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2020 Oscars — What Was the Most Memorable Moment?

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What was, for you, the most memorable moment from the 2020 Oscars?

After voting, reminisce here.

Oscar Face-Off: Sean Penn vs. Sean Penn

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As of 2019, only forty-two actors, including both lead and supporting actors and both women and men, have won two or more Oscars for acting performances. It's no surprise that Sean Penn, one of cinema's virtuosos, is among that elite company, winning for his roles in 'Milk' and 'Mystic River.' Which Oscar-winning performance do you think is better?

Discuss here.

Vote in another Sean Penn poll here and vote in similar acting Oscar face-offs here.

Movies of Redemption

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On Easter, and the subsequent weeks, Christian religions celebrate a theme that most of the world's major religions share: redemption. Redemption is not necessarily religious, though: anytime someone makes up for past wrongs, seeks freedom from suffering, and finds peace through growth, there is redemption. It's when we get a glance of, what Abraham Lincoln called, "the better angels of our nature." The films below all share, in some way, the theme of redemption: which do you think best captures the spirit of redemption?

Discuss here.

Note: The films are listed in alphabetical order.

Holy Trinities: Your Favorite Set of Three Acclaimed Films by Acclaimed Directors

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Each movie below was made by a director who has accomplished a rare feat: each filmmaker got high ratings, from both audiences* and critics* alike, for his or her three most recent feature films of the 21st century. Considering all of his or her last three movies, indicated below, and only those three, which director's set of films is your favorite?

After voting, feel free to discuss here.

Options are listed in alphabetical order by representative movie title. * Metacritic score of 70 or higher for each movie; for the three movies combined, an average IMDb rating of 7.0 or higher with no one movie below a 6.5. The list and scores are current as of May, 2020.

LGBTQ Pride Polls

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Below is a list of some other Pride polls on IMDb. To vote, just click on the poll's title:

1.) Most LGBT-Proud Film (Poll from 2014) 2.) Most LGBT-Proud Film II (Poll from 2015) 3.) Pride on TV: Who is Your Favorite LGBT Character? (Poll from 2016) 4.) Pride on TV (Part 2): Who is Your Favorite LGBT Character? (Poll from 2016) 5.) Who is Proudest? (2017 poll, then updated and recast in 2018) 6.) Upcoming Queer Cinema (2018) 7.) LGBTQ Filmmakers 8.) 2019 Pride: Favorite LGBTQ Character from Film 9.) 2019 Pride: Favorite LGBTQ Character From TV

Most Recent Polls (#180 - )(August 2019 - )

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180. Face-Off: Robert De Niro vs. Robert De Niro 181. Favorite Film Character With a Disability 182. Movie Titles With Only One Letter 183. Face-Off: 'Downton Abbey' vs. 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie' 184. Magnificent Images From Movies: Animals 185. In Memoriam: Danny Aiello 186. Favorite Robert De Niro / Joe Pesci Film 187. "Auld Acquaintance" Not Forgotten 188. Metacritic's Best Films of 2019 189. Oscars 2020 — Best Documentary Short Subject 190. Oscars 2020 — Best Live Action Short Film 191. Favorite Movie Heroine of 2019 192. Oscar Face-Off: Sean Penn vs. Sean Penn 193. 2020 Oscars — What Was the Most Memorable Moment? 194. Face-Off: 2019 Top Grossing Films vs. 2019 Oscar Nominated Films 195. Firsts of Cinema in the 2010s 196. Face-Off: Law vs. Order

Face-Off: 2019 Top Grossing Films vs. 2019 Oscar Nominated Films

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If you had your own personal film festival and had to choose one of the two following categories, which group of films would you prefer to watch?

After voting, discuss here.

Vote in the 2016 edition here, in the 2017 edition here, and in the 2018 edition here.

What Ever Happened to Wilson?

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The last time that we saw the beloved volleyball from Cast Away (2000), he was floating on the ocean, tragically separated from the adoring Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks). We all know where Chuck went from there, but what do you think happened to Wilson?

Discuss here.

Thank you to Ed Jones (XLIX), ElMo (15yearsIMDber akaElMo), ACT_1, Bonafide Boss, dgranger, and ... all of whom suggested many of the voting options below.

"Dead to Me" Face-Off: Judy vs. Jen

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For much of May, 2020, the Netflix series, "Dead to Me," was the most popular title on IMDb (it just moved to number two) and there's little doubt that the two hilarious women at the helm have a lot to do with that. The actors have such great chemistry and the characters compliment each other so well that it might be difficult to imagine one without the other, let alone compare them. If you had to, however, which character would you choose as your favorite?

Share your grief and laughter here.

Firsts of Cinema in the 2010s

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This past decade stood on the shoulders of the giants of cinema and was, therefore, able to reach new heights, some probably unimaginable before 2010. Below are some of the movies that embodied some of the most noteworthy new heights: which one do you think reached the furthest?

Discuss here.

Note: Films are listed in alphabetical order.

Reviews

Maudie (2016)

Maudie: The whole of a life, beautifully painted

20 November 2017 - 0 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

This is a quiet, slow film. During an era when time is counted by seconds and illustrated with the clownish stunts of a President seemingly more concerned with ratings than with any fabric of life, with society's shorter and shorter attention span, when movie screens are deluged with computer generated images, million dollar special effects, car chases at maximum speed, and lead characters with superhuman physical powers, Maud Lewis stands in her space occupied by Sally Hawkins, the actress who gracefully captures the heroine's awkwardness and beauty for film, and says, "I am to be counted." This film is to be counted. And I'll pass on films faster than a speeding bullet and choose Hawkins and Ethan Hawke as they steadily tell the story of the real-life painter and her husband, Everett.

The film is much like a painting, using images to portray a life. There are few words and barely one is wasted. The dialogue, like the house in which much of the lives are spent, is spare, using colors and landscapes and objects and faces to tell a simple, amazing story. Much like the artist, Maud Lewis, did, the filmmaker shows us how he sees her world through the sense of sight: a single, still wooden wheel against a backdrop of a brown and gold wheat field, the wooden houses of reds and blues sitting on the hills of Nova Scotia, next to the sparkling sea, still clouds against a radiant sky, a woman's face suddenly opening with a large smile. The photography is dazzling, stunning, yet soft. With all to see, the ear is not neglected: Michael Timmons, the creative force behind the band The Cowboy Junkies, uses his moody, smokey hues to gently orchestrate the score that is true to the woman at the center of the film, and a few lovely songs dot the soundtrack with emotion, language, and beginnings and ends, stirring the canvass of the lives we are invited to witness and, through adroit performances by the actors, even enter.

Maudie is what Maud said of windows: "The whole of life, already framed, right there - " and anybody would be lucky to see how it reveals itself.

7.5/10

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Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)

Entertainment and Integrity in a Compelling Caper

1 July 2014 - 1 out of 2 users found this review helpful.

This is an important film. What you will learn is disconcerting but the manner in which you'll learn it is enjoyable.

It is well organized, revealing "clues," in the form of convincing evidence, as this whodunit unrolls into a persuasive case against corporate money in politics, the power of the oil industry over both the auto industry and government, and the power of all three to subvert the will of consumers and the well-being of the citizenry.

Some documentaries are dry, and while they may present strong cases, they offer little in the way of keeping the audience engaged. Some documentaries, on the other hand, are little more than empty entertainment in the guise of serious exploration. Some are so polemical as to alienate the viewers they're trying to persuade. Who Killed the Electric Car is entertaining, unfolding the way a great mystery does, while also maintaining journalistic integrity and evidentiary rigor.

I couldn't help but to compare it to, for example, many Michael Moore movies. Moore can be an excellent filmmaker in many ways but, while I agree with him on the issues, he too often ignores empirical evidence and cogent argument, even though there is much of both to buttress his conclusions. Instead, Moore too often appeals only to the viewer's emotions, lessening his credibility. Chris Paine, the writer and director of Who Killed the Electric Car, doesn't exchange logos and ethos for pure pathos. Rather, he combines all of the essential elements of documentary filmmaking and offers us a product that is simultaneously engaging, convincing, and credible.

7/10

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