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IFG Poll 86: (Some of) The Best Films of the Decade – 2010s

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This last ten weeks we have been looking at our favourite films from each year, so now we need to vote on the best of the best!  Each of the following films got at least four votes in the last ten polls (number of votes indicated).  Please vote for your TOP FIVE in the poll.

 

 

REMINDERS:

By the 31st May 2020 please send your rating for: Coming Soon: IFG 12: Blinded by the Light (Gurinder Chadha, 2019)

Why not share some hidden treasures with the other participants?  Details here: Coming Soon: Forgotten Gems

Vote for one of the September films here: IFG 17 Film Selection (Poll 3)

There is now a clue for the final unsolved puzzle: Puzzle Time

Nomination Time: Time to consider who you would have awarded the Oscars to for films in 2019.  Send up to ten nominations for each of the following categories:  Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Film in the English Language and Best Film in a Foreign Language.  More details to follow, but additional information can be found here: IFG Awards Discussion Board

IFG Poll 53: Favourite Films of 2019

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As mentioned previously, there will be additional polls celebrating the last decade of film and also to lead up to the IFG Awards.  Please vote for your SIX favourite films of 2019.

 

REMINDERS:

By the 15th March 2020 please send your rating for:  Coming Soon: IFG 9: La isla mínima/ Marshland (Alberto Rodríguez, 2014)

Have your say in the format of the IFG Awards here: IFG Awards Discussion Board

Take a look at the upcoming films for March and vote for which films you are most looking forward to: Films to look out for in March 2020

Razvan’s Favourite Films of 2019

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Hi guys! I think 2019 was quite an exceptional year for films, a really great ending of the decade! I have managed to see 172 films and out of these there are 96 that I really liked. But here are the ones that impacted me the most. Here are my favourite movies of 2019:

1. Joker (Todd Phillips)
2. Avengers: Endgame (Anthony Russo, Joe Russo)
3. Doctor Sleep (Mike Flanagan)
4. Ford v Ferrari (James Mangold)
5. Parasite (Bong Joon Ho)
6. Knives Out (Rian Johnson)
7. 1917 (Sam Mendes)
8. Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood (Quentin Tarantino)
9. Jojo Rabbit (Taika Waititi)
10. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma)
11. Glass (M. Night Shyamalan)
12. The Irishman (Martin Scorsese)
13. Marriage Story (Noah Baumbach)
14. Queen & Slim (Melina Matsoukas)
15. Little Women (Greta Gerwig)
16. Ad Astra (James Gray)
17. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (Chad Stahelski)
18. Us (Jordan Peele)
19. The King (David Michôd)
20. The Nightingale (Jennifer Kent)
21. Blinded by the Light (Gurinder Chadha)
22. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Vince Gilligan)
23. Downton Abbey (Michael Engler)
24. The Aeronauts (Tom Harper)
25. Hobbs & Shaw (David Leitch)
Honourable mentions:
Toy Story 4 (Josh Cooley)
Plus One (Jeff Chan, Andrew Rhymer)
I Am Mother (Grant Sputore)
Hotel Mumbai (Anthony Maras)
Uncut Gems (Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie)
Midsommar (Ari Aster)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (Joe Berlinger)
The Hummingbird Project (Kim Nguyen)
Spider-Man: Far from Home (Jon Watts)
Official Secrets (Gavin Hood)
Shazam! (David F. Sandberg)
Jumanji: The Next Level (Jake Kasdan)
The Art of Self-Defense (Riley Stearns)
The Peanut Butter Falcon (Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz)
Ready or Not (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett)
Luce (Julius Onah)
The Lighthouse (Robert Eggers)
Dragged Across Concrete (S. Craig Zahler)

Razvan

 

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Following on from Razvan’s Top Films of 2019, and Morgan’s Top films of 2019 (see comments under the Christopher Lee Poll), the IFG will be hosting our own collective awards later this year.  More details to follow.

 

REMINDER:

By the end of February 2020 send your rating for: Coming Soon: IFG 8: 10 Cloverfield Lane (Dan Trachtenberg, 2016)

The IFG Oscar Winner Predictions

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So, the Oscar nominations have been announced.  You can see how fantastic Razvan is at predicting the nominations here: Razvan’s Oscar Nomination Predictions  Several categories he got the nominations 100% correct!

Now it is time for everyone to predict the winners!

We have eleven categories to predict.  As the Oscars do not always match public opinion, please email me “who should win” and “who will win” (this means even if you have not seen the film you can vote for your favourite as well as predicting the way the Academy usually votes) in the following 11 categories:

Best picture; Best actor; Best actress; Best director; Best supporting actor; Best supporting actress; Best adapted screenplay; Best original screenplay; Best cinematography; Best international feature film; and Best original score.

All the nominations for these categories are shown below.  Once you have sent me your predictions your name will appear alongside the nominee: in blue for who should win and in red for who will win.

 

Best picture

Ford v Ferrari

The Irishman  Paul, Debbie

Jojo Rabbit  Debbie

Joker  Razvan

Little Women

Marriage Story

1917  Robert, Paul, Robert, Donnie, Razvan, 4Porcelli

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Parasite  4Porcelli

 

Best actor

Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory  Debbie, 4Porcelli, Robert

Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Adam Driver – Marriage Story  Paul

Joaquin Phoenix – Joker  Razvan, Paul, Debbie, 4Porcelli, Robert, Donnie, Razvan

Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

 

Best actress

Cynthia Erivo – Harriet  Debbie, Robert

Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story  Razvan

Saoirse Ronan – Little Women

Charlize Theron – Bombshell

Renee Zellweger – Judy  Paul, 4Porcelli, Paul, Debbie, 4Porcelli, Robert, Donnie, Razvan

 

Best director

The Irishman – Martin Scorsese  Debbie,

Joker – Todd Phillips

1917 – Sam Mendes  Paul, Robert, Paul, Donnie, Razvan, 4Porcelli

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino  4Porcelli

Parasite – Bong Joon-ho Razvan, Robert

 

Best supporting actor

Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood  Debbie, Debbie

Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes

Al Pacino – The Irishman  Paul

Joe Pesci – The Irishman 4Porcelli

Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood  Robert, Razvan, Paul, 4Porcelli, Robert, Donnie, Razvan

 

Best supporting actress

Kathy Bates – Richard Jewell  Paul, Robert

Laura Dern – Marriage Story  Paul, 4Porcelli, 4Porcelli, Donnie, Razvan

Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit  Debbie

Florence Pugh – Little Women  Robert, Razvan

Margot Robbie – Bombshell  Debbie

 

Best adapted screenplay

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit  Debbie, Razvan, Razvan

Joker  Robert, Debbie

Little Women  Paul, 4Porcelli, Robert, Donnie

The Two Popes  Paul, 4Porcelli

 

Best original screenplay

Knives Out  Robert

Marriage Story

1917

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood  Paul, Paul, Debbie, 4Porcelli, Robert

Parasite  Debbie, 4Porcelli, Razvan, Donnie, Razvan

 

Best cinematography

The Irishman

Joker

The Lighthouse  Debbie, Debbie

1917  Paul, 4Porcelli, Robert, Razvan, Paul, 4Porcelli, Robert, Donnie, Razvan

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

 

Best international feature film

Corpus Christi – Poland

Honeyland – North Macedonia

Les Miserables – France

Pain and Glory – Spain  Debbie, 4Porcelli, Robert

Parasite – South Korea  Paul, Razvan, Paul, Debbie, 4Porcelli, Robert, Donnie, Razvan

 

Best original score

Joker  Razvan, Razvan

Little Women

Marriage Story

1917  4Porcelli, Robert, Paul, 4Porcelli, Donnie

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker  Paul, Debbie, Robert

 

UPDATE 10-02-2020

And here are the results of the predictions/preferences:

Oscar Results

In the “should win” results Razvan should be most happy with the 2020 Oscars with eight of his preferences (out of eleven) going home with the prize!

 

 

Razvan’s Oscar Nomination Predictions

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With the Oscar nominations being revealed tomorrow, Razvan has kindly shared his informed opinion on which films will be nominated in some of the main categories.  Do you agree, or disagree?  Are their any omissions?  Let us know your thoughts below.
Best Picture
1917  ✅
Ford v Ferrari  ✅
The Irishman  ✅
Jojo Rabbit  ✅
Joker  ✅
Little Women  ✅
Marriage Story  ✅
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood  ✅
Parasite  ✅
Honourable mentions:
Knives Out
The Farewell
Best Director
Bong Joon-ho (Parasite)  ✅
Sam Mendes (1917)  ✅
Todd Phillips (Joker)  ✅
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)  ✅
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)  ✅
Honourable mentions:
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
Taika Watiti (Jojo Rabbit)
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas (Pain & Glory)  ✅
Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)  ✅
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)  ✅
Taron Egerton (Rocketman)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)  ✅
Honourable mentions:
Robert De Niro (The Irishman)
Christian Bale (Ford v Ferarri)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)  ✅
Best Actress
Awkwafina (The Farewell)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)  ✅
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)  ✅
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)  ✅
Renée Zellweger (Judy)  ✅
Honourable mentions:
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)  ✅
Lupita Nyong’o (Us)
Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)  ✅
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)  ✅
Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)  ✅
Al Pacino (The Irishman)  ✅
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)  ✅
Honourable mentions:
Song Kang-ho (Parasite)
Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)
Jamie Foxx (Just Mercy)
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)  ✅
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)  ✅
Margot Robbie (Bobmshell)  ✅
Shuzhen Zhao (The Farewell)
Honourable mentions:
Nicole Kidman (Bombshell)
Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)  ✅
Best Original Screenplay
The Farewell
Knives Out  ✅
Marriage Story  ✅
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood  ✅
Parasite  ✅
Honourable mentions:
Booksmart
1917  ✅
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman  ✅
Jojo Rabbit  ✅
Joker  ✅
Little Women  ✅
The Two Popes  ✅
Honourable mentions:
A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
Best Cinematography
1917  ✅
The Irishman  ✅
Joker  ✅
The Lighthouse  ✅
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood  ✅
Honourable mentions:
Parasite
Ford v Ferrari
Best Score
1917  ✅
Jojo Rabbit
Joker  ✅
Little Women  ✅
Marriage Story  ✅
Honourable mentions:
Us
Star Wars 9  ✅
14/01/20 UPDATE: ✅ indicates the ones correctly predicted by Razvan
After the nominations are announced a new article will be set up and you can send me your predictions for which films/personnel will win.

 

REMINDERS:

With two films with the same number of votes, please vote in the SECOND poll to decide the film for March.  IFG 7, IFG 8 & IFG 9 Film Selection

By the end of January 2020: Don’t forget to send me your score for: Coming Soon: IFG7: Everybody Knows (Asghar Farhadi, 2018)

And vote for your most highly anticipated films of 2020 here: Special 2020 New Year Poll

Films to look out for in October 2019

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THANK YOU Razvan for preparing this.

4 October:

1) Joker

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7286456/?ref_=cs_ov_tt

Director: Todd Phillips

Main cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz

Trailer:

 

2) Pain & Glory

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8291806/?ref_=cs_ov_tt

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Main cast: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Penélope Cruz

Trailer:

 

11 October:

3) Gemini Man

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1025100/?ref_=cs_ov_tt

Director: Ang Lee

Main cast: Will Smith, Clive Owen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Benedict Wong

Trailer:

 

4) Parasite

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6751668/?ref_=cs_ov_tt

Director: Bong Joon-ho

Main cast: Kang-ho Song, Yeo-jeong Jo, Woo-sik Choi, So-dam Park

Trailer (I recommend you to not watch it though as it shows too much):

 

5) Little Monsters

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7390588/?ref_=cs_ov_tt

Director: Abe Forsythe

Main cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Josh Gad, Stephen Peacocke

Trailer:

 

6) El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9243946/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1

Director: Vince Gilligan

Main cast: Aaron Paul, Matt Jones, Jonathan Banks

Trailer:

 

18 October:

7) Zombieland: Double Tap

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560220/?ref_=cs_ov_tt

Director: Ruben Fleischer

Main cast: Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Jesse Eisenberg

Trailer:

 

8) Jojo Rabbit

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2584384/?ref_=cs_ov_tt

Director: Taika Waititi

Main cast: Scarlett Johansson, Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi

Trailer:

 

9) The Lighthouse

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/?ref_=cs_ov_tt

Director: Robert Eggers

Main cast: Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, Valeriia Karaman

Trailer:

 

Any that you are most looking forward to seeing?