Luis Martinez
Updated Saturday, March 9, 2024-21:32
Interview Christopher Nolan: "Of course the triumph of fascism in Spain influenced Oppenheimer in his decision to build the bomb"
Oppenheimer Review: Ecstasy and fascination of a masterpiece that goes boom!
(*****)
Barbie Review: Gerwig's Bright Pink Surrealism (****)
Interview Jonathan Glazer: "We still look too much like those who committed the Holocaust. And that terrifies us"
Review The area of interest: A masterpiece built at the foot of the abyss (*****)
Report Bayona, on the edge of the impossible: a passionate and chaotic filming, a personal bet and a lot of money at stake
Report Robot Dreams, Pablo Berger's silent cinema is heading towards the deafening noise of the Oscars
Oppenheimer was perfectly aware of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, which tells us that when we enter the microscopic world we abandon the classical concept of causality and move from robust determinism to a more volatile probabilistic reading.
It is clear then that what is valid for the subatomic world is not valid for the superatomic world of the Oscars.
Rarely has probability, prediction, been so close to causality.
Whatever Heisenberg says,
Oppenheimer
(this time in italics for the film) will sweep and reach eight (maybe nine) awards,
leaving his rival and friend
Barbie
with two (or just one).
Let's bet.
Movie.
Oppenheimer
.
Not only did it win at the Bafta, the SAG (for actors) and the PGA (for producers) but it has managed to stay ahead since the beginning of time, letting
Barbie
be the other half of the phenomenon of the year. Barbenheimer, the one who was worn out in the
anti-woke
skirmishes .
Should she win?
She is more life-giving and timely to us
. Poor creatures.
Director.
Christopher Nolan by
Oppenheimer
.
As in his film, all the previous awards have been his.
Hollywood takes this award as atonement for everything lost before.
We are talking about the person responsible for
Interstellar, Origin, Dunkerke...
Should he win?
Strictly speaking, Jonathan Glazer's revolution in
The Zone of Interest
admits of little doubt.
Actress.
Lily Gladstone for
The Moon Killers,
by Martin Scorsese.
It is the only important category with a margin of doubt.
The rival Emma Stone, for
Poor Creatures,
by Yorgos Lanthimos, is very close.
Should she win?
Sandra Hüller, for
Anatomy of a Fall
(and in
The Zone of Interest),
is the true actress of the year.
Actor.
Cillian Murphy by
Oppenheimer
.
After the good start of Paul Giamatti, who won the Golden Globe for
Those Who Remain, by Alexander Payne,
the physicist has accelerated in the final stretch with the premiere of a new film
(Small things like these
).
Should I win?
What Jeffrey Wright does in
American Fiction
is too cruel and funny at the same time.
Supporting Actress.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph for
Those Who Remain
by Alexander Payne.
If he doesn't win, Puigdemont joins the PP (to imagine something very unlikely).
Few such prizes.
Should I win?
Well yes.
Supporting actor.
Robert Downey Jr. by Oppenheimer.
The only unknown is how unpleasant and idiotic his speech will be.
He is on his way to the record.
Should I win?
Mark Ruffalo in
Poor Creatures
Fall in Love.
International film.
The Zone of Interest
, by Jonathan Glazer.
It was presumed that Glazer's very risky visual, sound and conceptual commitment could reduce his options among the most conservative academics.
Well no.
Everything has gone well for this masterpiece, which has already won the Grand Jury Prize in Cannes and is competing here with five nominations.
Although
The Snow Society
, from Bayona, has not stopped growing and is getting closer.
There is a silver lining.
Should I win?
The truth and it hurts us is that yes, it should.
Animated film.
Spiderman: Crossing the Multiverse,
by J. Dos Santos, K. Powers and J. Thompson.
It is the sensation of the year and only the great classic among classics Hayao Miyazaki with his
The Boy and the Heron
could take the award from him.
Now, how nice it would be if Pablo Berger's gem
Robot dreams
made a splash.
Should I win?
We are more of Miyazaki.
Script.
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari for
Anatomy of a Fall,
by Justine Triet.
Film schools should have this script on their dissection table.
All of them and always.
Should I win?
Not once, but twice the Oscar should be from the last Palme d'Or with up to five nominations.
Remember that the French academy did not choose it as its option for the international film.
That happens here and laugh about the amnesty.
Adapted script.
Cord Jefferson by
American Fiction,
by Cord Jefferson.
There is little doubt if we pay attention to the thermometer of previous awards.
Perhaps inertia will cause
Oppenheimer
to sneak into the finish line.
Should I win?
Being faithful to the text, we like
Poor Creatures
better .
For reinventing the original,
The Zone of Interest
has no rival.
Photography.
All together: Hoyte van Hoytema by Oppenheimer.
It's your turn.
No wonder it is already one of the great classics of the image of contemporary cinema.
Should I win?
Actually, he should have already won it for
Interstellar, Tenet...
Mounting.
Jennifer Lame by
Oppenheimer
.
Should I win?
With Thelma Schoonmaker being nominated among the options for
The Moon Killers,
the truth...
Production design.
James Price, Shona Heath and Szusza Mihalek for
Poor Creatures.
The spectacular nature of the proposal is overwhelming.
Should I win?
Yeah.
Locker room.
Jacqueline Durran for
Barbie
, by Greta Gerwig.
In truth, Holly Waddington, for
Poor Creatures,
has the same options.
Should she win?
Taking this award away from the highest-grossing doll of the year is cruel.
Makeup and hairdressing.
Karu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell for
Maestro
, by Bradley Cooper.
There are few actors as pampered by the industry as Cooper and this is his only option to enter the list of winners.
Of him and his nose.
Should I win?
The work of Ana López-Puigcerver, David Marí and Montse Ribé in
The Snow Society,
by Juan Antonio Bayona, is indisputable.
Visual effects.
Godzilla Minus One,
by Takashi Yamazaki.
The creator,
by Gareth Ewards,
is very close .
Should I win?
I never disagree with Godzilla.
Sound.
Oppenheimer
.
Should I win?
The area of interest
is the revolutionary one and has the same options as Nolan's film.
We will see.
Music.
Ludwig Göransson by
Oppenheimer
.
Should I win?
What Jerskin Fendrix does in
Poor Creatures
is monumental.
Song.
What was I made for?,
by Billie Eilish in
Barbie
.
Should I win?
For God's sake, don't take this one away from Barbie too.
Documentary film.
20 days in Mariupol,
by Mstylav Chernov.
Should I win?
The Four Daughters,
by Kaouther Ben Hania, is one of the films of the year.
Short fiction.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
by Wes Anderson.
Netflix's pressure has been more than exaggerated.
Should I win?
Pay attention to
Red, white and blue
on abortion.
Short animation.
War is over!
Inspired by the music of John and Yoko,
by Dave Mullins.
Should I win?
Our uniform,
by Yegane Moghaddam, about the Iranian government's impositions on women is option B.
Short documentary.
The ABC's of book banning
, about the banning of books in United States libraries.
Ought?
Pay attention to
The last repair shop.
WEIGHT WINNERS
Oppenheimer 8, maybe 9
If he got the adapted script, which is very close, he would add one more to his 8 insurances (or almost).
Poor creatures 1, maybe 3
The production design is fixed and the actress and costume design is in the air.
Barbie 2, maybe 1
He is sure to have the best song and very close, costumes.
Area of interest 1, maybe 2
It has the international film (shame about
'The Snow Society'
) and could come to sound.
With 1 prize
'Anatomy of a Fall' 'American Fiction', Those Who Remain', 'The Moon Killers'
and '
Master
' would be the films nominated for best picture with a single Oscar.
Past lives
are left with nothing.