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The 89th Academy Awards (2017) (61 movies items)"3 NOMS - Producers - Peter Chernin/Donna Gigliotti/Theodore Melfi/Jenno Topping/Pharrell Williams Actress in a Supporting Role - Octavia Spencer Adapted Screenplay - Allison Schroeder/Theodore Melfi "
Oscars Part II - Movies of 2016 (49 movies items)"2 NOMINATIONS: - Best Actress - Janelle Monae - Best Actress - Taraji P. Henson"
The Cinephile's Film Journal: 2017
Watched in 2017
Seen in 2017 (341 movies items)"The three leads are great and so is Kevin Costner. Jim Parsons was good but he was really distracting because he has the same look here as he had in the Big Bang Theory. The story is interesting and the movie has some powerful acting-moments in it. "
AshleyPureHeart's Movie Theater Outings 2017 (36 movies items)"Seen on January 21st at a Regal Cinemas theater. This movie was interesting. I liked how Catherine was able to get through the tough times in her job and her life. I found it boring during several parts for some reason, but it was decent and kept my attention. My theater was also very crowded. There were lots of old people seeing the movie."
“A pre Obama film in a post Obama era. Maybe, that makes sense. Washed up, well narrated (I like, for a change, strict classical linnear continuity with well calculated plantings), with quite a few strong moments (Mary running from the bathroom, Kevin destroying the isolated bathroom).” read more
My trips to the cinema 2017 (164 movies items)"SCREENING: Preview DATE: Febuary 11th CINEMA: Picturehouse Central LOCATION: West End"
Watched in 2017
Films watched in 2017
89th Academy Award Nominations (62 movies items)"Best Picture Best Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer Best Adapted Screenplay"
BAMF's 2017 January Cinejourney (18 movies items)" Familiar Actors: Taraji P. Henson Octavia Spencer Janelle Monae Kevin Costner Kirsten Dunst Jim Parsons Mahershala Ali Aldis Hodge Glen Powell Kurt Krause Karan Kendrick Jaiden Kaine Gregory Alan Williams Maria Howell Rhoda Griffis Wilbur Fitzgerald Bob Jennings Gary Weeks Cullen Moss John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. True Rating: 10/10 My Review: Hidden Reviews"
6,006 Movies For a Post-Covid World... (6013 movies items)"(OVERHYPED BUT) ACCLAIMED MOVIE! Review coming soon... *Official 2020: A Movie Odyssey entry, by Dr-Faustus* "
My Movie Diary 2017 (217 movies items)"4 February. The rocket shoots from the ground up, and it’s a breathtaking sight. Actual footages are integrated seamlessly into the movie, it is a virtual time machine. Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterley, Hidden Figures puts into the limelight those African-American mathematicians who defy gender and race---the unsung heroes of the Apollo space program. Women with the right stuff. The ensemble cast is noteworthy, especially its 3 female leads, with each her own powerful moments. Overal"
“Notes:
*This was the second choice for me and my wife to see when we finally made it together.
*Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae were enough to pull my attention to this.
*It really does have an excellent cast besides them too.
*I find it interesting that this and Loving both take place in Virginia near the same time frame.
*I didn't know this was based off of a book.
*Theodore Melfi also wrote and directed St. Vincent that in my opinion was just a decent movie with good moments.
*Allison Schroeder also wrote Mean Girls 2 which was terrible.
*Now to get to what this movie offered.
Pros:
*The writing was actually really good.
*The acting was excellent.
*My favorites her” read more
Movies the giraffe watched in 2017: January (30 movies items)"First viewing - Jan. 21st Now I'd like to note that I could have easily seen all 4 films on Saturday at one venue. However, in doing my research I found that it'd be less expensive for me to watch the rest of the films elsewhere. The first theatre I went to charges $5 for their morning screenings, but after that it's more like $9 during the day & $10 at night. The second theatre charges $4 for their matinees and $6 for their evening screenings which is beyond crazy to me. I won't argue with the"
Best Films of 2016
“Are we slowly seeing the burgeoning of a new sub-genre? Something along the lines of “science is fucking awesome,” with recent entries being The Martian and Arrival. But there’s also something of a corrective action at play throughout Hidden Figures as it celebrates things that have been systematically oppressed – women and minorities most obviously. While Hidden Figures is a solidly made feel good experience, there is a certain sheen of falseness that pervades all of these types of films. The micro-aggressions and casual racism and misogyny these women face make them heroic in my mind for not going insane in the face of it, but the film demands a heroic white male savior to clear the way for progress. Kevin Costner’s gruff boss destroying the labelled bathrooms is engineer” read more