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If There Had Been 5 (9 movies items)

" The top three are pretty obvious and, considering it got a Director, Writer and Editor nod, I'd say Arrival would've been in too. That leaves five movies fighting it out for that last spot; Hidden Figures had some momentum, but I'm not really sure it had enough to beat the other four, which had been in the hunt all season. Fences, for as much as it was liked by most branches, isn't really big or small enough to make it in, and probably would've fallen to the wayside. Lion helped prove, once aga"

The Cinephile's Film Journal: 2017 (130 movies items)

"Watched: 2/21/17 1st Viewing"

Moviewatcher122's 2017 Film Diary: Jan & Feb (28 movies items)

"January 10 "It's pretty strange that we keep running into each other." "Maybe it means something." "I doubt it." "Yeah, I didn't think so." Well, there was a lot of hype surrounding this movie and because this was the only movie playing in town that I had any interest in seeing, I took the chance and saw it in theatres. After seeing it, I thought it was kind of overrated. Like, it's good, but it's not that good. On a technical level this film is very impressive. They do a good job with makin"

Movie Diary 2017 (75 movies items)

"19.02.2017"

Movies watched in 2017 (46 movies items)

"7.5 / 10 - I had high expectations on this movie and maybe that's why I put it a 7. Obviously the quality and visualization of the movie is what keeps you wanting more and more. It just blows you away with the customization, the lights, the background... The most hollywood film made in hollywood so far. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling chemistry is out of limits, they are such great actors with a light that shines everywhere they go and no wonder why the movie looked incredibly fine! I loved watching"

Watched in 2017 (53 movies items)

"16.2. La La Land imaisee sisälleen, valloittaa ja kohta muistuttaa, kuinka kurjaa oma elämä on, kun ei ole jahdannut unelmiaan tosissaan. Tässä suhteessa La La Land on siis varsin voimakaskin elokuva: se on paitsi eskapistinen kokemus, myös silmiä kohtuullisesti avartava. Kohtuullisesti, sillä vaikka elokuvalla on sanomansa, osataan se sanoa niin käsittämättömän elämänmakuisestikin."

Film Log 2017 (47 movies items)

"*Going to add my thoughts later Watched 1/27/2017"

Seen in 2017 (341 movies items)

"I like Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone and Damien Chazelle's last movie was great. The musicals really aren't my kinda movies so this had that going against it from the start. overall this was pretty looking movie with good dance choreography and acting. None of the songs made any impact and I can't remember any of them 4 hours after watching this. The story is nothing new. But because this is movie about Hollywood this will probably clear the table at the Academy Awards. "

30 Favorite Films of 2016 (30 movies items)

"I still may have some issues La La Land, and it could easily be labelled overrated at this point, but I can't deny what a dynamic, born-filmmaker, Damien Chazelle is proving to be. Whiplash was a great film, and there are moments here that even best that film. Do I wish it had some more musical numbers? Perhaps. But even with it's faults it is totally redeemed by a bittersweet, wonderfully cinematic, final act. It may not be one of the greatest films of the year, but Damien Chazelle shows what a"

89th Academy Award Nominations (62 movies items)

"Best Picture Best Director for Damien Chazelle Best Actor for Ryan Gosling Best Actress for Emma Stone Best Original Screenplay Best Original Score Best Original Song for "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" Best Original Song for "City of Stars" Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Production Design Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Film Editing"

“Notes:

*I really adore musicals especially when they introduce people singing that I didn't see sing before.

*I like the cast with a few surprises here and there.

*My wife wanted to see this so that's why I finally made the way to see it.

*Another reason is to see what all the fuss and nominations were all about.

*Damien Chazelle also directed Whiplash so that is definitely a plus.

*A crazy thing is this guy also wrote 10 Cloverfield Lane and the unfortunate Last Exorcism Part II.

*Anyways I have heard someone say that it is great if you liked Singin In The Rain.

*So let us see what it has to offer.

Pros:

*The music is fun, unique, and different.

*Some of the musical numbers were ” read more

Watched in Feb 2017 (15 movies items)

"First Viewing "

Movies watched in 2017 (217 movies items)

"2.2."

Movies watched in 2017 (219 movies items)

"2.2."