b & j's oscar prep we can't believe we're watching marriage story
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ford v ferrari
best picturesummary: american car designer carroll shelby and driver ken miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for ford and challenge ferrari at the 24 hours of le mans in 1966.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian:"i love cars but i'd be ok if this had been hustlers instead because i love boobs more"
bella: "i mean, sure, fine."the irishman
best picture, actor in a supporting rolesummary: a mob hitman recalls his friend jimmy hoffa.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "i hope we take a break midway"
bella: "ugggghhhhh it's going to be so long"jojo rabbit
best picture, actress in a supporting rolesummary: a young boy in hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a jewish girl in their home.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian:"seems legit, i'm down"
bella: "I WANT TO SEE THIS A LOT it looks heartwarming in a weird way since it's about nazis but also about acceptance"joker
best picture, actor in a leading rolesummary: in gotham city, mentally troubled comedian arthur fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. he then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. this path brings him face-to-face with his alter-ego: the joker.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "i totally haven't seen this wow but i would definitely see it with the world's Scientifically Proven Most Beautiful Woman"
bella: "i have seen this but i'm not against watching it again with a cute guy (you don't have to put that) (but i feel like you will anyway)"little women
best picture, actress in a leading role, actress in a supporting rolesummary: jo march reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the march sisters - four young women each determined to live life on their own terms.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "def no interest in this but anything for bella"
bella: "i'm still mad that emma stone's schedule didn't permit her to film this because her and florence pugh in one film sounds like my dream"marriage story
best picture, actor in a leading role, actress in a leading role, actress in a supporting rolesummary: noah baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "we avoided this for so long and yet here we are now"
bella: "i mean we have to watch it because it's nominated."1917
best picturesummary: two young british soldiers during the first world war are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers' brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "let's blow shit up"
bella: "unfortunately, a winner."once upon a time ... in hollywood
best picture, actor in a leading role, actor in a supporting rolesummary: a faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of hollywood's golden age in 1969 los angeles.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "this better live up to at least some of it's hype"
bella: "margot robbie deserves rights (and more lines)"parasite
best picturesummary: all unemployed, ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and get entangled in an unexpected incident.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian:"IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS ONE"
bella: "MY WINNER"pain and glory
actor in a leading rolesummary: a film director reflects on the choices he's made as past and present come crashing down around him.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "what?"
bella: "i don't know what this is"the two popes
actor in a leading role, actor in a supporting rolesummary: behind vatican walls, the conservative pope benedict and the liberal future pope francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the catholic church.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian:"i'm jewish so ..."
bella: "well. i guess there's two of them."harriet
actress in a leading rolesummary: the extraordinary tale of harriet tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of america's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian:"i didn't even know this came out, sorry harriet"
bella:"i wanted to see this until i heard all the slander about it and supposedly the main girl is like a terrible person but like i'm still open to giving this a chance"bombshell
actress in a leading role, actress in a supporting rolesummary: a group of women take on fox news head roger ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "i would watch margot robbie do just about anything, i mean it. anything. margot call me. "
bella: "i love charlize theron so much and i'm glad margot robbie gets the rights and lines she deserves"judy
actress in a leading rolesummary: legendary performer judy garland arrives in london in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "i am not looking forward to this one mostly cause she's (renee) a fucking weirdo"
bella: "my mom won't shut up about this"a beautiful day in the neighborhood
actor in a supporting rolesummary: based on the true story of a real-life friendship between fred rogers and journalist tom junod.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian:"TOM HANKS CAN DO NO WRONG THIS IS SO EXCITING this needs to be top of the list"
bella: "the most excited about this one!!!"richard jewell
actress in a supporting rolesummary: american security guard richard jewell saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 olympics, but is vilified by journalists and the press who falsely reported that he was a terrorist.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian:"i have seen this poster all over the place so let's just get it over with"
bella:"is this the one with mark ruffalo? i don't think it is but i think i'm excited for this one"american factory
documentarysummary: in post-industrial ohio, a chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned general motors plant, hiring two thousand americans. early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech china clashes with working-class america.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian:"i heard good things about this one LFG"
bella: "is it about a factory"the cave
documentarysummary: amidst air strikes and bombings, a group of female doctors in ghouta, syria struggle with systemic sexism while trying to care for the injured using limited resources.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian:"women doctors get shit done also this title is misleading i thought it was about those mine workers that got stuck"
bella: "i want this to be one of those scary movies but i already know it's not"the edge of democracy
documentarysummary: political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two brazilian presidencies.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "i love brazilians, mostly models, so i hope they make some cameos or are talking heads"
bella: "politics! i think!"for sama
documentarysummary: for sama is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "if this one has babies crying and motherless i'll boycott the rest of it"
bella: "i'm starting not to have heard of these LMAO so i will say i will make my ignorance bliss"honeyland
documentarysummary: the last female bee-hunter in europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
how much are we looking forward to this:
julian: "LFG honey lady!!"
bella: "as long as there's no bee movie twist, i'm here for it"