The Quiet Man

Welcome to this really belated review of “The Quiet Man”. As some of you might know, “The Quiet Man” was the winner of my end of the year poll. And if you’re wondering how much “The Quiet Man” won in my end of the year poll, it was about 75% of the votes. This one was really belated because of circumstances beyond my control (some of it was kind of my fault). Let’s not waste any more time for my long awaited review of “The Quiet Man”.

Background:

You would think because of the long wait for this review, I would have enough time to do my home work. I, unfortunately, did not, so I guess you can deport me to Ireland. Oh by the way, this movie was shot in Ireland.

Plot:

Everyone’s favorite cowboy John Wayne stars as a former American boxer who moved to Ireland, and where he falls in love with this girl (played by Maureen O’Hara). He get marrys but the bride’s brother will not give the dowry and in the Irish tradition a man and woman are not officially married until the man gets her dowry (I don’t know if that’s a real tradition or not).

Opinion:

Let’s start with the good stuff. The backgrounds look phenomenol. The acting by Maureen O’Hara is great. The cinematography is good. However, what is not good is how they treat women in the movie. For example, if John Wayne’s character was arrested today, he would be forever considered a sex offender for sexual harrassment. For example, he locks Maureen O’Hara in a room for the night. I know a lot of people like this movie, but I couldn’t get past the sexual harrassment which is why i’m giving “The Quiet Man” 2 out of 5 stars. This movie is meh. So goodnight and Merry Christmas!

Mr.Bee 

 

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Award Season Nominations and Wins 2017

Warning ! Some of the awards in the above picture I may not be covering and the dates are not current.

I wrote most of this blog on Friday, December 16th , 2016 and unfortunately I wrote the rest of the blog on Wednesday , December 21, 2016 due to difficulties. When I say Monday or Wednesday in this blog , it refers to the Monday or Wednesday right before Dec 16th. Enjoy!!!

Mr.Bee

Well, hello everybody.  It looks like we we have a clear road to the Oscars!  So let's not waste any time.   

The Critics Choice Awards:  

The Critics Choice Awards took place last Sunday night.  Here's my very quick analysis.  If you're wondering T.J. Miller hosted the award.  The jokes were hit-and-miss – mostly misses though.  Now, let's get to the winners.  I got 7 out of 9 predictions right (yeah).  Let's summarize:  Best Picture – La La Land.  Best Actor – went to Casey Afleck for Manchester by the Sea (one of the few I got wrong).  Best Actress – Natalie Portman for Jackie.  Best Supporting Actor – went to Mershalla Ali for Moonlight.  Best Supporting Actress went to Viola Davis for Fences.  Best Director – went to Damien Chezelle for La La Land.  Best Animated Feature – went to Zootopia.  Best Original Screenplay – it's a tie between La La Land and Manchester by the Sea (so, I was half-right).  And now Best Adapted Screenplay – went to Arrival.  

The Golden Globes Nominations:

The Golden Globe Nominations were announced on Monday.  So. Let's do my predictions:  

Best Picture (drama) – Moonlight or Manchester by the Sea

Best Picture (musical or comedy) – There's one very interesting nomination that I want to point out to you; Deadpool.  Either Deadpool is a better movie than most people thought when it came out, or the Hollywood Foreign Press wanted to hang out with People's Sexiest Man Alive (Ryan Reynolds) Unfortunately for Deadpool, it does not have a chance of winning.  It will be La La Land

Best Actor (drama) – Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea

Best Actor (musical or comedy) – The award may go Ryan Reynolds just because they want to see his acceptance speech, but most likely Ryan Gosling for La La Land

Best Actress (drama) – Natalie Portman for Jackie-

Best Actress (musical or comedy) – Emma Stone for La La Land

Best Supporting Actor – Mershalla Ali for Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress – Viola Davis for Fences

Best Director – Damien Chezelle for La La Land

Best Screenplay: La La Land

Best Animated Feature – Zootopia

SAG Awards Nominations:

(one thing about the SAGs this year is that La La Land seriously under-performed.  It did not get nominated for their Best Picture category which is known as Best Performance by a Cast of a Motion Picture). As to what movie is going to win , It’s a race between Moonlight and Manchester by the sea .

Best Actress - Natalie Portman for Jackie

Best Actor- Casey Affleck for Manchester by the sea

Best Supporting Actor- Mershalla Ali for Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress -Viola Davis for Fences

That about wraps up this blog so Goodnight, and Bee Happy!™

By Mr.Bee  

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Jimmy Kimmel to become the 77th Oscar Host

Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel announced that he was hosting the Oscars.  As I said in my top 10 Oscar host post, Kimmel was one of the people on the Academy’s short-list (or, more specifically, on ABC’s short-list).  Now, he hosted the Emmys this year and did a pretty decent job, and I like his show.  However, my late-night loyalties tend to be with Colbert, Meyers, and Noah.  In my top 10 potential host list, I gave you my picks on my top ten list and why the Academy should and should not hire each.  So, here is the  pros & cons about Kimmel hosting.  

Pro: Jimmy Kimmel Live is on ABC.  And, the Oscars ceremony is on ABC which allows for a lot of cross-promotion.  

Con: Jimmy Kimmel’s show is in third place in the time slot.  Now, you might not think that’s a bad thing, but keep in mind that there are only 3 major networks that air late-night shows (NBC, CBS, ABC).

Pro: He is an experienced awards show host.  He’s hosted the Emmys twice and the American Music Awards a couple of times.   

Con: The Emmys this year were one of the worst rated Emmy shows in recent memory.  

So, whether you like him or hate him, Kimmel will be hosting the 89th Academy Awards.  In

conclusion, I think he will do a decent job.  Goodnight, and Bee Happy!™

For Jimmy Kimmel’s cold open at this years Emmys , please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r54CqBhoIjk

For Jimmy Kimmels opening monologue at this years Emmys please visit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ZxwsB_2_M&t=2s

For Jimmy Kimmel’s announcements please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ApQ2bzmfns

For the actual press release please visit http://www.oscars.org/news/jimmy-kimmel-talks-oscars-host-gig-jimmy-kimmel-live

By Mr.Bee 

 

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Critics Choice Nominations 2016

Yesterday, The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced nominations for the movie categories of the Critics Choice Awards (to be held December 11). So here are my predictions.

Best Picture: La La Land.

Best Actress: Natalie Portman (Jackie)

Best Actor: Gosling (La La Land), Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge), or Hanks (Sully). I can't pick one.

Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis (Fences)

Best Director: Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Best Screenplay: Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Best Adapted Screenplay: Todd Komarnicki (Sully)

Best Animated Feature: Zootopia

Well, that's how I think the list will pan out. However, we will have to wait until December 11 to find out.  Goodnight and Bee Happy!™

By Mr. Bee 

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