Wednesday, December 27, 2017

The Evolution of Cinema



1. Cimarron: 1930 




2. Gone with the Wind: 1939





3. Frenchman's Creek: 1945





4. Black Narcissus: 1947 




5. An American in Paris: 1951





6. The King and I: 1956





7. West Side Story: 1961





8. Fantastic Voyage: 1966





9. Patton: 1970






10. Star Wars: 1977 





11. Gandhi: 1982






12. Batman: 1989






13. Titanic 1997






14. Return of the King: 2003







15. Avatar: 2009 







16. Mad Max: Fury Road: 2015














Sunday, December 24, 2017

1st Annual JR Awards for Film Excellence

My official 2017 JR award nominations 




This is my first annual awards. I created fun and fake nominations and awards for fun: The Nomination Leaderboard is as follows: 
Dunkirk- 16
The Shape of Water - 14
Logan - 14
Call Me by Your Name - 12
Last Jedi - 12
Wonder Woman - 11
Lady Bird - 11
Darkest Hour - 10
The Disaster Artist - 9
War for the Planet of the Apes - 9
Mudbound - 9
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - 8
Three Billboards - 8
Get Out - 6
The Florida Project - 6
Battle of the Sexes - 4
Beauty and the Beast - 4
Murder on the Orient Express - 3
Stronger - 3
Your Name - 2
Happy Death Day - 
The Lego Batman Movie - 2
Split - 2
IT - 2
Marshall - 1
Captain Underpants - 1
A Silent Voice - 1
Spider-Man Homecoming - 1
American Made - 2

Picture/Directing/Lead Acting Nominations


Best Picture nominations:





Dunkirk, Emma Thomas & Christopher Nolan (Warner Brothers)
Lady Bird, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Evelyn O'Neil (A24)
The Florida Project, Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch (A24)
Logan, Simon Kinberg, Lauren Shuler Donner (Fox)
Wonder Woman, Zac Synder & Patty Jenkins (WB)
The Big Sick, Judd Apatow and Barry Mendel (Amazon)
Call Me by Your Name, Peter Spears & Luca Guadagnino (Sony Picture Classics)
The Shape of Water, Guillermo Del Toro & J. Miles Dale (Fox Searchlight)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Graham Broadbent & Martin McDonagh (Fox Searchlight)
Mudbound, Carl Effenson, Sally Jo Effenson, Cassian Elwes (Netflix)
Get Out, Jason Blum & Jordan Peele (Universal)
The Disaster Artist, Seth Rogen and Kelli Kenop (A24)

Best Directing in a motion picture: 





Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Luca Guadagnino, Call Me By Your Name
Guillermo Del Toro, Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Dee Rees, Mudbound
Sean Baker, The Florida Project
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Doug Liman, American Made

Best Actor in a motion picture:





Timothee Chamalet, Call Me by Your Name
Hugh Jackman, Logan
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Andy Serkis, War for the Planet of the Apes
Jake Gyllenhaal, Stronger
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
James McAvoy, Split
Gary Oldman, The Darkest Hour
Steve Carrell, Battle of the Sexes
Chadwick Boseman, Marshall
Tom Cruise, American Made

Best Actress in a motion picture:





Zoe Kazan, The Big Sick 
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Brooklyn Prince, The Florida Project
Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes
Elizabeth Olsen, Windriver

Best Screenplays and Supporting Acting:



Best Original Screenplay:





Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, Big Sick
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Guillermo Del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, Mudbound
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Anthony McCarten, The Darkest Hour

Best Adapted Screenplay:





James Mangold and Scott Frank, Logan
Allen Heinberg, Wonder Woman
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, The Disaster Artist
James Ivory, Call Me By Your Name
Dee Rees and Virgil Williams, Mudbound
Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
John Pollono, Stronger

Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture:





Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Garret Hedlund, Mudbound
Jason Mitchell, Mudbound
Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me by Your Name
Armie Hammer, Call Me by Your Name
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project 
Ray Romano, The Big Sick
Patrick Stewart, Logan


Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture:





Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Dafne Keen, Logan
Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
Laurie Metcalfe, Lady Bird
Kristin Scott Thomas, The Darkest Hour
Penelope Cruz, Murder on the Orient Express
Judi Dench, Murder on the Orient Express
(Posthumous) Carrie Fisher, Star Wars: The Last Jedi


Under the Line Awards: 


Best Musical Score: 





Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk
Alexander Desplat, The Shape of Water
Dario Marianelli, The Darkest Hour
Carter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
John Williams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Rupert Gregson-Williams, Wonder Woman
Michael Giacchino, War for the Planet of the Apes
Mark Mothersbaugh, Thor: Ragnarok

Best Cinematography:





Hoyte Van Hoytema, Dunkirk
Dan Lausten, The Shape of Water
Rachel Morrion, Mudbound
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Call Me by Your Name
Bruno Delbonnel, The Darkest Hour
Ben Davis, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
John Mathieson, Logan


Sound Mixing:




Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Baby Driver
War for the Planet of the Apes
Beauty and the Beast
Wonder Woman
Darkest Hour
Logan


Sound Editing:




Dunkirk
Baby Driver
Thor: Ragnarok
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Logan
War for the Planet of the Apes
Wonder Woman
Beauty and the Beast


Costume Design:





Beauty and the Beast, Jacqueline Durran
Darkest Hour, Jacqueline Durran
The Shape of Water, Luis Sequeira
Wonder Woman, Lindy Hemming
Dunkirk, Jeffrey Kurland
Murder on the Orient Express, Alexandra Byrne

Production Design:





Dunkirk, Nathan Crowley
The Shape of Water, Paul D. Austerberry
The Darkest Hour, Sarah Greenwood
Beauty and the Beast, Sarah Greenwood
War for the Planet of the Apes, James Chinlund
The Disaster Artist, Chris L. Spellman
Mudbound, David J. Bomba



Best Use of Visual Effects:

The Kamikaze Scene, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Ape Technology, War for the Planet of the Apes 
The War Aesthetic, Dunkirk
The Bridge Fight Scene, Thor Ragnorak
The Fish Man Technology, The Shape of Water
The Climax, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
No Man's Land, Wonder Woman 
The Seizure Scenes, Logan

Best Use of Make Up:

Tommy Wiseau, The Disaster Artist
The Fish Creature, The Shape of Water
Churchill, Darkest Hour 
Alien Creatures, Star Wars: The Last Jedi 
Gomora and Nebula, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The Shell Effect, Ghost in the Shell 

Miscellaneous Awards:



The Award for Best Action Sequence:   



                          


Star-Lord verse Ego set to "The Chain", Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The Kamikaze attack, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Chase Scene, Baby Driver
The Avalanche, War for the Planet of the Apes
The Led Zepellin, Bifrost battle, Thor: Ragnarok
The Dogfight, Dunkirk 
No Man's Land, Wonder Woman


The Winters Award for the Blockbuster with the Most to Say:





War for the Planet of the Apes
Wonder Woman
Thor: Ragnarok
Logan
Dunkirk
Star Wars: The Last Jedi 


The Jimbo Award for the Worst Movie of the Year: 





Baywatch
Resident Evil: Final Chapter
Underworld: Blood Wars
Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Transformers: The Last Knight
XXX: Return of Xander Cage
The Space Between Us
A Cure for Wellness


The Best Examination of Homosexuality:

Battle of the Sexes
Lady Bird
Call Me By Your Name


The Best Shot of the Year:

The Burning Plane, Dunkirk
Staring into a fire, Call Me By Your Name
The Space Fireworks, Guardians of the Galaxy
Transforming from a landscape to a dirty face, The Darkest Hour


The Best Scene of the Year (Best Action Scene can be recycled):

The Crashing Plane, Dunkirk
The Stuhlbarg Monologue, Call Me By Your Name
The Space Funeral, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The Kamikaze Attack, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
No Man's Land, Wonder Woman
The Ending Scene, Logan
"I did not hit her", The Disaster Artist
The Prom, Lady Bird
Entering the Sunken Place, Get Out 
Any scene with multiple personality McAvoy, Split


Best Examination of Parenting Dynamics:


Lady Bird
Call Me by Your Name
The Big Sick
The Lego Batman Movie
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri
The Big Sick
The Florida Project


Best Young Performer:


Daphne Keen, Logan
Amiah Miller, War for the Planet of the Apes
Brooklyn Prince, The Florida Project


Best Love Story:

Your Name
Call Me By Your Name
Lady Bird
Battle of the Sexes
The Big Sick
Wonder Woman
The Shape of Water


Best Comedy:

The Disaster Artist
The Big Sick
Lady Bird
Thor: Ragnarok
Spider-Man Homecoming
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
Happy Death Day 
Logan Lucky

Best Use of Music:

The Ticking Clock, Dunkirk
The Synchronized Soundtrack, Baby Driver
Guardian's Mix-tape Volume 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
Channing Tatum's Daughter singing Denver, Logan Lucky
Mark Strong singing Denver, Kingsman
Led Zepellin in Thor, Thor Ragnarok 


The Genre Movie that Transcended its Field:


Get Out
Dunkirk
Baby Driver
Lady Bird
The Big Sick
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Thor: Ragnarok
IT


The Surprise of the Year:


Adam Sandler's acting in The Meyerowitz Stories
Bo Burnham's acting in The Big Sick 
Netflix finally making a Good Movie
The transcendent nature of Genre films
James Franco's directing in The Disaster Artist
IT actually being pretty good 

The Worst Scene of the Year:

Star Wars does Mary Poppins, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The opening car dance, Baby Driver
The space PowerPoint, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The cliff, Thor: Ragnarok 
Fish Sex, The Shape of Water
The repetitive sorority house scene, Happy Death Day
The president is kidnapped, Geostorm
Fassbender make out session, Alien Covenant

The JADDLES Award for Best Animated Movie:






The Lego Batman Movie
Captain Underpants
Your Name
A Silent Voice


The JWR career achievement Award for Excellence: 

Alfred Hitchcock: For allowing psychological horror to gain traction in the cinematic universe, a genre that plays as much on the effects on nerve wracking tension as actual horror. Movies that find influence in Hitchcock include, Get Out and It Comes at Night