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Best Films of 2016
The 74th Annual Golden Globes (34 movies items)"7 NOMS/7 WINS Best Actor - Motion Picture - Ryan Gosling Best Actress - Motion Picture - Emma Stone Best Director - Motion Picture - Damien Chazelle Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Damien Chazelle Best Original Score - Motion Picture - Justin Hurwitz Best Original Song - Motion Picture - "City of Stars" - Music and Lyrics by: Justin Hurwitz/Benj Pasek/Justin Paul "
Film Journal 2017 (162 movies items)"Someone actually gave Damien Chazelle enough money so he could make a lavish color version of a Busby Berkeley -musical and that makes me rather happy. La La Land is a mix between Berkeley's wild, imaginative Broadway show-esque musicals where singing and lyrics barely made any songs but relied heavily on dance choreography and surreal sets, and one of Jacques Demy's musicals, the name of which I won't write here because it would immediately divulge the entirety of the story of La La Land, becau"
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Final 2017 Oscar Predictions (21 movies items)"1.No change. Still the favorite, but not a lock to win. It missed out on an ensemble nod at the SAGs, and no movie has won top prize without one since Braveheart in 1995, the first SAG ceremony. It's still likely to win, but there are other movie's that are getting support from all branches that could really leapfrog. 2.Locked in, could pull a Spotlight style upset. It's got the love. 3.A lock for the nomination, but won't likely win. Probably not "safe" enough. 4.Strong reviews and love fr"
Exclusive's 2017 Movie Diary (172 movies items)"15.01.2017 "People love what other people are passionate about." Director: Damien Chazelle Writer: Damien Chazelle Cinematographer: Linus Sandgren Composer: Justin Hurwitz Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Callie Hernandez, Jessica Rothe, Sonoya Mizuno, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, Jason Fuchs and J.K. Simmons Review: I'm not a huge fan of musicals, but i really loved the directors previous movie, Whiplash, so i decided to check this one out anyway. And i really enjoyed it. The"
Movies viewed in 2017 (338 movies items)"8/1/17 In a time when we need to have a smile on our face, along comes this unapologetically romantic salute to the musical, with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are on terrific form, in a tale of dreams and ambitions. After the opening number, I was completely sold. A film to make you grin and have a spring in your step."
Top 20 Films of 2016 (20 movies items)" A love letter to classic musicals, it lived up to the hype that everyone praised it for. After the fantastic Whiplash, Damien Chazelle had a lot to live up to and this was no sophomore slump. This was directed beautifully and had some of the best looking shots this year. The opening sequence in this as well is one of the best directed scenes I have seen in a long time. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone both give award worthy performances and their singing suits the film with Stone being a stand out."
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The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 (472 movies items)"I didn't think I was going to like this movie if I'm being perfectly honest but you know what - it's charm completely won me over. It's a triumph on so many levels. It hooks you from the beginning with its big opening number on the highway and has your heart fluttering in the club at the end. The chemistry between the two leads in Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone helps make the movie so great. Stone has slowly shown herself as a force to be reckon with in Hollywood and now Gosling has join the ranks "
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