As a flurry of guild nominations land, Mia, Brian and Gemma discuss their fave noms and gongs from the directors’, art directors’ and cinematographers’ unions. A quick look at the Golden Globes leads to a discussion on which awards Letterboxd would love to live-stream. EE BAFTA Rising Star award public voting is open!
And it’s animation time: Turning Red director Domee Shi has a message for the Letterboxd community, and we go deep on Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman and Sergio Leone with Puss in Boots: The Last Wish director Joel Crawford. Then, we re-evaluate the 1976 Best Director Oscar lineup according to how the Letterboxd community distributes their hearts, and find out why Brian has put forward Marcel the Shell director-star Dean Fleischer Camp as this week’s Player of the Season nominee. Bienvenido, mi casa es su casa, as our amigo Puss would say!
Credits:
Recorded in Los Angeles, Auckland and Philadelphia. Edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Red carpet interviews by Flynn. Transcript by Sophie. Theme: ‘Hyperlight’ by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest. Thanks to all the studios and publicists!
Lists & Links:
The Letterboxd list of films mentioned; Selome Hailu on Jerrod Carmichael’s Golden Globes monologue; Puss in Boots: The Last Wish reviews by Joel Haver & Nick; Little Dear’s list of “Himbo thrillers”; vote for the EE BAFTA Rising Star award.
Four Favorites: Justin LaLiberty on Breathless, Dolph Lundgren and Snoop Dogg horror
Billie Piper Special: Rare Beasts and rom coms
Four Favorites: Marya E. Gates on Little Women, Jane Campion and denim butts
Four Favorites: Grace Spelman on West Side Story, Bob Fosse, Whiplash
Four Favorites: Jim Cummings on Children of Men, Tom Hanks and indie cinema
Four Favorites: Isabel Sandoval on sensual cinema, Punch-Drunk Love and blue balls
Four Favorites: Brian Formo on Cannes, Eyes Wide Shut, Almodóvar and more
Four Favorites: Josh Ruben on Jaws, Darkman, Werewolves Within and Patrick Wilson’s ass
Four Favorites: Demi Adejuyigbe on I, Tonya, Lady Bird and the true meaning of love
Four Favorites: Gemma Gracewood & Slim on Strictly Ballroom, Robocop and human nipples
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17: Year in Review 2020
16: Shitlists and Bangers
15: Animators and Wolfwalkers
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13: Sound of Metal
12: Shithouse, Fall Festival Roundup
11: Jim Cummings
10: The Realness
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