClub88. Thanks for posting!
And yeah, there’s more then a few shots in Deathly Hallows that should be considered. It’s a travesty that Serra wasn’t nominated!
This is one of my favourite parts of awards season, and it has nothing at all to do with any actual awards! I made a similar list on my blog a few weeks ago – http://screenonscreen.blogspot.com/2012/01/best-of-2011-gallery.html – but Kris always does such a brilliant job that I can’t compete!
Sasha, ignore them. Between the Meryl Streep obsessives, the Harry Potter obsessives and the all-round ESN socially-backwards idiots (these categories do have some overlap), there’s no point. You can’t win. It’s impossible to argue with stupid people – they harbour narrow-minded opinions because they’re not intelligent enough to comprehend all the good worth in the world. Deena Jones’ Wig is like an irritating toddler – ignore them long enough, and they’ll give up…I hope…
I’m almost ready to delete you, Deena Jones, because your comments are bordering on racist hate. It is insulting to hear you speak so disrespectfully about Viola Davis. You really and truly should be ashamed of yourself. It’s pathetic that it would all be in the name of Meryl Streep who, frankly, would be embarrassed to know you even existed. Lay off or get lost.
I wasn’t won over by The Tree of Life, Melancholia, or Drive like some of the blogosphere, but I do agree that all three’s strengths lay in their appearance. Tapley’s list isn’t about the best movie, it’s the best shot and I either agree or totally understand the 5 images I saw.
As for Shutter Island, that movie was boss and I was always pleased that Kris “got it” better than a lot of print critics seemed to.
Chill out folks — Kris can have his opinion and you can have yours. Who cares?
I was LOL-ing my way through the list. Girl, bye!
Deena Jones’ wig
you keep saying “bye” but you never get gone.
let me help you find the way out, gurrrl.
Sasha
So it is ok to insult The Iron Lady for omitting “dead Irish men” (your words) but it is not ok for me to criticise The Help for omitting the harsh realities of Helps?
@ Deena:
I don’t care if you criticize The Help (god knows the movie is flawed), but please stop using the bad grammar used by Abileen in the movie as an insult. It was painful enough to hear it in the film, but for someone anonymous person to use it as a way to get a “funny” jab is unacceptable and frankly a little racist.
No Deena, they aren’t the same. Whether you agree with The Help or not it certainly didn’t try to hide how horrible a lot of the white women were to The Help. The Iron Lady sweeps it all neat and tidy under the rug.
@Tree of Life and Drive are over-rated art-house crap!
no probs
Sasha
It is all a matter of perspective. The Association of Black Women Historians will beg to differ with you http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/08/11/black-women-historians-come-out-against-the-help/
And that exactly is the difference between The Help and The Iron Lady. Unlike The Help, The Iron Lady does not attempt to be a didactic statement on social consciousness. As Meryl has stated in a gazillion interviews, The Iron Lady is not a biopic. It is not a historical drama and it is certainly not about politics. It is simply a story of a dementia-stricken woman musing about the landscape of her full life.
A lot of critics don’t like that because they expected a scathing assessment of Thatcher’s politics. They expected a veritable monster, hovering over Parliament like Godzilla and blasting laser beams at Ireland. That is not what you got Sasha and you are mad, real mad. I wonder if people will be this much opposed to a movie about Reagan or Carter or even Lincoln musing over their lives. I mean Lincoln is pretty much a demi-god to Americans. The guy has even been transformed into a heroic vampire hunter. Slaves and Native Americans who lived during the Lincoln era clearly have a different opinion of his legacy, so where is the outrage? but oh wait, Thatcher is a woman right? that usually complicates things doesn’t it?
Paddy M says:
February 14, 2012 at 11:11 am
This is one of my favourite parts of awards season, and it has nothing at all to do with any actual awards! I made a similar list on my blog a few weeks ago – http://screenonscreen.blogspot.com/2012/01/best-of-2011-gallery.html – but Kris always does such a brilliant job that I can’t compete!
Sasha, ignore them. Between the Meryl Streep obsessives, the Harry Potter obsessives and the all-round ESN socially-backwards idiots (these categories do have some overlap), there’s no point. You can’t win. It’s impossible to argue with stupid people – they harbour narrow-minded opinions because they’re not intelligent enough to comprehend all the good worth in the world. Deena Jones’ Wig is like an irritating toddler – ignore them long enough, and they’ll give up…I hope…
Not good, but better then Tapley’s choices!
Deena Jones’ wig should be raped and Tree of Life and Drive are over-rated art-house crap! should be locked up <3
Surprised by his Tree of Life choice! There were so many beautiful wide-angle shots in the film, I would have a hard time choosing just one. As for the scorpion jacket in Drive, just incredible. The entire elevator scene is shot beautifully. And I think Deena Jones might have too much time on her hands, not sure why we need to continue this Streep/Davis thing on EVERY post. I thought I would be safe coming to a cinematography post. Nope.
@ Tree of Life and Drive are over-rated art-house crap!
Oh thank-you.
@ Benjamin Forestieri
Should we be worried…?
Benjamin Forestieri says:
February 14, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Deena Jones’ wig should be raped and Tree of Life and Drive are over-rated art-house crap! should be locked up <3
How 'bout you go screw yourself? <3
“Deena Jones’ wig should be raped”
Sasha and Ryan
You put my comments in moderation but you allow stuff like this?
SClub88Official –
“I don’t think the Oscars like commercial films or kids’ films, unless they’re directed by Martin Scorsese. I was watching ‘Hugo’ the other day and going, ‘Why is this nominated and we’re not?’ I was slightly miffed,” Radcliffe said. “There’s a certain amount of snobbery. It’s kind of disheartening. I never thought I’d care. But it would’ve been nice to have some recognition, just for the hours put in.”
I suspect Radcliffe would have liked to have used stronger language, but he is clearly too much of a gentleman to lower himself to that level.
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Daniel Radcliffe was on BBC Radio 5 Live with Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo last week (you can download the podcast from the iTunes or the BBC website) and he said the following (live and in his own words):
“I’m on this massive press tour at the moment so I’m doing a ridiculous amount of interviews….in 999 of those interviews I said “no, we’ve not been snubbed by the Oscars, no it’s not something we’re concerned about” and in the 1000th interview I said “well…you know…maybe there is an argument to say that films as commercial as we are…don’t get that attention”….. the reality is No, we are not upset. We were not snubbed.”
Go fuck yourself Burning Man…and then read this-
Winning an Oscar isn’t going to sell another ticket or DVD for Harry Potter. So why are you putting so much into this campaign?
Jeff Robinov: The films have been of a really high standard, and a lot of the academy attention has been on the technical side, which overlooks their quality. We believe if you look at what [director] David [Yates] has done with this last film, if you look at the critical reception and pure execution, and if you look at the scale and depth and entertainment value, it’s worthy of academy recognition. It feels to me like if you look at what has been released this year, “Harry Potter” is deserving of consideration as one of the best films and directorial efforts.
Are you really campaigning for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2″ or did you save your big academy push for this year in hopes of rewarding the series as a whole?
Sue Kroll: The strategy is not to reward the history of the franchise but to recognize this very singular achievement on behalf of David Yates and all the people in the movie. We didn’t decide to do it until after the film was released.
It got a 97% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an A+ CinemaScore from moviegoers. We devised this campaign very much on the basis of this specific film because we think it is worthy.
LOL! Tree of Life, you must be stopped! you’re hilarious! XD
@Paddy M
Not really, but your taste in movies is sublime! :p
I look forward to Kris Tapley’s Ten Shots every season. He never disappoints, and what any eye – I never would have thought of the back shot of the jacket in Drive, but I’ll be damned if that’s not the single shot from that movie that has stayed with me. Can’t wait for the next five.
I liked the Harry Potter series so I wasn’t trying to be negative about it, I just wanted to put some context around SClub88Officials comments by highlighting that Daniel Radcliffe has clearly stated this week that he was not upset by the omission nor does he feel they were snubbed. That doesn’t mean others don’t feel that way.
Well no disrespect to Dan, but it’s understandable he’s ready to move on and doesn’t really care anymore.
@Tree of Life and Drive are over-rated art-house crap! well said on what you said about Winning an Oscar.
I loved Daniel Radcliffe until that ignorant comment. I LOVE the Potter books and the movies, stood in line for hours for the midnight release of the last one with a bunch of kids even however…..H8 is no Hugo, he’s being an ignorant twat and I’m severely disappointed. If someone can’t see the difference between Hugo and H8 when it comes to Oscar quality, I can’t help but think they must be more than a little dense.
Oh and holy shit, even this fucking thread is now about Harry Potter…when the fuck will that end? When will these two members of Awards Daily have anything to say about any other film ever in the history of cinema? I hope it’s not never.
I like Daniel Radcliffe and think he’s a fine actor. I’m looking forward to seeing what he does, post-Potter.
To be fair, he’s made great effort to furiously backpedal from his Scorsese remarks. We all misspeak, say things we wish we had not. Radcliffe made a bad blunder and, I think, realizes he stepped in it.
But his attitude got attention because it makes him look bad. Bad enough to make him stand out as an example of what I mean about a lack of educational maturity. He said what he said because that’s how he thinks, and his thinking doesn’t look very deep.
Some actors with not a lot to say can turn that into a intriguing advantage by simply learning not to talk so much. He’ll figure that out, or not.
Radcliffe revealed on BAFTA night what we all know to be true, but few people admit: He told the red carpet interrogator that he’s been so busy, he hopes to spend the next several weeks trying to catch up on all the great movies from 2011 that he missed.
That’s good. What would be better is if he had seen all the great movies of 2011 before he filled out his BAFTA ballot.
Part Two is up now btw. Another good list from Kris. His #1 choice is an odd one, but I agree with him – as a shot, rather than an image, it’s awesome!