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BradWesley123's Movie Screenshots: Vol. 24 (50 movies items)" Director: Marielle Heller Cinematographer: Jody Lee Lipes Other Images "
Movies I Saw In March 2020.
Film Journal 2020 (125 movies items)"A surprisingly good take on making a film about Fred Rogers. Making him a side character and using the actual leads to ostensibly go on a trip of self discovery using his teachings is a much better film than making, say, a biopic of any sort. It captures his spirit very well. I do wish the story they went with was a bit more original or closer to reality, as the whole embittered son raging against the world due to daddy issues is, despite it's eternal relatability, an altogether worn out narrati"
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
“Last year’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? was my introduction to Marielle Heller, and you can consider me a fan after the one-two punch of that movie and this one. She brings an eye that is both resolved and empathetic to stories that could easily transition into treacle in anyone else’s hands. After all, a story beginning for empathy, forgiveness, and compassion is not exactly the stuff of dramaturgical pyrotechnics under most director’s all-seeing eye. Despite opening the movie with his near uncanny valley approximation of St. Fred Rogers, Tom Hanks is not the main attraction of this movie but merely a benevolent guru here to offer his wary disciple a path forward. Meet Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys), a recent father who finds his new reality brushing against his deep-seated traumas an” read more
My trips to the cinema 2020 (93 movies items)"SCREENING: Regular DATE: February 1st CINEMA: Picturehouse LOCATION: Greenwich"
Final 2020 Oscar Predictions (21 movies items)"1.Brad Pitt- Once Upon a Time in HollywoodMy top five has no changes here guys. I still have my sure picks (Pacino, Pesci; Pitt is winning), my concerning pick (Hanks continuously gets snubbed), and my wildcard (despite not showing up anywhere else, I think Song will ride Parasite's wave). 2.Al Pacino- The Irishman 3.Joe Pesci- The Irishman 4.Tom Hanks- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 5.Kang-ho Song- Parasite Other Possibilities 6.Anthony Hopkins- The Two Popes 7.Jamie Foxx- Just Merc"
Watched in 2019: Movies (204 movies items)"2019 A creatively-crafted film that makes you feel good and believe in the human race. Hanks and Rhys are fantastic. Hanks truly embodies Fred Rogers to the point where you forget it's Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks, one of the most recognizable people on the planet! "
DVDecember 2019 (36 movies items)"First viewing - Dec. 14th After lunch we returned for this, which wound up being far better than I'd expected. If you want something great and near perfect regarding Mr. Rogers, then just watch the doc Won't You Be My Neighbor?. This is a slight step down from that doc, but if you know going into it that the main character is the journalist, not Mr. Rogers, then I think it works very well. There are a couple occasions where it's clearly trying to recreate some of the best moments in the doc, bu"
Preliminary 2019 Academy Awards Predictions (21 movies items)"1.Steven Zaillian- The IrishmanThe winner. 2.Taika Waititi- Jojo RabbitLock. 3.Greta Gerwig- Little WomenLock. 4.Anthony McCarten- The Two PopesAfter those three, things get a bit bare here. There are about four or five movies that have a shot here, and maybe three of those are legit contenders. Of that lot, McCarten's is easily the most likely. He's got Globe and Critics' Choice Award nominations, he'll almost certainly score a BAFTA nod, and the film is script-directed; close to a lock. 5"
