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Some friends of mine saw The Shape of Water this weekend. I was chatting with them before the Oscars and asked them if, at the end, they thought They admitted their thought was the former and then also said that the second scenario makes a lot of sense and explains Personally, believing the...

16/24 for me. I think that’s one better than last year. Very glad Roger Deakins finally won. Not disappointed that The Shape of Water won BP, also a very deserving film. Biggest surprise upset (for me) was Original Screenplay going to Get Out. I really thought Three Billboards had that one...

There are no right or wrong answers. ....Until the show is over! :) Mark

I see what you did there! :) Exactly! Mark

Nope. And I’m not a fan of most Kubrick films either. Mark

I’m looking forward to the entire show. (We’ll, can’t say I’m excited about Moonlight getting recognized again, but it is what it is. Maybe there will be humor involved?) But the Award I am MOST looking forward to is Cinematography. If Deakins doesn’t win I’ll be pissed. No other category...

Those are the two BP nominees we haven’t seen either. We would have watched Phantom Thread by now if the rental was available. We have no intention whatsoever to see Call Me By Your Name. I object to ANY film that portrays sexual relations between a minor and a much older person. It’s not a...

I found nothing humorous in how Three Billboards approached racism. The film treated racism as something to be abhorred and exposed the reality that generational racism remains more abundant in certain areas of the country. I’ve spent time in Missouri and I’ve encountered real people that...

Hmmm, that formatting looks awfully familiar! :) I agree that Dunkirk could take both Sound categories. But Baby Driver could also take them both. That's why I picked one film for each. But if I chose wrong, I'll lose both. So, we disagree in four categories... Original Screenplay, Sound...

Reportedly, the first award of the night will be re-presenting last year's Best Picture Oscar to the cast of 'Moonlight'. https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/oscars-2018-moonlight-to-be-presented-with-best-picture-award-again/ Snooze! 'Moonlight' was BORING compared to 'La La Land'...

I don't see John Williams winning, sorry. But I agree with you that this year's crop of nominees are all mostly deserving. I will be disappointed, however, if Best Picture goes to anything but 'Three Billboards' or 'The Shape of Water'. We'll see what happens. But I think this year's Oscars...

We watched 'Get Out' today. I purchased the standard Blu-ray back in May and Apple TV 4K gave me a free upgrade to the 4K HDR version because I redeemed the code in iTunes. Image quality was excellent. We loved it. A VERY well done film. It made me jump several times but its real power is...

We've got rain moving through San Diego today. I started a fire in the fireplace. I got dressed to go pick up some take-out food (Asian with lots of flavor) and, once I'm back home, we'll cozy up in the living room and watch a movie or three. We've owned 'Get Out' on Blu-ray since May and we...

Here are my picks for the big show. These are the ones I want to see win. The odds for Best Picture seem to be leaning toward 'The Shape of Water', but I'm rooting for 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'. Both films deserve it. Picture: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri...

Bummer! I definitely feel your pain. Glad your mom is doing better. Mark

We watched Lady Bird tonight. It was okay but it’s not a film I feel I need to see again. Mark

My wife has come down with a pretty bad cold. This afternoon, I started feeling like maybe I'm getting it. We've been keeping our volunteer caterers (friends) updated and today was go/no go day. We decided, in all good conscience, we didn't feel right inviting people into our home when we...

Best Picture predictions: 1. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2. The Shape of Water Those are the only two that should have a chance to win. If it's one of the others I'll be seriously disappointed. Mark

'Crash' took home the Best Picture Oscar. And so it will be for 'Three Billboards'. Mark

One of the red carpets for our Oscar Party arrived from Amazon today (we're going to have a 20-foot one leading to the front door and a 15-foot one leading down the hallway to the garage theater). It is most definitely RED! :) Sasha approves! :) Mark

I think Roger Deakins’s long drought will be over on March 4. Mark

I'm getting carried away with decorations for our Oscar Night. We picked up a bunch of wall/hanging decorations at Party City today. I wanted to do some red carpet treatment but the paper/plastic runners that Party City carries just looks too cheap and reviews (Amazon) say it tears really...

We are hosting 20 of our friends in the Booth Bijou Garage Theater for Oscar night. We're going to show 'Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri' prior to the Oscars. Then we'll break for some eats (two of our friends have volunteered to put together some culinary masterpieces for us, in...