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Craig Kennedy, Ryan Adams and I kick around Gone Girl for a bit before moving on to the notion of what defines a frontrunner and what are the frontrunners so far this year.
Have a listen!
(NOTE: We tried to dance delicately around Gone Girl SPOILERS but we trip up several times. Badly. If don’t want to risk hearing anything about Gone Girl plot points then you can skip ahead to the 37:25 mark. We don’t mention Gone Girl after that. – Ryan)
Yeah, another great podcast. I liked the discussion of Gone Girl, and after I see it a second time, I’ll come back and listen to this podcast again. But, I’d like to point out, there are 3 types of people with Gone Girl:
1. Those who read the book before they saw the movie
2. Those who didn’t read the book before they saw the movie
3. Those who didn’t read the book, but knew what happens in the book before they saw the movie.
I was a #3 type. My roommate read the book, and I asked for the details before we saw the movie. I knew what was going to happen with Amy. But, I didn’t notice all of the subtle hints at her mind of thinking. I’m going to very much enjoy paying closer attention to that.
As for the front-runner topic, I agree with you guys that a front-runner can only be a movie that has been seen, and therefore, I think there are 3 front-runners: Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and Gone Girl.
I think Scott Feinberg is far-fetched in his thinking that CitizenFour will be nominated for both Best Director and Best Picture.
Great podcast, once again. I just love the vibe and flow that you 3 provide.
Question about hiding a movie until late (that it may be bad). Is the 3rd week of November considered late? That was Les Miz last year and, though it was not received as well as most BP contenders, it went over extremely well initially. It also went on to be nommed for BP, won 3 Oscars, won 4 BAFTAS, won 3 Globes, etc etc. 70% on RT is not a turd.
I think studio/filmmakers were proud when they held screenings in November, not that they were trying to hide a turd. Are there other examples of movies that were first shown as late as mid-late November that weren’t bad? i.e., MDB, Django, Wolf, etc.. Also, since not every film can make a Telluride/Toronto/NY festival … isn’t it obvious that some movies simply won’t pop-up til November?
Thanks again for the podcast! 🙂
Great podcast again. As far as I know there is nothing quite like this anywhere else. You guys are fairly grounded in the Oscar pundit arena – and we and many other “experts” could learn a lot from you.
I still haven’t seen Gone Girl, and it might be killing me. The wife, child, and I just got back from Greece so we must get it together and get to the cinema.
Yeah, another great podcast. I liked the discussion of Gone Girl, and after I see it a second time, I’ll come back and listen to this podcast again. But, I’d like to point out, there are 3 types of people with Gone Girl:
1. Those who read the book before they saw the movie
2. Those who didn’t read the book before they saw the movie
3. Those who didn’t read the book, but knew what happens in the book before they saw the movie.
I was a #3 type. My roommate read the book, and I asked for the details before we saw the movie. I knew what was going to happen with Amy. But, I didn’t notice all of the subtle hints at her mind of thinking. I’m going to very much enjoy paying closer attention to that.
As for the front-runner topic, I agree with you guys that a front-runner can only be a movie that has been seen, and therefore, I think there are 3 front-runners: Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and Gone Girl.
I think Scott Feinberg is far-fetched in his thinking that CitizenFour will be nominated for both Best Director and Best Picture.
Great podcast, once again. I just love the vibe and flow that you 3 provide.
Question about hiding a movie until late (that it may be bad). Is the 3rd week of November considered late? That was Les Miz last year and, though it was not received as well as most BP contenders, it went over extremely well initially. It also went on to be nommed for BP, won 3 Oscars, won 4 BAFTAS, won 3 Globes, etc etc. 70% on RT is not a turd.
I think studio/filmmakers were proud when they held screenings in November, not that they were trying to hide a turd. Are there other examples of movies that were first shown as late as mid-late November that weren’t bad? i.e., MDB, Django, Wolf, etc.. Also, since not every film can make a Telluride/Toronto/NY festival … isn’t it obvious that some movies simply won’t pop-up til November?
Thanks again for the podcast! 🙂
Great podcast again. As far as I know there is nothing quite like this anywhere else. You guys are fairly grounded in the Oscar pundit arena – and we and many other “experts” could learn a lot from you.
I still haven’t seen Gone Girl, and it might be killing me. The wife, child, and I just got back from Greece so we must get it together and get to the cinema.
Great to have you back after the pause. Gone Girl isn’t going to be my favourite movie of the year, but your discussion helped me to widen my perspective on it. It’s like a free film lecture.
Very nice of you to say, Philipp. I need to start spending more time in the comments to the podcasts so we can have a different level of discussion away from the high intensity of the main page of AD. Thanks!
Great to have you back after the pause. Gone Girl isn’t going to be my favourite movie of the year, but your discussion helped me to widen my perspective on it. It’s like a free film lecture.
Very nice of you to say, Philipp. I need to start spending more time in the comments to the podcasts so we can have a different level of discussion away from the high intensity of the main page of AD. Thanks!