...supposedly because he's been vocally aggressive towards writer/director Noah Baumbach as a person (besides hating his films). It's a bizarre thing, and the whole article can be found here, but I wanted to see what everyone thinks of this. I'm always careful to be respectful of filmmakers, but does a lack of respect warrant this? I'm not sure (I'll write more in the comments section)...
...in all the categories here, but that above is how they see Best Picture. Thoughts?
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Owen Gleiberman
In a few hours, the Broadcast Film Critics Association will announce their nominees with some new categories added. The organization has been doing ten Best Picture nominees for years now, so it will crucial as ever to see what films they choose. Their top ten rated films of this year are:
...and the word is mixed, right now. Keep in mind that it's still very early, but with some people raving (here is one example), but also some people not caring for it at all (a review from Variety, found here). What's the verdict going to be? We'll know for sure soon, but right now it's too early to tell if this will be a critical hit or miss.
Awards Daily posted that graph a few days ago, and it's interesting enough for me to want to post as well. These are a decent smattering of the highly praised films so far this year, and of this group, we might see as many as 5 get a Best Picture nominee (though that's a real stretch, but who knows at this point).
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